Centaur tank

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Centaur_tank

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	artillery tank
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:7.92_mm_Besa_machine_gun gptkb:QF_6-pounder_gun gptkb:QF_75_mm_gun 20–76 mm
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Cruiser_tank
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	5
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Vickers-Armstrongs
gptkbp:engine	Liberty L-12 petrol engine
gptkbp:enginePower	395 hp
gptkbp:height	2.49 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Centaur tank
gptkbp:length	6.35 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff gptkb:English_Electric gptkb:Nuffield_Mechanizations_and_Aero gptkb:Leyland_Motors
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	40 km/h
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Normandy_landings_(D-Day)
gptkbp:notableVariant	Centaur IV (with 95 mm howitzer)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	approximately 1,800
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Covenanter_tank
gptkbp:productionStartYear	1942–1945
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Comet_tank
gptkbp:suspension	Christie suspension
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkbp:weight	27 tons
gptkbp:width	2.92 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:World_War_II_tanks_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:COG_(Coalition_of_Ordered_Governments) gptkb:World_War_II_armoured_fighting_vehicles_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7