 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Sep 2023 4:48 a.m. PST |
Destroyed Ukrainian Challenger 2 outside of Robotyne, most likely from the 82nd Air Assault Brigade. X: link |
| BattlerBritain | 05 Sep 2023 8:33 a.m. PST |
The pictures aren't great and there's a lot of smoke. The barrel seems to be missing its' thermal sleeve. The Thermal Imager box above the barrel seems to be open with a smaller cover than I remember. The rest is hard to make out. I'm 50/50 on whether it's a real Chally 2. |
 Legion 4  | 05 Sep 2023 8:53 a.m. PST |
Wait … you mean an MBT[whatever it was] was KO'd in combat!😨🤯 Just kiddi'n ! Regardless there is lot of stuff on the modern battlefield that will kill ya ! 😏😎 |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 05 Sep 2023 9:14 a.m. PST |
Everyone seems to think it is (a Challenger) – one UK defence commentator seemed to think it might be repairable…..I'm not so sure. Someone suggested it looks like the crew were able to bail based on hatches and turret position. And based on the behavior of the vehicle whose crew took the imagery and the general look I'd hazard immobilised and artillery'ed to death. Assuming they have any I'd expect Russian footage to drop soon. |
| JimDuncanUK | 05 Sep 2023 9:32 a.m. PST |
The BBC seem to have confirmed it was a Challenger. |
| Legion 4 | 05 Sep 2023 9:35 a.m. PST |
Good intel guys … However, it may be repairable as noted … |
| nickinsomerset | 05 Sep 2023 10:06 a.m. PST |
It is a Challenger II, crew all survived, no Dorchester armour package, hopefully the BV was ok, Tally Ho! |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 05 Sep 2023 10:17 a.m. PST |
One Brit milblogger says the tank took a direct hit from incoming heavy artillery, which seems perfectly plausible. A 122mm shell dropping on deck armor would likely take out most anything. TVAG |
| BattlerBritain | 05 Sep 2023 10:37 a.m. PST |
Cheers guys. Just been reading Beeb saying it's been confirmed as a Chally2. Hope all the crew got out OK. |
| Editor in Chief Bill | 06 Sep 2023 6:45 a.m. PST |
Denys Davidov seemed to think it hit a mine, the crew got out, then Russian artillery hit it. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 06 Sep 2023 9:06 a.m. PST |
The presence of the external fuel tanks suggests it was 'on the march'. Also a cluster of other armoured vehicles visually similar to that incident with the Bradley's earlier in the offensive – so yeah I'd reckon mine. |
| nickinsomerset | 06 Sep 2023 11:24 a.m. PST |
Hit a mine then whilst disabled hit by a suicide drone, turret still on as either the charge bins were full of cans of beer or they did their job, Tally Ho! |
| Legion 4 | 06 Sep 2023 5:55 p.m. PST |
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| Cuprum2 | 06 Sep 2023 9:40 p.m. PST |
No one knows how many tanks were actually destroyed and put out of action. This tank accidentally got on the video of a Ukrainian soldier… |
| Cuprum2 | 07 Sep 2023 9:09 p.m. PST |
A video of the destruction of the Challenger tank, filmed by a Russian drone, has appeared. The tank was destroyed (possibly finished off) by the Russian ATGM "Kornet" in the frontal projection. link link I think the Russian ATGM operators did not even understand at first which tank they destroyed ;-) |
| Tango01 | 07 Sep 2023 10:21 p.m. PST |
Article updated with the cause of destruction and a better view of the wreckage of the Challenger 2 link Armand |
| Dolphinless | 08 Sep 2023 3:01 a.m. PST |
I think the video of a Kornet hitting the C2 is too low resolution to show anything |
| Cuprum2 | 10 Sep 2023 9:38 p.m. PST |
Ukrainian soldiers posted a video showing the second Challenger tank destroyed: link |
| Legion 4 | 11 Sep 2023 9:26 a.m. PST |
As I posted already … Wait … you mean an MBT[whatever it was] was KO'd in combat!😨🤯 Regardless there is lot of stuff on the modern battlefield that will kill ya ! 😏😎 |
| Cuprum2 | 11 Sep 2023 6:33 p.m. PST |
Exactly.
I saw an interview with the commander of the Kornet ATGM crew that destroyed the first Challenger. He believed that he had destroyed another Leopard until it was discovered otherwise. |
