![]() The driver to get the highest overall score will then crush a car with our mighty Chieftain Main Battle Tank!īuy Now The vehicle never had an NBC system fitted nor did it have amphibious capabilities, but a deep fording kit was developed as was a frontal dozer blade so it could dig in to firing positions. In addition, the driver completes 4 other activites totalling 6 for the whole day.Įach driver is scored on their driving and shooting. Each Driver gets to operate 4 Fighting Vehicles curently in service with the British, Israeli and Russian Armies. ![]() The Full Monty Tank Driving Experience is the only FULL DAY tank driving experience in the UK. The suspension is made up of 3 units along each side of road wheels (6 per-side) and protected by armour skirts, the first and last are fitted with shock absorbers.įull Monty Tank Driving Experience Days UK The power pack is at the rear of the vehicle behind a fire proof bulkhead. During the 1960’s, many of these as well as search lights were up-graded with Infa-Red by the British Army. The commander and gunner have a number of sights and periscopes with an effective range of 8000m (1.86miles). The crew layout is standard with the commander & gunner on the right and the loader on the left. The turret houses a number of external stowage boxes with re-supply hatch’s. The tank is run by a 4 man crew, the driver sits at the front of the all-welded steel hull on the right. ![]() It proved to be exceptionally up-gradable and through the years saw up-grades in fuel capacity and many in the armour & firepower of the vehicle and the Meteor V-12 petrol engine proved capable with the added weight. The British Centurion Tank Description The British Centurion Tank Known as the A41, the 1st prototype was completed in 1944 and 5 in total by 1945 which were sent to Germany but were to late in WW2 to see any combat. The original Mk I was unable to with stand an 88mm round whilst below 40-tons, so the War Ministry on seeing that the Centurion was a superb design decided to replace its transports with heavier weight barring ones. The original design request made by the British War office In 1943 to the Department of Tank Design, was for a tank capable of with standing an 88mm round as used by the German forces at the time and had to weight 40-ton’s as the transports used to deploy British tanks could not exceed this weight. View Our new and expanded British Centurion Tank page 0n
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