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Centurion Mk5/1 169108 "The Very Diabolical" C Squadron, 1 Armed Regt, Vietnam 1971
General Background
The Centurion Mk. I, the first of 13 variations was delivered to the British Army in 1949 with a 17-pound gun. The Mk. 3 went to war in Korea with a 20-pound main gun. After Korea came a NATO standardization program for ammunition so the 7.92mm coaxial machine gun was changed to 7.62mm and a bore evacuator installed on the main gun and it was re-designated Mk. 5. The next improvement was replacing the main gun with an L7 105mm and an additional 2-inch armored plate on the front and this became the Mk. 6.
Specifications :
| Number manufactured: | 4,423 |
| User countries: | 16+ |
| Engine: | 1 X gasoline Rolls-Royce Mk. IVB 12 cylinder liquid-cooled producing 650 hp at 2550 rpm |
| Maximum speed: | 34 km/h (21.1 mph) |
| Fuel capacity: | 10,371 L (2,740 US gal) |
| Range: | 190 km (118 mi) |
| Armament: | 105 mm main gun – 64 rounds |
| 7.62 mm MG coaxial – 4,750 rounds | |
| 12.7 mm MG (Commander's cupola) – 600 rounds | |
| 2 X 6 smoke grenade dischargers | |
| Combat weight: | 51.82 t (114,243 lb) |
| Length: | 7.823 m (25.66 ft) excluding the gun (9.854 m (32.3 ft) with gun) |
| Width: | 3.39 m (11.12 ft) |
| Height: | 3.009 m (9.87 ft) |
| Armor: | maximum 152 mm (5.98 in) |
| Crew: | 4 |