British Centurion Mk.5 Suez Canel 1956
Fully Assembled - Authentic Scale - Die-Cast and Plastic Parts
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× gasoline Rolls Royce IVB 12 cylinder liquid-cooled producing 650hp at 2550rpm
- Maxium Speed: 34km/h (21,1mph)
- Fuel capacity: 10,371 L (2,470 US gal)
- Range: 190km (118ml)
- Armament: 105mm main gun -64 rounds, 7.62mm MG coaxial-4,750 rounds, 12,7mm MG (Commander`s cupola)-600 rounds.
- Combat Weight: 51,82t
- Length: 7.823m excluding the gun, 9.854m with gun
- Width: 3.99m
- Height: 3.009
- Armor: 152mm
- Crew: 4
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British Centurion Mk.5 - 4 Troop, "A" Squadron, 6th RTR, Suez Canel, 6 November 1956, "Operation Musketeer".
Schaal 1:72
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