Challenger 2 - British Main Battle Tank of the Gulf War

The pioneering tank crew of the First World War would be astonished by the advances made in the design of armored fighting vehicles over the last 100 years which have resulted in the Challenger 2, the current main battle tank in service with the British army.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert Griffin joined the British Army as a 17 year old Junior Leader and served for many years as an AFV crewman in the 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards in BAOR, BATUS, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, the UK and Bosnia. He has written a number of books and articles on armored vehicles of the Cold War period, including definitive works on the FV-214 Conqueror, Chieftain, Challenger 1 and FV432 and RAC in the Cold War (with Merlin Robinson). He lives at Hucclecote, Gloucestershire and is actively involved in the Army Cadet Force.

Zusammenfassung

Detailed, highly illustrated history of the Challenger 2 main battle tank. Examples of scale models and reviews of modelling kits.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Griffin
• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781526756572
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-5657-2
• Seiten: 64
• Abmessung: 296 mm x 210 mm x 12 mm
• Gewicht: 342 g
• Illustration: 100 colour & black and white illustrations
• Serien: Tank Craft; TankCraft
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