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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:120_mm_L11A5_rifled_gun
gptkb:2_×_7.62_mm_L7_machine_guns
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Cold_War_tanks
gptkb:Main_battle_tanks_of_the_United_Kingdom
British Army tanks
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gptkbp:combatHistory
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gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War
Gulf War (Kuwaiti and Iraqi use)
Yom Kippur War (captured units)
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crew
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4
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Leyland_L60_multi-fuel_engine
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gptkbp:enginePower
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750 hp
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gptkbp:enteredService
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1966
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gptkbp:height
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2.9 m
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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FV4201 Chieftain
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gptkbp:introduced
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1966
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gptkbp:length
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7.5 m (hull)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Leyland_Motors
Royal Ordnance Factory, Leeds
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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48 km/h
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Chieftain
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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advanced fire control system for its time
first tank with reclining driver position
heavily sloped turret armor
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 900
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Centurion_tank
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gptkbp:range
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500 km
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Challenger_1
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gptkbp:suspension
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gptkb:Horstmann_suspension
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Jordanian_Army
gptkb:Kuwaiti_Army
gptkb:Omani_Army
gptkb:Iranian_Army
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Iraqi_Army
Israeli Army (captured)
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gptkbp:weight
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55 tonnes
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gptkbp:width
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3.5 m
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gptkbp:withdrawn
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1995 (UK)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cold_War_tanks
gptkb:7.62_mm_L37A2_machine_gun
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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