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Challenger II OIF
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Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 - 02:08 PM UTC
Was the Challenger II (Tamiya model) used in desert storm?

Was it used at the begining of the invasion in OIF?

Does it use the same type of ammo as the Abrams?
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Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 - 03:47 PM UTC

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Was the Challenger II (Tamiya model) used in desert storm?

Was it used at the begining of the invasion in OIF?

Does it use the same type of ammo as the Abrams?


1. No....the Challenger 1 was used.

2. Yes....from the beginning of OIF to the present.

3. No...it is a 120 mm round .....but a two piece round....and different ammunition designs and construction.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 12:53 AM UTC
Thanks
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Posted: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 02:02 AM UTC

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Quoted Text

Was the Challenger II (Tamiya model) used in desert storm?

Was it used at the begining of the invasion in OIF?

Does it use the same type of ammo as the Abrams?


1. No....the Challenger 1 was used.

2. Yes....from the beginning of OIF to the present.

3. No...it is a 120 mm round .....but a two piece round....and different ammunition designs and construction.


The chally is fitted with a 120mm rifled barrel that fires a two piece round with the parts sored separately for safety and the UK use op telic for Iraq ops.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 12:47 PM UTC

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the UK use op telic for Iraq ops.


That is correct.....the British call it OP Telic not OIF.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 12:50 AM UTC
thats makes sense
I kept seeing op telic and didnt know what it meant
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