Type 87 SPAAG |
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Challenger 2 |
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Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
Type |
Main battle tank |
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Japan |
Place of Origin |
United Kingdom |
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1987-present |
Service Period and Status |
1998–present |
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Steel Works |
Designer |
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Program & Unit Cost |
Unit cost
£4,217,000 |
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1987 |
Production Period |
1993–2002 |
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44 t |
Mass / Weight / Displacement |
62.5 tonnes / 61.5 long tons / 68.9 short tons
75.0 tonnes / 73.8 long tons / 82.7 short tons combat ready weight with add-on armour modules |
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6.7 m / 22 ft 0 in (hull) |
Length |
8.3 m / 27 ft 3 in
13.50 m / 44 ft 3 in with gun forward |
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3.2 m / 10 ft 6 in |
Width / Beam |
3.5 m / 11 ft 6 in
4.2 m / 13 ft 9 in) with add-on armour modules |
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4.10 m / 13 ft 5 in with radar erected |
Height |
2.49 m / 8 ft 2 in |
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Ground Clearance |
0.5 m / 1 ft 8 in |
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3 |
Crew |
4 (commander, gunner, loader/operator, driver) |
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Fuel Capacity |
1,592 litres / 350 imp gal / 421 US gal |
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53 km/h / 33 mph |
Speed |
59 km/h / 37 mph on road
40 km/h / 25 mph off road |
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300 km / 190 mi |
Operational Range |
550 km / 340 mi on road
250 km / 160 mi off road on internal fuel |
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17 hp/ton |
Power-to-Weight Ratio |
19.2 hp/t (14.3 kW/t) at 62.5t
16.0 hp/t (11.9 kW/t) at 75.0t |
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Main armament:
2 × Oerlikon 35 mm KDA autocannon
Secondary armament:
2 × 3 smoke grenade dischargers |
Armament |
Main armament:
L30A1 120 mm rifled gun with 47 rounds
Secondary armament:
Coaxial 7.62 mm L94A1 chain gun EX-34 (chain gun)
7.62 mm L37A2 Operator/Loader's hatch machine gun |
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Steel + Classified |
Armor |
Chobham / Dorchester Level 2 (classified) |
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750 hp (560 kW) Mitsubishi 10ZF Type 22 10-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine |
Engine |
1,200 bhp (890 kW) Perkins CV12-6A V12 diesel 26.1 litre |
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Transmission |
David Brown TN54E epicyclic transmission (6 fwd, 2 rev.) |
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Hydro-pneumatic |
Suspension |
Hydropneumatic suspension |
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