The Challenger 2 (RFM 1/35) main battle tank was introduced to the British Army in 1998. It’s so action in the Kosovo War and in the Iraq War. It was a redesign of the Challenger 1 main battle tank that was in service from 1983 to 2001. The L30A1 gun mounted by the Challenger 2 is unique within NATO for having a rifle barrel, which is required due to the preference within the British Army for the use of HESH ammunition (High Explosive Squash Head). The model here is depicted firing a AFSDS round