Centurion (tank) vs Type 15 tank: Specs Compared

Centurion tanks, archival photograph (1963) — licensed equipment photograph

ATanks

Centurion (tank)

Main battle tank

Credit

F.N. Broers / Anefo · CC0 · Resized · CC0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 15 tank — licensed reference photograph

BTanks

Type 15 tank

Light tank

Credit

颐园居 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Centurion (tank)larger figure on 0 of 1

None

Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1

Speed+102%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

9.83mGun forward

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.83 m

Gun forward

Single source

7.557 m

Hull

Single source

Hull only 24 ft 9.5 in (7.557 m) With gun forward 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)^[source]

9.2公尺(含炮管)/ 車體長度7.5m^[source]

3.38mWith side plates

3.3公尺

Width

All recorded figures & sources

3.28 m

Without side plates

Single source

3.38 m

With side plates

Single source

11 ft 1 in (3.38 m) with side plates 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) without side plates^[source]

3.3公尺^[source]

2.94m

2.5公尺

Height

All recorded figures & sources

2.94 m

Height

Single source

9 ft 7.75 in (2.94 m)^[source]

2.5公尺^[source]

51t

28.5公吨（基甲状态）32.5公吨（标准附加反应装甲状态）35公吨（巷战套装，包括爆发侧裙板）

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

51,000 kg

Mass

Single source

50 long tons (51 t )^[source]

28.5公吨（基甲状态）32.5公吨（标准附加反应装甲状态）35公吨（巷战套装，包括爆发侧裙板）^[source]

4commander, gunner, loader, driver

—

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

4 people

commander, gunner, loader, driver

Single source

4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)^[source]

35km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

70km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+102%

All recorded figures & sources

34.6 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

21.5 mph (34.6 km/h)^[source]

70 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)^[source]

101kmOperational; on road (Marks 3, 5, and 6)

469kmOperational; without external fuel drums

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

52.3 km

Operational; Cross-country

Single source

100.6 km

Operational; on road (Marks 3, 5, and 6)

Single source

32.5 mi (52.3 km) cross country, 62.5 mi (100.6 km) on road (Marks 3, 5, and 6)^[source]

469 km

Operational; without external fuel drums

Single source

469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)^[source]

480kWRolls-Royce Meteor 4B at 2550rpm

650kW8V132电控涡轮增压柴油發動機

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

480 kW

Rolls-Royce Meteor 4B at 2550rpm

Single source

Rolls-Royce Meteor 4B 650 hp (480 kW) at 2550rpm^[source]

650 kW

8V132电控涡轮增压柴油發動機

Single source

8V132电控涡轮增压柴油發動機 650 kW（883.75马力）^[source]8V132电控涡轮增压柴油發動機

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Centurion (tank) and Type 15 tank configuration
Specification	Centurion (tank)	Type 15 tank
Type	Main battle tank^[source]	Light tank^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	China^[source]
In service	1945–present (derivatives still in service)^[source]	—
Used by	see Operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Wars	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]	—
Unit cost	£35,000 (1950), £38,000 (1952)^[source]	—
No. built	4,423^[source]	1000+^[source]
Armour	51–152 mm (2.0–6.0 in)^[source]	—
Main armament	105 mm L7 rifled gun 20 pdr (84 mm) rifled gun 17 pdr (76.2mm) rifled gun^[source]	—
Secondary armament	Co-axial Besa machine gun (Mark 3) .30 cal Browning machine gun (Mark 5 onwards)^[source]	Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]
Power/weight	13 hp/t (9.2 kW/t)^[source]	30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]
Transmission	5-speed Merrit-Brown Z51R Mk. F gearbox^[source]	—
Suspension	Modified Horstmann^[source]	Hydropneumatic suspension^[source]
Ground clearance	1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)^[source]	—
Fuel capacity	120 imperial gallons (546 L; 144 US gal)^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Leyland Motors, Royal Ordnance Factory, Vickers^[source]	Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]
Designer	—	201st Research Institute^[source]
Engine	—	Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1^[source]
Status	—	The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps ^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Ground Force Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps Reported operator · Bangladesh Army

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Centurion (tank)

Type 15 tank

Type

Main battle tank^[source]

Light tank^[source]

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

China^[source]

In service

1945–present (derivatives still in service)^[source]

—

Used by

see Operators^[source]

See Operators^[source]

Wars

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]

—

Unit cost

£35,000 (1950), £38,000 (1952)^[source]

—

No. built

4,423^[source]

1000+^[source]

Armour

51–152 mm (2.0–6.0 in)^[source]

—

Main armament

105 mm L7 rifled gun 20 pdr (84 mm) rifled gun 17 pdr (76.2mm) rifled gun^[source]

—

Secondary armament

Co-axial Besa machine gun (Mark 3) .30 cal Browning machine gun (Mark 5 onwards)^[source]

Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher^[source]

Power/weight

13 hp/t (9.2 kW/t)^[source]

30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)^[source]

Transmission

5-speed Merrit-Brown Z51R Mk. F gearbox^[source]

—

Suspension

Modified Horstmann^[source]

Hydropneumatic suspension^[source]

Ground clearance

1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)^[source]

—

Fuel capacity

120 imperial gallons (546 L; 144 US gal)^[source]

—

Manufacturer

Leyland Motors, Royal Ordnance Factory, Vickers^[source]

Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant^[source]

Designer

—

201st Research Institute^[source]

Engine

—

Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1^[source]

Status

—

The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps ^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Reported operator · People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps
Reported operator · Bangladesh Army