{"product_id":"centurion-mk-5-1-royal-australian-armoured-corps-vietnam-version","title":"Centurion MK 5\/1 Royal Australian Armoured Corps (Vietnam Version)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAFV Club 1:35 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eFV4007 (A41) Centurion\u003c\/b\u003e was the primary \u003ca title=\"Main battle tank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_battle_tank\"\u003emain battle tank\u003c\/a\u003e of the \u003ca title=\"British Army\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Army\"\u003eBritish Army\u003c\/a\u003e during the post-\u003ca title=\"World War II\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e period. Introduced in 1945, it is one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960s, and seeing combat into the 1980s.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Jackson2010_4-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Tucker-Jones2012_5-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDunstan20033_6-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Malkasian2001_9-0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Centurion_(tank)#cite_note-Malkasian2001-9\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The \u003ca title=\"Chassis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chassis\"\u003echassis\u003c\/a\u003e was adapted for several other roles, and these variants have remained in service. It was a very popular tank with good armour, \u003ca title=\"Maneuverability\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maneuverability\"\u003emobility\u003c\/a\u003e, and a powerful main armament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDevelopment of the Centurion began in 1943 with manufacture beginning in January 1945. Six prototypes arrived in Belgium less than a month after the war in Europe ended in May 1945.\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDunstan20038_10-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e It entered combat with the British Army in the \u003ca title=\"Korean War\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_War\"\u003eKorean War\u003c\/a\u003e in 1950 in support of the UN forces. The Centurion later served on the Indian side in the \u003ca title=\"Indo-Pakistani War of 1965\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965\"\u003eIndo-Pakistani War of 1965\u003c\/a\u003e, where it fought against US-supplied \u003ca title=\"M47 Patton\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M47_Patton\"\u003eM47\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"M48 Patton\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M48_Patton\"\u003eM48 Patton\u003c\/a\u003e tanks, and it served with the \u003ca title=\"Royal Australian Armoured Corps\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Australian_Armoured_Corps\"\u003eRoyal Australian Armoured Corps\u003c\/a\u003e in the \u003ca title=\"Vietnam War\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_War\"\u003eVietnam War\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCenturion Mk 5\/1 a.k.a. FV 4011Increased \u003ca title=\"Glacis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glacis\"\u003eglacis\u003c\/a\u003e armour, two coax machineguns: one \u003ca title=\"M1919 Browning machine gun\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M1919_Browning_machine_gun\"\u003e.30 (7.62 mm) Browning\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; one \u003ca title=\"M2 Browning machine gun\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M2_Browning_machine_gun\"\u003e.50 (12.7 mm) caliber Browning\u003c\/a\u003e for ranging the 84 mm (20-pounder) main gun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.super-hobby.com\/zdjecia\/1\/6\/4\/3249_9-auto_downl.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"CENTURION Mk.5\/1 Australian 1\/35 AFV CLUB Eduard BIG3564\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.super-hobby.com\/zdjecia\/0\/5\/8\/1853_35925_08.jpg\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"Centurion Mk.5\/1 Australian AFV CLUB 35100 Eduard 35925\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AFV Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58323129237888,"sku":"AF35100","price":44.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/AF35100.jpg?v=1782296543","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/centurion-mk-5-1-royal-australian-armoured-corps-vietnam-version","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}