Can anyone tell me what this tank is called?

[pauldarnell]

I am struggling to find the answer to the question below:

"A British tank which shared its name with a post war British Bomber aircraft"

I have put the image on the web site below

http://www.badongo.com/pic/2668300

Thanks for any ideas

Paul

[Wholley]

I think it's a variant of the Chieftan.

http://www.clash-of-steel.co.uk/gallery ... .php?id=52

[pauldarnell]

Thanks Wholley - but was there a bomber aircraft called a Chieftain?

[Tab]

Looks like a Mk 1 Challenger

[Wholley]

Your right Tab.
I'll just go sit in the corner.
When the Challenger was being developed was'nt it called'Saracen'or something like?

[got1]

Wholley, a Saracen was an APC in the 60s.
We had them in Aden, it was usually accompaned by a Ferret and a Saladin.

[Wholley]

Gotter's,
I really will have to go sit in the corner with my dunce hat on.
Back to Paul's original question I cannot think of a MBT with the same name as a post WW11 bomber.

[Tab]

The other thing it could be is a variation of the Centurion

[sportbilly42]

I'm no tank expert and wasn't green slime either, but from looking at the fact this baby has seven running wheels I'd say it's not a variant of Centurian (FAR too old), Chieftan or Challenger which all ran on six wheels. (Didn't they??!)

What makes you think "A British tank which shared its name with a post war British Bomber aircraft" Crossword puzzle is it? We're not picking from an extensive list of 'british bombers'.........

Vulcan? Valiant? Victor? Venom? Vampire? errm... Washington?


More 'looking' required but the M1 Abrams runs on 7 sets so does the Leopard 2 so may be an overseas MBT which coincidentally shares a name. (Doesn't get you past the 'A British tank..' bit though I s'pose.... Oh well........

[got1]

Wholley, you don't have to remember everthing at your age.
btw There is a new saying out, It used to be "having a senior moment",
now it is CRAFT.

[pauldarnell]

sportbilly - I agree with the number of wheels but did the British ever use an Abrams tank? If they did then perhaps there is a variant where they used the base and mounted a new turret.

Thanks anyway - it is a quiz (www.postquix.com)

Paul

[Tab]

All the British built tanks from the Middle of WW2 seemed to have names the started with a "C" Churchill, Crusader, Cromwell. Conqueror, Centurion, Chieftain, Challenger


Tanks with seven wheels are as follows
C1 Artete Italian
M1 Abrams
Leopard
M103 Heavy Tank

The one with the closest silhouette is Mk1 Leopard

[SupFAC]

Its a Vickers MK__ not sure what number ,but it never went into service with the British Army,I think a middle east country bought a few dozen ,a bit of a poor mans Chally,we are talking early 80's

[Alfa]

Its a Vickers MK__ not sure what number ,but it never went into service with the British Army,I think a middle east country bought a few dozen ,a bit of a poor mans Chally,we are talking early 80's

Would that be the Tank we were building for the Shah before the revolution? I think it was called the Shir or something??

I believe the Challenger was developed from this cancelled project which would account for the similarities?

[Rooper]

SupFAC; I think thatthe vehicle your are thinking of is the Shir 1 which we flogged to Iran. Jordan also bought it and for them it was called the Khalid. The Shir 2, ordered by Iran but cancelled due to a minor scrap in the country went on to become Challenger 1.

Going back to the original question the chassis looks to be that of a Leopard 2, god knows about the turret!