British Centurian Main Battle Tank - Cosford 2013

The Centurion was the primary British army main battle tank of the post-Second World War period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the mo...
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The Centurion was the primary British army main battle tank of the post-Second World War period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960s, and seeing combat in the front lines into the 1980s... In service: 1946–present (derivatives still in service)
Main armament: 105 mm L7 rifled gun; 20 pdr (84 mm) rifled gun; 17 pdr (76.2mm) rifled gun
Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor; 5-speed Merrit-Brown Z51R Mk. F gearbox; 650 hp (480 kW)
Operational range: 50 miles (80 km) Mk 2-Mk 3
Armour: 51–152 mm
No. built: 4,423
Power-weight: 13 hp-t (9.2 kW-t)
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