By 1978 this elite force comprised a brigade of 4,000-5,000 men, including a battalion of Chieftain tanks.

According to his critics, Nigel was blunt in argument and had all the subtlety of a Chieftain tank.

Chieftain tank, the main battle tank of the British Army during the 1960s and 1970s.

On the front of the album sleeve is a British Chieftain tank.

The design would use the new engine and transmission of the Chieftain tank then being developed.

They ordered 1200 Chieftain tanks from the British.

A Chieftain tank sits at the entrance.

Chieftain tanks stood immobile and menacing, facing into the forest, ready to rumble into action at the first command.

It was in the suburbs that the Iraqi attack stalled when they encountered Chieftain tanks.

However, in the 1960s and 1970s, a generation of purpose-designed main battle tanks appeared, starting with the British Chieftain tank.