

Most recently in October 2018, 5,500 British troops with 180 armored vehicles including eight Challenger 2s deployed to Oman for a combined-arms war game. Once deployed, tankers train for high-intensity warfare alongside infantry, artillery and air power. And perhaps more importantly, the British armed forces still practice deploying the tanks over long distance aboard the British fleet’s amphibious and transport ships.

But for all their flaws, the Challenger 2s are effective tanks.
