A41(Centurion) was a British tank; development
of the tank began in 1943 and manufacture of the Centurion began in January
1945, six prototypes arriving in Belgium less than a month after the war in
Europe ended in May 1945. Centurion was used in battle first time in Korean War
in 1950. Later, A41 was used in Suez Crisis, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Six
Day War, Vietnam War, South African Border War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, War
of Attrition, Yom Kippur War, Operation Motorman, Falklands War and Gulf War.
Tank weight 52 tons, length 7,5 metres (10
metres with cannon), width 3,5 metres, height 3 metres and had 4 persons crew.
Vehicle had from 51mm to 152mm Armor and was equipped in 105mm L7 rifled cannon
and 7,8mm Browning machine gun. Centurion had Rolls-Royce Meteor engine
strength 600 horsepower. It also was inexpensive on a tank. It costed only
35,000 pounds. A41 was is used from 1946 until today.
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