Charioteer Tank Destroyer

The British sold 24 Charioteers to Jordan in 1954. Jordan then passed them on to Lebanon. When the Lebanese army disintegrated during the civil war (1975-1990), the PLO took a few and used them in Southern Lebanon.

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Charioteer Tank
Destroyer

This tank destroyer was built on a Cromwell Cruiser chassis and was up gunned with a Centurion 20 pounder main gun. Two British made Charioteer lightweight tanks were captured from terrorist forces in Southern Lebanon during Operation Latani in 1978.

 
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