Chieftain Main Battle Tank: Development and Active Service from Prototype to Mk.11

by Robert Griffin

The Chieftain was a radical evolutionary development of the successful Centurion line of tanks that had emerged at the end of the Second World War. The British had learned during the war that their tanks often lacked sufficient protection and firepower compared to those fielded by the enemy, and that this had led to high casualty levels when faced with the superior German tanks in World War II. Chieftain was designed to be as well protected as possible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8362878525
• ISBN13: 9788362878529
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Kagero
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.4" x 11.0"