The FV4007 Centurion was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be...
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is the primary main battle tank of South Africa. It was developed from the British Centurion tank since 1976. These tanks were heavily redesigned and...
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Royal Ordnance L7 (redirect from L7 (tank gun))
mounted on the British Centurion tank. The successful L7 gun has been fitted on many armoured vehicles, including the Centurion (starting from the Mk....
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IS-3 heavy tank. The Conqueror's main armament, an L1 120 mm gun, was larger than the 20-pounder (83.4 mm) gun carried by its peer, the Centurion. The Conqueror's...
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new tank. The General Staff specification drew on the experience of Centurion tanks in the Korean War as well as that of the Conqueror tank. The tank was...
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had 293 Centurion tanks that were ready for combat out of a total of 385 tanks. During the war, Israel captured 30 of Jordan's 44 Centurion tanks. Original...
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Sho't (redirect from Shot (tank))
modified Centurion tank, which entered Israeli service in the 1960's. Sho't Meteors are made up of Mark 3, Mark 5, and Mark 8 Centurion tanks with the...
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tanks, including the Panther and Tiger. The Comet rendered the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger obsolete, and led to the development of the Centurion tank....
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retrieved 2008-07-03[unreliable source?] "Centurion (A41) – Main Battle Tank – History, Specs and Pictures – Military Tanks, Vehicles and Artillery". Archived...
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in late 1944. The Centurion tank of 1946 became the "Universal tank" of the United Kingdom, transcending the cruiser and infantry tank roles and becoming...
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needed] British tank design would go through another stage, the Comet cruiser, before developing the Centurion tank. The Cromwell tank entered front-line...
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Stridsvagn 103 (redirect from S-Tank)
they also approached the United Kingdom about purchasing the Centurion tank. The Centurion included a gun stabilizer, much better mobility, and a number...
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aka Centurions Centurion (tank), a British battle tank HMS Centurion, the name of several ships and a shore base of the British Royal Navy Centurion C-RAM...
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1963, when they were replaced by a vehicle based on the Centurion tank. A single M3A5 Grant tank was converted into a BARV in 1950 by the Australian Army...
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MBT Centurion tank MK.V2 with 105 mm L7A1 gun (50 in one Brigade, 40 in the other. All with 105 mm gun) 36 Centurion tank MK.V with 84 mm gun (4 tank Squadrons...
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the Centurion was the primary British tank of the post-Second World War period. Development of the tank began in 1943 and manufacture of the Centurion, began...
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course of the battle. The Armored School Centurion Tank Battalion (71st TB) was kept in general reserve. The 77th Tank Battalion of 7th AB was sent to Quneitra...
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FV4202 (category Main battle tanks of the United Kingdom)
The Tank Medium No. 2 Experimental Vehicle FV4202 also known as the 40-ton Centurion was a technology test bed developed by British company Leyland Motors...
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the Cromwell tank. Production of Centurion Mk 3 was slower than production of 20-pounder guns, while the larger-gunned Conqueror heavy tank was still under...
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Arab-Israeli and the 1973 Yom Kippur wars. "Israeli "Pereh" tank officially revealed. – Tank and AFV News". 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on...
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be built in large numbers. The classic main battle tanks of the 1950s were the British Centurion, the Soviet T-55 series, and the US M46 through the...
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Sherman, M26 Pershing, M46 Patton, and British Cromwell Churchill and Centurion tanks that proved effective against North Korean armor, reversing the situation...
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Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (category Tanks of the United Kingdom)
"FV4007 Centurion - Tanks Encyclopedia". www.tanks-encyclopedia.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2017. Chieftain Main Battle Tank 1965-2003;...
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tank support. During the 1950s the Army standardised on the British Centurion tank, which saw action in Vietnam and remained in service until it was replaced...
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vehicles based on Centurion tank FV4001: Mine clearer FV4002: Centurion Bridgelayer FV4003: Centurion AVRE FV4004: Conway SPG based on a Centurion Mark III hull...
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1951 – December 1952) (Centurion tank) 1st Royal Tank Regiment (December 1952 – December 1953) (Centurion tank) 5th Royal Tank Regiment (December 1953...
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Hodson's Horse. The brigade was equipped with upgunned Sherman tanks and Centurion tanks. 1 Armoured Brigade was part of the 1 Armoured Division (of 1...
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the Rex and Rod Cadman Collection. Excelsior tank - infantry tank design based on Cromwell tank The Centurion had thinner, 101-millimetre (4.0 in), frontal...
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obsolete tank may be the most formidable weapon on battlefields in many parts of the world. Among the tanks of the 1950s were the British Centurion and Soviet...
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