The British allies took the new Challenger 1 Tanks to their first combat tour, and the Soviet T72 tanks employed by the ...

Centurion and Birth of the Main Battle Tank Development of the Centurion began in 1943, when the British War Office issued a requirement for a new heavy cruiser tank, designated as the A41 .

The Soviet challenge did not go unanswered. The appearance of the U.S. M48 Patton III and the British Centurion battle tank was followed in 1959 by the debut of the U.S. M60 main battle tank.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. THE Centurion tank, launched in 1945, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The Centurion, a major engineering success for the British Army ...

The Battle of Phillora in 1965 was one of South Asia's largest tank battles and a key Indian Army breakthrough during the ...