What version of the Centurion Tank was used by the British Army in Operation Motorman in Northern Ireland during early 1970's. Is there a 1/35 kit available.

Cookie

hello sir.
the centurion AVRE. was the version used.
AA do a kit/conversion for this.
terry

Terry

Its very expensive. Whats the main differance between this version and the AFV Club Centurions.

Cookie

hi
differances are a lot
dozer blade, fascine cradle. turret on two , gearbox decks, rear fuel tank list is quite a lot
ossie

Do you know where i might see photos of this version

Cookie

Hiya

The AVRE had a 165mm demolition gun for breaking open fortifications and siegeworks.

Check out primeportal for pics.

Accurate Armours kit (KO75) is a full kit not a conversion and costs abot £95.

hi
11ba46 is at Duxford outside land warfare hall other one is at Chatham in the royal engineers museums forecourt
i served on a AVRE and got lots of stuff .
what do u exactly want the AA kit is good
Ossie

Hi Paul,

There will be a walkabout of the Duxford example coming along in the near future.



Al

I believe at least one served with the British Army in the first Gulf War.

Cookie

Another point you might like to note is that the guns on the AVREs used on Op Motorman were firmly pointed over the engine decks for fear that some patriotic pressman might conclude they could actually be used.

Chris (made it to Londonderry a week or two after Motorman having returned from BATUS)

hi
four AVRES were used On operation Motorman

07ZR21 00BA46 02BA33 11BA86
Two of the AVRE's used in the Gulf were on operation MOTORMAN 07ZR21, 02BA33
07ZR21 is a Mk 3 turret .
all 165 guns were covered and lowered on to engine decks.

Ossie

hi paul

i got stacks of pictures of 11BA46 at Duxford when it arrived and when i use to look after it and drive it at Duxford, and in the army.
this has a Late Build turret but mk5 configuration
Ossie