In fact it is a combination of a German Leopard 2 hull, mated with the Vickers Mk.4 turret. PSL. Arms and Artillery. On one occasion, in Bahrain, there was a ‘mishap’ where the Vickers team got lost on the way to the firing trials and accidentally found itself driving past the targets on the firing range, something on which to focus the mind. Ovaj prvi prototip je bio poznat pod nazivom Vickers Main Battle Tank Mark 4, bio je naoružan sa topom L7 105 mm. Tankograd Publishing, Germany. With no hull on which to make a Valiant 2 and with a large sum of money invested in a failed project, Vickers was in trouble. Vehículo de Combate Recuperador Tanques (VCRT), RO L7A3 105 mm rifle or L11A5 120 mm rifled main gun. This led to sand getting into the unit as well as a loss of lubricant and causing the unit to fail. Same fate applied to AMX-40. The formal public unveiling took place at the British Army Exhibition at Aldershot in June 1980 along with its formal new name ‘Valiant’. Automotively powerful albeit it still a little underpowered but with a world-beating fire control system. So the This tank Its development began in 1976 and ended in January 1984. It was not the only one of the three to suffer mechanical problems. The self-propelled gun variant was simply designed to take the universal 155 mm howitzer turret developed by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering. A working prototype was being put through mechanical trials in June 1979, meaning it had taken less than 2 years to go from drawing board to the testing ground. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The Vickers Mk.3 main battle tank is a further development of the Vickers Mk.1 MBT. TankPorn is for all things Battle Tanks, Armored Fighting Vehicles, Armored Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and … Press J to jump to the feed. Add-on armor could be added to the hull and turret. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Artillery Rolls Royce CV12TCA Condor diesel engine 1,000 hp at 2,300 rpm or normally rated for 1,200 hp. That vehicle would fail too, but the lessons learned would eventually lead to the turret contract for Brazil for their EE-01 Osorio. The Valiant 2 was to improve on the Valiant with planned automotive improvements in the engine and suspension but whilst at Larkhill, the Valiant slipped off the low loader during transport and rolled into its roof. A whole new level of protection for Western tanks promised to provide a true qualitative edge in protection over their Soviet contemporaries. been offered for export customers with a choice of three 120 mm guns. 69. Missiles Options also all available for the Vickers Mk.3. Vickers may have hoped for some success here as, after all, they had already sold a number of their Mk.3 tanks to Kuwait in the 1970s. Trials of this new tank began immediately to check for automotive performance and firing trials over their course. Gone was the highly sloped casting of the Chieftain to try and deflect incoming shells. The Valiant was dead and all that could be salvaged was the significant investment in the turret. What type of optics this is exactly? Secondary armament included a single 7.62 mm machine Hughes chain gun mounted coaxially with the main gun and a second 7.62 mm machine gun (L37A2) in a remote-control mount next to the commander’s cupola, on the roof. The same gun The gunner had a x10 magnification Vickers Instruments L30 x10 telescopic laser sight with Barr and Stroud LF 11 Nd-YAG-type laser rangefinder fitted with a projected reticle image (PRI) for ranging. Turret was made of steel though. Home > Tanks > Vickers Mk.4 Vickers Mk.4 Prototype main battle tank. Aircraft The TN-12-1000 was also used in the Chieftain 900 and was able to manage engines up to around 1,200 gross hp. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Can't find what This sight had two magnification modes, x3, and x10 and incorporated a Nd-YAG-type laser rangefinder and had been added to the design in 1979 following a tour of the plant by Derek Rile and Patrick Michon of SFIM as part of their UK-wide sales tour. – Polish Armor 1918-1945 (Part 2). It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. With these new partners, the redevelopment of the turret unveiled in 1980 was progressed and manufacture commenced at the Elswick, Works of Vickers, in 1981 followed by a demonstration of the finished product in the British Army Exhibition at Aldershot in 1982. At the same time, these tanks were very similar in their capabilities to Vickers mk.4 and AMX-40 who were just a little bit better than than them. 3 providing gear-change efficiency improvements. the There were The turret design itself had the same diameter ring as that of the Chieftain and was supported on a ball race with a semi-type basket. Engineering Vehicles It With this new armor, and a need for a replacement for Chieftain urgently required, there was a clear opportunity for a large and lucrative contract for a new main battle tank for the UK, and potentially for export. Sent with British Army crews, the Valiant, Challenger 1, and Stormer painted in desert colors performed a variety of trials whilst the team from Vickers traveled separately to talk about the technology. In total, 3,000 rounds for these could be carried. During an off-road trial, however, the Valiant suffered a small disaster. The It is worth Vickers Mk.7. The primary way in which this weight was kept so low was the use of an all-welded all-aluminum alloy armor for the main structure of the hull. 7 vehicle and even had a 105 mm gun version for the Mk. Although the Valiant did not enter production, its development provided valuable experience in The Valiant, using a clever design, was able to offer a choice of guns with either the tried and trusted Royal Ordnance L7A3 105 mm rifled gun or, in a new mounting in the Universal Turret, with the L11 120 mm rifled gun. Those numbers sell vehicles as they make vehicle more marketable. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Firing trials at Lulworth took place at the end of 1982 against simulated targets using APDS at 1,500 m range and found to be excellent. That sleeve was thoroughly tested at Fort Halstead by the Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment (R.A.R.D.E.) This tank This meant an emphasis on the available torque from the engine. December 1980 This MBT is also referred as the Valiant. Foss, C. & McKenzie, P. (1988). Chobham technology had been made available to Vickers by the Ministry of Defence when it was announced in 1976 and two company directors from Vickers served on the Chobham Armour Committee, so they were well aware of its potential. This tank was developed in the late 1980s to replace the Challenger 1 MBT. Instead, this was replaced with a very rectangular turret made up of a series of flat faces, the defining characteristic of a tank made with Chobham technology and a general shape for which this new Western tank-generation would exploit. developing 915 hp. This MBT was revealed in the mid 1970s and was aimed at the export customers. Not only did this allow for different guns to be mounted easily but also for good stability and thereby accuracy from the gun. 51 to 61 km/h (road) depending on engine (Vickers state 70 km/h). Export operators are Nigeria (70 MBTs) and Kenya (about 80). offered with a choice of three guns: British L11A5 120 mm rifled gun, Ground Defence International #70. In addition to this, stations 1, 2, and 6 also had hydraulic shock absorbers. weights less and offers greater protection. The advantage of the Universal Turret mounting being that the main gun could be removed in one piece from the front of the turret through the trunnions without having to remove the turret. These tanks fell into territory where they did not provided anything to a purchaser and appeared as poor man’s MBT. They needed a significant upgrade and it was too soon for export partners to upgrade their Leopard 1 and AMX-30 fleets and if they did wanted an upgrade, they wanted a more significant upgrade than they had now. A hydraulic crane was also available with an auxiliary 3-tonne winch.