In this new video series we want to gradually show you and introduce you to several originals in detail, because for model builders there is nothing better than references. Today we show you exterior, interior views and details of the Chieftain Mk.11. As early as the 1950s, the British Army was asked to develop a successor to the Centurion main battle tank that had been in service until then. Although the Centurion was one of the most successful tank designs of its time, it was essentially still based on British tank doctrine from the Second World War and was developed as a cruiser tank. Its successor was to be a pure main battle tank, which anticipated many developments in modern tank construction with innovative concepts such as the turret without a panel and the lying driver's position. This led to the Chieftain, which for several decades was the most heavily armored battle tank in the Western world and equipped with the most powerful cannon. Later Chieftains had their combat ratings increased. The Chieftain Mk. 11 was built as the Mk. 5 and was later equipped with an improved fire control system (IFCS), a thermal imaging device (TOGS) and the additional Stillbrew armor on the turret front and around the driver's hatch. The Chieftain 05EB65 was built in 1969 and served in Germany with the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, the 4th/7th. Dragoon Guards and the Royal Hussars. He later served in the United Kingdom with the Scots Dragoon Guards. The Chieftain 11FD58 was built in 1972 and served, among other things, at the British training center BATUS in Canada and with the 4th/7th. Dragoon Guards We are pleased that the Bovington Tank Museum made this film possible for us. If you would like to see this vehicle (and of course many others) in the original (because no video or photo can replace the personal impression), you should plan a visit to Bovington: Museum website: https://tankmuseum.org/ Address: Linsay Rd, Bovington, Wareham BH20 6JG, United Kingdom