1968 Chieftain AVRE - Front view - a photo on Flickriver

1968 Chieftain AVRE - Front view

            SRR 420F - Seen by me at the Belvoir Steam Rally, Rutland in May 2010 clearly showing the framework to carry sections of Class 60 roadway or pipe fascines.

A short history of the Chieftain AVRE.

In the late 1980's it was felt, especially by the Royal Engineers (RE) that a new AVRE vehicle should be produced, because when Challenger 1 was introduced the Centurion AVRE's were struggling to keep up during an advance.

As always the design had to be cost-effective and the project landed in the lap of Capt Dave RE, who felt that more Class 60 trackway was needed at a crossing site.
He first experimented with an old Chieftain hull, minus the turret and using parts from various in service vehicles a working design was decided on, to convert Chieftain hulls into AVRE's
The bulk of the first convertions was carried out by the engineers workshop at 40 Engineer Support group in Willich, Germany.

The concept proved a success and in 1989 Vickers were awarded a contract to produce kits for an improved purpose built AVRE to convert surplus Chieftain MBT's.  This work was carried out at 23 Base Workshop REME Wetter, Germany. 

The Vickers version had a new superstructure, a 10 Ton capacity winch at the rear of the vehicle and an Atlas Hydraulic crane, along with fitments for a mineplough and the addition of a modified rear towing hook to enable the tank to pull a Giant Viper trailer or a wheeled trailer that could carry Class 60 roadway or pipe fascines.

Taken on: May 23, 2010

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Camera: Nikon D3000, f/7.1, 1/200 sec, 30mm (=45mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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