The Queen’s Royal Hussars (QRH) make use of the Hohne Ranges, for intense 3 week live fire exercise involving Challenger 2, Main Battle Tanks.Īs such on the 30 th November 1987, the MOD released Staff Requirement (Land) 4026 (SRL 4026), otherwise known as ‘Staff Requirement for the Replacement of Chieftain’. This meant that from the very outset what was to become Challenger 2 was expected to serve alongside Challenger 1. Which highlighted, due to the acceptance into service of what is now known as Challenger 1 to replace only half the tank fleet, the requirement to replace the Chieftains still in service by 1995. The initial concept for Challenger 2 can be found as early as 1980 with the “Future Tank Policy Study an Examination of The British Army’s Tank Requirements Post 1995” report. I, nevertheless, have my own criticism of his argument and within this article I hope to argue why Challenger 2 was the correct tank for the British Army, at least at the time of its selection.Ĭhallenger 2, the wrong tank for the British Army? This article was submitted to the UK Defence Journal by Harry Bulpit. While Mr Crawford raises some legitimate criticism of the vehicle, and regardless of one’s personal opinions his position as an officer in the Royal Tank Regiment must earn him some respect and authority on the subject. Back in 2018 defence analyst Stuart Crawford wrote an article in the UK Defence Journal entitled ‘ Challenger 2, the wrong tank for the British Army?‘, in which he argues Challenger 2 was selected due to patriotic reasons rather than practical reasons.
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