In Denmark the Centurion was in active use until 1993 and the recovery version even longer. i remeber when we started them, 2 meter flames came out of the exhaust..
@dubbsy69
11 жыл бұрын
The Centurion tank has got to be one of the greatest tank designs ever. Could be continuously upgraded with new electronics, Gun, Armour ect ect. Still in reserve with the Iraelis!! And used upto the early 80s Incredible ;)
@mok822
3 жыл бұрын
Abrams was introduced in 1980... still in use and it will be for probably more 20 years...
@PieAndChips
3 жыл бұрын
@@mok822 Centurion has been in service since 1945, and continues to be fielded in various forms. That trumps the Abrams I'm afraid. Last combat use of the Centurion was 1991. That's a pretty impressive record.
@mok822
3 жыл бұрын
But there are many versions mk1 to mk13
@allanrenehansen6124
Жыл бұрын
Great tank! But have you ever done service on one? Maintenance and service was What killed the tank. By the Way Denmark shots 105mm rounds every last weekend in june with the 2 last active centurions in Denmark.
@user-qo7wr1yp5o
Ай бұрын
Un monstre de la guerre froide, sublime chard 👍😘🇫🇷
@bryanduncan1640
Жыл бұрын
There’s an old saying in engineering circles to the effect that if something “looks right”, then it probably is! Never was this more fitting than with the Centurion - a tank designed in 1945 that is still in use ( I think?) somewhere in the world today. If not, then it has only just been replaced recently.
@gunner678
5 жыл бұрын
A truly great tank!
@Braun30
14 жыл бұрын
It does, gasoline to make a producer happy. The thing was contemporary to the M40 of Corean memory and at the time was considered the best tank in the western world.
@dotty1549
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent tank, good show!
@banoffee2001
13 жыл бұрын
@exxalte Had lighter armour in the very beginning,but the sloped glacis plate was intended to make up for that. Considering that the main criteria for the design was to withstand a hit from an 88mm. The MKI had a 76.2mm gun I think. MKII in production end Nov 1945,with improved armour MKIII = 84mm gun then later with the 105mm End of day...too late
@kcopy
13 жыл бұрын
@banoffee2001 1st setup was with 75mm
@binaway
13 жыл бұрын
@KeyToTime It was British designed and built. By Swiss Centurion they mean a Centurion purchased from Britain by the Swiss government and used by the Swiss army
@DrCanyonero
15 жыл бұрын
Oh i did not know. I thought it was gone. Thanks though it is good to know.
@LupusAries
11 жыл бұрын
Exactly, that what I was trying to say. The T-55 hat several advantages that could've smashed the Centurion, IF the crews would've known how to use them. They should've fought at night, they had the better night fightint equipment. If you look at the golan heights campaign, you see the bad training of both the individual syrian tanker and their commanders. At one time, around Nafak and the Yehudia road, the syrians had actually breached the Israeli Lines and then didn't exploit that.
@oddballsok
11 жыл бұрын
To judge your last statement, you must not limit only to gun size and armour thickness..you'll have to investigate the projectile technology too (barrel speed, destruction capability, hollow charge, etc..). Were the brits in early 45 better/further with that than the germans ?
@DrCanyonero
16 жыл бұрын
Sure it is.. But like so many tanks, they sell many to other contries.. But they are not in use any more.. The swiss army now use Leopard 2A4..
@kcopy
13 жыл бұрын
@banoffee2001 not! the 75mm canon was 2 week
@MrEddieLomax
3 жыл бұрын
If WW2 had gone on longer the German tank development would have been badly shown up by this design - a D-day in 1945 would have been rough for Germans if their tigers were outclassed. A great design for its time.
@jangotrooper
11 жыл бұрын
Training is what prevailed in that war, as well as the design of the tanks themselves. On flat terrain the t-55 can be useful, but among cliffs and more elevated ground the centurion was more suited. t-55's were plentiful for the Syrians, but they had crap training and hadn't exercised very good tactics while basicly running with their heads down towards the guns of the Israelis
@LupusAries
13 жыл бұрын
@MSR8MASR Don´t forget the T-55 had a night vision device sooner than the Centurion. Which gave it a definitive Night Fighting advantage. Also the Syrian Training for example was really and I mean really crappy. Try to read "Centurion vs. T-55 Yom Kippur War" by Osprey, it´s an englightening book on it.
@Braun30
13 жыл бұрын
@sethzky77 The Centurion ran on petrol, gasoline in the US, had a carburettor distribution system and was designed in the 1940s. No fancy electronics then to manage engine and no simplified driving. Try getting your hand on one and let me know how you got on with it.
@banoffee2001
13 жыл бұрын
@kcopy The Sherman Firefly had a 17lb gun,which is equivalent to 76mm. Sherman Firefly could take out Tigers and Panthers. So...75mm is weak??
@HB9ETH
12 жыл бұрын
i was driving this tank in the swissarmy
@thadutchguy
14 жыл бұрын
yeah but if you see that it is designed in the late 1940's and was still in use in the mid 1970's...that is a prove that a good training can do anything;) and the first Merkava tank (israeli tank) is in fact a Centurion tank that has gone back on the design table;)
@banoffee2001
13 жыл бұрын
@kcopy It was at its best when it had the 105mm. I am only quoting from a military historian who stated that the Centurion would have defeated any German tank in the 2nd world war. The 75mm is very effective.As used by the Panther and Stug. I dont know what is your point. Th Centurion tank was a first class tank.
@Mark_Bickerton
13 жыл бұрын
@discovery110 "Panzer" simply means armour, it's short for "PanzerKampfWagon" or Armoured Fighting Vehicle... and no, as the video title states, it's a centurion tank, that was developed by the British in WW2, it was delivered just too late to take on the German Panzers.
@raymondsawyer8626
4 жыл бұрын
Get to the top of the incline in first gear then slam it into high gear down the hill
@siras2
3 жыл бұрын
1st to 4th with a quick flick of the left tiller - classic!.
@user-ul7bu6el8q
11 жыл бұрын
Нива моего деда так же заводится.С таким же звуком работает двигатель Нивы моего деда=)
@banoffee2001
13 жыл бұрын
@kcopy Ermmm..what are you talking about? The Centurion had a 105mm gun. Enough evidence out there to prove that it was a 1st class tank
@nuraly78
11 жыл бұрын
17pdr was effective against 42-43 Panthers and Tigers. Kingtiger and Jagdtiger front could withstand 17pdr shells. Centurion with 20pdr gun is a different generation. It was very good tank, but definitely not the best. The best pound-for-pound was definitely T-54.
@elswick1542
16 жыл бұрын
shame we did not get this tank in 1943 so many brave crews would have survived.
@nuraly78
11 жыл бұрын
Anything is too vague. Early Centurions were armed with 17pdr gun, which was not effective against frontal armour of KT and Jagdtiger.
@PhilipReeder
Жыл бұрын
It's quiet.
@supermorshu
13 жыл бұрын
@MrKellysHeroes C2 has the best armour
@nuraly78
11 жыл бұрын
what are you talking about, kid? read my comment. it says that Centurion's 17pdr gun was not effective against frontal armour of KT and Jagdtiger. NOTHING about reliability, maintenance and size.
@KeyToTime
16 жыл бұрын
I thought the Centurion was a British tank.
@themrx7288
2 жыл бұрын
centurion is british tank
@NatlusUKSA
15 жыл бұрын
Whats the Point watching this ????? somebody TELL ME
@jangotrooper
11 жыл бұрын
too few of those tanks for it to matter anyway. both those tanks were huge wastes of resources and time to build...not to mention how unreliable they were. This has always been a reliable tank, has easy maintenance and can be modified to suit its situational environment easily. Its a true all around MBT. You cant compare a ridiculously over sized heavy tank against a first gen main battle tank from a face to face perspective. You should take what banofee2001 has advised you to do and go read.
@intellegence63smart
14 жыл бұрын
@banoffee2001 But look, today if it was in use in battle with like the Egyptians it would not stand a chance against one of their M1A2's. So I'm comparing it to the present not the past. Egypt overpowers Israel anyways.
@19GN03
12 жыл бұрын
Centurion was/is stronger than the Leopard in terrain.
@snuppssynthchannel
11 жыл бұрын
great tank!
@intellegence63smart
14 жыл бұрын
@Braun30 Yeah now that thing won't be able to face a line of M1A1s or even M60's.
@CharlieDoan
14 жыл бұрын
This tank got no protection for on top of the tank. If meet Army of exponent! first victic are the guys sit on top of the tank, unlike M-113 at leat you got some kind of cover from Ak-47 or something lighter!! Engineer need to look more this point,even from VN war to now THERE ARE NO IMPROVE AT ALL!
@banoffee2001
14 жыл бұрын
Whats the point of comparing 1940's technology with todays??? Pointless. Stating the obvious...i.e. F22 going to beat a Spitfire or Mustang. Compare a musket with an automatic rifle. Israel has the Merkava..a more than capable tank. Israel already defeated the Egyptians..I dont think they would be too worried about them
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