TAMIYA 1/35 BRITISH CHIEFTAIN MAIN BATTLE TANK 35068 on eBay (end time 28-Oct-09 20:16:48 GMT)


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Type:	Tanks	Scale:	1:35
Subtype:	--	Brand:	Tamiya
Model:	--	Condition:	New

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TAMIYA 1/35 BRITISH CHIEFTAIN MAIN BATTLE TANK 35068

TAMIYA

35068

1/35
BRITISH ARMY
CHIEFTAIN
MAIN BATTLE TANK

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Genuine UK Stock - No Further Tax / Duty to any EC Country

In 1956, Leyland Motors built 3 FV4202 prototypes. Similar to the Centurion but with only 5 roadwheels, a new turret without a mantlet and a driver sat in a reclined position to reduce hull height. The last two details were adopted for the new Chieftain main battle tank (FV4201) whose overall specification was issued in 1958. 7 prototypes had been built by April 1962 and crews from the Royal Tank Regiments came from Germany to help test the new vehicle. 2 prototypes of the new Chieftain went over to Germany in December 1962 to commence trials there. The Chieftain was accepted for service in 1963 and entered service in 1967. 2 production lines for the Chieftain were set up, the first at the Royal Ordnance factory in Leeds, and the second, at Vickers, Elswick. Around 900 Chieftains were built for the British Army with production being completed in the early 1970s. Iran ordered 707 Chieftains in 1971 with a number of armoured recovery vehicles and bridgelayers.
Jordan however, ordered the Chieftain under the name Khalid, which had a number of modifications including a new Perkins V12 diesel. Oman also bought a number of Chieftain Mk. 15s (named Qayd Al Ardh) in the mid-1980s. The hull of the Chieftain is made of cast and rolled steel sections welded together. The driver sits at the front of the hull, with the loader on the left and commander and gunner on the right of the turret. The Chieftain outgunned most of its contemporaries by mounting a Royal Ordnance 120mm L11A5 rifled gun fitted with a Pilkington Optronics laser rangefinder. In the 1970s, British Army Chieftains were fitted with a Thermal Sight, GEC-Marconi integrated Fire Control System, Stillbrew armour and the No. 11 NBC system. A 7.62mm L8A1 machine gun is mounted coaxially with the main gun and a 7.62mm L37A1 machine gun is mounted on the commander's cupola. The engine is a Leyland L60 No. 4 Mk. 8A diesel, which generates 750hp and is coupled to a TN12 transmission. There are a number of specialised variants of the Chieftain which are still in service with the British Army.
(Mk. 5) Hull length: 7.52m. Hull width: 3.5m (with skirts). Height: 2.9m. Crew: 4. Ground Clearance: 0.51m. Weight: 55,000kg (combat). Ground pressure: 0.9kg/sq.cm. Max speed: 48km/h. Max range (internal fuel): up to 500km on road. Armament: 120mm rifled main gun, 1 x 7.62mm MG coaxial, 1 x 7.62mm MG on commander's cupola.

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