By Natali Moss
The new tank will be equipped with a smooth-bore gun Rheinmetall L55A1 120 mm caliber, which will replace the rifled gun of the previous version of the Challenger Tank 2. Thanks to such modernization, the tank will meet NATO standards that will allow him to shoot various advanced airplanes, undermining. These shells allow Challenger 3 to pierce the advanced composite and reactive armor of Russian tanks, such as T-90M and T-80bm.
It is expected that the maximum effective firing of the Challenger 3 gun with advanced kinetic shells will exceed 4 km, which will provide a significant advantage over T-72B3M and T-80bm, which are effective at a distance of 3-3. 5 km. Lessons learned from the deployment of Challenger 2 in Ukraine emphasized the need for modernization. Although Challenger 2 has demonstrated his stability, he lacks the best opportunities necessary for the effective counteraction to the upgraded VTT park.
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