| Operator: |
Jordan |
| Status: |
In Service |
| Number: |
275 |
| Cost: |
GBP266 million deal |
| Acquired: |
1981-1985 |
| General Specs |
|
| Country of origin: |
UK |
| Manufacturer: |
Royal Ordinance Factories/Vickers |
| Introduced: |
1981 |
| Combat Weight: |
64 tons |
| Length: |
21 ft (6.39 m) |
| Width: |
11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Height: |
8.2 ft (2.5 m) |
| Range: |
248.5 miles (400 km) |
| Engine: |
Perkins Engines Condor V-12 water cooled diesel (1,200 hp) |
| Track: |
|
| Road Speed (km/h): |
34.8 mph (56 km/h) |
| Offroad Speed (km/h): |
18.6 mph (30 km/h) |
| Loader: |
Manual |
| Crew: |
4 |
| Armor |
|
| NBC Protection |
Yes |
| Nightvision |
1R18 Thermal sight, 3x |
| Laser detection |
TLS |
| Armament: |
|
| Main Armament |
120mm rifled gun L11A5 (64 rounds) |
| Ammunition |
APDS-T, APFDS-T, HESH, smoke and illumination rounds |
| Secondary Armament |
2 x 7.62mm MG (6000 rounds) |
| Radar/Sensors: |
|
| Countermeasures/Defenses: |
12 x Smoke Grenade Discharges |
| Notes: |
Originally developed for Iran but was cancelled following the Iranian Revolution. Essentially a hybrid of the Chieftain and Challenger 1. |
