Centurion Mk.5 - The most successful British tank! Model with full interior made with CLAY!

The A41 Centurion was a culmination of all the design and combat lessons learned by British tank designers during World War II. The new design was designated a “Universal Tank” that would combine the functions of cruiser and infantry support tanks. The Centurion would become one of the first main battle tanks, which replaced the World War II concept of light, medium, and heavy tanks. Main battle tanks are one-size designs equally adept at engaging tanks and infantry, breaking through fortified lines, and exploiting breakthroughs. Later Centurion models benefitted from an unusual intelligence windfall: during the 1956 Hungarian Revolt, rebels drove a captured Soviet T-54A tank to the British Embassy in Budapest. Experts who examined the prize were shocked to discover that the Centurion’s 20-pounder couldn’t penetrate the armor of the T-54/T55. Fortunately, Britain was already developing the famous L7 105-mm tank gun. A powerful and popular rifled cannon that became the standard NATO tank cannon, L7 variants were used on the Centurion, the U.S. M48 and M60, and the German Leopard 1. Date of service: 1945 Country: Great Britain Dimensions: Length, 7.82 m (25.7 ft); width, 3.39 m (11.1 ft); height, 3 m (9.87 ft) Combat weight: 51,820 kg (57.1 tons) Armament: One 105mm L7A2 main gun; two 7.62mm NATO machine guns; one 50-caliber ranging machine gun Crew: 4 Speed: 34 km/h (21.5 mph) Range: 190 km (118 mi)