1/72 Challenger 1 Mk 3

Academy - 1/72 Challenger 1 Mk 3
British main battle tank MBT in service from 1983 to 2001. Armed with a 120mm L11A5 rifled gun retro-fitted with L30A1, 7.62mm L8A2 & 7.62mm L37A2 machine guns mounted on the turret roof. Equipment included virtually impregnable Chobham composite armour for protection against threats including kinetic energy penetrators and high-explosive anti-tank HEAT rounds. Other defensive measures included laser warning system and smoke grenade launchers. Challenger 1 performed very reliably in the Gulf War in 1991 and without loss. Mk 3 has passive armour plates and extra stowage bins for 120mm rounds.


Link & length tracks, 120mm L11A5 main gun & 7.62mm L37A2 machine gun. Choice of 3 markings 1 Riyal Scots Dragoon Guards, Kuwait 1991, 2 Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, Tank Museum, Bovington, 3 Queen's Royal Dragoon Guards, Bosnia 1996.