Talk:Challenger 1 tank

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Contents 1 History 2 Poorly written article 3 Trivia 4 Tank vs Tank Kill Record

[edit] History

Don't know if this should be mentioned:

although true about the CAT competition, it transpired that the tank in question had, had faulty wipers on the sights coupled with mud splattered on the periscopes and as an affect caused severe loss of target aquisition/visibility SOURCE:Tank crew interview on TV —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 80.229.128.206 (talk • contribs) on 2005-07-09 at 11:48hrs .

-- 80.229.128.206 2005-07-09T11:48:08 (edit)

[edit] Poorly written article

This is a very poorly written article, it (the article) pales in comaprison to the M1 article. Surely someone who knows something about this subject can write more about it. How many challenger 1's were bought? who(individuals) designed it? Add a photo maybe, do something! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.237.98.55 (talk • contribs) on 2005-10-14 at 18:27hrs .

[edit] Trivia

The Challenger 1 tank makes an appearance on one of the episodes of the British TV comedy show "Mr. Bean" in which Mr. Bean (interpreted by Rowan Atkinson) visits a military fair. He leaves his car in the place of an identical car which is to be used in a demonstration which consists on the tank rolling over the vehicle. I may be wrong in thinking this, but I seem to remember it was actually a Chieftain, as the turret was rounded, not angular like the Challenger.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.26.180.56 (talk • contribs) on 2006-08-20 at 01:48hrs .

It was a Chieftain indeed.--MWAK 16:15, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tank vs Tank Kill Record

As I understand it, the actual range of the record kill was 5142 meters,(5.1km). However, I can't find a suitable online source for reference purposes. JayFrancis 14:05, 14 January 2007 (UTC)