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| Centurion ARV Mk II | |
|---|---|
 Centurion ARV Mk II | |
| Type | armoured recovery vehicle |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1946–present (derivatives still in service) |
| Production history | |
| Unit cost | £35,000 (1950), £38,000 (1952)[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 51 long tons (52 t) |
| Length | Hull: 25 ft (7.6 m) Overall: 32 ft (9.8 m) with 20pdr |
| Width | 11 feet 1 inch (3.38 m) with side plates |
| Height | 9 feet 10.5 inches (3.01 m) |
| Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
| Armour | 76 mm |
Main armament | 7.5×55mm Swiss tank gun |
Secondary armament | 8 cm fog dispenser 51 |
| Engine | Rolls-Royce Meteor; 5-speed Merrit-Brown Z51R Mk. F gearbox 650 hp (480 kW) |
| Power/weight | 13 hp (9.2 kW) / tonne |
| Suspension | Horstmann suspension |
| Ground clearance | 1 ft 8 in (50.8 cm) |
Operational range | 50 miles (80 km) Mk 2/Mk 3[2] |
| Maximum speed | 22 mph (35 km/h) |
The Centurion ARV Mk II, was a British armoured recovery vehicle based on the Centurion main battle tank.
- ^ Emrys, Hughes (10 March 1952). "Mr". millbanksystems. millbanksystems. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Simon Dunstan, "Centurion Universal Tank 1943–2003"[permanent dead link], Osprey Publishing, 2003, p. 5, 14.