Carro da Combattimento F.V. 4007 Centurion Britannico

A Centurion Universal Tank Mk.8 Series 2 britannico di Airfix. The Centurion Mk.8/2 was an upgunned Mk.8 mounting the new 105 mm L.51 Vickers L7 tank gun. The Mk.8/2 was similar in performance to the Israeli carro da combattimento Sh’ot, a Centurion Mk.3 o Mk.5 fitted con the highly effective 105 mm L7 tank gun. 239 carri armati Sh’ot served during the Six-Day-War in 1967, e the IDF captured another 30 of the 44 Jordanian carri armati Tariq (Centurion) engaged in the war. The improvements of the carri armati Centurion Mk.8/1 e Mk.8/2 were later standardized in the F.V. 4017 Centurion Mk.10 which was introduced in 1959, e sold alla Svezia nel 1961 as well as several altri paesi.

Modellini Disponibili

Centurion Mk.1 (17 pdr gun, 1945), 1:76 Cromwell Models CM30
Centurion Mk.2 (fully cast torretta)
Centurion Mk.3 (20 pdr gun, 1948), 1:35 Academy
Centurion Mk.3, 1:35 Modelcraft 35-9009
Centurion Mk.3, 1:35 Tamiya 89555
Centurion Mk.3, 1:48 Lido
Centurion Mk.3, 1:60 Corgi Toys (die-cast)
Centurion Mk.3, 1:60 (soft plastic)
Centurion Mk.3, 1:76 Airfix (soft plastic)
Centurion Mk.3, 1:87 IMEX 871007 (die-cast toy)
Israeli Sh’ot Mk.3 (105 mm L7 tank gun), 1:285 GHQ IS-01
Israeli Sh’ot-Kal" Mk.3 (AVDS-1790 diesel engine), 1:285 GHQ IS-04
Centurion Mk.4 project (95 mm CS Howitzer)
Centurion Mk.5 Series 1, 1:87 WTD 34
Centurion Mk.7
Centurion Mk.8 Series 1
Centurion Mk.8 Series 2, 1:76 Airfix 02307

Caratteristiche Tecniche

F.V. 4007 Centurion
Tipo: Universal Tank
Motore: Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk.IV.B 12-cylinder Petrol Engine, 485 kw
Trasmissione: 5 Forward, 2 Reverse
Velocità: 34 km/h sulle strade
Capacità di Combustibile: 460 l
Autonomia: 160 km
Lunghezza: 7550 mm
Larghezza: 3360 mm
Altezza: 2920 mm
Peso: 51.800 kg
Armamento (early): 84 mm L.64 20 pdr Tank Gun, due mitragliatrici da 7,92 mm Besa
Perforazione della carrozza a 0-100 m:
- A.P.C.B.C. (1946) 217 mm
- A.P.D.S. (1946) 307 mm
Armamento (late): 105 mm L.51 Vickers L7 Tank Gun con 70 colpi, due mitragliatrici 7,92 mm Besa
Equipaggio: capocarro, guidatore, cannoniere, caricatore
Produzione: 1945–1962 (4.423 of all Marks)

Bibliografia

Centurion Universal Tank 1943-2003. Simon Dunstan, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)
Jane’s Tank & Combat Vehicle Recognition Guide. Christopher F. Foss
The Encyclopedia of Tanks ed AFVs. C. F. Foss, Chris Foss, Will Fowler
The Illustrated Directory of Tanks of the World. David Miller

Utilizzo Storico

Australia, 1952-1977
Gran Bretagna, 1945-1978
Canada
Denmark, 1953-1993
Egypt
India
Iraq
Israel (Sh’ot, e Sh’ot-Kal"), 1966-2002
Jordan (Tariq), 1966-
Kuwait, 1957-
Paesi Bassi
New Zealand
Singapore
South Africa (Olifant)
Svezia (Stridsvagn 81, STRV 101/102, 104, 105), 1953-today
Switzerland (Panzer 57)

The Centurion tank was introduced at the end della seconda guerra mondiale ed it remains in service in several paesi even today. The Israel Defence Force converted many carri armati Centurion to heavily armoured veicolo da combattimento della fanteria when their torrette were damaged beyond repair. Upon the introduction of the new carro armato Merkava 4, on 3 ottobre 2002, the IDF phased out its last carri da combattimento Centurion which had been relegated to reserve formations since the late 1980s.

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