Challenger 3: Meet the British Army's New Most Lethal Main Battle Tank

In a more dangerous world, the need for vehicles such as the Challenger 3 is imperative as the threats facing the UK evolve. This tank will be at the heart of the British Army's warfighting capabilities and will be integral to the UK's deterrence." Said Grant Shapps, UK Defense Secretary
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[@MQuinn-eb3zz]

Looks good, but only 148 tanks?! That's not even 3 armored regiments...

[@marijnnn4992]

Thats is Just the first batch

[@robcossie3108]

@@marijnnn4992 thats the full order, crazy cost cutting.

[@marijnnn4992]

@@robcossie3108 they said it would be the first order indecating there getting more

[@robcossie3108]

@marijnnn4992 my understanding was that of the 227 tanks the army has that only 148 would be upgraded to challenger 3 spec and the rest would be used for spares or put into storage.same with the Apache helicopters, 67 of the older type with only 50 again upgraded to latest spec with army losing 17 airframes. Army has no mass at all now.

[@lascm5237]

We are an Island nation! We have filled a decent tank quota mainly to rightly support our NATO obligations to aid any ground operations in Europe, what we desperately need is a cutting edge airforce with credible air defences and more effective navy to properly police our waters.

[@barbarossa1983]

These don’t stop us from getting invaded,boots on the ground on the south coast

[@davidbrooks1971]

Export Opportunities? The C3 is built on hulls from the C2 and they haven't been made for decades so export prospects are nil...

[@ericcorry1199]

Is this going to be a good tank with another underperforming engine causing more breakdown problems with very few power packs in reserves

[@michaelanderson3096]

Turtle slat armour + magnetrons for added protection aganist drones & anti armour projectiles.

[@nickgrazier3373]

Does the new gun and the standard international rounds make up for the now defunct HESH round which cannot be used to its best efficiency with the non rifled, 120mm smoothbore gun on the new turret?? The reason if you don’t know is the HESH round needs the spin so that when the round hits the target it need the spin to squash and spread over a larger area to to effect a greater impact on the target!!

[@marijnnn4992]

Those rpunds will be used by the challenger 2 they have left

[@billmasen3923]

Need double that number of tanks

[@chrisaskin6144]

Treble the number - at least! And a corresponding rise in the number of Army, Navy and Air Force personnel, and other assets.

[@johnallen7807]

And is we are lucky we will have 148 in SIX years time!

[@No1DiscoveryTV]

Challenger 3 will be a 24-hour, all-weather tanks. Some of the features that will be built into the vehicle are, Day and Night Commanders Primary Sight. Day and Night Gunners Primary Sight. NATO 120mm smoothbore weapon L55A1, capable of firing NATO ammunition and enhanced ammunition natures. Heavy Armour Automotive Improvement Project, 3rd generation hydro gas suspension & engine improvements. Enhanced front and side turret protection. Improved Tactical Communications. Enhanced hull protection. Increased electrical power and GA electronic architecture with growth potential.

[@halcon2134]

When these are put they do things well. but the evolution is very fast. The weight is just right for times of peace.

[@Yellocampo]

Wow so many experts in the comments, I bet they all work in the arms industry, they know so much🫣

[@Dingdangdoo]

Don’t need to be an expert, it’s British so it will be shit.

[@Liftium]

2:18 That's Israeli Trophy active protection system, British don't have their own. Seems like it's just a test, none of the footage of C3 we see has it installed.

[@alunrees5130]

This is just an updated Challenger 2, where's the raider and camera system to take down Drones and helicopters (and there weapons) while at least added 25mm Cannon and putting better armour on top and over the engine. Like the Ukraine Drones are doing to Russian Tanks, Crew safety comes first.

[@harryhanly1609]

It’s all there

[@markdavies9636]

They need to upgrade all 400 tanks. 447 tanks have been built for the British army which 14 have gone to Ukraine. The rest are in storage.

[@igorbukovy4313]

60 MPH and he said 60 KPH. So?

[@barneysdad9193]

Why Rheinmetal and not a UK firm?

[@UnderTheBanner]

znowubędziecie miec amunicję rozdzielnego ładowania na trzy części, rozrzuconą po całym czołgu?

[@alfajobrob]

How many cups of tea can it brew in an hour though...this is the most important stat!

[@frankthompson6503]

Technology is not modern warfare without boots on the ground and Technology

[@ShredCo]

An expensive coffin. Challenger 3 < Nerd w/ drone bomb.

[@beetrooot1137]

Best tank in world

[@StephenCrossland-im6wx]

Does not matter how good a tank is unless it can protect itself against drones Trophy has yet to prove itself in battle. If it can C3 is the best tank in the world. See what Ukrainians say about C2.

[@thereaper_unspoken7245]

We have seen. They love our tanks so whatever your comment was hoping yo achieve it failed massively. They like our helmets too did you know

[@markbeaumont3292]

Have they thought about anything to counter drones? Trophy doesnt....

[@Aitch-102]

The americans sound salty.

[@martingrof1685]

1 carrier

[@MediumRareOpinions]

I mean they could cash a cheque and have Abrams X when then want too, so we can't brag about it all that much.

[@Germ4ch]

[@Sandhoeflyerhome]

We have not asked anyone to defend us. This is not a European tank it is ENGLISH

[@surkewrasoul4711]

Imagine having to push this out of the mud. OMG glad I am not driiving it. 😢

[@user-wn3cm6jf8e]

This being the only one .

[@phillipchapman169]

140 tanks is nowhere near enough and delivery in/over six years is ridiculous length of time.

[@nickelroof6727]

The thing will weigh nearly 75 tonnes. That's too much.

[@TNx368]

To really test this new tank, the U.K. should send a couple of prototypes to Ukraine to see how they perform under real battle conditions? Great advertisement if they show outstanding performance there.

[@pparker768]

😂But they wouldnt

[@reekwind1294]

Of course you buy a GERMAN tank over this that is logic.

[@RandomNooby]

Drone food...

[@BarbarosGunes]

Can it move in muddy terrain? The others couldn't even move 100 meters in Ukraine... You know, whatever miracle stuff it has, it has to move first 😁

[@ossi4596]

propably not

[@ShabaniMan]

Can it be destroyed by a £300 toy with C4 attached. Drone war is now the norm . SKYNET would be proud. Beautiful looking tank though .👍🇬🇧

[@Kondasnaker]

✌️

[@JIu4Ho]

😂😂 Nice try. So over 6 millions per tank to modernize EXISTING tank 😂 it was made to sell old junk. Plenty of articles online from sources like bbc saying hos "good" id this tank

[@HayMaker-tv2dm]

The Challenger is the best design tank! The sloped armour in the front, good advanced armour, now a Top of the line cannon that will increase range and velocity at least 1000 meters more and all NATO and non NATO 120mm rounds, a new Engine was what the Challenger 3 really needs and a 20x139mm Hispano cartridge calibre on top for anti drone tracking and destroy, but better solutions have to be develop for small cheap drones that are targeting not only by impact but using a Strim 65 or AC-58 or even APAV 40mm from top of the tank by dropping a anti armour granades like that are very effective agaisnt armour vehicles or tanks, so some system that is cost effective like a huge shotgun blast weaponary that reach at least 200 meters and that fires a cloud off buck shot or even rabbit pallets at great speeds and the Russians reach the same conclusions because i already saw them testing a huge plastic cartridge with shotgun pallets to try to eliminate at least a part of the threat posed by drones. But talking about the Challenger 3 its just a very well design tank like all the Challenger Variants but its just a heavy tank British engenires should take at least close to 10tons from this big iron. But let me say 10 million for each 148 tanks that is a incredible small number of tanks to upgrade and 10 million a pop no way! But the British are to blame they say no way a foreign tank, dont need to be a foreign tank, Rheinmetal AG and BAE already have a joint partnership, and this company should be jointly developing a new tank that European countries like France and Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and others like the Netherlands will be upgrading for a new system by 2030 for a 2 years diference and maybe even sooner if the British jointly develop and invest less that they have spend, they would get new and Top New Tank with a 130mm L/51 cannon from Rheinmetal AG or the new Ascalon from KNDS and a total new system i dont understand the British

[@thecurlew7403]

If the brits lose 200 tanks in war game over Russia has 30 000 to deploy.

[@user-ih8fw7bu5p]

❤😂😂🎉🎉😢😢😢😮😮😮😅😅

[@Artman1]

Tanks are past their use by date.

[@MaryBradley-s3s]

Amdrrww1225 Sorry how about the MANY TIMES BRITISH FORCES HAD TO FIGHT FOR OTHER COUNTRIES. Shame on you. WW1 WW2 etc.

[@DerekLangdon-w9e]

You little Englanders had your asses saved by the USA! Even today you hide under the skirts of the USA!!!!

[@ariefbudionowidya9869]

Please test in Ukraine

[@chrismac2234]

Too heavy for the mud in Ukraine. And the massive logistical support required.

[@marijnnn4992]

​@@chrismac2234its not to heavy for the mud there and the challengers are already there

[@thecurlew7403]

​@@marijnnn4992There on display in Moscow.

[@TAYW1997]

Are you dumb

[@MarkFarrington-hb2ne]

Good of the Germans to design and manufacture this for us, but then again, it's half German anyhow

[@michaeltate8017]

Omg it’s new lol 10 years new old tech. Piss poor tank years late just an upgrade long over due. Wasted money.

[@grahamjones6106]

So this is the new state of the art British main battle tank. First of all, no matter how good our military high command and politicians claim it is, there's only going to be 148 of them, so unless they are able to fight in 10 places at one time, they're not exactly going to be a force to be reckoned with. Then there's the fact that we've barely got any soldiers for them to support, and with the fact that our army is so pathetically tiny, who's going to be there to re fuel, and re arm them? They are a lot heavier but are powered by the same engines as the previous challenger 2s, so they're really not going to be as fast as claimed and they are going to be running out of fuel a lot faster. The one positive thing is that,at least the Germans will play a part in its construction because. Just about all of our weapons and especially naval ships that are built by British companies simply break,or are absolutely crap!

[@thecurlew7403]

Send the bowler hat brigade out to defend there a joke.👍

[@johnnylim641]

Another junk

[@andreww1225]

Hope Britain isn’t expecting other countries men to die defending them because they didn’t want to pay for a larger military. Countries need to start depending on themselves for protection so they don’t get overrun before getting more help if needed.

[@brianwilliams4883]

As a founding member of NATO if Britain is attacked by an enemy force, under article 5 of the NATO treaty, if one is attacked then it would be an attack on all, so yes we expect NATO members to come to our aid.

[@andreww1225]

@@brianwilliams4883 good luck with that lol

[@mastermariner490]

You dont have a clue how NATO works,do you

[@chrismac2234]

I hope civilians keep their ill informed stupidity to themselves. We're busy building the LRG's. The fiscal requirements mean it takes a number of years to build. Size is not the major issue. Capability is.

[@jonathanwood9256]

Errrrr isn’t that the reason for an “alliance”? … it’s true, some of the members may need to give some more… however, the UK has always helped its friends worldwide, sometimes to its detriment.

[@californiadreamin8423]

Tory propaganda.

[@MrPatch25]

anything better than labour

[@californiadreamin8423]

@@MrPatch25 Tory retreads. These are not new tanks. The gun is made by Krupp and the turret is a flat pack from IKEA . The U.K. no longer has steel making capacity thanks to Tory ignorance and myopia.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Let's hope that Labor don't plan to use them like the last time they took an under prepared British Expeditionary force to fight wars abroad. We haven't forgotten who it was who took us to war in the desert.

[@californiadreamin8423]

@@MediumRareOpinions Utter nonsense. Neville Chamberlain was the Tory prime minister in September 1939 that sent the BEF to France , and during the Norway debate in May 1940 , the Chamberlain government fell to be replaced by a Churchill leading a government of National Unity between Conservative MPs and Labour MPs.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

@@californiadreamin8423 I would invite you to consider the words _last time_ in the statement and have a long think about when the British Army most recently fought overseas Shouldn't take you long.