In 1943, the Directorate of Tank Design was asked to produce a new design for a heavy cruiser tank under the General Staff designation A41.

If possible, research the 17-pounder on the Black Prince or Firefly before acquiring this tank.

But, when fully upgraded and properly handled, this tank can support like none other at its tier. Stock, you are going to have huge problems with performing if you do not already have the 17-pounder gun from the Black Prince or Firefly. However, thanks to its amazing guns, cannon depression and well-armored upgraded turret, it can make beautiful use of cover. The size of Centurion MK.1 even rivals some heavy tanks (its bigger than the M103) in size, which means you, like the E50, will be very vulnerable to artillery fire. The reasons for this are self-evident it is large and bulky for a medium, has atrocious hull armor, poor camouflage, and is prone to module and crew damage. The Centurion I is very much a long-range fighter, and thrives around hills. Just don't be foolish enough to go head-to-head with an enemy tank with high HP or you will lose the fight. Even the 17-pounder (which you may research on the Black Prince or Firefly) could be considered an 'adequate' gun because of its higher DPM, provided that you can stand the low penetration. I is woefully under-armored on the hull, yet the cannons it has access to somehow make up for it – it has arguably the best gun complement of all Tier 8 medium tanks, being able to deal almost the same damage as a Panther II, while having more penetration, accuracy and better aim time.

I continues the trend on British mediums line where tanks transform from fast flankers like Cromwell more to hull-down snipers starting with Comet.

Terrible stock grind due to horrible guns.Ĭenturion Mk.

Very susceptible to module and crew damage (especially the ammo rack, which can be damaged even by frontal hits).

Large size for a medium with low camo values.

Good hp/t ratio and acceleration, good at climbing hills.

Excellent penetration on the top 20-pdr gun.

British centurion mk 1 main battle tank