Chieftain tank

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:2_×_7.62_mm_L8A1_machine_guns
gptkb:120_mm_L11A5_rifled_gun
up to 390 mm (turret front)
gptkbp:category gptkb:Cold_War_tanks
gptkb:British_Army_vehicles
gptkb:Main_battle_tanks_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:combatHistory gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
gptkb:Yom_Kippur_War
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:designedBy 1950s
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Leyland_L60_multi-fuel_engine
gptkbp:enginePower 750 hp
gptkbp:enteredService 1966
gptkbp:height 2.9 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chieftain tank
gptkbp:length 10.8 m (with gun forward)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Leyland_Motors
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 48 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:FV4201
gptkbp:notableFeature advanced armor for its time
hydropneumatic suspension
powerful 120 mm gun
sloped armor design
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 900
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Centurion_tank
gptkbp:range 500 km
gptkbp:retired 1995 (UK)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Challenger_1
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Jordanian_Army
gptkb:Kuwaiti_Army
gptkb:Omani_Army
gptkb:Iranian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Iraqi_Army
gptkbp:weight 55 tons
gptkbp:width 3.5 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iranian_Army
gptkb:Muckleburgh_Military_Collection
gptkb:7.62_mm_L37A2_machine_gun
gptkb:Bovington_Tank_Museum
gptkb:Centurion_tank
gptkb:120_mm_L11A5_rifled_gun
gptkb:Chieftain_ARRV
gptkb:Chieftain_ARV
gptkb:Chieftain_AVRE
gptkb:Chieftain_Marksman
gptkb:Horstmann_suspension
gptkb:Leyland_L60_multi-fuel_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6