The Tank Museum on MSN

Tank that defined Britain’s Cold War strategy

Explore the story of the Chieftain, Britain’s main battle tank during the Cold War and one of the most formidable armored vehicles of its time. Designed with cutting-edge firepower, advanced armor, ...
The National Interest

These Five Weapons Would Have Decided a NATO-Soviet War

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The British Chieftain was one of the most powerful tanks of the Cold War period. At the time of its introduction in 1966, it was the largest, most heavily armed main ...
The National Interest

5 Weapons Russia and America Would Have Used in a Superpower War

The Chieftain was an evolution of the Centurion tank, which had appeared at the end of World War II. Chieftain had considerably better armor than the Centurion and an improved engine. What really ...
Tank Encyclopedia on MSN

Experimental chieftain heir with one peculiar weak spot

The final decades of the Cold War saw a generational change in Western tanks as they faced off against the armies of the ...