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Chieftain Main Battle Tank - In service: 1967-present day
Used by: UK, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman
USED IN Wars: Iran-Iraq War / Persian Gulf War
Production history
Manufacturer: Leyland Motors
Unit cost £90,000-£100,000 (US$122,669.55-136,299.50) in March 1967
No. built 1896 (900 for UK, 996 exported)
Engine: Leyland L60 (multifuel 2-stroke opposed-piston compression-ignition); 750 hp (560 kW) 6 Cyl, 19 litres
Armour: Glacis: 127 mm (5.0 in) (72°); Hull sides: 50 mm (2.0 in) (10°); Turret: 350 mm (14 in) (60°)
Mass: 55 long tons (62 short tons; 56 t)
Length: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m) - gun forward
7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) - hull
Width: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)[3]
Height: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Suspension: Horstmann: Horizontal Coil Spring Suspension Bogies
Crew: 4 including: " Dickie "
Fuel capacity: 195 imp gal (890 l; 234 US gal)
Operational range
500 km (310 miles) on roads
Maximum speed:
Road: 40 km/h (25 mph) (Mk. 1- Mk. 3)
43 km/h (27 mph) (Mk. 5)
Height: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
In service: 1967-present
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