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Centurion Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual: 1946 to present

Hardback

Main Details

Title Centurion Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual: 1946 to present
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Simon Dunstan
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 270,Width 210
ISBN/Barcode 9781785210570
ClassificationsDewey:623.74752?
Audience
General
Illustrations 350 Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Haynes Publishing Group
Imprint J H Haynes & Co Ltd
Publication Date 24 March 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

First trialled in Europe in the spring of 1945, but formally introduced into British Army service in December 1946, not only is the Centurion one of the most important tanks in the history of the British armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), but it is also one of the most significant post-war Western tanks. Between 1946 and 1962, 4,423 Centurions were built in 13 basic marks and numerous variants, with the chassis also adapted for several other AFV roles. A small number of the Beach Armoured Recovery Version (BARV) served with the British forces during the Iraq War of 2003, some 58 years after the Centurion first entered service! The Centurion has seen extensive combat in the Korean War (Britain), Vietnam (Australia), the Middle East (Israel) in the 1967 Six Day War, 1973 Yom Kippur War, and during the 1978 and 1982 invasions of Lebanon, and in the Indo-Pakistan War (India) in 1965 where it fought against US-supplied M47 and M48 Patton tanks.