Th? B?itish G?v??nm?nt ?n M??ch 27 in???m?? th?t Uk??ini?n t?nk c??ws h?v? c?m?l?t?? t??inin? ?n Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nks in th? UK ?n? h?v? ??t??n?? h?m? t? c?ntin?? th?i? ?i?ht ???inst R?ssi?’s ill???l inv?si?n.

Uk??ini?n t?nk c??ws h?v? c?m?l?t?? t??inin? ?n Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nks in th? UK ?n? h?v? ??t??n?? h?m? t? c?ntin?? th?i? ?i?ht ???inst R?ssi?’s ill???l ?n? ?n???v?k?? inv?si?n. Th? t??inin? ????n sh??tl? ??t?? th? ?nn??nc?m?nt in J?n???? 2023 th?t th? UK w??l? ??n?t? 14 Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nks ?n? ?cc?m??n?in? ?mm?niti?n ?n? s???? ???ts t? ?i? Uk??in?. UK milit??? t??in??s s??nt s?v???l w??ks t??inin? Uk??ini?n ???s?nn?l h?w t? ?????t? ?n? ?i?ht with th? t?nks. Inst??cti?n incl???? h?w t? c?mm?n?, ??iv? ?n? w??k t???th?? ?s ? Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nk c??w ?n? ????ctiv?l? i??nti?? ?n? ?n???? t????ts.

Th? Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nk m??ks ? st?? ch?n?? in c????ilit? ??? th? A?m?? F??c?s ?? Uk??in?, ?ns??in? th?? ??? ??tt?? ??l? t? ???t?ct th?i? c??ws ?n? ?????in? th?m s?m? ?? th? m?st m????n ?n? s??histic?t?? ??nn??? s?st?ms in th? w??l?.

D???nc? S?c??t??? B?n W?ll?c? s?i?: ‘’It is t??l? ins?i?in? t? witn?ss th? ??t??min?ti?n ?? Uk??ini?n s?l?i??s h?vin? c?m?l?t?? th?i? t??inin? ?n B?itish Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nks ?n B?itish s?il. Th?? ??t??n t? th?i? h?m?l?n? ??tt?? ???i????, ??t t? n? l?ss ??n???. W? will c?ntin?? t? st?n? ?? th?m ?n? ?? ?ll w? c?n t? s?????t Uk??in? ??? ?s l?n? ?s it t?k?s’’.

Li??t?n?nt C?l?n?l J?hn St?n?, wh? ?v??s?w th? t??inin? missi?n s?i?: ‘’It h?s ???n ? ??ivil??? ??? th? C?m??t M?n???v?? C?nt?? t??m t? ??liv?? this t??inin? t? ??? Uk??ini?n ???tn??s. W? h?v? ?ll ???n h???l? im???ss?? with th? l?v?l ?? c?m??t?nc? ?is?l???? ?n? h?v? n? ????t th?t ??? ??i?n?s will ?s? th? Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nks m?st ????ctiv?l? in th? ??ttl?s t? c?m? ?s th?? ?i?ht t? ????n? th?i? h?m?l?n?’’.

A Uk??ini?n t?nk c?mm?n??? ???t???? s?i?: ‘’I ?i?ht ??? m? ??t???, ??? th? ??t??? ?? m? c??nt?? ?n? ??? th? ??t??? ?? m? ??mil?. W? will ?i?ht. This t?nk ??? ?s is lik? ? ?i?m?n?, I think it is th? ??st t?nk in th? w??l?’’.

Th? UK is s?n?in? Ch?ll?n??? 2 t?nks, which will s??n ?? in th? h?n?s ?? th? A?m?? F??c?s ?? Uk??in?. Th? UK h?s t??in?? ?n? ???i???? th? A?m?? F??c?s ?? Uk??in? with ? ??n?? ?? c????iliti?s t? h?l? th?m ????n? th?i? t???it??? incl??in? ?nti-t?nk w????ns, ??m????? v?hicl?s, ?n? ?i? ????nc? s?st?ms.

Th? Ch?ll?n??? 2 h?s ???n in s??vic? sinc? 1998. It w?s ??si?n?? ?n? ??ilt ?? th? B?itish c?m??n? Vick??s D???nc? S?st?ms, n?w kn?wn ?s BAE S?st?ms L?n? & A?m?m?nts. H??? ??? s?m? k?? ??cts ????t th? t?nk: * A?m?m?nt: Th? Ch?ll?n??? 2 is ??m?? with ? 120mm ?i?l?? ??n, which c?n ?i?? ? v??i?t? ?? ?mm?niti?n t???s incl??in? ??m??-?i??cin? ?in-st??iliz?? ?isc???in? s???t (APFSDS), hi?h-?x?l?siv? s???sh h??? (HESH), ?n? sm?k? ???n?s. It ?ls? h?s ? c??xi?l 7.62mm m?chin? ??n ?n? ? c?mm?n???’s 7.62mm m?chin? ??n. * P??t?cti?n: Th? t?nk is h??vil? ??m????, with c?m??sit? ??m?? th?t ???vi??s ???t?cti?n ???inst ? wi?? ??n?? ?? th???ts incl??in? ??m??-?i??cin? ???n?s ?n? im???vis?? ?x?l?siv? ??vic?s (IEDs). It ?ls? h?s ? Ch??h?m ??m?? ??ck??? th?t ???th?? ?nh?nc?s its ???t?cti?n. * M??ilit?: Th? Ch?ll?n??? 2 is ??w???? ?? ? P??kins CV12 ?i?s?l ?n?in? th?t ??n???t?s 1,200 h??s???w??, ?ivin? it ? t?? s???? ?? ????n? 60 km/h. It h?s ? ??n?? ?? ?????xim?t?l? 450 km. * C??w: Th? t?nk h?s ? c??w ?? ????, incl??in? ? c?mm?n???, ? ??nn??, ? l?????, ?n? ? ??iv??.