Class: Others, Military armored vehicle — Model origin:
Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-07-01 20:56 |
Challenger? See ya! []'s |
◊ 2006-07-03 22:41 |
chieftain main battle tank minus its side skirts. |
◊ 2006-07-19 01:14 |
in July 2006 this very same tank,a Chieftain Mk10,was offered for sale in the British "Military Machines International" magasine,having starred in mr bean. |
◊ 2006-08-23 21:15 |
Can we agree on this being a Chieftain Mk10? http://www.tanxheaven.com/eddie/chieftainmk10berlin/chieftainmk10berlin.htm -- Last edit: 2006-08-23 21:17:06 |
◊ 2006-08-29 21:28 |
'Chieftain' is not the make, but the name only. To my knowledge these were made by Leyland and had the military name FV 4201 Chieftain. The Mk.10 is an upgrade of the Mk.5 final production variant. The first introduction was 1967, but so far I cannot say when this upgrade was performed. |
◊ 2006-08-29 23:05 |
Alexander, regarding the makers of the Chieftain I found the following - source... http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Chieftain. I don't know the details myself so cannot comment on its accuracy. "Chieftain was accepted for service in 1963 and entered service in 1967 with the 11th Hussars and 17/21st Lancers. Two production lines for the Chieftain were set up, the first at the Royal Ordnance factory in Leeds (bought by Vickers in 1986), and the second, at the Vickers' plant at Elswick." So possibly the maker is Vickers rather than Leyland? |
◊ 2006-08-29 23:36 |
Yes. Only the diesel engine seems to be from Leyland. And if my Google-ing was correct, it was regarded the main weak point of this machine. Even after a lot of updates, it was regarded not powerful enough. |
◊ 2006-08-30 00:36 |
Yes, Sunbar, you are right. I was misled as the first design for a Centurion replacement came as aprivate venture from Leyland, but obviously Vickers produced the final accepted version. So far I cannot tell exactly when 'Vickers Armstrong' became 'Vickers plc.' (after privatisation). I think it was as late as 1977, therefore these tanks would be 'Vickers Armstrong'. As most sources use 'Vickers' only this might have been the brand name used, or, as often to be found on the internet, a mistake has been copied on and on. |
◊ 2015-05-19 02:09 |
The Mark 10 was one of the last marks, so definitely not 1967. |
◊ 2021-12-17 20:31 |