"centurion mk5 mk5/1 service entry date british army?" Topic
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| wardog | 23 Jun 2019 3:04 p.m. PST |
guys
could someone tell me when the centurion (this specific model) mk5 mk5/1 entered service with the british army it had the 20 pounder cannon all i can come up with is the mk5/2 which was upgraded with 105mm l7 |
dragon6  | 23 Jun 2019 3:44 p.m. PST |
Production of the Mk 3 began in 1948. The Mk 3 had the 20 pdr. The 20 pounder gun was used until the Royal Ordnance Factories introduced the 105 mm L7 gun in 1959. |
 Virtualscratchbuilder  | 24 Jun 2019 5:15 a.m. PST |
I have been looking around – that is an elusive figure. Best I could come up with was a model of the Mk 5/1 with the 20 pdr representing a tank that was at Port Said in 1956. |
| ODGW Kenny | 24 Jun 2019 2:11 p.m. PST |
According to Modern Combat Vehicles: 2 Centurion (Simon Dustan) the Mk 5 was produced in 3 lots.
Lot 1 qty
1955/56 – 36
Lot 2
1956/57 – 176
Lot 3
1957/58 – 9
Hope this helps
--Kenny |
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