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Modern weapons may mean also in small numbers. The count of HIMARs is also not very big, yet by hitting precisely and over larger distance than artillery, they made they difference. Challenger II has been designed in 1993. Until now, Ukraine has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants (source), designed in 1973. This is 20 years of development. At some point, old weapons become hopelessly inefficient against the new weapons.

To name some obvious differences, the cannon is of the comparable caliber (about 120 mm) but in the Challenger its L30A1 is riffled while in T-72 its 2A46 is smoothbore. Looks like Challenger can destroy T-72 or even T-90 (that still uses the same gun) while being itself for more than a kilometer out of reach (5000m at best vs 6350m). Rh-120 of Leopard 2 would do up to 8000m.

Modern weapons may mean also in small numbers. The count of HIMARs is also not very big, yet by hitting precisely and over larger distance than artillery, they made they difference. Challenger II has been designed in 1993. Until now, Ukraine has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants (source), designed in 1973. This is 20 years of development.

Russia is now putting T-62 tanks first fielded in 1954 into the battle (source). Challenger will have near 40 years of additional development behind against these. At some point, old weapons become hopelessly inefficient against the new weapons.

Modern weapons may mean also in small numbers. The count of HIMARs is also not very big, yet by hitting precisely and over larger distance than artillery, they made they difference. Challenger II has been designed in 1993. Until now, Ukraine has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants (source), designed in 1973. This is 20 years of development. At some point, old weapons become hopelessly inefficient against the new weapons.

To name some obvious differences, the cannon is of the comparable caliber (about 120 mm) but in the Challenger its L30A1 is riffled while in T-72 its 2A46 is smoothbore. Looks like Challenger can destroy T-72 or even T-90 (that still uses the same gun) while being itself for more than a kilometer out of reach (5000m at best vs 6350m).

Modern weapons may mean also in small numbers. The count of HIMARs is also not very big, yet by hitting precisely and over larger distance than artillery, they made they difference. Challenger II has been designed in 1993. Until now, Ukraine has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants (source), designed in 1973. This is 20 years of development. At some point, old weapons become hopelessly inefficient against the new weapons.

To name some obvious differences, the cannon is of the comparable caliber (about 120 mm) but in the Challenger its L30A1 is riffled while in T-72 its 2A46 is smoothbore. Looks like Challenger can destroy T-72 or even T-90 (that still uses the same gun) while being itself for more than a kilometer out of reach (5000m at best vs 6350m). Rh-120 of Leopard 2 would do up to 8000m.

Modern weapons may mean also in small numbers. The count of HIMARs is also not very big, yet by hitting precisely and over larger distance than artillery, they made they difference. Challenger II has been designed in 1993. Until now, Ukraine has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants (source), designed in 1973. This is 20 years of development. At some point, old weapons become hopelessly inefficient against the new weapons.

To name some obvious differences, the gun is of the comparable caliber (about 120 mm) but in the Challenger it is riffled while in T-72 is smoothbore. Looks like Challenger can destroy T-72 or even T-90 (that still has the same gun) while being itself for more than a kilometer out of reach (5000 vs 6350m).

Modern weapons may mean also in small numbers. The count of HIMARs is also not very big, yet by hitting precisely and over larger distance than artillery, they made they difference. Challenger II has been designed in 1993. Until now, Ukraine has relied primarily on Soviet-era T-72 tank variants (source), designed in 1973. This is 20 years of development. At some point, old weapons become hopelessly inefficient against the new weapons.

To name some obvious differences, the cannon is of the comparable caliber (about 120 mm) but in the Challenger its L30A1 is riffled while in T-72 its 2A46 is smoothbore. Looks like Challenger can destroy T-72 or even T-90 (that still uses the same gun) while being itself for more than a kilometer out of reach (5000m at best vs 6350m).