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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]].
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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== Armaments ==
 
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=== Main armament ===
 
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| Shot Mk.3 || APDS || 285 || 283 || 262 || 239 || 218 || 198
 
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| Shot Mk.1 || APCBC || 1,000 || 9.1 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +4.0° || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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| Shot Mk.3 || APDS || 1,400 || 3.2 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 75° || 78° || 80°
 
| Shot Mk.3 || APDS || 1,400 || 3.2 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 75° || 78° || 80°
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
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| 20pdr Shell SS Mk.1
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Ammo rack in the front (will be empty if 33 rounds are loaded) like other Centurions
 
* Ammo rack in the front (will be empty if 33 rounds are loaded) like other Centurions
 
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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]]

Revision as of 13:23, 17 October 2020

Rank VII | Premium | Golden Eagles
Challenger DS Pack
Centurion Action X
uk_centurion_action_x.png
Centurion Action X
Britain flag.png Britain
IV Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
7.7 7.7 7.7
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:6 090 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
Show in game

Description

GarageImage Centurion Action X.jpg


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

Main article: 20pdr OQF Mk.I (84 mm)
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 17.14 23.72 28.80 31.85 33.88 8.19 7.25 6.68 6.30
Realistic 10.71 12.60 15.30 16.92 18.00

Ammunition

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) 		Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Shot Mk.1 APCBC 1,000 9.1 N/A N/A N/A +4.0° 48° 63° 71°
Shot Mk.3 APDS 1,400 3.2 N/A N/A N/A +1.5° 75° 78° 80°
Shell Mk.1 HE 600 7.5 0.4 0.5 1,130 +0.0° 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

Last updated: 1.101.0.44

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

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

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

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

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


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

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