Centurion Mk.5 AVRE

Centurion Mk.5 AVRE

Centurion Mk.5 AVRE

Britain

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	7.0	7.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:8 200

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Description

The Centurion Assault Vehicle, Royal Engineers Mk.5, or simply the Centurion Mk.5 AVRE is a gift Rank V British medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB) and 7.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armaments

Main armament

165 mm ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 demolition charge projector
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
53			-10°/+18°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	10.7	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Realistic	10.7	__.__	__.__	__.__	__.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
27.7	__.__	__.__	__.__

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
L33A1	HESH	203	203	203	203	203	203

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
L33A1	HESH	259	31	0.4	2.0	20,310	+0°	73°	77°	80°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Centurion Mk.5 AVRE.

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
53	XX (X+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	no

Machine guns

7.62 mm L3A1
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,250 (250)				500	-10°/+80°	±180°
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
3,250 (250)				500	N/A	N/A

Usage in the battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has a powerful 165mm gun that fires shells with the explosive mass of 15.87 kg, equal to 20.31k g TNT, one hit can always deal serious damage to the enemy vehicles.
• ROMOR-A ERA equivalent protection against 30 mm kinetic energy munitions and 300 mm chemical energy munitions.
• The dozer blade in front it can provide additional protection, especially protect the lower glacis.
• Low muzzle velocity can allow the trajectory to hit some enemies hide behind the slope, especially in AB.
• Composite side skirts.
• Acceptable reload time.
• Can help repair teammates.
• Very useful in the close range combat, especially in urban warfare.
• Good reverse speed.
• Smoke grenade can be released twice.
• A five-man crew, unlike other Centurion designs.

Cons:

• Terrible muzzle velocity makes this vehicle not very useful in the open area, especially in RB.
• Low top speed.
• Centurion is a large tank = larger target.
• Side armor is still very weak.
• Only has HESH as its only ammunition.
• Based on Centurion Mk 5, which is similar as the Centurion Mk 3, so it has the similar weak spots as the Centurion Mk 3 (like the turret ring).
• Top of the engine deck can be easily penetrated by planes.

History

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