Editing Challenger

{{Otheruses|combat vehicle|CGR-SB variant of the ''Charger'' [[BattleMech]]|Challenger (BattleMech)}} 
{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = ChallengerMBT.jpg
| name = Challenger X MBT
| manufacturer = [[Kallon Industries]] <br />[[General Motors]]<ref>''Handbook House Davion'' p.187</ref>
| production year=3057
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/538/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Type = Tracked
| cost = 15,725,350 C-bills
| mass = 90 tons
| armor = Kallon Unity Weave [[ferro-fibrous]]
| engine = |GM 270 XL]]
| comsys = [[Wunderland XXXV-2 Series]]
| T&T = [[Kallon Lock-On w/Artemis FCS]]
| speed = 54
| Crew = 6
| armament = 1 x [[Gauss rifle]] <br> 1 x [[LB 10-X AC|LB 10-X Autocannon]] <br> 2 x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] <br> 2 x [[Streak SRM-2]] <br> 1 x [[LRM 10]] <br> 1 x [[Small Pulse Laser]] <br> 1 x [[AMS]]
| BV (1.0) = 1,170<ref>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 115 - ''[[Combat Operations]]'' listed the BV as 1,176, but TRO:3058U supersedes it.</ref>
|BV (2.0) = 1,713
}}

==Description==
The '''Challenger X Main Battle Tank''' was designed to combat the threat the [[Clans]] posed to the Inner Sphere. The Challenger was a joint effort between [[Kallon Industries]] and [[General Motors]]; rather than possibly losing out on lucrative contracts trying to outdo one another, the two corporations teamed up to create a main battle tank that could stand up to a [[BattleMech]].  The tank was produced on [[Kirklin]], [[Kathil]], and [[Salem]].<ref name=TRO114 />

The Challenger X was designed as a super-heavy tank to handle multiple threats.  Despite the expense, the two companies equipped the Challenger X with General Motors' [[Extralight fusion engine|270-rated extralight fusion engine]] to give the tank the room it needs to carry an assortment of deadly weaponry without sacrificing speed. The engine allows the tank to move a modest 54 km/h, keeping pace with formations of heavy vehicles and 'Mechs and evading dangerous [[infantry]] attacks from [[Elemental|Clan Elementals]]. The tank is protected by fourteen tons of Kallon's [[ferro-fibrous armor]] with a [[MainFire Point Defense]] [[anti-missile system]] providing additional protection from missiles by reducing the number of missiles that strike the armor.<ref name=TRO114>''Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 114</ref><ref name=RSU135>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 135</ref>

The Challenger was initially deployed in the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]], and later the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Suns]], though the [[Lyran Alliance Armed Forces]] retained a number of Challengers. It joined prestigious units such as the [[Davion Heavy Guards]] and [[Davion Assault Guards]] [[Inner Sphere military structure#Regimental Combat Team|Regimental Combat Teams]], where it formed backbone for those regiments' tanks corps.<ref name=TRO114 />

The Challenger saw combat on both sides of the [[FedCom Civil War]] and later saw action during the [[Jihad]] on the brutal battlefields of [[New Avalon]], [[St. Ives]], and [[Indicass]].<ref name=TRO114 />

==Weapons and Equipment==
The Challenger's primary weaponry includes a turret mounted [[Poland Main Model A]] [[Gauss rifle]] with two tons of ammo, giving the tank a needed long range punch as well as one-shot-one-kill capability. To help combat [[battle armor]] and other threats, an [[Imperator Code Red]] [[LB 10-X Autocannon]] is also turret-mounted with two tons of ammo, allowing the tank to carry both solid and cluster rounds to respond to any situation it might face. An [[Artemis IV FCS]]-enhanced Federated [[LRM-10|10-Shot Long Range Missile Launcher]] with two tons of ammunition joins the main guns in the turret to supplement their long range firepower. To combat threats at short range, the Challenger X has also been equipped with a potent point-defense consisting of a pair of Federated Super [[Streak SRM 2]] launchers protecting the sides of the tank, two front-mounted [[Martell]] [[Medium Pulse Lasers]] and a rear-mounted [[Exostar]] [[Small Pulse Laser]] defending the tank's stern flank.<ref name=TRO114 /><ref name=RSU135 />

==Variants==

*; Challenger XI MBT : Outfitted by the [[AFFC]], this command variant was to utilize a [[C3 master computer]] to coordinate a lance-sized [[C3 network]]. The tank's weaponry includes two Gauss rifles with five tons of ammunition, though it only carried a forward-mounted [[ER Medium Laser]] as a secondary weapon.<ref name=TRO114 /><ref name=RSU136>''Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade'', p. 136</ref> BV (1.0) = 1,254 (Combined C3 BV), BV (2.0) = 1,833

*; Challenger XII MBT : The XII was introduced in [[3064]] and premiered on the battlefield in the [[FedCom Civil War]]. It retained the original's Gauss rifle, but increased the ammunition capacity to three tons. The turret-mounted LRM 10 was upgraded to an Artemis enhanced [[LRM 15]] launcher with three tons of ammo. The LB 10-X was replaced by a [[Rotary Autocannon/2]] with two tons of ammo.  Its front-mounted lasers were replaced with two ER Medium Lasers. The side-mounted Streak SRM 2 launchers were replaced with a single [[Streak SRM 4]] launcher mounted in turret with a single ton of ammo to feed it. The tank was also equipped with a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] to protect it from enemy electronics and a [[C3 slave unit]] to enhance gunnery by taking advantage of targeting data from other units on the same network.<ref name=TRO114 /><ref name=RSU136 /> BV (1.0) = 1,580 (combined with C3 slave BV). BV (2.0) = 1,854

*; Challenger Mk. XIVs : This [[Jihad]] era variant is intended for underwater operations. [[Environmental Sealing]] keeps air in the tank. The Gauss rifle, Artemis IV, and LRM launchers are replaced by an [[ER Large Laser]] and an [[MML-7]]. The forward firing pulse lasers are replaced by an [[SRM-4]] and [[SRT-4]]. [[Heavy ferro-fibrous]] armor protects the tank.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 191</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,512<ref>''Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged — Old is the New New'', p. 52</ref>

*; Challenger Mk. XVc : The [[Experimental Rules|Experimental]] Mk. XVc was developed by a group of former AFFS tankers to build the "ideal" tank during the [[Jihad]]. Though it keeps the Gauss rifle of the original, a [[Silver Bullet Gauss rifle]] replaces the LB 10-X cannon. The missile launchers were replaced by a single [[Thunderbolt 15]] system. A sponson turret on each side of the tank carries a pair of [[Magshot]]s, providing effective anti-armor fire. The Mk. XVc removes the anti-missile system and armor of the original and replaces them with thirteen and half tons of heavy ferro-fibrous armor. Maintaining the same speed is possible due to the [[XXL engine]] carried in the tank. BV (2.0) = 1,894<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Davion'', p. 10</ref>

*; Challenger Mk. XV : Based on the Challenger Mk. XVc, this version of the Challenger uses all Gauss weapons. The XXL engine of the XVc has been replaced with a [[fuel cell]] engine to reduce cost, and the Thunderbolt missile system was removed. This leaves the Challenger Mk. XV with a Gauss rifle and Silver Bullet Gauss rifle in the turret and a pair of Magshots in each sponson turret. Fifteen tons of heavy ferro-fibrous armor protects the tank. BV (2.0) = 1,724<ref name=TRO:Proto>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 61</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The Challenger Mk. XV variant is subject of the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=TRO:Proto/>
* [[Poor Performance]]  
* [[Rumble Seat]]
* [[Trailer Hitch]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:ChallengerMBT.jpg|Original ''Challenger''  from ''[[Technical Readout: 3058|TRO:3058]]''
Image:Challenger Mk XV.png|Variant ''Challenger'' Mk. XV  from ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes|TRO:Prototypes]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Davion]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3055 & 3058]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3085 Unabridged — Old is the New New]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3058 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''
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