Challenger
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Challenger
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1.380.000  Kosten |
| 840228 HP Struktur |
| 33.02/33.516.98/36.8 t Höchstgewicht |
- Kommandant
- Richtschütze
- Fahrer
- Ladeschütze (Funker)
- Ladeschütze
| 600650 hp Motorleistung |
| 52/20 km/h Höchstgeschwindigkeit |
| 2830 deg/s Wendegeschwindigkeit |
| 18.1738.28 hp/t Leistungsgewicht |
| YesYes Pivot |
| // mm Wannenpanzerung |
AP//HE
AP/APCR/HE Granaten |
| 150/150/190280/280/370 HP Schaden |
| 143/171/38220/252/47 mm Durchschlag |
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13.33 r/m ▲
7.69 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Feuerrate Standard Gun |
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1999.5 ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
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2153.2 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Schaden pro Minute Standard Gun |
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0.34 m ▲
0.35 m With 50% Crew: 0.421 m ▲ Genauigkeit With 50% Crew: 0.434 m |
| 2.1 s 2 s Einzielzeit |
| 1618 deg/s Gun Wendegeschwindigkeit |
| 360° Waffenwinkel |
| -10°/+20°-10°/+20° Richtwinkel |
| 6030 rounds Munitionskapazität |
| 2020 % Brandwahrscheinlichkeit |
| 360 m 370 m Sichtweite |
| 450 m 700 m Funkreichweite |
VII
1380000
Der Challenger ist ein britischer Jagdpanzer der Stufe 7.
1942 auf Grundlage eines verlängerten Chassis des Cromwell entwickelt Ein erheblicher Vorteil des neuen Fahrzeugs war die 17-Pfünder-Kanone, die stärkste Kanone der Briten zu dieser Zeit. Dadurch konnte der Jagdpanzer effizient Gegner in Entfernungen bis zu 1000 Metern treffen. Das Fahrzeug hatte jedoch eine große Silhouette und das Fahrwerk war überlastet. Es wurden 200 Fahrzeuge gebaut.
It is often called one of the worst tier 7 tank Destroyers, although in actuality, once you are past the first gun and turret it becomes a very competitive vehicle. most people will complain about the penetration or damage, but in actuality it is actually fine, and you will not struggle to penetrate much, especially if you choose your targets well. This Tank is best played as either a snipe; this however, is hard because of the terrible camouflage ratings, a flanker; this tank can do very well in this role, especially on maps like Malinovka, where your fast speed and good RoF will allow you to achieve extremely well. It can also be played as a brawler, but it is significantly hampered in this area by its bad turret traverse speed. Be careful that you do not get hit, as your health evaporates fast and your engine is very easily set on fire.
Overall, this is a great tank, and very rewarding too, but only if you can figure out a way to play it well. Once you have done this, you will be richly rewarded.
Der Challenger führt zum Charioteer.
Module / Verfügbare Zubehörteile und Verbrauchsgegenstände
Module
Geschütze
| Stufe | Geschütz | Durchschlag (mm) |
Schaden (HP) |
Feuerrate (Schuss/min) |
Genauigkeit (m/100m) |
Einzielzeit (s) |
Gewicht (kg) |
Kosten (  )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | OQF 17-pdr AT Gun Mk. VII | 171/239/38 | 150/150/190 | 15.38 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 826 | 65000 | |
| VI | OQF 17-pdr AT Gun Mk. II | 143/171/38 | 150/150/190 | 13.95 | 0.33 | 2 | 826 | 52000 | |
| VIII | OQF 32-pdr AT Gun Mk. II | 220/252/47 | 280/280/370 | 7.69 | 0.35 | 2 | 2972 | 125000 |
Motoren
| Stufe | Motor | Leistung (hp) |
Brandwahrscheinlichkeit (%) |
Gewicht (kg) |
Kosten ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Rolls-Royce Meteor | 600 | 20 | 744 | 14000 | |
| V | Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. IVB | 650 | 20 | 744 | 16000 |
Fahrwerk
| Stufe | Ketten | Höchstgewicht (t) |
Wendegeschwindigkeit (Grad/s) |
Rmin | Gewicht (kg) |
Kosten ( )
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | Challenger | 33.5 | 28 | 0 | 7500 | 15000 | |
| VII | Avenger | 36.8 | 30 | 0 | 7500 | 21000 |
Funkgeräte
| Stufe | Funkgerät | Funkreichweite (m) |
Gewicht (kg) |
Kosten ( )
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | WS No. 19 Mk. II | 450 | 40 | 21000 | |
| VIII | WS No. 22 | 700 | 40 | 25000 | |
| VIII | WS No. 19 Mk. III | 550 | 40 | 22000 |
Verfügbare Zubehörteile
Verfügbare Verbrauchsgegenstände
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Very fast speed and surprisingly good traverse (for a TD), can let it play a flanking role or fall back when in danger
- Great gun depression of 10 degrees all around the tank
- Wonderful gun handling and accuracy lets even less experienced players nail shots frequently
- Very fast RoF compensates for the horrible alpha damage
- Has a turret and pivots unlike most TDs of same tier
Cons:
- Not particularly good penetration on gun, 171mm of pen. It is ok at its tier, but will struggle with higher tier targets
- Large size and thin armor makes you easy pickings for enemy tanks, especially arty
- 2nd turret has a mere 40mm of frontal armor (200mm on the back, which is rarely useful)
- Very low alpha damage for its tier
Performance
The 17-pdr gun which was devastating on the Archer and still very good on the Achilles is painfully sub-par on the Challenger. With 171 penetration, you'll find standard rounds unable to penetrate most tier VIII and IX tanks frontally. It's large silhouette and poor camouflage values make this tank difficult to conceal (even with camo-oriented setup, most enemies will spot you from about 350m), and the thin armour won't block many shots.
The role of this tank is long-range sniping. Its decent mobility allows to take advantageous positions early and quickly change positions, should such need arise. Avoid close-range fighting - poor armour, slow traverse and low accuracy while moving make you an easy prey for most light and medium tanks you encounter. After the Buff in update 9.15, it is a very effective flanking tank, especially with the top gun and turret and on maps such as malinovka, where the good maneuverability and fast-firing gun will allow you to harass enemy tanks from behind rather effectively.
An interesting thing to note is that the stock turret of the Challenger is very similar to the turret on the TOG II*. This is not coincidental; during development, the TOG II* was fitted with a variety of turrets, the final configuration seen today in the Bovington Tank Museum and in the game used the Challenger's turret.
Early Research
The first thing that you definitely want to research is the gun, the tanks is useless without the second gun and so it is a must.
Next, research the second turret, as it will give you a huge RoF boost and is actually lighter than the first.
After this, research everything else in any order, it doesn't really matter.
Note that if you've fully researched the Achilles, you'll have all modules available immediately with the exception of the turret and tracks. The 2nd turret is lighter than the stock turret, so the tracks can be researched last, if at all.
External Reviews and Opinions
Galerie
Historical Info
The design compromises made in fitting the large gun onto the Cromwell chassis resulted in a tank with a powerful weapon, but with less armour. The extemporised Sherman Firefly conversion of the US-supplied Sherman was easier to produce and, combined with delays in production, meant that only 200 Challengers were built. However, it was able to keep up with the fast Cromwell tank and was used alongside them.
The driving force in the development of Challenger was Roy Robotham. Robotham had been a Rolls-Royce executive in the car division who, with no work to do, had led a team to develop a tank powerplant from the Rolls-Royce Merlin aircraft engine. The Rolls-Royce Meteor gave the British a powerful, reliable engine, which would power the A27M Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell tank. Robotham's contributions gained him a place in the Ministry of Supply and on the Tank Board, despite his lack of experience in tank design.[5]
The General Staff brought forward specification A29 for a 45-ton 17-pounder-armed cruiser tank based on needs identified in the African desert campaign. The design weight of this vehicle was too heavy however, and prior to manufacture the specification was passed over in favour of the alternate specification, A30 at 10 tons lighter.[6]
In 1942, an order for an A30 based tank was placed with Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRC&W) expecting it to be based on the Cromwell components also being manufactured by BRC&W. Turret and gun mounting was in the hands of Stothert & Pitt. Birmingham Carriage had to modify the Cromwell hull to take a bigger turret.
The design received additional emphasis when it was found in May 1943 that the Cromwell was not going to be able to fit its intended armament. Vickers had been developing a 50-calibre-long 75mm "High Velocity" tank gun. It was realised late in the design process that the Cromwell's turret ring was too small to mount this 75 mm (3.0 in) gun.[7] Thus the Challenger would be the only British cruiser tank to mount a weapon that could tackle heavier German armour until the arrival of the A34 Comet.
British tank production was a limited resource however, and insufficient numbers could be made. In the lead-up to D-Day, Sherman tanks were upgraded with the 17-pounder creating the interim Sherman Firefly. Conversions of Sherman tanks to Fireflys was simpler than production of Challenger, and the A30 order was cancelled after about 200 had been built allowing BRC&W to focus on production of the Cromwell.
The tank was rendered obsolete when the Vickers HV 75 mm gun was developed to become the 77mm HV (actually 76.2 mm calibre) to arm the Comet tank. The 77mm HV used the same projectiles as the 17-pounder although with a reduced propellent charge compared to the 17-pdr. The 17-pdr was briefly used on earlier marks of Cromwell's successor -the Centurion tank.
Historische Galerie
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Historical Accuracy Errata
The Challenger in this game is an amalgamation of the Challenger cruiser tank and the Avenger tank destroyer. The Avenger utilised a new hull based on the Comet cruiser tank; the turret was never fitted to a Challenger.
