Challenger 2 VS T-80UD | Armour Piercing Simulation

This simulation shows the impact of the 120mm L27 A1 (CHARM 3) APFSDS with a Depleted Uranium penetrator being fired from a British Challenger 2 at a range of , targeting the turret of a Ukrainian T-80UD tank. The Challenger 2 was actually developed as the Chieftain’s replacement, and it entered service over 15 years after the Chieftain’s designed replacement date. The cancellation of one major weapons programme and the chequered career of another were major factors that extended the Chieftain’s career into the early 1990s. The Kontakt-5 uses heavier and highly sloped plates to provide better defense against APFSDS rounds. The Russians specifically designed it as a quick and cheap way to bolster the ineffective protection of their tanks in face of more potent 120mm rounds. At its introduction in the mid 80’s, it truly was fearsome.