Chieftain Main Battle Tank

The Chieftain is a British main battle tank which came out in the late 1960s, and was the first Western tank to be equipped with Chobam armor and a 120mm main gun. The development of the Chieftain started in the late 1950s when a replacement was needed for the Centurion tank. "The Chieftain was the most advanced tank in the Western bloc until the introduction of the Leopard 2 by the West Germans." (Philip Trewhitt, 1999)

The Entry on the Chieftain From Armoured Fighting Vehicles by Philip Trewhitt

The Chieftain served in the British army until the late 1980s when it was replaced by the Challenger.

The Entry on the Chieftain from the Illustrated Encyclopedia of 20th Century Weapons and Warfare