Posts Tagged: centurion
Memo regarding Centurion turrets on the Krv chassis
On December 18, 2013 0 Comments
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A memo dated 1959-06-12 regarding the possibility of putting a Centurion mk 10 turret on the Krv chassis. Some modifications are required of either the chassis itself or the turret, and a turret blueprint with some handwritten notes on it is attached.
Archive reference: SE/KrA/0266/002/01:H/F I/32
Evaluation of later mark Centurion tanks, 1958
On December 15, 2013 0 Comments
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Two travel reports from delegations sent to the UK in September and October of 1958 with the intent of evaluating the improvements done by the British in their later mark Centurion tanks (mk 7-10). Lots of interesting reading in general, revealing how the Swedish and the British armies of the time thought about their tanks.
Archive reference: SE/KrA/0266/002/01:H/F I/19