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* [[wt:en/news/6427-development-centurion-action-x-the-chiefturion-en|[Devblog] Centurion Action X - The Chiefturion]] | * [[wt:en/news/6427-development-centurion-action-x-the-chiefturion-en|[Devblog] Centurion Action X - The Chiefturion]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:19, 24 November 2020
Contents
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
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, turret roof, cupola roof)
- Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, cupola sides and center)
Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hull | 76.2 mm (57°) Front glacis 76.2 mm (45°) Lower glacis |
50.8 mm (12°) + 6 mm | 38 mm (7°) Upper plate 20 mm (62°) Lower glacis |
29 mm (8°) Front 30 mm Engine deck |
Turret | 89-198 mm (1-67°) Turret front | 89-98 mm 76 mm (43-49°) Side glacis |
89 mm (10-18°) | 76 mm (20°) Front glacis 29 mm |
Cupola | 152 mm | 152 mm Front half 90 mm Rear half |
90 mm | 29 mm Outer ring 29 mm (spherical) Centre |
Notes:
- Suspension wheels, tracks and bogies are 20 mm thick.
- The belly is 17 mm thick.
- The steel boxes and the mudguards are 4 mm thick.
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 | |||||||
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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
![](/images/thumb/8/85/Ammoracks_Centurion_Action_X.png/348px-Ammoracks_Centurion_Action_X.png)
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
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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
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, also if applicable).
Media
- Skins
- Videos
See also
- Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
- Vehicles equipped with the same gun
External links
Britain medium tanks | |
---|---|
Valentine | Valentine I · Valentine IX · Valentine XI |
Cromwell | Cromwell I · Cromwell V · Cromwell V (RP-3) |
Cromwell derivatives | Challenger · Avenger · Comet I · Comet I "Iron Duke IV" · Charioteer Mk VII |
Centurion | Centurion Mk 1 · Centurion Mk.2 · Centurion Mk 3 · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk 10 · Centurion Action X · FV4202 |
Vickers MBT | Vickers Mk.1 · Vickers Mk.3 · Vickers Mk.7 |
Chieftain | Chieftain Mk 3 · Chieftain Mk 5 · Chieftain Mk 10 |
Challenger 1 | Challenger Mk.2 · Challenger Mk.3 · Challenger DS |
Challenger 2 | Challenger 2 · Challenger 2 (2F) · Challenger 2 TES · Challenger 2 OES · Challenger 2E · Challenger 2 Black Night |
Challenger 3 | Challenger 3 TD |
Australia | A.C.I · A.C.IV · Centurion Mk.5/1 |
South Africa | Olifant Mk.1A · Olifant Mk.2 · TTD |
India | Vijayanta · Bhishma TWMP |
Israel | ▄Sho't Kal Dalet |
Jordan | Khalid |
Sweden | ▄Strv 81 (RB 52) |
USA | Grant I · Sherman II · Sherman Firefly · Sherman IC "Trzyniec" |
Britain premium ground vehicles | |
---|---|
Light tanks | A13 Mk I (3rd R.T.R.) · A13 Mk II 1939 · AEC Mk II · Crusader "The Saint" · Rooikat 105 |
Medium tanks | A.C.I · Grant I · Cromwell V (RP-3) · Sherman IC "Trzyniec" · A.C.IV · Comet I "Iron Duke IV" |
Centurion Mk.2 · ▄Strv 81 (RB 52) · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk.5/1 · ▄Sho't Kal Dalet · Centurion Action X | |
Vijayanta · Khalid · Challenger DS · Challenger 2 OES | |
Heavy tanks | Independent · Matilda Hedgehog · Excelsior · TOG II · Churchill Crocodile · Black Prince |
Tank destroyers | Alecto I · Achilles (65 Rg.) · QF 3.7 Ram |