The Centurion’s combat debut actually came in the tank-unfriendly mountains of Korea, where it climbed up steep slopes to support an embattled British brigade against massed Chinese infantry ...

The origin story of the Centurion – one of Britain's most important tanks and perhaps one of the most influential tank designs ever– goes all the way back to the Second World War. Previously ...

The Centurion would finally be “blooded” in combat during the Korean War in 1950 and would go on to serve with distinction in a total of 12 wars, up to and including the Iraq War in 2003 and ...

Centurion and Birth of the Main Battle Tank. Development of the Centurion began in 1943, when the British War Office issued a requirement for a new heavy cruiser tank, designated as the A41.

The Centurion became part of combat with the British Army in the Korean War in 1950, in support of UN forces. It had 13 marks and several specialist variants, with some serving until the early 2000s.