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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 :

Type:	4 / Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver
In service:	mainly from 1945 to 1990’s with some still in service
Dimensions:
Length:	7.60 m (25 ft)
Width:	3.39 m (11 ft 1 in)
Height:	3.01 m (9 ft 10.5 in)
Weight:	51 long tons (52 metric tonnes)
Suspension:	Horstmann
Armour:	152 mm (6 in)
Armament:	Primary – 105 mm L7 rifled gun
	Secondary – co-axial .30 cal Browning machine gun
Performance:
Engine:	Rolls-Royce Meteor / 650 hp (485 kW)
Power/Weight:	13 hp/tonne
Range:	450 km (280 miles)
Speed:	34 km/h (21 mph)