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The '''{{Specs|name}}''', or simply the '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''' is a gift Rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]].  
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''', or simply the '''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''' is a gift Rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]].  
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== 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 helpfull for survival in combat?''
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Overall, the armour on the AVRE is similar to that on the [[Centurion Mk 3|Centurion Mk 3]] gun tank with three major differences: ROMOR-A ERA, composite side skirts and a dozer blade. The ERA provides additional protection (300mm HEAT, 30mm KE) on key areas of the tank, namely the turret face and upper glacis plate, but this has little impact against most opponents due to the majority of shells at this rank being of the kinetic energy (KE) variety. It also changes the visible profile of the turret, obscuring the weak points beneath the standard Centurion turret. The composite side skirts provide a significant increase in protection against small calibre HEAT and auto-cannon fire, increasing it to the point where rounds can no longer penetrate the side armour. They do not change the effect of MBT rounds however as the additional protection simply isn't enough to stop them. The dozer blade may seem unimportant at first glance as it consists of 70mm of structural steel, not RHA, but this is not the case. The blade acts as spaced armour against most rounds aimed at the hull, adding around 60mm against KE and 200mm against HEAT. This can also be added to by the ERA on the front plate, overall providing greater than 400mm of protection against HEAT rounds.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp= 1007|rbMinHp= 575}}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
<!--''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibilty of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''-->
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{{main|ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 demolition charge projector (165 mm)}}
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{{main|Ordnance BL 6.5in L9A1 (165 mm)|l1=ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 demolition charge projector (165 mm)}}
  
 
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! colspan="6" | [[ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 demolition charge projector (165 mm)|165 mm ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 demolition charge projector]]
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! colspan="6" | [[Ordnance BL 6.5in L9A1 (165 mm)|165 mm ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 demolition charge projector]]
 
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| ''Arcade'' || 17.1 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
 
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| ''Realistic'' || 10.7 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
 
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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| L33A1 || HESH || 259 || 31 || 0.4 || 2.0 || 20,310 || +0° || 73° || 77° || 80°
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| L33A1 || HESH || 259 || 30.6 || 0.4 || 2.0 || 20,310 || +0° || 73° || 77° || 80°
 
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== Usage in the battles ==
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== 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 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).''
 
''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 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).''
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''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.
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* ROMOR-A ERA equivalent protection against 30 mm kinetic energy munitions and 300 mm chemical energy munitions.
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* 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
* The dozer blade in front it can provide additional protection, especially protect the lower glacis.
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* ROMOR-A ERA equivalent protection against 30 mm kinetic energy munitions and 300 mm chemical energy munitions
* Low muzzle velocity can allow the trajectory to hit some enemies hide behind the slope, especially in AB.
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* The dozer blade in front it can provide additional protection, especially protect the lower glacis
* Composite side skirts.
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* Low muzzle velocity can allow the trajectory to hit some enemies hide behind the slope, especially in AB
* Acceptable reload time.
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* Composite side skirts
* Can help repair teammates.
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* Acceptable reload time
* Very useful in the close range combat, especially in urban warfare.
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* Can help repair teammates
* Good reverse speed.
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* Very useful in the close range combat, especially in urban warfare
* Smoke grenade can be released twice.
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* Good reverse speed
* A five-man crew, unlike other Centurion designs.
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* Smoke grenade can be released twice
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* A five-man crew, unlike other Centurion designs
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
* Terrible muzzle velocity makes this vehicle not very useful in the open area, especially in RB.
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* Low top speed.
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* Terrible muzzle velocity makes this vehicle not very useful in the open area, especially in RB
* Centurion is a large tank = larger target.
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* Low top speed
* Side armor is still very weak.
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* Centurion is a large tank = larger target
* Only has HESH as its only ammunition.
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* Side armor is still very weak
* 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).
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* Only has HESH as its only ammunition
* Top of the engine deck can be easily penetrated by planes.
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* 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)
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* Top of the engine deck can be easily penetrated by planes
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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In the 1960s, the British army felt the need for a modern multi-functional engineering vehicle. They chose the Centurion Mk 5 main battle tank base to replace the outdated engineering tank, which used a Churchill chassis. Since the engineering vehicle’s tasks were rather specific, the Centurion chassis was given special equipment: the tank received a bulldozer scoop, a device was mounted above the scoop for laying fascines, the altered rear armour plate was equipped with a tow hitch, and a seat was installed next to the driver’s seat for a new, fifth crew member – a navigator. The engineering vehicle, which was called the Centurion AVRE (abbreviated from Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) was designed to carry a special engineering gun capable of destroying fortifications, pillboxes and other fortified defensive positions. That gun was the short-barreled L9, a 165 mm caliber cannon with low recoil. The vehicle received an ammunition complement of 53 shots with high-explosive squash head (HESH) shells with huge destructive force – each charge contained almost 16 kilograms of explosives. The Centurion AVRE became the standard engineering vehicle for the British Army and participated in several armed conflicts, including the 1991 Gulf War. In the 80’s, Centurion AVRE’s were modernized, receiving additional armour including ROMOR reactive armour - this modification was used in operation “Desert Storm”. The vehicle was retired in 1993.
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''- From [https://warthunder.com/en/news/5513-development-centurion-avre-engineer-at-war-en Devblog]''
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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{{Youtube-gallery|cDGBk2JKjMY|Premium Vehicles - Centurion Mk 5 AVRE}}
 
{{Youtube-gallery|cDGBk2JKjMY|Premium Vehicles - Centurion Mk 5 AVRE}}
  
==References==
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== See also ==
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== Read also ==
 
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* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/5513-development-centurion-avre-engineer-at-war-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> Centurion AVRE: Engineer at War]
  
 
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Revision as of 12:27, 13 March 2020

Centurion Mk.5 AVRE
uk_centurion_mk_5_avre_era.png
Centurion Mk.5 AVRE
AB RB SB
8.0 7.0 7.0
Show in game
STORE
This page is about the medium tank Centurion Mk.5 AVRE. For other uses, see Centurion (Family).

Description

GarageImage Centurion Mk.5 AVRE.jpg


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

Overall, the armour on the AVRE is similar to that on the Centurion Mk 3 gun tank with three major differences: ROMOR-A ERA, composite side skirts and a dozer blade. The ERA provides additional protection (300mm HEAT, 30mm KE) on key areas of the tank, namely the turret face and upper glacis plate, but this has little impact against most opponents due to the majority of shells at this rank being of the kinetic energy (KE) variety. It also changes the visible profile of the turret, obscuring the weak points beneath the standard Centurion turret. The composite side skirts provide a significant increase in protection against small calibre HEAT and auto-cannon fire, increasing it to the point where rounds can no longer penetrate the side armour. They do not change the effect of MBT rounds however as the additional protection simply isn't enough to stop them. The dozer blade may seem unimportant at first glance as it consists of 70mm of structural steel, not RHA, but this is not the case. The blade acts as spaced armour against most rounds aimed at the hull, adding around 60mm against KE and 200mm against HEAT. This can also be added to by the ERA on the front plate, overall providing greater than 400mm of protection against HEAT rounds.

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 52.2 1007 1,240 19.29 23.75
Realistic 35 13 575 650 11.02 12.45

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 17.1 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
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 @ 0° Angle of Attack
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 30.6 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

Main article: L3A1 (7.62 mm)
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 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 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).

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

In the 1960s, the British army felt the need for a modern multi-functional engineering vehicle. They chose the Centurion Mk 5 main battle tank base to replace the outdated engineering tank, which used a Churchill chassis. Since the engineering vehicle’s tasks were rather specific, the Centurion chassis was given special equipment: the tank received a bulldozer scoop, a device was mounted above the scoop for laying fascines, the altered rear armour plate was equipped with a tow hitch, and a seat was installed next to the driver’s seat for a new, fifth crew member – a navigator. The engineering vehicle, which was called the Centurion AVRE (abbreviated from Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) was designed to carry a special engineering gun capable of destroying fortifications, pillboxes and other fortified defensive positions. That gun was the short-barreled L9, a 165 mm caliber cannon with low recoil. The vehicle received an ammunition complement of 53 shots with high-explosive squash head (HESH) shells with huge destructive force – each charge contained almost 16 kilograms of explosives. The Centurion AVRE became the standard engineering vehicle for the British Army and participated in several armed conflicts, including the 1991 Gulf War. In the 80’s, Centurion AVRE’s were modernized, receiving additional armour including ROMOR reactive armour - this modification was used in operation “Desert Storm”. The vehicle was retired in 1993.

- From Devblog

Media

Live.Warthunder

Skins and camouflages for the Centurion Mk.5 AVRE from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

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