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Originally Posted by Whispering Death
I think that wikipedia article pretty much covers it. It had real problems shooting on the move and a crappy fire controll system. It was also unreliable and hard to maintain. Another nifty problem was sub-par NBC defense... mmmmm nothing like suffocating inside your tank.
But the Challenger 2 is an amazing tank, my favorite. They really should have changed the name to something else since it's nothing like the Challenger 1.
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still, this does not mean the Challenger 1 is a bad tank
It operated fine in war time conditions. You could have a tank with the most accurate FCS in the world but if it doesnt work under combat conditions, well then it's useless isn't it.