| Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) |
 The last surviving Challenger in the Overloon War Museum. | | Type | Cruiser tank | | Place of origin |
United Kingdom | | Production history | | Designer | Birmingham Carriage & Wagon Company | | Number built | 200 | | Specifications | | Weight | 33 long tons (33 tonnes) | | Length | 26 ft 4 in (8.15 m) | | Width | 9 ft 6 in (2.91 m) | | Height | 8 ft 9 in (2.78 m) | | Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver) |
| | Armour | 4 inches (102 mm) | Primary armament | QF17 pdr, 42 rounds | Secondary armament | 7.92 mm Besa MG | | Engine | Rolls-Royce Meteor 600 hp ( kW) | | Suspension | Christie - 6 road wheels | Operational range | 120 m, 260 km | | Speed | 32 mph, 52 km/h | The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was an attempt to mount the 17 Pounder gun on the Cromwell tank chassis to give a tank with more anti-tank firepower to add to the Cruiser tank units. A30 Challenger tank File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
The National War and Resistance Museum of the Netherlands is located at Overloon. ...
The cruiser tank (also called cavalry tank or fast tank) was a British tank design concept of the inter-war period. ...
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A long ton is the name used in the US for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as used (alongside the metric system) in the United Kingdom and to some extent in other Commonwealth countries. ...
Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ...
The Ordnance QF 17-pounder (or just 17-pdr) was a 76. ...
BESA machine gun Type medium machine gun Nationality UK (Czech) Era World War 2 History Date of design 1936 Production period 1939-1945 (?) Service duration 1939-1945 Operators UK War service World War 2 Specifications Type Caliber 7. ...
The Rolls-Royce Meteor was a British tank engine developed from the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero-engine. ...
(Redirected from 17 pounder) The 17-pounder (17-pdr) was a 77 mm anti-tank gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was the best Allied anti-tank gun of the war, able to defeat all German armor and the equal of all their guns up...
The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), named after the English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell, was one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in World War II. It was the first tank in the British arsenal to combine a dual-purpose gun, high speed...
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In order to accommodate the large weapon and a second loader, a turret larger than that of the Cromwell was required and as such the hull had to be enlarged. It was lengthened and an extra road wheel added. As a consequence of the weight increase, the armour had to be reduced and the hull machine gun was removed for stowage of the long 17pdr cartridges. Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ...
Unfortunately, due to some short sightedness no provision had been made for deep wading trunking and thus the A30 was unavailable to participate in the Normandy landings, the tank having to wait until ports had been secured and the Mulberry harbours completed. The Challenger, despite its high centre of gravity was liked by its crews as it was somewhat faster and more agile than the equivalently armed Sherman Firefly. The Firefly design which had been a backup strategy proved to be easier to build and production of the Challenger was stopped with about 200 units built. Many of the A30s were issued to units using the Cromwell to ease maintenance logistics, as they shared many of the same parts. A Mulberry harbour was a type of temporary harbour developed in World War II to offload cargo on the beaches during the Allied invasion of Normandy. ...
In physics, the center of gravity (CoG) of an object is the average location of its weight. ...
The Sherman Firefly (M4A4 VC Firefly) was a British variation of the M4 Sherman tank, fitted with the more powerful 17 pounder main gun. ...
The Avenger or to give its full designation SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger) was a variant on the Challenger idea with a differently shaped open topped turret to help reduce weight. With priority production at Vauxhall Motors for the Comet tank, those built in 1945 were not ready for use until after the end of the war in Europe. Some 250 were built and these formed part of the BAOR in Germany. For information about the football team see Vauxhall Motors F.C. Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. ...
The Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34) was a British tank that first saw use near the end of World War II. // Combat experience against the Germans in the Western Desert Campaign demonstrated to the British the inferiority of their tanks. ...
There have been two formations named British Army on the Rhine (BAOR). ...
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