Instruction manual for Challenger tank available for free download.

[California Tanker]

Took you too long...

Try http://rapidshare.com/files/78946453...ystem.pdf.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/79145019...stems.pdf.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/79688090...eries.rar.html

http://rapidshare.com/files/67442941...ustrations.pdf

NTM

[Goldie fish]

Indeed. A fantastic process. However you can only do so much shot peen blasting before your 14mm armour becomes 13mm, 12mm, 11mm etc.

[WES]

On a related note, I was watching a National Geographic Channel docu the other day about reconditioning M1 Abrams. I did not realise that no new chassis have been built since the mid 90s, or how old the design actually was.

That was an amazing programme. Did you see the hulls going in to be shot-blasted?

[Connaught Stranger]

Seems the:

Hull manual

Turret manual

Ancillaries

files, have been removed from the Sendspace location!!

Connaught Stranger.

[California Tanker]

Technically, that should be that no new chassis have been built for the Americans since the early 90s. Egyptian and Saudi tanks are new-builds.

NTM

[Goldie fish]

On a related note, I was watching a National Geographic Channel docu the other day about reconditioning M1 Abrams. I did not realise that no new chassis have been built since the mid 90s, or how old the design actually was.

[California Tanker]

Warning: Not for dial-up! We're talking some 100MB of PDF files here.

Hull manual
Turret manual
Ancilliaries

Of course, this is of slightly limited utility as the only Challengers around are museum pieces or serving in the Jordanian army, but you may find it of interest regardless.

NTM