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Armoured vehicles1991 - present
Wheeled tank destroyer
Centauro (Tank destroyer) is a wheeled tank destroyer originating in Italy. It was built by Iveco Fiat (hull, propulsion) Oto Melara (weapons, turrets).
ItalyCentauro (Tank destroyer)
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Italy
1991 - present
See Operators
United Nations Operation in Somalia II Implementation Force Kosovo Force Iraq War UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) Russo-Ukrainian war
1986
Iveco Fiat (hull, propulsion) Oto Melara (weapons, turrets)
€ 1.6 million
Centauro: 1991–2006 Centauro 2: 2021–present
490+ (plus 249 Freccia)
See Variants
Centauro 1: 24 t (24 long tons; 26 short tons) Centauro 2: 30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons)
Centauro 1: 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) Centauro 2: 8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)
Centauro 1: 2.94 m (9 ft 8 in) Centauro 2: 3.12 m (10 ft 3 in)
Centauro 1: 2.73 m (8 ft 11 in) Centauro 2: 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)
4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)
Welded steel armoured hull
Centauro 1: Oto Melara 105 mm/52 (rifled) Centauro 2: Oto Melara 120mm L/45 LRF (smoothbore)
Centauro 1: Coaxial: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Pintle: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) Centauro 2: Coaxial: 1 × GPMG ( 7.62×51mm NATO ) RWS Hitrole Mod.L or pintle: 1 × GPMG or ( 7.62×51mm NATO / 12.7×99mm NATO )
Centauro 1: Iveco VTCA V6 , turbo-diesel engine (520 hp (390 kW)) Centauro 2: Iveco Vector 8V V8 engine (704 hp (525 kW))
350 kg (770 lb)
Hydropneumatic automatic transmission with 5 forward and 2 reverse gears 8×8 wheels
independent MacPherson struts
800 km (500 mi)
108 km/h (67 mph)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 7.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Centauro (Tank destroyer) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BrazilArmy exact named equipment holdings: Centauro 2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ASLT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named Centauro 2 component, counted as equipment units: active, operational reserve and training equipment, excluding equipment in store. Service-scoped IISS observation, not a national total or combat-readiness figure. No parent, sibling, mounted-weapon or heading aggregate quantity inherited.
ItalyArmy exact named equipment holdings: B1 Centauro. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ASLT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
JordanArmy exact named equipment holdings: B1 Centauro (61 more in store). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ASLT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SpainArmy exact named equipment holdings: B1 Centauro. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ASLT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UkraineAirborne Assault Troops exact named equipment holdings: B1 Centauro. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ASLT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Centauro. Service scope: Italian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 259. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Centauro. Service scope: Spanish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 82. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.