The Chieftain tank

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The Chieftain tank
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Posted on April 16, 2025 at 10:08:14 by Vince Moran

Very interest article yesterday in the Telegraph, By
Hamish De Breton Gordon, he was an ex co of the Royal Tank Regiment, He tells us of the shortcomings of the German Leppard 2 tank
The part that took my eye was the earlier chieftain tanks
Designed in the 50`s
We trained with them at Saltau,or Sanellager in the early 60`s when in BAOR,heres his copied in part"The Leopard 2 is a technical marvel, with echoes of the German Tiger tank in WW2: perhaps the most dangerous tank of the war. Leopard 2 has a very complex fire control system, an outstandingly powerful MTU power pack (the engine to the �non tankies�), and an excellent 120mm smoothbore gun. However it is very susceptible to drone and �top� attack and very difficult to fix if damaged or broken down. Worse still, like the Tiger of WW2, it is very few in numbers. The Russians have lost thousands of T-72s, T-80s and T-90 tanks. Just 18 Leopard 2s have been supplied to Ukraine!

The first issue identified is how difficult it is for Ukraine soldiers to mend these tanks and keep them battle worthy. If the engine breaks down it must be taken hundreds of miles for repair in a specialist facility, whereas the old, simple engines of the Russian tanks can be easily fixed by any automotive mechanic, in situ if necessary. The first tank I commanded was a Chieftain, designed in the 1950s, which had a �London bus� engine to power it. The engine frequently stopped when the fuel injection solenoid got stuck shut. This was simply remedied using a clothes peg to keep it open! A similar problem with a Leopard 2 or CR2 would require a new engine."
powered by a Bus engine, and fixed on site with a clothes peg!!
For Maurice: bet they used s "suggain too"
Vince

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Re(1): The Chieftain tank - By Maurice Taylor April 16, 2025 at 13:25:42
- Re(2): The Chieftain tank - By vince April 16, 2025 at 16:23:11

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