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Challenger — Tier VII English tank destroyer

Challenger

VII
Cost
  • 1 400 000
  • 65 680
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1000
HP
12 / 22
266.1m
View range
5 / 22
Firepower
Shell
2672
DPM
16 / 22
220
Penetration
3 / 22
300
Damage
15 / 22
145
Devices/crew damage
13 / 22
—
Burst damage
— / —
878
Velocity
10 / 22
6.36%
Penetration loss over distance
2 / 21
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2316
DPM
16 / 21
252
Penetration
7 / 21
260
Damage
8 / 21
145
Devices/crew damage
12 / 21
—
Burst damage
— / —
1098
Velocity
6 / 21
4.37%
Penetration loss over distance
2 / 13
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3118
DPM
19 / 22
47
Penetration
15 / 22
350
Damage
14 / 22
145
Devices/crew damage
13 / 22
—
Burst damage
— / —
878
Velocity
10 / 22
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.58
Explosion radius
14 / 22
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
94.0
Caliber
15 / 22
8.91
Rate of fire
12 / 22
6.74
Reload time
10 / 20
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.90
Base aim time
14 / 22
0.317
Dispersion
5 / 22
Dispersion factors
0.220
When moving
18 / 22
0.240
When rotating
21 / 22
0.080
When rotating turret
1 / 22
3.500
After shot
11 / 22
Gun angles
10°
Depression
2 / 22
20°
Elevation
2 / 22
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 22
21.87
Turret traverse speed
18 / 22
Mobility
34.24
Weight
12 / 22
Speed
50
Forward
4 / 22
20
Backward
1 / 22
Effective Power / Weight ratio
20.88
On hard terrain
4 / 22
18.98
On medium terrain
3 / 22
12.28
On soft terrain
6 / 22
Traverse speed
38.77
On hard terrain
15 / 22
35.24
On medium terrain
11 / 22
22.80
On soft terrain
14 / 22
6.79m×2.23m×2.34m
Size
12 / 22
Concealment
29.10%
While still
15 / 22
19.00%
While moving
17 / 22
9.65%
Upon firing while still
16 / 22
7.38%
Upon firing while moving
19 / 22
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
206.7m
While still
229.0m
While moving
249.7m
Upon firing while still
254.7m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 224–280
  • 168–224
  • 112–168
  • 56–112
  • 0–56
Spaced armor
  • 224–280
  • 168–224
  • 112–168
  • 56–112
  • 0–56
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Created in 1942 based on the extended chassis of the Cromwell. One definite advantage of the new vehicle was its 17-pounder gun, which was the most powerful British gun at that time. This allowed the tank destroyer to effectively hit the enemy at distances up to 1,000 meters. However, the vehicle had a large silhouette and the chassis was overloaded. A total of about 200 vehicles were built.