Ground Vehicles
Challenger 3 TD
VIII
Rank
AB
12.0
RB
12.0
SB
12.0
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Medium tank
Main role
400,000
Research
1,080,000
Purchase
General information
The Challenger 3 TD is a British medium tank. It was introduced in Update "Air Superiority".
The Challenger 3 (TD) is the capstone of the British ground tech tree, and a fitting end to the mighty Challenger line. It is the Rheinmetall entry to the Challenger 2 upgrade program, in the same way the Black Night is BAE's entry to the same. In short, the Challenger 3 (TD) brings NATO standardized ammunition, better ammunition storage, a proper commander's gunsight, and a few other toys to the end of the Challenger line. If you've got this far in the tree, you will be rewarded handsomely with this mighty tool, a combination of the best of British and German engineering.
Camouflages
Survivability and armour
Armour
front / side / back
Hull
130 / 38 / 50 mm
Turret
270 / 90 / 58 mm
Visibility
87 %
Crew
4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward
5966 km/h
Backward
3742 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
2118.640.132.6 hp/t
Engine power
1,3141,1622,5072,036 hp
Weight
62.5 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
2.0x–10.0x
3.0x–10.0x
—
Optical device
Armaments
120 mm Rh120 L/55 A1 cannon
Ammunition
37 rounds
First-order
15 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-10 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed
basic crew → aces
Horizontal
21.718.440.829.5 → 3126.458.442.2 °/s
Vertical
7.76.226.917.2 → 118.838.524.6 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEATFS | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | |
| APFSDS | 496 | 495 | 487 | 477 | 467 | 457 | |
| HE-TF | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
| APFSDS | 653 | 650 | 641 | 629 | 617 | 605 | |
7.62 mm L94A1 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition
4,000 rounds
Belt capacity
2,000 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate
600 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP/AP/T | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
4,401 → 6,949
RB
4,274 → 6,749
SB
5,413 → 8,547
Crew training
310,000
Experts
1,080,000
Aces
2,200 
Research Aces
1,280,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
150 / 190 / 210 %
250 %
Total cost of modifications
293,100
476,000
Talisman cost
3,100
Research order:
Mobility | |
|---|---|
Protection |
|---|
Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|
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