The Centurion was the one of the most widely-used tanks by Western countries for fighting the Cold War in the late 20th century. The Centurion Mk.5/1 is the version modified by the Australian Army. It is equipped with a 20pdr. (83.4mm bore diameter) gun, co-axial 50-calibre heavy machine gun, a large IR/white search light, and infra-red night vision devices. Three companies of Australian Centurions were sent to Vietnam in 1968.

This kit is a completely new tooling and features crisp details. Many of the grab handles and guarding plates are moulded in separate parts, and a nice fret of photo-etched parts is included. The suspension bogies are workable via brass springs. The road wheels have rubber like rims made of soft plastic. The nicely formed gun barrel is lathed aluminium. Periscopes, including those in the commander's cupola, are moulded in transparent plastic. A length of wire is included for the towing hawser. The tracks are the cementable rubber belt type, and are of fine quality, but these can be replaced with the easily assembled injection plastic individual track link set available separately. A great debut for an epochal tank!

Features

Clear parts for search light and periscopes

Photo etched parts and metal barrel

Working suspension with rubber road wheel rim

Paint and glue not included