The leaked report from the German Defence Ministry about the shortcomings of the Leopard 2 tank in the Ukraine should come as no surprise to anybody who even has a cursory understanding of German tank ...

the British army's main battle tank (MBT) from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. The Challenger 1 replaced the British Chieftain tank, which was plagued by subpar suspension and maintenance issues.

The machines will be in service by 2005 and will replace the existing fleet of Chieftain tank-based ... of Vickers as supplier of every British Army engineer tank solution, stretching back 50 ...