Aviation and Military History
Occupying the technical and operational border between the heavy and the super-heavy tank, the FV 214 Conqueror was also known as the Tank, Heavy No. 1, 120 mm Gun, Conqueror, and was a British heavy tank developed in the period after World War II which was only built in modest numbers. The spur for the …
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The development and evolution of the L7 tank gun which was first trial-fired in the middle of 1956 and used on the main battle tanks of many Western bloc and other armies.
Continuation of the history of the development of the main battle tanks leading up to the early days of the Cold War, including the introduction of the T-54 and T-55 by the USSR, and the M47 Patton by the USA.
A brief history of the evolution of some of post-WW2’s most popular tanks, including the A41 Centurion and the German PzKpfw tanks.
Part two of the history of the Centurion looks at its adaptation to a series of Fighting Vehicles, variants in other countries, and service history.
A history of the British Centurion Tank, one of the classic tanks of all time, with details of its development, variants and specifications.