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Centurion Mk. 5/1 — Tier VIII English medium tank

Centurion Mk. 5/1

/VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1450
HP
4 / 37
302.0m
View range
1 / 37
Firepower
Shell
2334
DPM
17 / 37
226
Penetration
1 / 37
190
Damage
35 / 37
118
Devices/crew damage
35 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
1020
Velocity
3 / 37
6.64%
Penetration loss over distance
4 / 37
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1966
DPM
16 / 37
258
Penetration
19 / 37
160
Damage
35 / 37
118
Devices/crew damage
35 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
1275
Velocity
1 / 37
3.88%
Penetration loss over distance
1 / 28
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3071
DPM
6 / 37
42
Penetration
35 / 37
250
Damage
35 / 37
118
Devices/crew damage
35 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
1020
Velocity
1 / 37
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.28
Explosion radius
35 / 37
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
83.4
Caliber
35 / 37
12.29
Rate of fire
2 / 37
4.88
Reload time
2 / 30
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.72
Base aim time
14 / 37
0.299
Dispersion
1 / 37
Dispersion factors
0.130
When moving
12 / 37
0.130
When rotating
13 / 37
0.080
When rotating turret
5 / 37
3.500
After shot
4 / 37
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 37
18°
Elevation
20 / 37
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 37
43.74
Turret traverse speed
23 / 37
Mobility
51.00
Weight
5 / 37
Speed
45
Forward
31 / 37
20
Backward
3 / 37
Effective Power / Weight ratio
20.49
On hard terrain
16 / 37
18.63
On medium terrain
11 / 37
13.66
On soft terrain
12 / 37
Traverse speed
54.67
On hard terrain
21 / 37
49.70
On medium terrain
16 / 37
36.45
On soft terrain
21 / 37
8.00m×2.50m×2.27m
Size
27 / 37
Concealment
23.20%
While still
26 / 37
18.10%
While moving
26 / 37
7.81%
Upon firing while still
23 / 37
6.59%
Upon firing while moving
23 / 37
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
219.7m
While still
231.0m
While moving
253.7m
Upon firing while still
256.4m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
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HE
HEP
AP
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HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

A variant of the British post-war Centurion Mk. 5 tank with improved frontal armor, machineguns, and a more powerful engine. The vehicle featured a 100-gallon additional armored fuel tank in the rear, and was not provided with screens. The tank saw service in Australian tank units in Vietnam.