The FV4007 Centurion was the primary main battle tank of the British Army during the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining in
Centurion Mk 5 tank at Worthington Tank Museum in CFB Borden (Ontario, Canada)
The tank commander's position in a Centurion Mk 5 in Dutch service. The handwheel on the left is used to control the main gun's elevation; his right hand is on a handle that rotates the commander's observation cupola.
Dutch Centurions with monowheel trailers on a road march in 1963
Centurions of the 8th Hussars disabled during the retreat of 29th Brigade on 25 April 1951 in the Battle of the Imjin River in Korea
The Comet tank or Tank, Cruiser, Comet I was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of the Second World War, during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. The Comet was developed from
Centurion (tank)
…by the War Office under pressure from the Department of Tank Design. A high top speed was not important, while agility was to be equal to that of the Comet. A high reverse speed was specified, as during the fighting in southern Italy, Allied tanks were trapped in narrow sunken roads by the German Army. The…
A Comet tank at Tankfest 2023 at The Tank Museum.
A Comet's crew loading ammunition into their tank.
Leyland Comet Mk I Model B in Joensuu, Finland in 1982
Comet tanks of the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, crossing the Weser at Petershagen, Germany, 7 April 1945