British Abbott Self Propelled Gun

[Saxondog]

Found this while looking at tanks for sale,seems very powerful and was not aware of this British Armored Beast. http://www.armyjeeps.net/Newabbot/briti ... _105mm.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

105MM Main Gun British Abbot Self Propeled Gun

[forgebear]

hi looking at that maybe you could use a p 111 base on that

[mcevoyi]

i have been looking at useing the bulldog chassis .. its close !

[Saxondog]

Their are some pretty good pictures on the site of each side. Blake

[nickmow]

Abbot is one of the FV430 series which includes the FV432 APC, chassis is pretty much the same but of a slightly lower profile than the APC. They are long gone from service but seem to be popular for the Tank driving experience companys. Rolls Royce K60 engine if I remember right

[Saxondog]

Thanks for the information Nick,I know very little about British Armor of any period.What decade was this considered a front line Tank? Sax

[nickmow]

Abbot was not a Tank as such, was a 105mm Self propelled Gun used by the Royal Artillery. Think they went out of service in the 1980's.

[Saxondog]

Thanks Nick,What is the primary British Tank Today? Is the Abrams the generic NATO tank of choice? Blake

[nickmow]

That would be Challenger 2 Sax, quite a beast.

[fv432]

a little info on the chally2 http://www.military-today.com/tanks/challenger_2.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;