- The Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period and the Cold War.
- Soon after the Centurion's introduction, Royal Ordnance finished work on the 84 mm calibre Ordnance QF 20 pounder tank gun.
- COPYRIGHT© Great display from this South African tank crew with their locally upgraded centurion.Subscribe and share!Please do not use this video without per...31 bin görüntülemeYayınlandı22 Eyl 2014
- Centurion'un dikkate değer bir tank olduğunu kanıtlamasının ardından Ordu da testler sonuçlanınca 800'e yakın tank siparişi vermişti.
- Description. The Centurion Mk 2 was the second variant of the Centurion medium tank family.
- The British Centurion Tank was developed in WW2 to defeat the Tiger Tank. It was upgraded with the 105mm L7 gun .It was well exported & still in service.
- Development of the Centurion started in 1943. The vehicle was designed as a "universal tank" to replace existing infantry and cruiser tanks.
- The Centurion tank used a Rover-built Rolls-Royce Meteor engine, just like the Comet and Cromwell, which enabled it to achieve a speed of 22 mph (35 km/h).
- The development of the Centurion Main Battle Tank began in 1943 when the British Army asked for a new cruiser tank equipped with at least a 17-pounder gun.
- Oct 6, 2018 - Explore Dave Kee's board "Centurion Tank" on Pinterest. See more ideas about centurion, tank, war tank.
