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Civilopedia Text Entry:

#PRTO_Centurion
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^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. 
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#DESC_PRTO_Centurion
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^From 1943 the British began the design of a tank that bore distinct similarities to the
German Panther tank. Designed as a Universal Tank, the design emerged in mid-1945 as the
Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War. 
It has also seen action with the Israeli Defense Forces, the Indian Army in the wars with
Pakistan and the Australian Army in Vietnam.
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^The Centurion was Britain's first attempt to produce a universal tank and do away with 
divisions between Infantry Tanks (e.g. Matilda) and Cruiser Tanks (e.g. Covenanter). The
original design was rapidly changed in the light of performance reports and led to the 
production of the Mk 2. Further modifications resulted in the production of the Mk3. This
mark introduced the 20 pounder gun and the fully cast turret, plus a number of engine 
modifications. In this form, the Centurion first saw action in Korea in 1951 and soon 
proved itself to be the best performing tank in this theatre of operations. Particularly 
notable was its excellent cross country performance.In operations around the Imjin River
in Korea, two Centurions had to be hastily abandoned and to prevent them from falling into
enemy hands it became necessary to destroy them. Despite being pounded by armour-piercing 
shot from a range of 50 m. neither tank caught fire and both were subsequently recovered
and repaired. Constant modifications and upgradings enabled the Centurion to remain at the 
fore-front of tank technology. The design of the vehicle was such that it could easily
be up-gunned and re-engined and it was to later prove itself in numerous tank engagements
in the Middle-East and India.







PediaIcons Text Entries:

#ICON_PRTO_CenturionMk3
art\civilopedia\icons\units\CenturionMk3Large.pcx
art\civilopedia\icons\units\CenturionMk3Small.pcx

#ANIMNAME_PRTO_CenturionMk3
CenturionMk3


Suggested Stats:

Prerequisite:  Synthetic Fibers
Shield Cost: 10
Moves: 2
A/D: 18/9
Required Resources:  Oil, Rubber
Unit Abilities:  Ranged Attack, Wheeled
AI Strategies:  Offence, Explore
Special Actions:  Load, Airlift, Pillage, Capture




