Best current MBT and a question for the Brits

[Ad Lav]

Mick, the Challenger 1 and 2 tanks both have rifled gun. Allowing for more accuracy over longer distances. We also fire HESH and can’t fire HEAT from rifled barrels.

The new Challenger 3 will have a 130mm smooth bore, the gun the new Leopard has. Same ammo etc

[cmryanuk]

Mick, the guy I spoke to didn't make the distance claim, I was reading about the Challenger and found that online. I must have assumed it was the 2.
Good discussion.
Chris

[Aurelius]

Even though I am American, I suspect that either the Leopard or the Challenger would win out. From my admittedly non-expert vantage point, it seems my American forebears made some dumb decisions in the 1970s, ... especially the turbine engine. I don't know much about Japan's JGSDF 10, but it too seems to have several high-end features that might prevail in real battle.