Tamiya is delighted to announce the new addition – this time, British Main Battle Tank Challenger 2 – to our extensive 1/48 Military Miniature Series. The Challenger 2 featured an engine based on that of the Challenger 1 (Britain’s main battle tank at Gulf War), double-pin, double-block tracks and newly designed turret. Ist deployment started in 1994, and about 120 Challenger 2s were in service as the main tank of the 7th Armoured Brigade in Iraq War in 2003.