The Challenger 2 has a muzzle reference system that can detect the smallest variation in the barrel. The fire control system is a improved version of the M1A1. The gun is made of electro-slag refined steel. The gun can fire uranium shells like the M1A2. The Challenger 2 has a 120mm rifed gun that is 55 calibre long compared to the M1A2 44 calibre and the Leclerc has a 52 calibre long gun. During the second gulf war none were damaged or destryied due to enemy fire unlike the M1A1 which has the same armor as the M1A2 and some M1A1 got damaged or even captured. The armor is second generation chobham which is the best armor in NATO. The Challenglf war er 2 is the best tank period. You can talk about gun size and round penetration, but all the really matters is that at the end of the day, your tank blew the crud out of the enemy and he didn't blow a large hole in yours and kill the crew or incapitate the tank. How it performs in the field is everything.

Thats the final, and really only determination of a good weapon. They are only as good as they perform in real combat. To truly figure out which tank is 'better', you have to factor in the logistics supplying the tank, potential air cover, infantry support, the crew of the tank and the overall strategic doctrine it is following, the overall objectives of the war and/or conflict and its potential consequences on how said conflict is executed, and finally after all that is done.then the final actual tank stats come into play.Īs for the stats themselves.

We are not going to be engaging tanks alone in any forseeable war.it is pointless to speculate realistically about a situation which is not realistically going to come about. So the question becomes not 'which tank is better?', but 'which nation's armed forces is better?'. None of these tanks is going to be in combat alone.no country in their right mind is going to send out tanks alone in a conflict. But in all reality, this ignores the larger picture. Until then we can manage battles as much as we want to.certain tanks can fire faster, longer, or maneuver better then the others. None of the top tank designs have met in actual battle.

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