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Centurion (tank)larger figure on 2 of 2
L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Gun forward
Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Centurion (tank) | L9 bar mine |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Anti-tank blast mine[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1945–present (derivatives still in service)[source] | 1969–present[source] |
| Used by | see Operators[source] | — |
| Wars |
Hull only 24 ft 9.5 in (7.557 m) With gun forward 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)[source]
Length
Single source120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
commander, gunner, loader, driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source21.5 mph (34.6 km/h)[source]
Operational; Cross-country
Single sourceOperational; on road (Marks 3, 5, and 6)
Single source32.5 mi (52.3 km) cross country, 62.5 mi (100.6 km) on road (Marks 3, 5, and 6)[source]
Rolls-Royce Meteor 4B at 2550rpm
Single sourceRolls-Royce Meteor 4B 650 hp (480 kW) at 2550rpm[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Korean War Suez Crisis Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Six-Day War Black September Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Vietnam War South African Border War Operation Motorman ( AVRE ) 1978 South Lebanon conflict BARV 1982 Lebanon War Somali Civil War Gulf War (AVRE) 2006 Lebanon War First Libyan Civil War[source] |
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| Unit cost | £35,000 (1950), £38,000 (1952)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 4,423[source] | — |
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| Armour | 51–152 mm (2.0–6.0 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 105 mm L7 rifled gun 20 pdr (84 mm) rifled gun 17 pdr (76.2mm) rifled gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Co-axial Besa machine gun (Mark 3) .30 cal Browning machine gun (Mark 5 onwards)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 13 hp/t (9.2 kW/t)[source] | — |
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| Transmission | 5-speed Merrit-Brown Z51R Mk. F gearbox[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Modified Horstmann[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 120 imperial gallons (546 L; 144 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Leyland Motors, Royal Ordnance Factory, Vickers[source] | — |
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| Filling | — | TNT[source] |
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