FV432 MK.2/1 + CHIEFTAIN MK. 5

The FV 4201 Chieftain was a British Main Battle Tank from the Cold War period. The first prototypes of the vehicle were built in 1959, and serial production continued in 1966-1978, ending with the production of 2,265 units. The Chieftain was powered by an engine Leyland L60 with 750 HP . The basic version of the vehicle is armed with a single 120mm L11A5 cannon and two 7.62mm L7 machine guns. The Chieftain was created to replace the very successful Centurion tank in the ranks of the British Army. The Chieftain, however, was designed to be even more heavily armored and armed - the 120mm gun was used instead of the 105mm gun. The new tank turned out to be a successful design that lived up to the hopes placed on it. It remained in British service for 30 years (from 1965 to 1995) and was successful in foreign markets. It was also modernized many times. One of them was the Chieftain Mk. 5 - the first large-scale version of the tank, with a 750hp engine and improved protection against weapons of mass destruction. Another was the Chieftain Mk.11, which had improved observation devices and some elements of the fire control system (SKO). Based on the Chieftain tank, the following were also created: the Jordanian Khalid tank and the Iranian Shir 2, which was never delivered to the recipient and entered service with the British Army as the Challenger 1. The Chieftain tank took part in several armed conflicts, including: Iranian (1980-1988). It was also exported to, among others, Iran, Iraq and Jordan.The FV432 Trojan is a British tracked armored personnel carrier from the post-war period. The vehicle is powered by a single engine Rolls-Royce K60 with a power of 240 hp . The vehicle prototypes were created in the early 1960s, and serial production was carried out in the years 1963-1971. About 3,000 copies of this car were produced in the course of it. The armament is usually a single 7.62 mm L7 machine gun. The FV432 is a member of the FV430 family of vehicles. The FV432 transporter was created to replace the Alvis Saracen vehicles in the line. It is able to carry up to 10 landing soldiers with full equipment, providing them with protection against small-caliber fire with a caliber of up to 12.7 mm and against fragments of artillery shells. The car can also negotiate water obstacles after prior preparation. Based on the FV432, many special-purpose vehicles have been created, such as: command vehicle, ambulance or technical support vehicle. Transporters of this type were replaced in line by BAE Warrior vehicles in the 1980s and 1990s, but their specialized versions are still used by the British Army. The FV432 was used in combat, among others in the Operation Desert Storm (1990-1991) or during the operation in Iraq in 2003.