Duh. Just got destroyed by a rusty shovel 😂😂😂

@errornamenotfound2513

7 ай бұрын

Tbf, they've been slapping russian tanks with teabags

@tadzdgreat

7 ай бұрын

@@errornamenotfound2513 Nah. They are too afraid to use it on the frontlines 😂😂😂

@cjjk9142

5 ай бұрын

Zero have been destroyed with british soldiers controlling it, alos ps the crew survived and ive seen the pics you could probably fix it up depending on the inside damage

@cjjk9142

5 ай бұрын

@@tadzdgreatconstantly spotted on the front line in videos, honestly seen more videos of it than any other tank that isn't German on ukraine side

@pacivalmuller9333

5 ай бұрын

@@cjjk9142 "Constantly spotted on the front lines"???? There are not a lot Challenger 2, and they are not at the front line. Bro Challenger that burned down was AWAY from the front line. Also WHAT REPAIRS AMMO DETONATED IT BURNED DOWN. Sounds like you are coping. NATO-trained Ukrops blew up.

Hey Google, what is the definition of hubris?

Aged like milk

Didn’t age well

Probably because they have been manned by the finest, best trained young British men !

@magnacarta9364

Жыл бұрын

Your assuming their gender, could be trans.

@jackmerry1972

Жыл бұрын

@@magnacarta9364 That would still make them a man…

@robelrobu917

Жыл бұрын

Kornet is waiting 😂😂😂😂

@mikeycraig8970

Жыл бұрын

​@@magnacarta9364 No, that's the US army you're thinking of.

@mikeycraig8970

Жыл бұрын

​@Robel Robu I don't think so, this thing is a monster. No challenger 2 has ever been knocked out by anything other than another challenger 2 (freindly fire, lucky shot through an open hatch). Good luck with your dud missiles bot, this will be parked up, well out of view, sniping any vehicle that gets with in a few miles of its gun.

Update: Yesterday one was burned down by a Russian shovel thrower.

A Challenger 2 was disabled in Southern Iraq in 2007 by an Iranian made IED. The driver sustained serious injuries resulting in amputation of both legs.

@cosmicdebris2223

6 ай бұрын

wiki states one leg, but hey, still hit the guy due to armour penetration.

@cjjk9142

5 ай бұрын

Tanks are disabled all the time thats not relevant, fixed in hours if that

Update! Russia just destroyed the first Challanger 2 tank

First one destroyed today

No Tank is invincible without infantry and Aircover its a combined Force. 😮

@thesatiratician7903

Жыл бұрын

That's true, everyone plays their part.

@trevorcrook5753

Жыл бұрын

@@TDI-87 There will be no breakthrough . Russia still has 500,000 troops in reserve

@lisagrobbelaar-el6ls

Жыл бұрын

Ukhraine will win this war time will tell

@martyn420

Жыл бұрын

@@trevorcrook5753 they do, but their force of modern tanks has been virtually wiped out. The Russians would be obliged to screen their frontier with Finland at the expense of their “special military operation” with a few motor rifle divisions if Western foreign policy was more aggressive.

@trevorcrook5753

Жыл бұрын

@@martyn420 western foreign policy will get us all killed

Famous last words. 😮

Well, just saw a video from a Ukrainian which shows then driving past a Challenger 2 which was one fire…

@Tylersel

10 ай бұрын

tends to happen when they aren't only facing farmers and children and instead are fighting a competent enemy. Russia are the kings of the world in Ukraine

@IntensiveCareSecondary

10 ай бұрын

​@@Tylersel For the kings they haven't really done much in the last two years, have they?

@warthunderislife3355

10 ай бұрын

@@IntensiveCareSecondary they are fighting cowards in gangs (same gang who wont fight without their buddies and puppets) , im surprised russia has not given them much land back by now

@pacivalmuller9333

10 ай бұрын

@ IntensiveCareSevondary 20% of Ukraine is nothing? Ok so why don’t the Ukrainians just get over with it.

Reports just came in of a destroyed Challenger 2.

This crap burns somewhere in ua,shot by Russian t34-85

@K.Marx48

4 ай бұрын

I heard it was some sneaky BT-5

They have now. One is burning in Nazi Ukraine 😂

@IntensiveCareSecondary

5 ай бұрын

And Russia is a bastion of freedom and democracy is it? Lol

When the British invented the tank it’s obvious they would end up building the greatest tanks of today. The chieftain was another great tank.

@bongodrumzz

Жыл бұрын

and the Centurion, the Israelis loved em

@awatt

Жыл бұрын

🇬🇧

@simoncampbell3144

Жыл бұрын

Hmm Tiger and leopard both better , when was the last time a British tank won the CAT

@Atomic568

Жыл бұрын

@@simoncampbell3144 I don’t think so. Its how they preform on the battlefield, and obviously the challenger tank has preform exceptional well ie The gulf war etc. i don’t hear much talk of the Leopard or the tiger. But then again we’ll see how they preform in Ukraine.

@richardcowling7381

Жыл бұрын

Chieftain- Great Tank, Lousy Engine. The blokes who designed that powerplant should have been shoved into the breech and fired out the main gun!

I think you gotta update

They forgot to mention one important feature of the tank.....a kettle inside the tank to make hot tea.

she's a legend beautiful machinery

@jamesallsop7871

Жыл бұрын

Certainly is a handsome bit of kit

Looks like this video has aged like a milk

The Brits would be wise to keep the excess in storage, because it a hell of a lot quicker and easier to upgrade and recommission a tank than build one from scratch.

@paultanton4307

Жыл бұрын

Very true - but sadly the CR2 has suffered in this respect.

@sothas_penance8871

Жыл бұрын

There are 500 of these mothballed in various military warehouses dotted across the UK so don't believe apparent official figures here as we've literally 100's more of these Tanks than is stated.

I didn’t realise the battle field systems in the challenger and abrams could interact with each other- it makes sense with how closely we work together. Makes me proud to be British and see the support the world is giving to Ukraine. I’m looking forward to hearing about a battalion of our MBT’s working together to punish putin. The abrams, challenger II and leopard. The three strongest MBTs the world has ever seen- he doesn’t stand a chance. Especially as his defence ministry is rolling out mothballed 1950s MBTs because everything newer than armour produced in the 70’s is either poorly maintained, abandoned or destroyed! I have nothing against the Russian people but that dictator has to go.

@limedickandrew6016

Жыл бұрын

You forget buddy. These tanks will get pulverised by artillery and Russian airpower longe before they ever meet a Russian tank. And no, they won't be meeting any T55s. If any do get used, they will be long behind the fronts or in other roles. This is another issue that people are getting so hopelessly wrong.

@geektechpow4537

Жыл бұрын

@@limedickandrew6016 indeed that is so true. Right now British Tank as good as it is, has never face a big opponent (Irak, Bosnia and Kosovo) which mean never face a true nig opponent like Russia. With Anti tank missile, artillery, hypersonic missile, Air support, Challenger might get destroyed for the first time if it goes in front line. I heard (not sure if it is russian propaganda) that Challenger will be used primarily to "defend".

@YTDumpsterBaby

Жыл бұрын

@@limedickandrew6016 These tanks have in the past been Pulverised by Rockets, Artillery and anti tank weapons and survived assaults that would have had Russian tanks tossing their Turrets. The only time one was destroyed was another Challenger 2 shooting it with a Depleted Uranium round while its hatch was wide open. Also, You're ignoring these tanks have their own anti-aircraft measures. In addition to that they're heavily protected even from the top. Then in addition to that Ukraine aren't going to be sending these in on their own. They'll be part of a battle group supported by Stingers and MANPADS the Alvis Stormers that the UK has also supplied that can down multiple aircraft at once. This is just a small number of the Ukraines AA options. There is a plethora of other Anti Aircraft equipment and measures Ukraine have thanks to our Brothers in the US, EU, Scandinavia, and even Asia. Russia's airforce have serious concerns about entering into Ukraine because they'll be dropping like flies if they do. Sorry your side are getting fucked in the war mate. Wipe your eyes. Russia will continue to pay for their aggression until they leave Ukraine.

@572Btriode

Жыл бұрын

@@YTDumpsterBaby Just one thing, it wasn't a DU round but a HESH round that hit the open hatch lid, detonated and the resulting flash entered through the open hatch and set the vehicle on fire inside ultimately detonating the ammunition and propellants.

@TheCitroenman1

Жыл бұрын

@@YTDumpsterBaby 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Just to help here, chally has the longest tank kill on record, an Iraqi T-72; and what is the main MBT currently in service with russian tank forces? The T-72, (and its derivatives). Anyone get the feeling chally could have a field day? By the way, it isn't the tank that does the business, that helps, it's the extremely well trained crews. Well done boys!!

@magnacarta9364

Жыл бұрын

Which these Ukrainians have not achieved in their short time training. Look forward to hearing of their distruction in this American proxy war with its vassal states.

@hum430

Жыл бұрын

​@@magnacarta9364don't trip over your t55s on the way out of Ukraine.

@markpitts5194

Жыл бұрын

@@magnacarta9364 I'll watch. The lads have been training on Salisbury plain, just up the road from where your poisoners failed. Very sorry they got some bystanders , but they failed. Western medicine has thwarted your chemical targeted attacks. Lets see what your cardboard armour does against the Chally. PS. You really need to look up what Magna Carta is. The irony just burns.

@MrDCrosswell

Жыл бұрын

@@hum430 T-54s and 55s are onloy employed at block posts, not in the field. Russian forces just got issued with another 1000 upgraded T-90s, they will be employed differently.

@hum430

Жыл бұрын

@@MrDCrosswell not that they are much better but I will believe that when I see it.

Got destroyed the day it entered combat.

why? simple, because it has never been used in a real, peer to peer conflict.

@awatt

Жыл бұрын

Still isn't

@jodougan6671

Жыл бұрын

Nobodies MBTs have. Its peers are all allies,

Total BS...It's never been beaten because it's never been up against a well trained opponent.

@awatt

Жыл бұрын

Still isn't

@galacticspacefrog6502

Жыл бұрын

never going to as the only competent opponents are britains allies

Thank you for your help!

No surprise there since we were the first country to ever make and use the tank when ww1 was going on. I highly suggest anyone to visit the bovington tank museum, it has a great selection of tanks and other military vehicles not just from the UK but from other countries and even has the only working surviving German tiger tank 1 from ww2

@BokicaK1

Жыл бұрын

Michael Whitman likes tanks from UK

@jackreeves7

Жыл бұрын

​@BokicaK1 Yep a British Firefly killed him

@Jamesrjbh1

Жыл бұрын

Erm...also Monkey World is there too! Well good!

Because it's a well defended tank with well trained crew that hasn't fought in that many wars

@timphillips9954

Жыл бұрын

Fought many war? It's fought all over the globe!

@alanrickett2537

Жыл бұрын

@@timphillips9954 can you provide a list.

@danguee1

Жыл бұрын

Total rubbish. It's only had Iraq. Plus some peace-keeping in the Balkans. Read the wiki article 'operational history' before making wild claims.

@timphillips9954

Жыл бұрын

@@alanrickett2537 Is that a made up name Alan,lol.

@alanrickett2537

Жыл бұрын

@@danguee1 from memory I had GW1 ( was that the 1 or the 2) and GW2 as the big ones and a few small actions

Two weeks of the training will be getting the Ukrainians to make a perfect cuppa.

The Challenger 2 has never gone up against a near-peer adversary. 😂

Chally II will knock seven shades of manure of any of the Russian MBT's. The Orc's will not know what's hit them once the Chally II is unleashed. If I was an Orc dog invader serving on T-72, T-80 or T-90, I'd be soiling my fatigues at the thought of having to face Chally II.

@pacivalmuller9333

10 ай бұрын

Chally 2 got destroyed before even reaching an Russian MBT. Yesterday by a Russian shovel thrower. No wonder, British Orks can’t build good stuff. And if operated by drunk Ukro Orks they also tend to blow up.

Good tank good training and well led. It takes years to get this good. We should be upgrading all of them. I don't know how good the Ukraine tank men are and I wish them well. It would be a shame to lose its 100% achievement by rushing it in to the fight!!!

With the 3 types of tanks with Excellent different strengths the hand rockets and missile systems & they will own the battlefield

@tenkloosterherman

Жыл бұрын

Huh???

simple answer...when has the Challenger 2 ever gone up against pier level threats both in terms of tech/capability and battle doctrine. The worst it has been up against is T72M1s which are downgraded T72A's in 2003 (Note the same tanks engaged in 1991 in Iraq). The handful Ukraine now has should be interesting on how they fair against more modern T72B's with Kontact 5 or T90A's which should pose a serious challenge depending on crew training

@andraskarsai

10 ай бұрын

Combat isn't about tank vs tank warfare these days. Multi million £ Challenger 2s are taken out with £20k drones.

I think worries of budget cuts for the British military will be a thing of the past now. I'm guessing research and development will get a huge influx of funding from now on to strengthen all aspects of the forces. That goes for ALL NATO countries including the new members who will be joining. Putin has achieved an unprecedented coming together in Europe. 😊

@jonathanparry7824

Жыл бұрын

Britain is increasing its budget, with a possibility of returning to Cold War era numbers. The challenger 3 is only meant to extend the life of the tank until 2035. A brand new vehicle or iteration of challenger is probably already in development

@davep7589

Жыл бұрын

The new Dreadnought subs look pretty damn amazing too. The British don't necessarily have a big military but the soldiers sailors airmen, the engineering.... the list is huge but the quality of everything is the absolute finest and more than makes up for the lack of boots 🇬🇧

@charleslovegrove834

Жыл бұрын

Init putin fixed what nato bureaucracy couldnt

@pacivalmuller9333

10 ай бұрын

Where will the money come from? Printing? Nice Inflation you got there Brexit country. Well here in Germany we have insane Inflation. But you don’t possible care because you live with your mommy.

Probably not the best tank in the world but if your going toe to toe with another tank you want to be in the Challenger 2 its a monster.

@ruzziasht349

Жыл бұрын

It's in the top 5

It depends more on the tank crew than the tank. In the case of the Brits, they are exceptional soldiers.

Well it's armour is that advanced that it remains top secret. British tanks have always had exceptional survivability. In the early battles of WW2 the Matilda was impervious to anything the Germans had to hit it with until they tried the flak88. But the reality is, that it hasn't faced other western/NATO types in combat and never will.

@raywhitehead730

Жыл бұрын

And the majority of tanks the British used in WW 2 , were American made.

@christopherhogg8364

Жыл бұрын

@@raywhitehead730 not sure, a lot were. We had the M3 in the desert alongside British tanks and we had Sherman's post Normandy, alongside British tanks. Couldn't tell you the ratios but by the wars end we were rapidly replacing them. The British tanks were better in most respects but compared to the Sherman had poor fuel economy and weren't as reliable - some, particularly mid war in the desert, were desperately unreliable.

@christopherhogg8364

Жыл бұрын

@@derbyshireguru5680 you mean the modern russian tanks the Ukrainians have already destroyed? Or the artillery they have no ammunition for? Or the missiles they've ran out of?

Hate to be a spanner in the works but where would the tank have come up against a modern rival in a real conflict? Might explain why. Fairly confident it wouldn't have in Bosnia, Iraq or Kosovo. T54/55 it went up against in Iraq were WWII/Soviet era. Not saying it isn't a great tank. Just saying that to infer it's undefeated/has never been destroyed needs to be put into context.

@popscratchie3985

Жыл бұрын

That pretty much covers all the best mbt's

@george6977

Жыл бұрын

A good opportunity to test it against Russian tanks

@mr.unknown186

Жыл бұрын

Tbh that's the case with all of the big three, they've all only gone against old Soviet tanks, which they are made for

@antonyeastham4564

Жыл бұрын

These type of videos always mispronounce chobham too. Always annoys me.

There's a book I read where a Challenger 2 took 14 Rocket Propelled Grenades and kept going. That's a true chad.

@TheStandardOperator

Жыл бұрын

In Iraq, there is a story of one taking 70 RPG's and another a Milan Missile, read up on it.

@pacivalmuller9333

10 ай бұрын

Looks like he didn’t take the Russian shovel thrower well. Yesterday one burned down.

@andraskarsai

10 ай бұрын

​@@pacivalmuller9333Russians using shovels is outdated propaganda. According to the Western media they now use sticks.

@ChobeVelyasha

5 ай бұрын

​@@pacivalmuller9333b.b.b.but he can handle RPG-7!!!and probably world war one grenades too!Using modern weapons os cheaty

That fookin Chobum armour the just brill !

Been in lot of Nato exercises with USA Germany Britian etc. Britian stands out beeing the best in the West greetings from Denmark .

😂

Because if they destroyed the tank, then they'd destroy the kettle (bv) within and clearly that's entirely unacceptable.

Why No Enemy Has Ever Destroyed Britain's Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank? The answer is quite simple - so far no one has shot at the Challenger with a Leopard 2 A7. 🤣🤣🤣

They usually train on Salisbury plain. Camping out we were pleasantly woken by the sound of the Royal Armoured Corps

Rule Britannia from Glasgow 😎 🇬🇧 👊

To be fair, Our tanks are not fighting alone they have air support artillery and infantry support, along with intel of the highest standard. In the Ukraine's hand there capability will be reduced. Unless we give them everything to support the tank.

@kiltedgod

Жыл бұрын

The HESH rounds into buildings will flush out entrenched Russian Infantry and put the Royal shits up them from 3 km away, then the Ukr can stroll in and collect PoW s. I doubt there will be any Tank / Tank action. - - Infantry support and advancing line defence will be the main use and only in areas there is no air threat.

Knew this video would be a load of bluster. This tank has faced zero challenges.

75 tons!! That thing is monster even compared to the A2!

@thewomble1509

Жыл бұрын

Base model is 61.5 tons without crew or kit. The only Chally 2 that weighs 75 tons is the ATDU test bed vehicle which will NOT be going to Ukraine!

@simoncampbell3144

Жыл бұрын

It is a monster , but it breaks down frequently and even an experienced crew will struggle to keep it roadworthy

@thewomble1509

Жыл бұрын

@@simoncampbell3144 Where have you got the notion that it is mechanically unreliable?

@ruzziasht349

Жыл бұрын

@@simoncampbell3144 Nope - it doesn't - it's more reliable than most.

@pacivalmuller9333

10 ай бұрын

@ ruzziasht349 Rasputnitza doesn’t care on how well it runs, 70 tons is too heavy.

Теперь уже официально уничтожен 1 😊

@IntensiveCareSecondary

10 ай бұрын

лучше 1, чем 2000 😂😂😂

@super-cat4781

10 ай бұрын

@@IntensiveCareSecondary клоyn, сравнил каких-то там танков и свой оbosраный челенджер

@super-cat4781

10 ай бұрын

@@IntensiveCareSecondary успокой свой пукан

@pacivalmuller9333

5 ай бұрын

@@IntensiveCareSecondary There are no 2000 Challenger 2s. And Russia has not lost 2000 tanks btw.

@IntensiveCareSecondary

5 ай бұрын

@@pacivalmuller9333 that's wrong, and you know it.

Birmingham armor mechanic here. Can confirm it is made from consecutive layers of the same premium steel used to make huusk knives. These layers are then encased in a container made of a unique CCM (tungsten/depleted uranium cermit with muon nanotube fibres interspersed throughout). The new 140mm rifled barrel has an advanced apfsds round with an increased rod length of 200mm (full apfsds length now 350mm). This is the longest apfsds round ever used by the british commonwealth. The new hesh round uses octocubane and a special blender to increase brisance of the overall charge

@williammacrae6119

Жыл бұрын

140mm gun 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@theSFCchannel

Жыл бұрын

You arent from Birmingham as you spelled 'ARMOUR' incorrectly! No friendly fire Yanks here pal!

@Oligodendrocyte139

Жыл бұрын

@@theSFCchannelBirmingham Alabama boy. 😂

@awatt

Жыл бұрын

​@@Oligodendrocyte139 That's all well and good but can it still brew tea?

@Oligodendrocyte139

Жыл бұрын

@@awatt Yes, the Boiling Vessel is fitted 😀

Dead wrong, one is already rusting now in Ukraine destroyed by the Russian ATGM Kornet.

Ukraine would be a great export partner for British military vehicles.

@jamesglass4842

Жыл бұрын

What I heard a few days ago we are sending 4 Challengers. We promised 14 that is only a Sqn’s worth. The Military High Command isn’t happy that we are sending any. We do not have any to spare. It’s not like we have the BAOR and 1BR Core anymore as we don’t. The Germans and yanks had also gone back on what was promised weeks ago. Anyway even if what was promised arrived? They would come under immediate bombardment. The Politicians have no clue. Just throwing away kit Britain can’t afford to lose. You do not become proficient on Armour in a few weeks. Much kit is being built up in Poland. The Russia 1st Tank Army is sitting on the Belorussian border just inside Belorussia with their forces sitting just incase to counter a drive from Poland. We are getting lied to.

@jammiedodger7040

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesglass4842 I know we can not replace Challenger because the incompetent governments destroyed the industrial sector including the military vehicle industry to rebuild the industrial sector it will take a decade as it requires to rebuild Railway Network, Utilities,Agriculture and Mining sectors alongside the industrial sector so your looking at about 14 years till we can replace Challenger and other military vehicles.

@lesterquintrell4844

Жыл бұрын

Ukraine will be it's end.

@aatfchyv

Жыл бұрын

@@lesterquintrell4844 your virginity won’t be tho 😢😂😂😂

@ruzziasht349

Жыл бұрын

vladbot@@lesterquintrell4844 why you crying bro? it's it because the Moskva is at the bottom of the sea? or is it because the Russian tanks turrets fly in to the air? Or it is because the whole Russian fleet is hiding?

Description has to be changed

- Why No Enemy Has Ever Destroyed Britain's Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank? - Because Never used in a real war?

Ukraine enjoy it from the United Kingdom

probably because they have never been in a fair fight against an enemy with capable tanks, artillary and an airforce.

@Pte1643

Жыл бұрын

Name one modern allied tank that has.

Given the rarity of tank on tank encounters in Ukraine I suspect the HESH round will be found to be very useful. It's the main reason the Brits kept the rifled barrel gun for so long. Challenge 3 will use the smooth bore which makes sense for logistics and the very limited amount of MBT's the UK intend having in the future.

@PhilThurston64

Жыл бұрын

I think with the delivery of Challengers to Ukraine the number of tank on tank encounters may be on the increase. Such is the Challenger's accuracy at range, however, I don't think many of the Russian crews will see it coming.

@ITzDaveXD

Жыл бұрын

there is always an option for chaning the canon to be riffled or smooth with both models

@clutchsaboteur1118

Жыл бұрын

Well and the fact they'll be able to use NATO standardised rounds with a smooth bore

@forceofone

7 ай бұрын

hahaha kornet-m will cut a challenger in half...@@PhilThurston64

@PhilThurston64

6 ай бұрын

@@forceofone Only if it gets hit from underneath you idiot. The only thing that can get through a Challenger's armour is deplete uranium rounds.

*Send your Limey garbage can to the front and watch it turn to scrap metal.*

Hear that English Lion roar inside the engine....things a beast!

It's definitely one of the top 3 main battle tanks in the world, along with the Abrahms and Leopard 2

@markpitts5194

Жыл бұрын

And which is top depends on the day and the job. A combination of all three if correctly deployed should be formidable.

@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953

Жыл бұрын

@@markpitts5194 yeah, imagine Russia and their fleet of T-72's coming up against a formation of those 3. 😱😬💥💥💥

@HellStr82

Жыл бұрын

I like the Leclerc better

@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953

Жыл бұрын

@@HellStr82 I'm English so you think I'd say the Challenger 2 but I think, overall the Leopard 2 has the edge, but only slightly.

@clutchsaboteur1118

Жыл бұрын

@@HellStr82 Baguette launcher 😋

The only tank with tea making facilities, the answer is obvious 🫖☕️

Spring battle is coming soon. We'll see how effective this beast is against russian tanks

The fact that the Challenger II has not been bested is no recommendation when the opposition was only Russian supplied tanks that have been shown to have suspect ability. I think that sending only 14 Challenger 2 to Ukraine is an unnecessary complication of tank and ordnance especially when considering the number of Russian T-72s and T-60s the Ukrainians have along with the Leopard 2s that will be supplied. I doubt that the Challenger and Abrams MBTs will see service as the logistics simply don't make sense. The last thing the Ukrainians need is further variations of complicated western armaments. The KISS principle applies here. I believe the move to supply Challenger 2 and Abrams MBT was purely political and not practical.

@olicool11

Жыл бұрын

Supplying the Challys was definitely political, it was the key needed to unlock the potential deluge of western tanks. The Abrams might see more service I expect, purely due to the larger number

@clivewilliams3661

Жыл бұрын

@@olicool11 Yes, supplying the Challys was the key, but you have to ask why it was needed, it took the Brits to show the rest of NATO what to do, Ben Wallace has my deep respect. At last we have someone in Govt capable of doing the right thing. Whilst the Abrams is a very capable MBT it is a horrendous gas guzzler. It is illogical to send too many variants of MBTs, all of equal capability. Ukraine is at war, it does not have the luxury of time for full training on a myriad of different tanks and equipment and similarly, the logistics of servicing, maintaining and providing ordnance gets exponentially more difficult the more variants are supplied. KISS really applies here. I suspect that the US had to (offer to) send Abrams as the NATO lead but watch the US drag its heals because it knows supplying the Abrams does not make sense. Leopard 2s are the best option by far. The side issue here is that by supplying Ukraine with so much western weapons and technology is Ukraine becoming a NATO member by proxy?

@mr.unknown186

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I would of preferred a larger amount of Chally 1s but the cost to repair them to battle condition would probably be too much so they just sent a small number of battle ready Chally 2s

@ruzziasht349

Жыл бұрын

It was the first tank offered and got the ball rolling, which makes it priceless

@Nosuchthingastrans

Жыл бұрын

Used on mass not much will stand in the way..

Fantastic tanks! Unbeatable with air superiority.

The weak link is the Perkins CV 12 .Wont last without proper maintenance and proper training .In particular the cooling system

@Pesmog

Жыл бұрын

and they are trying to squeeze more power out of the CV12 for Chally 3. To my mind it looks overstressed as the HP per litre they are planning would be a challenge in a modern medium diesel let alone something this old.

@ruzziasht349

Жыл бұрын

Cooling system is only a problem in the Desert - the Abrams takes more maintenance and support which is why it won't be there for another 8 months earliest.

@ruzziasht349

Жыл бұрын

@@Pesmog a challenge for the challenger? are you a comedian?

well this didnt age well......

6.9.2023 challanger mk2 has been destroyed by a kornet ATGM 🤭🤣😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

it would be naive to think the russians haven't got something in their armoury that could take these out, they do after all have the world's only hypersonic missiles.either way one is bound to fall into their hands and be reverse engineered.

@galacticspacefrog6502

Жыл бұрын

currently the russians are the ones leaving all of their heavy equipment will retreating without western tanks in ukraine and why would they use a hypersonic missile against a tank do you know the cost of one of them missles

"Why No Enemy Has Ever Destroyed Britain's Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank?" don't worry it won't be long! ...the challenger has never had any real enemies, it's not a few frightened Iraqis they're going to encounter here.

@mrdemocracy7106

Жыл бұрын

The Ruzzian military have not been much better either. Badly organised badly led and badly trained and disorganised

@TheCitroenman1

Жыл бұрын

@@mrdemocracy7106 🤣🤣🤣

@hum430

Жыл бұрын

No, just badly trained russian army. The way things are going for you they will only have to fend off t55s at best. They have already taken on and beaten t72s with no problems including taking a shot at virtually point blank range so nothing that the russian tanks offer are of any concern. As long as the proper support is given then this is unlikely to change any time soon.

@gandigooglegandigoogle7202

Жыл бұрын

@@hum430 ....I think that, like the vast majority of people who leave here and elsewhere on youtube comments about this war in Ukraine, you know nothing about it! and that you know nothing of what war is and the materials and weapons employed. the Challenger like the Leopard have never, or almost, encountered an adversary of their size...so yes, indeed, these tanks had a great commercial success, it is especially the case of the Leopard... .we can probably say that there are about 2000 in Europe, of which about 500 are immediately available to be sent to the field....but what is never said is that the Leopard, for example, has already encountered an equivalent opponent once and it turned into a rout for this tank. it was in the province of El-Bab in Syria, Turkish Leopard tanks were confronted with jihadists equipped with Russian Kornet missiles .... the Turks lost in a very short period of time a dozen Leopards! likewise, don't think that if the Challenger is up against such a well-equipped opponent it will fare much better. Everything will depend on the quality of the adversary... and I consider that the Russian soldiers, if they are well equipped and determined, can do a lot of damage. So I find you a little too confident, and too much confidence kills!

@hum430

Жыл бұрын

@@gandigooglegandigoogle7202 awfully bold of you to assume that I know nothing. To be fair there are always risks when it comes to warfare but on tank on tank there's nothing that the russians have that has been capable of beating a challenger 2 tank. If you add other factors though then of course there's a chance that things will happen and if the russian army finally gets themselves organised then perhaps you will be right. Having confidence doesn't mean that you have too much confidence but I would rely on a challenger 2 tank over any tank the russian army can field.

Best of British steel 🇬🇧

@matthewwixey6745

Жыл бұрын

Top secret "Dorset Steel" .

What's the point of sending them to Ukraine, if the UKrainian Army cannot send them to the front where they are needed? The speculation is that the UK government does not want to see any destroyed on the battlefield as it would hurt sales. I cannot confirm this, but if true, we are asking the UA to fight with one hand tied behind their backs.

Because they are never put in harms way. Ukraine will blow the Challanger myth...

Challenged 😅

Probably because it's only ever been tested against older Russian tanks which let's face it ain't all that and against crews who were less than elite to say the least

@ruzziasht349

Жыл бұрын

Challenger II killed a T72 at 4km which is the longest tank kill ever recorded. The T90 doesn't really exist - so the T72 is the most modern RuSSian tank in Ukraine.

@Anderson21G

Жыл бұрын

@@ruzziasht349 close it was the gun that done the killing when it was a challenger 1, but none the less a challenger 2 has better capability than it’s predecessor

Is it because it hasn’t as yet faced a worthy opponent?

@iansfunvids

Жыл бұрын

And what would be a worthy opponent??? You seem to not know? or put any real point!

@frendlymale

Жыл бұрын

@@iansfunvids what Im saying is that its easy to call a tank undefeated when it hasn’t been in a major war or fought a major opponent. By all means send them to Ukraine and lets see the out come. If they stay undefeated, ill be delighted to eat my words.

The Challenger has never been destroyed because it has never been in actual combat. Going to Basra after the shooting war was over and then getting run out of town by Marsh Arabs with AKs doesn’t constitute combat. Very soon you are going to see turretless Challengers littering the fields of Ukraine just like the Leopard 2 were littering Northern Turkey. The only invincible tank is the one that has never been shot at.

Brilliant tank, but terrible artificial voice.

this aged poorly 💀

@cjjk9142

5 ай бұрын

still zero in hands of british and still no crew have ever been lost including ukraine

@pacivalmuller9333

5 ай бұрын

@@cjjk9142 Crew died inside of the burned Challenger 2. Except the commander. He bled out.

@cjjk9142

5 ай бұрын

@@pacivalmuller9333 my sources on twitter and telegram said it was abandoned after it got damaged and then got hit by artillery, ill have to look into it. Still zero british and its now an outdated tank with ch3 coming

These wonderful tanks being used in the defense mode. They are lethal in the attack mode if the soldiers have had proper training and don't get attacked from the sky. Like any tank drone's are tank killer's.

@Robert Fox - Probably because nobody has actually fired at one yet?

Why is nobody talking about the 400 upgraded Challenger 1 tanks, out of service and in storage in Jordan. Challenger 1s destroyed over 300 Iraqi Russian T62 and T72s in the first Gulf War, including the World's longest recorded tank on tank kill around 5 kilometers away. Not a single Challenger 1 or 2 has ever been lost to enemy fire. 200 of those Challenger 1s bought off Jordan would devastate Russian armour in Ukraine and massively support Leo 2, Chally 2 and Abrams supplied in more limited numbers.

@cacwgm

Жыл бұрын

Probably because they are, apparently, in a shocking state and would be almost impossible to restore to operational standard.

@ianworley8169

Жыл бұрын

@@cacwgm Obviously why Jordan goes to all the trouble of keeping them upgraded and in dry storage, along with the 150 Challenger 2s likewise stored or in service in Oman.

@cacwgm

Жыл бұрын

@@ianworley8169 You may have better experience/knowledge about the Challenger 1s. I'm dependent on reports by respected military analysts and commentators (some of whom claim to have seen the MBTs themselves, or spoken to people who have). Perhaps your knowledge is more direct?

@regregan6852

Жыл бұрын

That says more about the Iraqi army tbh🤷‍♂️...

@cacwgm

Жыл бұрын

@@regregan6852 The Iraqi army had given Iran a really hard time for a long time, and was reckoned to be a formidable opponent. It would have been for any other adversary.

...simple, because it has never battle.

@markstainton9080

Жыл бұрын

Blooded in Gulf Wars. keep up.

@Steinstra-vj7wl

Жыл бұрын

@@markstainton9080 ...and how long ago was that ? Keep up.

@limedickandrew6016

Жыл бұрын

@@markstainton9080 One war in 30 years. T72 has wars on its CV that are longer than your arm.

@limedickandrew6016

Жыл бұрын

@karmakazi T72s? I don't know, but it wasn't the figure usually put out, 3000. Why? Because Saddam only had 700.

@limedickandrew6016

Жыл бұрын

@karmakazi Most of them. Iraq didn't actually use them much. The vast majority of tanks strewn across the battlefields in 1991 were the T62, T55 and their Chinese equivalents. They were kind of saved for 'the final battle', which in the end never materialised.

Good tanks well trained crew making the difference

@claudemaggard7162

Жыл бұрын

Thats why ukraine is training there army

It a big improvement on the Chieftain .

13 are on route and ukraines are bring trained bovinton

@mikemanders4902

Жыл бұрын

And they will be destroyed the moment they touch Ukrainian soil...

@awatt

Жыл бұрын

​@@mikemanders4902 LOL no

This tank has only ever fought one war and one enemy in almost three decades of existence. And that was an enemy weakened by more than a decade of crippling sanctions with the same weapons it had a dozen years earlier. An enemy that was pretty much pulverised by air power before the Challengers rolled in to mop up what was left. The Challengers in Ukrainian hands won't be getting it that easy.

It's definatly tough but not invincible, the fact it's never been destroyed is more down to NATO combined arms system. Quite a few Abrams tanks are distroyed when not in Ameraican hands.

They are there!

I used to drive them for a living, remember these tanks were designed to SUPPORT INFANTRY FIRST KILL TANKS SECOND The reason why there is no loss is because most of the time unlike The Americans we never went down main streets and funnels before Recon and Light Infantry. Remember Basra we stayed outside for about 2 weeks. Best Tank ive driven is Merkava Mk, i felt like i was in GODS TANKS, that was a guilty pleasure on "Holiday" in Israel.

The Russians will take great pride in taking on Challenger, Leopard, Abraham ...

@Scaleyback317

Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, Let us hope some of the Russians faced with them live to tell the tale - other Russians should learn just how inneffective their armour is against the previous generation of Westerns tanks. Maybe if the Russians wish to continue the misery we may even eventually see the latest generation tanks being used against the latest Russian ones. If they ever get any further than the parade ground in Red Square!

@vladimator1842

Жыл бұрын

Take "great pride" in taking on against the British, German and American tanks?? 🤔🤔.... how my friend??! What pride you talking about?? Where is it? Or where has it been so far?? I truly haven't noticed any display of pride and/or victory against their adversary so far!! Reality is,,,pride isn't embellished by the Russian soldiers on the battlefield my friend..... rather engulfed by doubt, fear and trembling of who's number will be drawn today and so on.......huh, pride.....

@Scaleyback317

Жыл бұрын

@@vladimator1842 Not much pride in a mobile cremation vehicle or at the bottom of a mud filled trench or being known for the rest of your life as part of a raping/looting horde of convicts and psychopaths.

@jackmerry1972

Жыл бұрын

You’re funny 😂

@mikeberray

Жыл бұрын

the best Russian troops are already dead. Prisoners are now your army.

I'm not in the slightest bit happy that we've removed certain things on the challenger. To keep secretive about capabilities. If technology is compromised then lets just work harder to stay upfront

Until it meets a Kornet-M system 😮

Such a hard core flex

Any well trained infant soldier has weapons that is capable of knocking out the tracks and then call ing in the artillery then is a sitting duck

Just qurious how many active combat this tank has seen and against what. Fighting enemies without anti tank capabilities will sqeaw your stats.

and it has a built in kettle!

And we will never know if they Challenger don't arrive in Ukraine, where it counts.