英国驻扎在德国的皇家苏格兰骑兵警团在1998年6月成为英国陆军中第一个装备“挑战者”2主战坦克的部队。“挑战者”2是冷战时期就开始设计并将进入北约陆军中服役的最新型主战坦克之一。另一种车型是“公羊”主战坦克,该车目前已经装备了意大利陆军“公羊”装甲旅的一个坦克连。这两种车型的列装表明——尽管目前攻击直升机在战场上的作用在日益增大,但大多数国家的陆军相信即使进入21世纪他们仍然需要主战坦克。 The British Royal Scottish Cavalry Corps, based in Germany, became the first British Army unit to equip the “Challenger” 2 main battle tank in June 1998. Challenger 2 was one of the newest main battle tanks that began designing during the Cold War and will enter service with the NATO Army. The other is the “Rams” main battle tank, which is now equipped with a tank of the Italian Army “Rams” armored brigade. The unpacking of both models shows that although attack helicopters are currently playing a more and more role on the battlefield, most Army nations believe they will still need MBT even in the 21st century.