Challenger Main Battle Tank, 1984-96 : No.23 Tank Elefant later 7th Armoured Division

later 7th Armoured Division

The model accurately depicts the tank with its powerful 48 caliber 75mm gun and Schürzen that surrounded the tank sides and turret

This epic confrontation between German and Soviet forces was one of the most important military engagements in history and epitomised 'total war'

German planners envisioned the tank in a secondary role

The StuG lll was the quintessential assault gun

Challenger Main Battle Tank, 1984-96 : No.23 Tank Elefant later 7th Armoured DivisionBy Simon Dunstan The author of this work has had access to de classified material on the part the Challenger tank played in the Gulf War. Originally developed for the Iranian army in the mid 1970s, the British were reluctantly forced to accept it themselves after the revolution in 1979.