FV4005 – Heavy Anti-Tank, SP, No. 1 “Centaur” - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBJul 31, 2020 · Original blueprint of the FV4005 ‘Stage 2’. Photo: Ed Francis. The turret was welded and fabricated from ½ inch (14 mm) thick steel and was there to protect the crew from small arms fire and shell splinters. As this was intended to be a second line vehicle that would keep out of the range of enemy AFVs, the FV4005 did not need really thick ...
The FV4005 - The Tank Museum
WEBNov 16, 2023 · FV4005 with the Stage 1 turret. The gun mounting fitted to the Stage 1 vehicle could traverse through 360°, but the recoil force meant that firing was only safely possible within a limited arc to the front. According to surviving blueprints, the gun could elevate and depress between -5° and +10°.
REVISTED: FV4005 and its 183 mm Cannon - Tank Historia
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Mounting a 183 mm rifled gun on a Centurion hull, the FV4005 was designed specifically with the brute force required to knock out Soviet tanks. It was expected to fight an enemy that had massive numbers of heavily armored tanks.
FV4005 - The Tank Museum
WEBThe FV4005 project came about in the late 1940s as a British attempt to build the longest range and most powerful gun possible to defeat a new generation of Soviet heavy tanks. The 183mm calibre L4A1 is the biggest gun ever fitted to a tank.
British Colossus: FV4005 - Tank Archives
WEBFeb 28, 2016 · British Colossus: FV4005. The story of Britain's most powerful tank destroyer began in late January of 1951, when it was decided to develop a tank destroyer even more powerful than the FV4004 Conway, armed with a 120 mm L1A1 gun. It was destined to become the most powerful tank destroyer ever built.
FV4005 Stage II ‘57 | Western Alliance | Tankopedia - WG
WEBThe FV4005 was developed during the 1950s. Designed to counteract the threat of vehicles like the Soviet IS-3 heavy tank, this tank destroyer used a Centurion Mk. 3 hull as its basis and featured a 183mm gun, at the time the largest direct-fire gun ever mounted to a vehicle. The Phase II version also sported a large, box-shaped, fully traversing turret. The eventual shift in tactics to lighter ...
Tanks Chats #124 | FV4005 Tank Destroyer | The Tank Museum
WEBDavid Fletcher MBE explores the experimental FV4005, with original turret and 183mm gun fitted on a Centurion Mark 12 hull. SUBSCRIBE to The Tank Museum YouTube channel: / @thetankmuseum ...more...
Centurion (tank) - Wikipedia
WEBThe FV4007 Centurion was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post- World War II period.
FV4005 Stage II | U.K. | Tankopedia | World of Tanks Modern …
WEBFV4005 Stage II. traverse speed. 30deg/sec. terrain resistance. 1/ 1.3/ 1.9. SR C45. signal range. 750m. World of Tanks Modern Armor - KNOW YOUR WAR!
Juno: New Origins | FV4005 STAGE II "CENTAUR"
WEB(Even the Conway, the lesser known FV4005's sister had more blueprint in the internet) And the only thing that help me make the interior is this blueprint: This craft weighs 51 tons, more accurate to the real life counterpart at 50 tons.