A centurion tank perched on a rocky ridge, January 21, 1952. Developed in 1944, the centurion first saw action in the Korean War.

The British allies took the new Challenger 1 Tanks to their first combat tour, and the Soviet T72 tanks employed by the ...

The Centurion began life in 1943 as a proposed cruiser tank, but one that incorporated the harsh lessons of World War II. It had to be reliable, have good armor and mount a high-velocity cannon.

The origin story of the Centurion – one of Britain's most important tanks and perhaps one of the most influential tank designs ever– goes all the way back to the Second World War.

Centurion and Birth of the Main Battle Tank. Development of the Centurion began in 1943, when the British War Office issued a requirement for a new heavy cruiser tank, designated as the A41.

A native of Husenpura village in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district, his passing marks the end of a living chapter from the Battle of Basantar during the 1971 India-Pakistan War. The battle is remembered for ...

This and other incidents led the British army to outfit, as soon as 1945, new Centurion tanks with "boiling vessels," special water boilers that allowed for shorter and safer tea and food breaks ...

It's believed a Centurion tank sitting in front of the 1st Armoured Regiment is the only tank in the world to survive a ...

The T-34 isn't the only tank in service that's eligible for a senior-citizen discount. The American M3 Stuart also has yet to quit, and operational variants of the Brit's Centurion tank can still ...

Israel's tank losses to Hamas, just like tank losses 50 years ago or in Ukraine now, ... Israeli Centurion tanks near Damascus on October 14, 1973.