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David Fletcher is back with another Tank Chat on one of the most successful post-war tank designs, Centurion. It was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post-World War II period.
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@rayjennings3637 2 года назад

"... we made some progress, though very slowly of course. Being British!" Lovely stuff! You've just got to love the candidness of David.

@krsanth-4142 2 года назад

If I was ever lucky enough to travel to Britain, I would love to shake his hand. Mr. Fletcher seriously has no chill. (can't spell)

@typxxilps 2 года назад

sounds like he had the next TiGER DAYS in mind and did not want to discuss a comparison to a Tiger 1 or Tiger 2 if the british was a superior beast or just a tame tiger with a lot of mechanical issues. Now it is just a prototype that never a Tiger.

@samholdsworth3957 2 года назад

Quintessential British!

@Angrybogan 2 года назад

Living treasure

@lllordllloyd 2 года назад

Which pretty well sums up Gary Sheffield's "Learning curve" theory of First World War high command.

@kenbrown2808 2 года назад

"and what do you do for the war effort?" "I drive a special tank for the infantry to shoot at for practice"

@tamlandipper29 2 года назад

Someone had to. Ideally an oily Herbert who fell asleep on watch.

@jacobmacpherson8181 2 года назад

I can't believe they had someone in there hahahaha

@kevindavis1916 2 года назад

Yep we did me an a Lcpl m leaper from Bsqn 3RTR in 1977 .

@Bochi42 2 года назад

@@kevindavis1916 I've met quite a few infantrymen and heard stories about others. You deserve an award for valour IMO. It's when precisely instructed on what not to do for safety reasons that they're the most dangerous.

@gregkovacs6687 2 года назад

While I understand the need for advertising for the museum. If the amazing David Fletcher is speaking. He should not be interrupted. 😉😆

@TheSchultinator 2 года назад

Yeah, just leave it at the beginning or the end

@Sean_Coyne 2 года назад

Please do not interrupt the moustache with advertising and other distractions. This a most unwelcome change in production.

@Panzermeister36 2 года назад

Yes agreed

@AshleyBlackwater 2 года назад

Yeah, no one likes midroll ads, and most people watching already know about the gift shop, so just leave them at the beginning or end

@Able_Are 2 года назад

Yes. It's tawdry, abrasive, an insult to Mr. Fletcher and the viewer. Every good thing doesn't HAVE to be degraded as a matter of course. Does it, Bovington Tank Museum?

@HandleMyBallsYouTube 2 года назад

Blame RU-vid, low or nonexistent ad revenue is why this is happening, especially military history related content has been hit pretty hard.

@samholdsworth420 2 года назад

I unsubscribed because of it.

@mkms685 2 года назад

That "idiotic grey" part on the Centurion Target made me laugh so hard. Lol Now we have a new classification for the grey color scheme.

@Twirlyhead 2 года назад

_Grey_ .

@dablop1 2 года назад

Imagine being the dude driving the thing. "Alright Johnson, you are going to drive this tank around that field, while these chaps get to fire anti-tank missiles at you. Sound good?" "Not sure I like the sound of that sir." "Not to worry, it's just training ammunition. You'll be just fine."

@MothaLuva Год назад

@JZ's BFF The 51st.

@MothaLuva Год назад

@JZ's BFF The 51st shade of gray.

@MothaLuva Год назад

@JZ's BFF I was just joking. Trying a “connex” to the movie 50 shades of gray. And the “idiotic gray” would be the 51st shade. That’s the whole “secret”.

@Guhonter 2 года назад

I think at this point Madame Tussauds should be commissioned to create a wax figure of Mr. Fletcher with his signature clothing (and pose as seen at 7:00) to greet visitors at the Entrance to the exhibition.

@derekmcmanus8615 2 года назад

I concur

@rayjennings3637 2 года назад

Spendid idea!

@DonWan47 2 года назад

This man is a gentleman and a scholar. I had the privilege of meeting him in 2007 and his tour remains on of my fondest memories.

@martcorn 2 года назад

Just thinking of the old Army saying , "he was in the when centurion was a rank , not a tank "

@derekmills1080 2 года назад

Ausculto centurio! SPQR

@matti2885 2 года назад

Somehow I always start smiling when I see David speaking about tanks. He's the best one for the job

@robertmarsh3588 2 года назад

Fabulous overview of one if the greatest tanks ever produced. One request - please don't put the merchandising ad in the middle of the video. Either at the start or at the end is fine, but putting mid way really disrupts the flow and detracts from an otherwise excellent production.

@Masada1911 2 года назад

My boy David Fletcher with another epic tank chat about the best British tank ever? awww hell yeah

@kenbrown2808 2 года назад

*the best tank chatter

@genericpersonx333 2 года назад

Low standards then? Very British! :)

@HO-bndk 2 года назад

The Centurion Mk 1 was pretty crap to be honest. Not much better than a Jerry Panther. It was only after years of development that it started to get good.

@stevenbreach2561 2 года назад

@@HO-bndk I bet you're a wow at parties

@vincentrees4970 2 года назад

The Chap doing the merch advert and the Patreon pitch made me jump out of my skin 😅 but a beautiful tank with a respectable history, jolly good

@cpconner93 2 года назад

Who is he?

@kevinjohnbetts 2 года назад

@@cpconner93 Richard Smith, the director of the museum

@tamlandipper29 2 года назад

I am fine with them asking for funding, but am not a fan of this specific format.

@olivierr.5752 2 года назад

@@tamlandipper29 I agree. I didn't like this intrusive format

@canuck600A 2 года назад

@@tamlandipper29 Once a video is ample enough. Also, prefer somebody doing it as well. I do like some of Richard Smith's presentations but here he sounds to much like a salesman.

@Davey-Boyd 2 года назад

'I've joined the army mum' 'Good lad, what do you do'? 'I'm a target for my own side to fire at' 'Oh, you are practicing working with our US allies. Cuppa tea'?

@stephanl1983 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂

@zopEnglandzip 2 года назад

@Camcolito 2 года назад

'It was about 1945 when they finished it' - In fairness the Brits had some decent tanks rolling off the lines at around June '45.

@roberthoward9500 2 года назад

If only those lazy Germans held out a bit longer.

@Jakob_DK 2 года назад

People are often fascinated by the “wonderful” nazi weapons that would have been made if the war had lasted longer. They forget about the allied weapons that was also under development and would have been around earlier if there had been a need.

@brittakriep2938 2 года назад

@@Jakob_DK : As a german, Britta is my girlfriend, i am often surprised , that outside of Germany so many people are so impressed or fascinated by things of Hilter era.

@AKUJIVALDO 2 года назад

@@brittakriep2938 because people outside Germany wasn't brainwashed by Allies propaganda for decades without stopping.

@brittakriep2938 2 года назад

@@AKUJIVALDO : Not only allied Propaganda, also by our german gouvernement. As non german you perhaps not believe, what happens in my country for more than 30years. Up to mid 80s , i was born in 1965, it was a bit more normal.

@chost-059 2 года назад

That last bit about the target cent was really interesting

@Weisior 2 года назад

Its amaizing that they started to design this thing in '43, and some of the Centurions were in the active service for so long!

@alfnoakes392 2 года назад

The design work for the Vulcan Bomber kicked off (Air Ministry Spec issued) in 1946 (picture it in your head alongside 1946 aircraft!) ... major bits of kit have quite a long design/development lead-time.

@Tuning3434 2 года назад

@@alfnoakes392 So many of the prominent Cold War kit started their origins in the late '40s, early '50s. Insane to think about how most airforces still had bi-planes as front line units just at the tail end of the '30s.

@Simon_Nonymous 2 года назад

David, you're looking rather dapper the day, good to see you at your best in this video. Thank you.

@B0nd07 2 года назад

To echo others, I don't mind the advertising and asking for donations, but this new format is extremely intrusive.

@acediadekay3793 2 года назад

"We made some progress but very slowly of course, being british." - David Fletcher

@themooch8752 2 года назад

What a legend 😤

@maxkronader5225 2 года назад

"We made some progress, but very slowly of course, being British." LOL! It's funny because it is at the same time both true and false. Because the same folks that could be almost self destructively hide-bound by tradition, were also the developers of radar, the Bletchley Park code breakers, the Gloster Meteor, etc.

@indyrock8148 2 года назад

British are rather complicated people

@BleedingUranium 2 года назад

Funny you should mention that last one; every time I hear it mentioned that a tank has a "Meteor engine", I instinctively imagine a tank with a jet engine from the Gloster Meteor strapped to the back.

@Simon_Nonymous 2 года назад

I think it's our national myth, that we're bloody awful at most things apart from making proper tea, and we do like to put ourselves down and be somewhat modest :-)

@simonwaldock9689 2 года назад

We're British, what do you expect, consistency? Not on your Nellie.

@Simon_Nonymous 2 года назад

@@simonwaldock9689 Aunt Nellie?

@Username67357 2 года назад

Those swooshing sounds give me an heart attack every time. Love the new delivery of Fletherisms inspite of that :D

@derekmills1080 2 года назад

Many thanks, David, thoroughly enjoyable. For reference, there is a Centurion on a mound adjacent to the A582 a few miles from me (I live in Bolton) the sign in front of it simply days 'Made in Leyland'. Many Centurions were, of course, made at Leyland Motors.

@AWMJoeyjoejoe 2 года назад

I drive past it very often.

@saeran-neil522 2 года назад

Drive past it every day :)

@Simon_Nonymous 2 года назад

I went round the roundabout three times when I first saw it; one of the few Leyland products that never dies.

@derekmills1080 2 года назад

@@AWMJoeyjoejoe 👍

@derekmills1080 2 года назад

@@saeran-neil522 👍

@kippamip 2 года назад

Best tank ever built. Still in service today.

@kippamip 2 года назад

@Son Bükücü South Africa.

@tonygriffiths2485 2 года назад

I loved that tank, what a privilege it was to serve aboard 12 BA 70. 2B, 2RTR Hone B.F.P.O. 30. From Jan 7 1966 to Sometime in 1969. Sheer joy :)

@seavee2000 2 года назад

David Fletcher really is a great bloke-friendly, helpful and knowledgeable-and completely approachable. A pleasure to see him whenever,on the many many visits I made there with my (then) young son. Well worth a visit if you ever get the chance. Brilliant tank of course....

@TheAultimusPrime 2 года назад

I'm so happy that this channel is a thing. It is new tech meeting old in the best way

@BHuang92 2 года назад

One of the most successful British MBT ever built.

@Agm1995gamer 2 года назад

It was successful because there were no adversaries. All the tankers and mechanics i met hated it.

@michaelsalt4565 2 года назад

@@Agm1995gamer certainly the Syrian army hated it in the Golan in 1973

@Agm1995gamer 2 года назад

@@michaelsalt4565 That's because the syrians were egotistic and didn't use any kind of tactic. Soldiers tried to be heroes and commanders wanted medals so they fated themselves to death.

@michaelsalt4565 2 года назад

@@Agm1995gamer bull manure, the Syrians were poorly trained and used Soviet style tactics, although the T62 was a good tank. The Israelis were were better trained, better tactics and had superior equipment in the form of the Sh'ot.

@genericpersonx333 2 года назад

Low standards then? Very British! :)

@DanBray1991 2 года назад

Great video! Not sure about those new adverts though.....

@FahboyMan2549 2 года назад

Finally my favourite British tank beside the Churchill VII.

@Neithan02 2 года назад

Tog always wins

@MCMLXXXIV1984 2 года назад

Cold pint and a new David Fletcher video - best start into a weekend possible?

@tasman006 2 года назад

One of my favourite tanks of all time and thanks to Mr Fletcher I just learned some more about the Centurion target tank didn't know about that one.

@matthayward7889 2 года назад

Must have missed this one when I was at the Tank museum, what a great bit of history! Edit: I hope whoever was driving the target tank got extra pay!

@demonprinces17 2 года назад

Probably some poor sob that got busted

@martingardener90 2 года назад

I was told that they did indeed get extra pay.

@dengudomlige8644 2 года назад

Or at least a free and substantial supply of underwear...

@martingardener90 2 года назад

@@dengudomlige8644 I don't think that a supply of the green "shreddies" that the Army issued at the time would be great incentive !!!

@janvandeven906 2 года назад

Maybe they didnt have it yet when you were there Since its also a new video Or it was still beeing restored

@Twirlyhead 2 года назад

Imagine having the job of _target tank driver_ . Psychologically challenging. Though I suppose being _harmlessly_ targeted by friendlies hundreds of times beats being targeted by an enemy once.

@ebird2193 2 года назад

Been their, done that and got the T-shirt in UK and Germany

@Twirlyhead 2 года назад

@@ebird2193 Don't stop there, EB. Do tell ..

@eliterry3785 5 месяцев назад

Wonderful story. Thank you for posting.

@T.S.Birkby 2 года назад

Best British Tank ever made

@genericpersonx333 2 года назад

Low standards then? Very British! :)

@owenshebbeare2999 2 года назад

@@genericpersonx333 Yeah, higher standards than Americans, French or Russians. Not hard, of course!

@simonz28 2 года назад

David Fletcher is a national treasure , untold knowledge and wisdom

@ronnievaughn1257 2 года назад

International treasure, us Yanks are also quite fond of him.

@Siddingsby 2 года назад

I don't even think it's a real gun on the Target Centurion, I think it's probably a piece of scaffolding.

@johanvanzyl8479 2 года назад

Absolutely I dont see a 17pounder barrel that was mild steel pipe😝

@Simon_Nonymous 2 года назад

Really? Break the news to David gently, old chap.

@Brave_Sir_Robin 2 года назад

He said it LOOKS like a 17 pounder. Not that it was one

@ebird2193 2 года назад

It's a real barrel, welded straight onto the mantlet, nothing behind the mantlet at all The turret is empty behind the mantlet. Drove one of these in UK and Germany

@Brave_Sir_Robin 2 года назад

@@ebird2193 ooh! What was it like?

@loupiscanis9449 2 года назад

Thank you , Mr Fletcher .

@scottroberts7875 2 года назад

Masterful overview of hugely brilliant tank.. my father was briefly involved in main gun trials in Scotland in the 50's . Scott Somerset

@johanvanzyl8479 2 года назад

The prettiest Tank ever. Since I was a small boy this was the standard to me. The Jaguar e Type of tanks.

@Ubique2927 2 года назад

Not the ‘prettiest’ but definitely the ‘Tankiest’ tank built up to that time.

@johanvanzyl8479 2 года назад

@@Ubique2927 my centurion bias runs deep. My farher was Armour corp and 1 of the 4 man crew who did the 1st demo when the Centurion arrived in South Africa. Also involved when we fitted the auto gearbox the start of the Olifant.

@Ubique2927 2 года назад

@@johanvanzyl8479 .. My father took one to Korea.

@alfnoakes392 2 года назад

@@Ubique2927 Hi there, many years ago I was lucky enough to chat with a bloke who had driven a Centurion in Korea ... he told me about how the winter was so cold (and river ice so thick) that they had competitions to see who could skid a Centurion furthest across the ice : )

@Ubique2927 2 года назад

@@alfnoakes392 .. Regrettably my father never talked to us about his time there. Except that they would just keep on going and going.

@lopt99 2 года назад

Brilliant as always. David Fletcher is the greatest thing at the tank museum.

@Skorpychan 2 года назад

When he dies, stuff him and put him on display as an exhibit.

@Vargon7 2 года назад

@@Skorpychan Yes, and do a chat about his life and times.

@Skorpychan 2 года назад

@@Vargon7 They already did one of those, a few months back!

@1337flite 2 года назад

And all the Milan operators trained on the Centurion target tank had a hit rate 200% higher when shooting at tanks moving right to left.... :-)

@JohnyG29 2 года назад

I'm not sure that's true tbh, but I'd be interested to read any sources you have on that. The missile could easily be steered in either direction.

@edevans5991 2 года назад

@@JohnyG29 I'm sure he is just joking about their practice targets only moving in one direction.

@krissteel4074 2 года назад

Probably a 200% underwear usage increase for the drivers as well

@howardchambers9679 2 года назад

@@JohnyG29 see smiley ;-) Lessens the "Whoosh" rate

@willwallacetree 2 года назад

And woe betide any Warsaw Pact tank crew who decided to reverse from left to right. Presumably the spotting rifles on BAT/CONBAT/WOMBAT recoilless weapons could be used for for range training on this too?

@Ob1sdarkside 2 года назад

Email notifications that your Fletcher books on Tigers and British armour will arrive soon, then you get a notification for a Fletcher vid on the centurion. August has been good to me!

@DavidLee-df888 2 года назад

LOVE the Centurion! Great British tank, introduced by a Great British Gent! Model company AFV Club makes a whole line of 1/35 scale Centurions, currently numbering 13. I have most of them, and they all look great!

@rburns8581 2 года назад

Another Great update thanks David and All of the Team

@kriztov265 2 года назад

Thanks again Mr Fletcher always a pleasure.

@matthaught4707 2 года назад

Mr. Fletcher is a national treasure.

@sd3457 2 года назад

"...it looks like a 17-pounder..." If you say so, David. It looks like a scaffolding pole to me.

@MrDgwphotos 2 года назад

I think it looks closer to the 20 pounder, honestly.

@ebird2193 2 года назад

@@MrDgwphotos If you are referring to the "Target tank", then the barrel was welded straight onto the mantlet, there was nothing behind the manlet at all.

@petergouldbourn2312 2 года назад

Fascinating !!! 🇬🇧

@thecollierreport 2 года назад

My favorite tank, I need one!!!

@89DerChristian 2 года назад

Do you think they have some good leasing options, and hybrid-options for tax credit?

@andrewdrabble8939 2 года назад

Another brilliantly informative video from the legend. Give this man a knighthood

@timwilkinsongs 2 года назад

PLEASE, PLEASE more videos from Richard Smith OBE!

@cyclingcmdr 2 года назад

Good-looking tank. Glad it was buffed in recent updates. The Centurion 7/1, the Defender Mk.1, and the Caernarvon. All great tanks.

@plunder1956 Год назад

Imagine how nice this would have been against the JagPanthers & tigers.

@Mjk10957 2 года назад

Milan loved that anti tank system , i got to fire Two missiles in Jordan in 2005 before we went over to javelin

@19571957able 2 года назад

Imagine several hundred of these tanks being ready for D-Day.

@bulletproofpepper2 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing!

@Norrikan 2 года назад

I didn't know there was a Centurion built with an independent autocannon - it gives the tank's turret quite the unique look!

@centamangila1217 2 года назад

That autocannon, btw, is the 20mm Polsten cannon, a Polish redesign of the Swiss Oerlikon weapon.

@kiwifruit27 2 года назад

Love the new ad at the beginning for your channel

@Niinsa62 2 года назад

Just making a comment to feed the RU-vid algorithm. I also visited the Tank Museum Shop, and saw that you have a great range of products. The Tiger Tank slippers will be perfect to wear while listening to Mud's "Tiger Feet"!

@meinkamph5327 2 года назад

A+ with the sales pitch. What you did there works.

@GuyChapman 2 года назад

I bloody love Richard Smith's advert int he middle. Comedy gold.

@jasonz7788 2 года назад

Thank you tank museum

@ned900 2 года назад

Sir David. Love that guy.

@charlesemerson6763 2 года назад

Nice to see David back. Slow progress was better than no progress but we got there in the end.

@OneofInfinity. Год назад

First tank I ever saw in '78, fell in love with tanks ever since and 17 years later I was sitting behind "my" EMES.

@russwoodward8251 2 года назад

Thanks again!

@bob_the_bomb4508 2 года назад

AFAIK the Royal Engineers were the last British capbadge to operate the Cent gun tanks. In the mid 80’s 32 Armd Engr Regt were given some Cents with L7 to escort our bridgelayers. I think they were withdrawn by GW1 though of course we still had the Cent AVRE…

@colinwilson5635 2 года назад

Great video as always but the last few minutes of this about the target drones was really interesting, new info for me!!

@ScrapYardDog64 2 года назад

Fascinating stuff !

@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek 2 месяца назад

Fascinating!!!

@Alan316100 2 года назад

Interesting Vid, I enjoyed it :-) Couple of points, we never used the pistol port to load ammo, with a 105 round we would more likely have damaged the round than anything else, and seeing a Cent without side plates was a rarity certainly in Germany in the very late '60's. It was a much nicer tank as far as crew comfort went than a Chieftain though that's for sure.

@zafranorbian757 2 года назад

I would assume the port worked better with 76mm 17pr ammunition than 105mm ammunition. And yeah I was in one and the turret can compftably hold 4 people when it is stationary.

@Alan316100 2 года назад

Sure you are right, I never had anything to do with 17pr rounds, just 105 on the Cent and 120 on the Chief oh and those damn vent tubes of course :-)

@tonyjedioftheforest1364 2 года назад

Very interesting video thank you for sharing. What a terrifying job driving the target tank must have been. It can’t have done your ears or nerves any good.

@Mr.Atari2600 2 года назад

I always thought the Centurion was the tank that's started to get that MBT look to it. Then came the Chieftain which REALLY started to get that MBT look.

@AKUJIVALDO 2 года назад

I think you mistaken Panther and King Tiger with those puny British tanks...

@dovadwarf7458 2 года назад

@@AKUJIVALDO Now that's bait if I ever saw it.

@AKUJIVALDO 2 года назад

@@dovadwarf7458 bait? Of course, stating the truth is bait? LOL

@dovadwarf7458 2 года назад

@@AKUJIVALDO No, the fact that all you want to do is argue and no matter how much evidence would be put against yours's you wouldn't change your mind. I have argued with Wehraboos before and I would rather try to bring down the Great Wall with my forehead than do it again, less mental pain as well.

@AKUJIVALDO 2 года назад

@@dovadwarf7458 apparently you suck at presenting your facts...or talk crap just like in this comment tread. Which ever is correct, I don't know. You can try changing Earth's orbital path by jumping up and down if your Great Wall head-smashing does not work LOL

@dondouglass6415 Год назад

I remember when as a REME fitter with 2nd Coldstream's in the 80's watching live firing, near Oldenburgh on the Baltic coast, of paint/dye filled Milan rockets at an old 'Centurion' and thinking I would not want to be one of the two tank crew.... Happy days.. with lots of naughty stuff... But that's another story.

@derekmcmanus8615 2 года назад

Possibly the best post war tank of the 20th century

@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860 2 года назад

Classic design. Wonderful tank.

@TheTryingDutchman 2 года назад

I have the centurion mk5 avre, centurion mk5/1 and centurion Action X in War Thunder and i absolutely love them all haha. Thanks for the video!

@stuartdandybenchillboy 2 года назад

Just who ARE the 65 non-believers in the almighty David. His knowledge is voluminous and his delivery intimate and infectious. Great stuff.

@kevinstewart449 2 года назад

Recognize the Centurion because as a kid spent many hours playing with my Dinky Toys Centurion and the Antar Tank Transporter. Some years on, saw them in use by the Cdn Army.

@Tmac34 2 года назад

Gosh Bovington tank museum is on my bucket list it is so cool I want to see real life tanks!

@treadheadpete4770 2 года назад

Great to see a prototype still around!

@txnetcop 2 года назад

That prototype is excellent!

@JamesLaserpimpWalsh 2 года назад

David's lost his magnificent belly ! What's going on with this world !! heh. Cheers for the upload.

@jabezhane 2 года назад

I thought he was looking quite trim.

@demonbre 2 года назад

Finally, an actual TANK chat after quite a while...

@alfnoakes392 2 года назад

Its a Centurion, so worth the wait : )

@mikesmithg0rfd356 2 года назад

thank you

@simonmcnicholas 2 года назад

My favourite tank, there’s one in Leyland near a roundabout, my son loves to visit it and climb on it

@wideyxyz2271 2 года назад

Im doing my next car in Idiotic Grey!

@brentsmith5647 Год назад

Brilliant man ❤️👀👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@alan-sk7ky 2 года назад

6:32 now where have i seen that picture before... hmmm ;-)

@LMSILVIA 2 года назад

My man looking sharp these days! Keep doing what you're doing Davie!

@JCBeastie 2 года назад

Driving the target tank must have been fun. "right just roll across this field here while our boys sling some inert munitions your way, nothing to worry about"

@simonwaldock9689 2 года назад

We hardly ever put a live round in by mistake, so stiff upper lip.

@gunner678 2 года назад

A beautiful tank.

@MH-tr4kn 2 года назад

I have waited so long!

@kevin_1230 2 года назад

Greatest tank ever made.

@Slaktrax 2 года назад

The Cent target tank with ''BA'' registration would make it a later mark of conversion. the early Cents were ''ZR'' registered afaik.

@demonprinces17 2 года назад

The target tank was the interesting one

@earlyriser8998 2 года назад

nice to see an early Centurion

@gertvanpeet3120 2 года назад

In 1978, in the Netherlands, they were in reserve...seen these in operation in the weekend...used by reservists...at that time the Leopard 1 was in use...