Chieftain

British Cold War Main Battle Tank

Robert Jackson

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Pen & Sword Military
01 July 2019

Tanks & military land vehicles

Series: Tank Craft

The British Chieftain - designed in the late 1950s as the replacement for the Centurion - was perhaps the best main battle tank in service with Nato during the 1960s and 1970s. Its 120mm rifled main gun and advanced armour made it one of the most formidable tanks of its time, and Robert Jackson's book is an authoritative introduction to it. Although it was intended to fight Soviet armour on the plains of northern Germany, it was in the heat and sand of the Middle East that the Chieftain fought its major battles during the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, and it proved to be very effective during the Gulf War of 1991\. Variants of the Chieftain were exported to Iran, Oman, India, Kenya and Nigeria, and its chassis was adapted to fulfil a variety of tasks, including armoured recovery and bridge-laying As well as tracing the history of the Chieftain, Robert Jackson's work provides an excellent source of reference for the modeller, providing details of available kits and photographs of award-winning models, together with artworks showing the colour schemes applied to these tanks. Each section of the book is supported by a wealth of archive photographs.

AUTHOR: Robert Jackson is the author of over eighty books on military, aviation, naval and scientific subjects. He was defence and science correspondent for a major British newspaper publishing group. Among the volumes he has written for Pen & Sword's TankCraft series are those on the T-34, the Panzer I and II, and the Centurion.

200 colour and b/w images

By: Robert Jackson
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781526741424
ISBN 10: 1526741423
Series: Tank Craft
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 July 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Robert Jackson is the author of over eighty books on military, aviation, naval and scientific subjects. He was defence and science correspondent for a major British newspaper publishing group. Among the volumes he has written for Pen & Sword's TankCraft series are those on the T-34, the Panzer I and II, and the Centurion.

Reviews for Chieftain: British Cold War Main Battle Tank

As well as tracing the history of the Chieftain, Robert Jackson's work provides an excellent source of reference for the modeler, providing details of available kits and photos of award-winning models, together with artworks showing the color schemes applied to these tanks. -- AMPS Indianapolis I was impressed at the amount of information and history found in the pages of this extremely enjoyable book. The pictures along are worth the cost of the book. I will find this book indispensible in my library of armor books. -- IPMS/USA If the Chieftain is on your tabletop, here's the book for understanding its insides and outsides. -- Historical Miniatures Gaming Society The book is a welcome addition to the series and fans of British armor will definitely want this one. -- ModelingMadness.Com