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The Challenger 2 TES has the armour that would be expected of the name (TES - Theatre Entry Standard). The tank has been updated to meet the modern theatres of war, including streetfighting and more effective chemical munitions and kinetic weapons. The ERA on the sides displays this exact line of thought. The tank now boasts some of the most effective ERA in the game, beating the T-90A's frontal chemical protection by over 500 mm of effective thickness.
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Equipped with the iconic jammer plate mounted to the roof, this tank will be easy to spot and identify, so one should take care to cover their weak points with extra care, as many will know where the weaknesses are, and feel pressured to shoot them due to the increased armour elsewhere. The tank retains the same weakspots; the gun mantlet, driver's port and the lower frontal plate, though it is less vulnerable to chemical munitions now. The gun breech will most likely block spalling from any penetrating round, allowing TES players to retreat and repair their breech, should they be far enough away from danger.
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When opposing enemy tanks, commanders should attempt to angle their tank slightly, as the composite side screens can take most of the brunt of lower power kinetic rounds (M111, DM33) at an angle. Chemical rounds will also fail to penetrate when hitting any ERA on the side. Angling has the added bonus of making the driver's port less effective as a means of knocking out the tank's crew.
  
 
'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
 
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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| Hull || 38-50 mm (56-83°) ''Upper Plate''
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70 mm (31-34°) ''Lower Glacis'' 60 mm (0-80°) ''Driver's Port''
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| 25 mm Top (70°)
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25 mm Middle (0°) 38 mm ''Bottom'' (0°)
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| 25 mm (32°) || 10-20 mm
 
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| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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| Turret || 38 - 50 mm (56-82°) ''Turret Front'' <br>30 mm (3-82°) ''Gun Mantlet'' || 20-25 mm (8-10°) || 20 mm (18°) || 10-38 mm
 
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| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' <br> ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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| Cupola || 8 mm (3-78°) || 8 mm (9-60°) || 8 mm (1-80°) || 44-60 mm
 
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| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
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!Composite Armour
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!Front
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! colspan="3" |Sides
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|-
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|Hull
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|'''Upper'''<br>Kinetic: 420-700 mm<br>Chemical: 800-1100 mm<br>'''Lower'''<br>Kinetic: 100-270 mm<br>Chemical: 130-800 mm
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| colspan="3" |'''Ext. Composite Screen with ERA:'''<br>Kinetic: 88 mm<br>Chemical: 1900 mm
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|Turret
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|'''Turret Cheeks'''<br>Kinetic: 440-720 mm<br>Chemical: 780-1000 mm
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| colspan="3" |'''Internal Composite'''<br>Kinetic: 190-740 mm<br>Chemical: 300-1000 mm
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'''Ext. ERA''':
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Kinetic: 30 mm
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Chemical: 222 mm
 
|-
 
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|}
 
|}
  
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'''Notes:'''
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* ''Upper Frontal Plate'' has additional 6.35 mm external structural steel plate.
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* ''Lower Frontal Plate'' has additional composite with NERA elements, which is very effective against chemical munitions.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1886|rbMinHp=1076}}
  
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
 
=== Modifications and economy ===
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{{main|L30A1 (120 mm)}}
 
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! ''Arcade''
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| rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 29.5 || 40.8 || 49.6 || 54.8 || 58.4 || rowspan="2" | 6.50 || rowspan="2" | 5.75 || rowspan="2" | 5.30 || rowspan="2" | 5.00
 
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! ''Realistic''
 
! ''Realistic''
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| 18.4 || 21.7 || 26.4 || 29.1 || 31.0
 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
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| Shot L23A1 || APFSDS || __ || __ || __ || __ || __ || __
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| Shot L23A1 || APFSDS || 396 || 394 || 387 || 376 || 367 || 357
 
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| Shell L31A7 || HESH || __ || __ || __ || __ || __ || __
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| Shell L31A7 || HESH || 152 || 152 || 152 || 152 || 152 || 152
 
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| L26 || APFSDS || __ || __ || __ || __ || __ || __
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| L26 || APFSDS || 493 || 491 || 487 || 481 || 474 || 468
 
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| L27A1 || APFSDS || __ || __ || __ || __ || __ || __
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| L27A1 || APFSDS || 564 || 562 || 557 || 551 || 545 || 538
 
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
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| Shot L23A1 || APFSDS || ___ || _.__ || __ || _._ || ___ || __° || __° || __°
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| Shot L23A1 || APFSDS || 1,535 || 3.89 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 
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| Shell L31A7 || HESH || ___ || _.__ || __ || _._ || ___ || __° || __° || __°
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| Shell L31A7 || HESH || 670 || 17.1 || 0.1 || 4 || 6,560 || 73° || 77° || 80°
 
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| L26 || APFSDS || ___ || _.__ || __ || _._ || ___ || __° || __° || __°
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| L26 || APFSDS || 1,650 || 4.1 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 
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| L27A1 || APFSDS || ___ || _.__ || __ || _._ || ___ || __° || __° || __°
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| L27A1 || APFSDS || 1,650 || 4.1 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 
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! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
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| L34 || ___ || ____ || __ || __ || __ || ___
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| L34 || 670 || 17.1 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
 
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{{main|L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L94A1 (7.62 mm)}}
 
{{main|L37A2 (7.62 mm)|L94A1 (7.62 mm)}}
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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| Pintle || 1,700 (100) || 650 || -10°/+50° || ±180°
 
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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| Coaxial || 2,300 (2,000) || 600 || N/A || N/A
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Increased protection offered by external composite armor on the LFP and additional 110mm composite plates on the hull sides behind the ERA panels, making it practically immune to most HEAT rounds
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* Impressive chemical protection on the front and sides.
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* Maintains the kinetic protection from previous variants, with improvements in places.
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* Very accurate L30A1 120 mm gun.
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* Fast reload.
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Heaviest MBT in the game with a very poor hp/ton ratio; very poor acceleration
 
* Heaviest MBT in the game with a very poor hp/ton ratio; very poor acceleration
 
* Same ammunition options as the previous Challenger 2s
 
* Same ammunition options as the previous Challenger 2s
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* Maintains the same weakspots from previous variants.
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* No CITV (Commander Independent Thermal Viewer).
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* L27A1 has low penetration compared to other top rank NATO ammunition.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

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Challenger 2 TES
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Challenger 2 TES

Description

The Challenger 2 TES (2008) is a rank British medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Survivability and armour

The Challenger 2 TES has the armour that would be expected of the name (TES - Theatre Entry Standard). The tank has been updated to meet the modern theatres of war, including streetfighting and more effective chemical munitions and kinetic weapons. The ERA on the sides displays this exact line of thought. The tank now boasts some of the most effective ERA in the game, beating the T-90A's frontal chemical protection by over 500 mm of effective thickness.

Equipped with the iconic jammer plate mounted to the roof, this tank will be easy to spot and identify, so one should take care to cover their weak points with extra care, as many will know where the weaknesses are, and feel pressured to shoot them due to the increased armour elsewhere. The tank retains the same weakspots; the gun mantlet, driver's port and the lower frontal plate, though it is less vulnerable to chemical munitions now. The gun breech will most likely block spalling from any penetrating round, allowing TES players to retreat and repair their breech, should they be far enough away from danger.

When opposing enemy tanks, commanders should attempt to angle their tank slightly, as the composite side screens can take most of the brunt of lower power kinetic rounds (M111, DM33) at an angle. Chemical rounds will also fail to penetrate when hitting any ERA on the side. Angling has the added bonus of making the driver's port less effective as a means of knocking out the tank's crew.

Armour type:

Armour Front Sides Rear Roof
Hull 38-50 mm (56-83°) Upper Plate

70 mm (31-34°) Lower Glacis 60 mm (0-80°) Driver's Port

25 mm Top (70°)

25 mm Middle (0°) 38 mm Bottom (0°)

25 mm (32°) 10-20 mm
Turret 38 - 50 mm (56-82°) Turret Front
30 mm (3-82°) Gun Mantlet 		20-25 mm (8-10°) 20 mm (18°) 10-38 mm
Cupola 8 mm (3-78°) 8 mm (9-60°) 8 mm (1-80°) 44-60 mm
Composite Armour Front Sides
Hull Upper
Kinetic: 420-700 mm
Chemical: 800-1100 mm
Lower
Kinetic: 100-270 mm
Chemical: 130-800 mm 		Ext. Composite Screen with ERA:
Kinetic: 88 mm
Chemical: 1900 mm
Turret Turret Cheeks
Kinetic: 440-720 mm
Chemical: 780-1000 mm 		Internal Composite
Kinetic: 190-740 mm
Chemical: 300-1000 mm

Ext. ERA:

Kinetic: 30 mm

Chemical: 222 mm

Notes:

  • Upper Frontal Plate has additional 6.35 mm external structural steel plate.
  • Lower Frontal Plate has additional composite with NERA elements, which is very effective against chemical munitions.

Mobility

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade Expression error: Unexpected * operator. 1886 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__
Realistic 1076 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: L30A1 (120 mm)
120 mm L30A1 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 50 -10°/+20° ±180° Two-plane 29.5 40.8 49.6 54.8 58.4 6.50 5.75 5.30 5.00
Realistic 18.4 21.7 26.4 29.1 31.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Shot L23A1 APFSDS 396 394 387 376 367 357
Shell L31A7 HESH 152 152 152 152 152 152
L26 APFSDS 493 491 487 481 474 468
L27A1 APFSDS 564 562 557 551 545 538
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Shot L23A1 APFSDS 1,535 3.89 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Shell L31A7 HESH 670 17.1 0.1 4 6,560 73° 77° 80°
L26 APFSDS 1,650 4.1 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
L27A1 APFSDS 1,650 4.1 N/A N/A N/A 78° 80° 81°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy time
(s) 		Screen hold time
(s) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
L34 670 17.1 20 5 25 50

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
50 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Machine guns

Main articles: L37A2 (7.62 mm), L94A1 (7.62 mm)
7.62 mm L37A2
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 1,700 (100) 650 -10°/+50° ±180°
7.62 mm L94A1
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 2,300 (2,000) 600 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Impressive chemical protection on the front and sides.
  • Maintains the kinetic protection from previous variants, with improvements in places.
  • Very accurate L30A1 120 mm gun.
  • Fast reload.

Cons:

  • No composite plates behind the ERA panels on the turret sides
  • Heaviest MBT in the game with a very poor hp/ton ratio; very poor acceleration
  • Same ammunition options as the previous Challenger 2s
  • Maintains the same weakspots from previous variants.
  • No CITV (Commander Independent Thermal Viewer).
  • L27A1 has low penetration compared to other top rank NATO ammunition.

History

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Media

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See also

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  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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  • other literature.


Britain medium tanks
Valentine  Valentine I · Valentine IX · Valentine XI
Cromwell  Cromwell I · Cromwell V · Cromwell V (RP-3)
Cromwell derivatives  Challenger · Avenger · Comet I · Comet I "Iron Duke IV" · Charioteer Mk VII
Centurion  Centurion Mk 1 · Centurion Mk.2 · Centurion Mk 3 · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk 10 · Centurion Action X · FV4202
Vickers MBT  Vickers Mk.1 · Vickers Mk.3 · Vickers Mk.7
Chieftain  Chieftain Mk 3 · Chieftain Mk 5 · Chieftain Mk 10
Challenger 1  Challenger Mk.2 · Challenger Mk.3 · Challenger DS
Challenger 2  Challenger 2 · Challenger 2 (2F) · Challenger 2 TES · Challenger 2 OES · Challenger 2E · Challenger 2 Black Night
Challenger 3  Challenger 3 TD
Australia  A.C.I · A.C.IV · Centurion Mk.5/1
South Africa  Olifant Mk.1A · Olifant Mk.2 · TTD
India  Vijayanta · Bhishma TWMP
Israel  ▄Sho't Kal Dalet
Jordan  Khalid
Sweden  ▄Strv 81 (RB 52)
USA  Grant I · Sherman II · Sherman Firefly · Sherman IC "Trzyniec"

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