Challenger Training Tank

The Challenger Training Tank, abbreviated CTT, is a driver training vehicle of the British Army built on the hull of the Challenger 1 main battle tank. Seventeen were purpose built, using the Challenger 1 Mk 3 chassis, with the turret replaced by an observation and control cabin made of cast steel so that recruits could learn to drive a tracked armoured vehicle without a fighting turret. The British Army ordered the 17 training tanks from Vickers Defence Systems in 1988, the year the same company began delivering the Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle. When Challenger 1 was withdrawn from British service, 19 training tanks were among the vehicles gifted to Jordan in late 2002, alongside 114 tanks. The type has no article of its own on English Wikipedia and is described among the variants of the Challenger 1 article. Its successor in British service, built on the Challenger 2 hull, is the Challenger 2 Driver Training Tank.