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Action X turret for Centurion
Action X turret: trials report - Medium Tanks - World of Tanks official forum
Something of a might have been topic but on Dave's Cent it would make for an interesting variant. |
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If all of the changes to the turret are ahead of the mantel location
it would be an easy enough turret to design in paper. But I don't think I am interested in making one since it is basically just an idea on paper. It had a dummy gun barrel? and was test fired upon. But not even sure that the test turret was actually mounted on a Cent. Too bad, because it would make an interesting "add-on". I'd settle for one photo of one Centurion with that turret.
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Fair enough.
A centurion with an action X turret mounted.
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any idea what year that was?
because there appears to be some other differences with the tank. I'll have to look into this some more.
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I spoke to the blokes at the tank museum and they 'think' it might have been a mark 7 but it is something I am researching at the national archives so if I find anything I will pass it on.
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Nothing more definitive at the moment, could be a mark 7 OR a mark 9.
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I think you are correct.
There is definitely some differences around the glacis plates. And surface accessories are relocated. [minor] 1957 is the test date for this mod. This is pretty late, and I'm sure the centurions were well into Mk.7 by that time. Mk7 have a redesigned engine area, and then rearmored. Many notable changes in appearance. The 20pdr gun might be misleading to some since it is an older gun but that photo posted shows a fume extractor on the barrel, so its definitely a modified 20pdr, post L7 design. I have also noticed the turret shows considerable rear design changes (as well as the forward modifications). To consider making a paper model, I would need to see the rear (and side views) as well (sorry). But I have a feeling this mod is well past Mk.6 models, so i doubt I would consider it as an "add-on" for the Mk.5 kit.
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No worries mate, there is so much interchangability of these marks with the mark 9's being minor mods to mark 7's etc. I wish I could plot a decent graph of these and will look to see if I can get one made up.
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