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A post-war US study of the tank battles in South Asia concluded that the Patton's armour could be penetrated by the 20-pounder tank gun (84 mm) of the Centurion (later replaced by the even more successful L7 105 mm gun on the Mk. 7 version which India also possessed) as well as the 75 mm tank gun of the AMX-13 light tank.
A Sho't tank at the Oz 77 memorial, near the Valley of Tears, Golan Heights Destroyed Israeli Sho't Meteor The Sho't tank served in the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973; one of them (Sho't Kal Alef), belonging to the 188th Armored Brigade , was operated by Captain Zvika Greengold , an Israeli tank ace .
After user trials, the first production vehicles were completed by Vickers at Elswick in 1956–57. Some Mk 2's used the hulls of former gun tanks or tugs but most were newly built as ARVs. From 1956 to 1960, the Swiss army bought 30 Entpannungspanzer 56 Centurion. These were used until 1991 with the numbers M + 78601 to M + 78630.
A South African development of the Centurion Tank. The Mk 1 is largely similar to the Centurion, while the Mk 2 has many locally produced components. 2003 South Africa: 26 58 t 1040 hp 500 km Type 74: 1975 Japan: 873 38 t 750 hp 300 km Hilmes puts the Type 74 in the first intermediate generation. Entered widespread use in 1980. Magach 5: 1976
Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank Volume 1 (Reprint ed.). Echo Point Books & Media. ISBN 978-1626541597. LCCN 84016586. OL 2854160M. Hunnicutt, Richard P. (1988). Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank. Presidio Press. Hunnicutt, Richard P. (1971). Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series. Presidio Press.
50 Centurion tank Mk.V with 84 mm gun in the tank destroyer battalion of the division. 10 Centurion with 105 mm gun with the motorized infantry battalion of the Jutland division. 6 × Anti-tank Squadrons in reserve in four regions and one Light-Battlegroupe with 10 centurion with 105 mm gun. In each 3 regions of Jutland there was an infantry ...
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The Nagmachon evolved from the NagmaSho't armoured personnel carrier (APC), which in turn was based on Centurion tank Sho't hulls from the 1970s and 1980s. The vehicle carries thick belly armour designed to withstand mine -blasts and mountings on the front hull for various engineering devices such as mine plows , mine rollers and bulldozer blades .