Centurion Action X

Centurion Action X

Centurion Action X

Britain

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	7.7	7.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:6 090

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Description

The Centurion Action X is a premium rank IV British medium tank with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.93 "Shark Attack".

General info

Survivability and armour

Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	39	14	50.8	1,007	1,240	19.82	24.41
Realistic	35	13		575	650	11.32	12.8

Armaments

Main armament

84 mm 20pdr OQF Mk.I					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	65	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	17.1	23.7	28.8	31.9	33.9	8.19	7.25	6.68	6.30
Realistic					10.7	12.6	15.3	16.9	18.0

Ammunition

The ammunition available to the Centurion Action X offers a wide range of projectiles to engage most types of targets:

• Shot Mk.1: APCBC; an armour-piercing capped shell with ballistic cap that has a good penetration power but a rather average post-penetration damage effect. Make sure to target modules and crew positions to maximize the damage inflicted.
• Shot Mk.3: APDS; an armour-piercing discarding sabot shot that has a very high penetration power but a poor post-penetration damage effect. Make sure to target modules and crew positions to maximize the damage inflicted.
• Shell Mk.1: HE; a shell useful for destroying open and lightly armoured vehicles but whch travels at a slow speed.
• 20pdr Shell SS Mk.1: Smoke; useful to blind enemy vehicles that are too remote for you to disable so that you can progress towards objectives. However, it is a very slow shell.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
Shot Mk.1	APCBC	232	229	216	201	187	173
Shot Mk.3	APDS	285	283	262	239	218	198
Shell Mk.1	HE	15	15	15	15	15	15

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Shot Mk.1	APCBC	1,000	9.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
Shot Mk.3	APDS	1,400	3.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	75°	78°	80°
Shell Mk.1	HE	600	7.5	0.4	0.5	1,130	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
20pdr Shell SS Mk.1	250	9.3	13	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Centurion Action X

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	8th rack empty	9th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
65	63 (+2)	61 (+4)	53 (+12)	45 (+20)	37 (+28)	29 (+36)	9 (+56)	5 (+60)	1 (+64)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear from the rack after having been loaded in the breech.
• Racks 8 and 9 are first stage ammo racks. They total 8 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
• These 2 racks are also emptied first when firing: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 9 - 8 - 1 - 2 - 3 until 7.
• If you pack 29 (+36) shells, the rack depletion order will be 9 - 8 - 7.

Optics

Centurion Action X Optics
	Default magnification	Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics	X4.9	X6.0
Comparable optics	Strv 104

Machine guns

7.62 mm L3A1
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	3,600 (250)	500	-10°/+5°	N/A

The small calibre of the L3A1 machine gun makes it largely ineffective against all armoured vehicles but the ones with an open compartment. It still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire	Shot Mk.3
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism	Smoke grenade
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support	20pdr Shell SS Mk.1
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful and high penetrating 20 pdr gun, available with an APDS choice like other Centurions with 20 pdrs
• Very quick reload time, up to 6.3 seconds per round when in full crew and ace experience
• Have good gun depression and other traits like other Centurion
• Good turret armour, up to 240 mm+ thick in some areas
• Great RP and SL grinder like its Swedish cousin
• With gun stabilizer

Cons:

• With only 39 (AB), 35 (RB and SB) km/h top speed, its mobility is mediocre when compared to some contemporary mediums
• Ammo rack in the front (will be empty if 33 rounds are loaded) like other Centurions
• Small internal compartment (only 4 crew members), easy to one-shot like its siblings
• Although APDS provide high penetration even in long distances, it provides only punctual damage (Aim carefully)
• Turret armour is not reliable sometimes due to some lower parts of turret armour is thinner (serious damages would occur if enemies penetrate it)
• No explosive filler on any AP shells like other centurions in Rank IV

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Centurion Action X from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Should You Buy The Centurion Action X? - Sako Sniper

Centurion Action X - Tank Review - Napalmratte

Centurion Action X - ConeOfArc

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Centurion Action X - The Chiefturion