Cruiser tank Challenger (A30)
Type: Cruiser tank
Place of origin: United Kingdom
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Service History:
Used by: United Kingdom, Czechoslovak government-in-exile, Polish armed forches in the west, Czechoslovakia
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Production history:
Desingner: Birmingham carriage & wagon company
Numbers built: 200
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Specifications:
Weight: 32 t
Lenght: 8,03 m
Width: 2.91 m
Height: 2,67 m
Crew: 5 (commander, gunner, loader, co-loader, driver)
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Armour: 20-102 mm
Main armament: Ordnance QF 17 pounder (76 mm) 42 rounds
Secondary armament: 0.30 on Browning machine gun
Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor V-12 engine 600 HP (450 kW)
Suspension: Christie suspension, 6 road wheels
Operational range: 169 km
Speed: 32 mph (51 km/h)