The Centurion Tank was the main British tank
of the post war period,
also being purchased by the Australian Army from 1951
and by many other armed forces.
Prototype Centurions had been built by the end of WWII.
Power is provided by a V12 Rolls Royce Meteor petrol engine,
derived from the Merlin aircraft engine.
The Centurion is supported by six pairs of road wheels
on each side, each track also passing over a
rear drive sprocket, a front idler wheel and four double and two single
guide rollers.
The road wheels are rubber tyred
and are mounted on swing-arms fitted with coil springs
and shock absorbers (dampers).
Australian Centurion Tanks
served in Vietnam from 1968 until 1971.
The Centurion remained in service in Australia until 1977
when replaced by the
Leopard
Tank [- Tank Museum].
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Centurion Mk3 - Mk5 1953
Crew: driver, gunner, radio operator, commander
loa: 7552mm (hull), width: 3378mm, height: 2940mm
grnd clearance: 508mm, trench crossing 3350mm
weight: 50,800kg (unladen)
Meteor Mk 4B, 27L, petrol, 12-cyls (V12),
twin carburettors, 2-valves/cyl, ohv
A 4-cyl charging engine is also fitted
The Centurion pictured is at
the Melbourne Tank museum.
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