Weight: 62-tons (57,000-kg)

Length: 35' 4”(10.79-m)

Width: 11' 5” (3.50-m)

Height: 9' 5” (2.89-m)

Crew: 4

Armor:

Hull front: 4.7” (120-mm)

Turret front: 14.1" (360-mm) Spaced

Weapons:

-Primary

1x 120-mm L11A5 rifled cannon

-Secondary

1x 7.62-mm L8A1 coaxial machine gun

1x 7.62-mm L37A1 anti-aircraft machine gun

-Ammunition

64x 120-mm

6,000x 7.62-mm

Engine: Leyland L60 6-cylinder, 19-liter, multi-fuel, 750-hp

Power/weight: 11.1-hp/ton

Fuel Capacity: 251-USG (950-l)

Range: 280-miles (450-km)

Speed: 30-mph (48-km/h)

The tank being offered, Chieftain Mk. 11 with dozer blade, VRN 02E B61, was built in 1972. After spending 20 years in Germany with the British Army of the Rhine, it became a trials vehicle with the British Army. It was written off from British Army service in May 2001. This tank is in original and unrestored condition. The exterior paint is in excellent condition. The wheels and tracks are in very good to excellent condition. It starts, runs and drives well using fuel from its own tanks. The rear view mirrors and exterior lights are all present. The interior is in good condition with some of the headliner peeling. All interior equipment appears to be present and complete. The 120-mm main gun breech has been demilled by welding. The thermal sleeve is missing from the main gun barrel. All driver's controls function normally.

The Chieftain Main Battle Tank (MBT) was the primary MBT of the British Army from the late 1960s until they began to be replaced by the Challenger MBT in the late 1980s. The last Chieftain was retired from active duty in British Army in May 1996.

Like so many tanks, the Chieftain was upgraded throughout it's production. In all, 11 different marks were produced. Each mark upgraded the Chieftain in one shape or form. One of the most important upgrades was introduced on the Mk 10. The Mk 10 incorporated the Stillbrew armor upgrade for the turret. The add-on armor was a result of viewing Chieftains used by the Iranian Army that had been knocked out during the 1980-88 Iran/Iraq War. Damage suffered by Iranian Chieftains showed that extra armor was needed for the turret in order to allow the tank to survive on the modern battlefield.

The Mk 11 upgrades included a thermal imaging sight, which allows the gunner to see the target at night and in most weather conditions based on a potential targets heat signature. Other improvements included in the Mk 11 are the Improved Fire Control System and an updated NBC system.

The dozer blade was used to dig shallow fighting positions for the tanks on the battlefield. The blade was not very popular as it was cumbersome and its power unit required that the right front stowage bin be removed. They were issued on the basis of one per tank squadron.

Transport Cost to Storage: $6600