Sci-FiFleetAdmiral Posted November 9, 2015 (edited) Hey folks, I'd like to present one of my older but still awesome MOCs: Challenger II MBT Challenger II British MBT by Joshua, on Flickr Overhead view: Challenger II British MBT by Joshua, on Flickr Rear view: Challenger II British MBT by Joshua, on Flickr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The FV4034 Challenger 2 is a British main battle tank (MBT) in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It was designed and built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems (now known as BAE Systems Land & Armaments). Vickers Defence Systems began to develop a successor to Challenger 1 as a private venture in 1986. A £90 million deal for a demonstrator vehicle was finalised in January 1989. In June 1991, the Ministry of Defence placed a £520 million order for 140 vehicles, with a further 268 ordered in 1994. Production began in 1993 and the unit's tanks were delivered in July 1994, replacing the Challenger 1. The tank entered service with the British Army in 1998, with the last delivered in 2002. It is expected to remain in service until 2035. The Army of Oman ordered 18 Challenger 2s in 1993 and a further 20 tanks in November 1997. The Challenger 2 is an extensive redesign of the Challenger 1. Although the hull and automotive components seem similar, they are of a newer design and build than those of the Challenger 1 and fewer than 5% of components are interchangeable. The tank's drive system provides a 550 km range, with a maximum road speed of 59 km/h. It has a four-man crew. The Challenger 2 is equipped with a 120-millimetre (4.7 in) 55-calibre long L30A1 tank gun, the successor to the L11 gun used on the Chieftain and Challenger 1. Uniquely among NATO main battle tank armament, the L30A1 is rifled, because the British Army continues to place a premium on the use of high explosive squash head (HESH) rounds in addition to armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot armour-piercing rounds. The Challenger 2 is also armed with a L94A1 EX-34 7.62 mm chain gun and a 7.62 mm L37A2 (GPMG) machine gun. Forty nine main armament rounds and 4,200 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition are carried. The Challenger 2 is considered to be one of the best protected tanks in the world. The turret and hull are protected with second generation Chobham armour (also known as Dorchester). However, on one occasion, in August 2006, during the post-invasion stage of the Iraq War 2003 an RPG-29 was fired at a Challenger 2 that was climbing over a ramp, the front underside hull armour of the tank which was not augmented with an ERA package was damaged, the tank subsequently returned to base under its own power and was quickly repaired and back on duty the following day. As a result, the ERA package was replaced with a Dorchester block and the steel underbelly lined with armour as part of the 'Streetfighter' upgrade as a direct response to this incident. To date, the only time the tank has ever been seriously damaged during operations, was by another Challenger 2 in a 'blue on blue' (friendly fire) incident. It has seen operational service in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Wikipedia article --------------------------------------- I've had this for awhile, but since I'm new to EB, only just got around to posting them here. This is the best Lego rendition of a Chally that I've ever found online, so I'm actually very proud of this model. The green-and-gray camo one was built as a Christmas present for my younger brother, who likes the Challenger alot. Hope you all like it! Cheers, Joshua Edited November 9, 2015 by Sci-FiFleetAdmiral Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady K Posted November 9, 2015 Very nice MOCs! I like how you did the two different camos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary The Procrastinator Posted November 9, 2015 Best Challenger LEGO MOCs I have ever seen. You see a lot of M1A1s, but not many Challengers, so they are unique as well. Great work here! :thumbup: :thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sci-FiFleetAdmiral Posted November 12, 2015 Very nice MOCs! I like how you did the two different camos. Thank you Lady K! I worked really hard at getting the camo schemes just right, so I'm very glad you like them! Best Challenger LEGO MOCs I have ever seen. You see a lot of M1A1s, but not many Challengers, so they are unique as well. Great work here! :thumbup: :thumbup: Thank you GTP! That was part of the draw of attempting to build one, because there was a good chance that they'd be the only really good versions out there! Glad you like them so much! Cheers, Joshua Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chucky090 Posted August 5, 2019 Love the challengers, would it be possible to get the instructions on how to make themllease Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phill163 Posted January 2, 2020 I am looking for someone who can create a lego Chieftan AVRE tank for mini figures i have had one quote from germany which id extremely expensive and a company in USA but they wont do it unless a min order of 50 sets are ordered. Can anyone help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
