Osprey - Centurion Universal Tank 1943-2003 Tank Panther with the open-top rear showing

with the open-top rear showing off a realistic interior

and they were ready

By Stephen A Hart

Yet at the same time

Osprey - Centurion Universal Tank 1943-2003 Tank Panther with the open-top rear showingBy Simon Dunstan This book details all the variants of the Centurion, also covering the specialised variants last used by the British in the Gulf War. From 1943 the British started on the design of a tank that bore distinct similarities to the German Panther tank. Designed as a Universal Tank, the design emerged in mid 1945 as the Centurion. It was last used in action by the British Army in 1991 during the Gulf War. It has also seen action with the