FV4202
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FV4202 "40-ton Centurion" | |
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Rolls-Royce Meteorite Mk. 202B520 bhp (393 kW) at 2,700 rpm | |
Power/weight | 12.4 hp/t |
Transmission | Merritt-Brown V52 (5 fwd/1 rev) |
Suspension | Horstmann |
The Tank Medium No. 2 Experimental Vehicle FV4202 also known as the 40-ton Centurion
History
The FV4202 was built by Leyland Motors as a research vehicle for the
Design
The FV4202 test bed was built from readily available Centurion parts, such as the suspensions, smoke grenade dischargers, armament, hatches, cupola, sights and turret drive. It featured a reclined driver position, allowing the use of a well-sloped glacis plate and the "mantletless" cast turret was built, with an internal gun mantlet.[5]
Having a shorter hull than the Centurion, the FV4202 only had five road wheels per side. The FV4202 was also lower than the Centurion due to the use of 28 inch-diameter road wheels (31 inch for the Centurion). The tracks were a narrower variant of the ones used on the early Centurion marks.
The FV4202 is powered by the Rolls-Royce Meteorite V8 petrol engine which was, in essence, two-thirds of a V12 Rolls-Royce Meteor. The Meteorite has a 18.01 litre (1,099 cu in) capacity and deliver 520 bhp (393 kW) at 2,700 rpm. The engine was coupled to a
Appearance in video games
The FV4202 appears in
See also
- FV4201 Chieftain
- Centurion (tank)
- Conqueror (tank)
References
- ISBN 978-0750961226.
- ISBN 1841767190.
- ^ 5 HEAVY Tanks | Tank Chats, retrieved 2023-11-11
- ISBN 0711010633.
- ISBN 978-1861264381.
External links
- Tank Chats #98 40 Ton Centurion on YouTube
- FV4202 - Design & Theory on YouTube