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British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:52 am
by 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;

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Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:25 am
by forgebear
hi looking at that maybe you could use a p 111 base on that

Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:50 pm
by mcevoyi
i have been looking at useing the bulldog chassis .. its close !
Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:08 pm
by Saxondog
Their are some pretty good pictures on the site of each side. Blake
Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:57 pm
by 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
Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:18 pm
by 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
Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:36 am
by 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.
Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:29 pm
by Saxondog
Thanks Nick,What is the primary British Tank Today? Is the Abrams the generic NATO tank of choice? Blake
Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:24 pm
by nickmow
That would be Challenger 2 Sax, quite a beast.

Re: British Abbott Self Propelled Gun
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:32 pm
by fv432
a little info on the chally2
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/challenger_2.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;