Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Centurion. Part 1

[@itsmrlonewolf]

“Now 5 inches may not actually sound like very much, but it really does have a large effect” is my new favourite chat up line!

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Show off.

[@Raj-df7wf]

Also the fact that a 5 inch gun is used on modern destroyers, not the same type but still

[@glockh4rt602]

Lmao m8

[@Batman-qd1zh]

@@Ingens_Scherz just when I thought it couldn't get funnier

[@humanfromthesolarsystempla3143]

Thats what she said

[@kolinmartz]

1:55 I’ve been trying to tell her this for the longest time.

[@Tntexplodeslol]

I was gonna say that lol

[@benquinney2]

I don’t get it

[@TGentong]

@@benquinney2 🅱️enis

[@tomparker5000]

Proctologists with 5" fingers are generally unpopular

[@TheMentalblockrock]

It's such a shame the Centurion wasn't ready for Normandy, what a shock that would have been for the German Tiger crews!

[@peterking2651]

Paul Beduhn Certainly the 105 would have been a shock, but even the 17 pounder was a very capable gun.

[@imperiumbrittanica8414]

Peter King If you got that L7 gun firing savor rounds Then even kingtigers can’t stand that

[@r.j.dunnill1465]

@@imperiumbrittanica8414 User trials of the L7 began in ... 1959. A little late for Normandy.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

I think D-Day was already a fairly major shock for them, but I take the point :)

[@Dave5843-d9m]

Shermans were the size they were because they had to be transportable. Getting Centurions ashore would have been the issue.

[@piirakkaliisa8340]

Centurion design is timeless. It looks cool even when it gets over 100 years old. Perfect look for dystopian movies about wars etc.

[@richardsevern2973]

Here's a little bit of interesting info for Centurion lovers.If you look at the road wheels, there's a larger gap between the second and third road wheels than between the others. There is a reason for this.If the front idler wheel takes a hit and wrecks it, you can still get mobile with a little work.The track has to be broken and dragged over the third top jockey rollers Let it droop over and adjust the length of the track. Join it up again between the second and third road wheels and away you go!

[@scottleft3672]

Ill remember that next time im in the Golan.....if i go back in time.

[@parrykids8349]

That’s interesting, thanks

[@mwnciboo]

@@scottleft3672 hahahaha

[@scottleft3672]

@tyron smith You're given me nightmares now...lol.

[@chanchito4401]

Next time I'm driving my Centurion I'll keep this in mind

[@tonygriffiths2485]

This is 5 years old nigh on now. Eager to see every second of this. Hungry for more. I served aboard Centurions from Aug 65 to July 69. Loved em to bits as well.

[@Theraceforspace]

6 years later I'm coming back to it, god this background music nonsense was awful

[@tonygriffiths2485]

@@Theraceforspace I have to agree with that comment. Have you served aboard the Centurion Tank ?

[@Theraceforspace]

@@tonygriffiths2485 god no, just a big fan

[@valianttmt8044]

From the first time I saw and read about the Centurion tank, there was something I really liked about this British beauty. The Centurion has had a very long service life , even being upgraded many times over like the South African Olifant tank, which I believe is still being used. The only drawback, as it has been mentioned, is the dismal range.

[@isaacmcdaniel6278]

My favorite part of this is when he talks about how he would accompany his soldiers to investigate bombs just after he read a WWII manual that says in giant letters to do it alone lol!

[@therebelfrogy9287]

In Vietnam, I see 2 of them in museum and next to them is a T-54B. The museum gave me a chance to go inside the tank, which I love it. It's comfortable for me to sit, even when I laid down

[@oskarrusakov986]

I was just at the Cairns armour and artillery museum like a month ago, well worth the visit. Excellent range and quantity of display vehicles and a very friendly staff.

[@yorkshirelad8354]

My dad was tank commander on a centurion 5th royal tank regiment gone but never forgotten .

[@scottleft3672]

Mine a driver....still navigating.

[@KennethHallAPT]

I served with REME Fitters Troop B Squadron 1st RTR and the Royal Armoured Corp training unit at Catterick. In Germany I was a member of Periodic REME teams inspection on tanks in BAOR. The Centurion was incredibly unreliable, the main engine which developed 650 BHP had twin spark plugs per cylinder, the exhaust plugs on the outer sections of the Vee oiled up regularly and the engine would lose power. We used to do mag drop tests when the engine was at normal running temp. If there was a rpm drop of 250 we would change all the spark plugs and on a hot engine it was torture.. He is wrong in saying the clutch was accessed through the belly plate, it was accessed from the top where we did all the work on engines and transmissions including changing the clutch life of which it had three. The engine was designed to use 4 pints oil/hour and the tank held 33 gallons. Fuel on the MK 12 / 13 was 212 gallon with a range of about 65 miles. Fuel consumption was 3/4 gallons per hour. The main brakes wouldn't stop a tank on steep downward descent, they weren't power assisted and one used to literally stand on the brake pedal. This required Centurion drivers to be very good with gear changes on the Merritt Brown crash gearbox. The ARV when towing a gun tank was over 100 English tons, a bastard on steep hills. I remember when in Berlin towing a dead gun tank through a bus station as the Berliners were going to work the ARV couldn't gain traction on the cobblestones and the steel tracks started picking them up and throwing them around. The German police stopped the complete traffic flow so that we could negotiate a bend and moved the locals as we slowly slid towards them, we made it and brought back 5 gun tanks to Smuts Barracks that day probably to the delight of the Russian guards whose turn it was to guard Hess. I commanded, drove, inspected and repaired Centurions. Believe me we were very happy to see the Chieftain Mk 3S (S for sand, Iran contract) when we re equipped despite its problems. I remember working as an inspector for the Royal Ordnance factories UK involved with the 4030 phase 1,2 and 3 which became the Challenger. Australia was still ordering parts for Centurions from ROF Leeds. We received and order for 3 Centurion final drives. In my 13 years in REME and working for 11 Fd WKSPS FRG in both Europe and Canada I never changed a Centurion final drive for the Brits. In EMER's (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Manuals, ) there was 250 modifications of varying degrees, Chieftain was in the thousands within the first 4 years. I liked the Centurion, the faults were known and we had developed the tools to work in places where one needed to be almost double jointed. Rarely did we experience something beyond our control.

[@robertmatch6550]

I think maybe you meant fuel consumption was 34 gph? Even that seems pretty low

[@kuhaku9587]

You make a good day a better one, you make a bad day a good one and a morning less painfull to woke up. I don't like reading but I could listen to you talking about tanks for hours ! You are doing an amazing job.

[@launch4]

The Centurion is... a tank. It is a tank's tank. As honest and simple as a big metal box with a big gun, tracks, and an engine in the back. It is what should be in the dictionary next to the word tank.

[@Silversong_Reavers]

there are other contenders for that position that may suit better, but I understand what you mean.

[@Mk1Male]

@@Silversong_Reavers No other tank was as upgradable and timeless as the Centurion. Simple facts.

[@Silversong_Reavers]

@@Mk1Male you just may be right. I don't know enough about it to say yay or nay about that comment, but I do know it was a very good tank for it's time, and served well.

[@FlyingEndeavor]

Yes! The wonderful and incredibly beautiful Centurion :) Such a legendary tank and she is personally my favorite tank of all time xD I am so glad you did an episode on her, Sir Moran. :) I could not wait for Part 2 :) I am hoping to learn more on her history, she was truly such a magnificent vehicle with an excellent service history and remarkable service life.

[@garynash7594]

British engineering doesn't get enough mention, Well thought out, first class design!

[@corninmypoo]

YES! FINALLY! I've been waiting a long time for this

[@jackanderson9424]

Ya boy

[@emelgiefro]

now wait more for part 2

[@fakemail4suckers]

No kidding.

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

these were still part of the USMC armor ID course in 2015 (might still be to this day) meaning that the USMC clearly believes that somebody we will fight will still be fielding these.

[@spartan8705]

Or fighting alongside someone fielding Centurion The only country still doing so is South Africa with their heavily modified Olifant, which has an entirely different turret profile Israel has modified theirs into heavy APCs, heavy engineer APCs, and CEVs Jordan has also developed a Centurion-based family of heavy vehicles, with variants like APC, ambulance, or command post Both of those countries' tanks, naturally, lack turrets and have different upper hulls, so again the course is not all that useful

[@russwoodward8251]

The forerunner of modern tanks. Thanks Chieftain.

[@nothsim]

Even after 7 years I still watch these videos. Timeless videos

[@badweetabix]

Years ago, I had the chance to visit the Bovington tank museum and they had a Centurion tank cut in half so you could see the left and right halves; the halves were populated with dummy crewmen and even though the Centurion was said to have been design to be more roomier than previous tanks, it still looked incredibly cramp. I truly pity the tank crew of the older generation tanks because it must had been incredibly claustrophobic.

[@parkerzilla6323]

The cut in half Centurion is still there

[@AKUJIVALDO]

Better than walking I suppose.

[@nigeh5326]

It’s still there I went 6 weeks ago and you walk through between the 2 half’s towards the end of the museum. It’s impressive.

[@joshhill7960]

That man knows his tanks. Awesome job looking forward to part 2.

[@benfrowd4123]

Surprised he didn't mention the nuclear test we did on one haha

[@Zespri_Games]

and she still runs iirc lmao even after a nuke

[@alphaadhito]

After the test, they check that the engine was not running anymore... because run out of gas, X'D

[@markfryer9880]

I have an idea that the Australian Centurion that was "nuked", later also saw service with Australian Forces in Vietnam.

[@grizzlycountry1030]

The hatches blew open. The crew would have been killed. While a crew was taking it without decontamination back to base the engine threw a rod. It made it's way to Vietnam where it was hit by rpg and crew injured. Eventually the tank was placed on display at a base. The majority of the soldiers working on it after the nuclear test reportedly died of cancer.

[@Legitpenguins99]

@@grizzlycountry1030 that's really sad because it's so preventable. Imo the families should sue for negligence, it's not like there was a shortage of tanks in the cold war

[@828enigma6]

Nic, I appreciate that you wouldn't ask your crew to do anything you wouldn't do yourself, in reference to examining IEDs and track blowing charges that didn't. Bet your crew appreciated you very much

[@malwinhamm358]

10:06 A little correction here: The Merrit-Brown Transmission of the Centurion, just like the Cromwell, Churchill and Comet, didnt have a fixed steering radius for each gear, but rather a smallest possible steering radius for each gear. You can start a turn smoothly with slight turning, and tighten the turn till you reach the minimum radius allowed by that gear, depending on how far you move the steering levers.

[@jackgee3200]

That is not correct. While it is possible to slip the brakes to vary the turn, the manuals prohibit it as the MB steering units were not designed to be used like this.

[@cannibalsausage5767]

Cool. i was at this museum on the 22nd of April 2017. I'm happy about this because I'm always sad that I can't go to other tank museums in England for example for cheap, as i live in Australia.

[@popeofpain6904]

The Centurion is INCREDIBILIS!

[@belchnasty]

So glad I found this channel!

[@you900001]

This is what the history channel should be.

[@micktoal6148]

That's sort of a MkV/1 (Australian) Centurion. It has the .50 cal ranging gun and .30 Cal Browning Co Ax, long range fuel tank but the front armour has not been upgraded. An Unusual beast! It probably never served in Vietnam due to the lack of the latter modification. There is great variation in Australian Centurions due to losses in Vietnam, and this could be a turret from a written off tank mated to a hull of a MkV, probably issued to a Reserve unit. The Australians also bought Cents from New Zealand and Hong Kong to be cannibalised to replace Vietnam casualties.

[@WarReport.]

My grandfather loved this tank. A Canadian tank commander who served in the M4A4 Sherman in Korea and many other models, but this was his favourite. He gave me the manual book for it.

[@NathanOkun]

One of the most effective HE rounds used from WWII on was High-Explosive Squash Head (HESH, called High-Explosive Plastic (HEP) by the US Army which also used it after WWII). It used a large base-fuzed, soft-nosed shell packed with C-4 plastic explosive and had enormous concussion effect, allowing it to be really effective against various fortifications. Against a solid plate of RHA-type steel up to about 1.2 times the projectile's diameter hit directly on its surface at up to a 60-degree angle (from right-angles), it could spall chunks of armor from the back of the plate that acted like solid shot penetrations, even with no hole in the plate. At up to about half-caliber armor, it could blow a hole big enough to crawl through into the armor, tearing lightly-armored vehicles apart (no joke!). However, if anything caused the warhead to detonate before it hit the main armor, the blast effect would occur, but the spalling effect would not, so vehicles with thicker armor were safe from penetration, though not from all of the other bad effects of the hit. Those large storage bins on the turret of the Centurion would stop the HESH armor-penetration penetration effects, which is probably why they were put there, even though no other nation used these in the same way.

[@bustergren67]

Why the backround music? Why?

[@jackofshadows8538]

ikr??? drives me nuts. And I luv rock music but this is just like scraping fingernails against a blackboard after a minute or so.

[@UmVtCg]

It is Wamdue Project - King of my castle guitar version kzbin.info/www/bejne/hajHnaSnqq93gZY

[@davewolfy2906]

It is not music - it is racket.

[@DrLoverLover]

Total braindeath. I can't hear what he's saying

[@iikaiserwulfii1551]

Thanks for the informative video! Trying to slowly grab myself a Centurion in game. Hearing and learning about the maintenance makes me appreciate driving em around virtually haha.

[@somerandomalbinodude]

love that museum up in cairns, in a couple of weeks im going to be up there for ausarmour fest. Looking forward to having a ride in there hetzer, one of only a few lect in the world in running ccondifion that hasnf been converted into the post war G 13.

[@nobbytang]

The centurion tank ....woooowww.......the greatest tank ever made !!

[@typehyuga607]

lol not even close

[@Legitpenguins99]

7:30 god, that joke was perfectly delivered

[@hoilst]

Man, I've been looking for the guy with the Peeved Gun Jesus avatar for ages!

[@Legitpenguins99]

@@hoilst i stole the idea from a guy named Spef about a year back

[@ronbishop1068]

compulsive viewing, thanks Nicholas-saw these in action in Vietnam in 1970-formidable weapons-much preferred by the crews over the M113 APC, which was very vulnerable to enemy fire. Bovington have a very impressive collection of armour of course -including the "cut in half" Centurion, it can't have been pleasant in the hot humid climate of South East Asia inside one of these. As you would know canister shot was very effectively used in this theatre of war-not sure what it meant for increased barrel wear though? thanks again for your well researched and interesting tutorials.

[@markfryer9880]

Canister shot was well used on several operations to clear vegetation from VC/NVA bunkers and to be followed up with a HE round and crushing of the bunker by the Centurion. The Centurion also had the advantage over the M113 in being able to crush its way through thick jungle. When damaged by mines the components could be unbolted and field repaired/swapped out on a Centurion whereas the same damage to a US tank would be deemed a write off.

[@ronbishop1068]

yes Mark a truly remarkable vehicle-my late friend Ilya Todorovich-ex "Nasho" was a loader on them during my time in SVN-an RPG 7 could hurt them of course-I don't recall too many of them written off-Ilya told me the Centurion was designed to battle the Tiger tank-interesting story. Regards Ron

[@keithpennock]

Computer graphics to cover the different types of suspension like Christie, Bogeys etc. would be useful.

[@ProjectWolve]

Still my favorite series on KZbin :D Thanks Chief!

[@foxbat144]

Finally! Centurion! thx

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing tank

[@grantlee5737]

You should go to the Virginia Museum of military vehicles in Nokesville on September 24-26, 2016 they have the largest private collection and reenactments those days.

[@samharradence5689]

Been waiting for this!

[@Centurion101B3C]

Well, the so-called MONO-trailer was NOT universally dispensed with. In the late 1970s, when I had the privilege of being a TC on a Dutch Centurion, the mono-trailer was very much still in use and present in the standard equipment of each and every Centurion MK5/2 as present. The contraption came with TC fired disengagement charges, which when fired would detach the mono-trailer through explosive methods, which when performed when partially loaded over preferably enemy emplacements or fortifications would provide an additional firepower of the high-octane fuel going spherical. In theory at least.

[@GeorgeHeil-ch3ro]

"Put it in reverse and go as fast as you could" sounds like a French combat technique.

[@eraldorh]

Finally!!!!!!

[@tookthisname1657]

eraldorh h

[@dsc4178]

One of the very best tanks ever created.

[@-kronic-4276]

This tank was ahead of its time

[@K1NKYG4M3R]

Chieftain: "5 inches may not sound like much, but it does have quite a dramatic effect." Me: "tee-hee"

[@fossy4321]

Always known as "THE MIGHTY ANTAR" I've seen these things as a teenager and honestly they deserve the title. Huge machines with dozens of double wheels on multiple axles, and racks and racks of spare wheels. All the steelwork was not mild steel sheet but hugely thick cast iron. My brother when he worked for the MOD had a chance to drive one and said it was impossible and that it must take years to master this Beast. Changing gear with a "crash box" with a machine that would just grind to a halt if you didn't get it perfect, really scary.

[@heymofo1981]

when i was in the army we used to train to split tracks with explosives, never done it on a live tank though lol

[@haideribrahim7261]

outstanding show thanks

[@Legitpenguins99]

I dont know why so many people need subtitles to understand Nick, I can understand him clearly. Also, I find his accent very interesting. He's been in America long enough to get a almost half Irish/half American accent

[@strilight]

Ah! More famous tanks! Thanks Chief!

[@slothenthusiast5422]

Tanks chief* ;)

[@teli6350]

+alpha jackson tank destroyers Jackson.

[@tonypate9174]

"i hear you're a KZbin "star" now Nicholas".....go on, go on, go on.

[@belchnasty]

I saw what you did there......

[@tonypate9174]

@@belchnasty Ted and Dougal in a tank.....we can but dream ...however my Craggy island parochial house void was is more bearable post the Tube of You Recommended......MY FIRST DAY IN SCOTLAND BEARS BAGPIPES AND BLACK PUDDING ! ......maybe the spirit of Father Ted Crilly goes on ?

[@inisipisTV]

Yes! The Chieftain's tackling Alice's favoured tank.

[@Kurogumo]

Who is Alice?

[@Lavie8620]

I cant believe there is a GuP referance here lol

[@Colinpark]

Yea my all time favorite!!!

[@jaymorris3468]

Fantastic Tank, using imperial is totally correct.

[@TheDarwiniser]

Love this stuff, youre a natural !! More please !!

[@gamingsentry6000]

Yes finally!

[@Swedishthunder131]

My favourite tank type I love the centurion 5/1 RAAC

[@s1nb4d59]

Sorry guys but my favourite person for doing tank chats is the chap with the big mustache.

[@kohlaganwithaflattire8521]

most places 2k game centurion 7/1+ centurion mk3 + centurion AX please hurry with part two!

[@Straswa]

Nice vid Chieftain! Looking forward to getting the Centurion Mk1 ingame.

[@ussr_1889]

هل من بالامكان اضافة ترجمة لاننا مهتمين لمعرفة المزيد عن دبابات الحرب العالمية الثانية

[@davidsmith2356]

In Korea they called the Centurion the Postman, because it could put a round through a letterbox at a certain distance, Don’t know how far it was.. The Occupation forces in Palestine still use these.

[@djwojtoon]

Nick, could you give us new video of T-72?

[@normanpotts3169]

Don't forget that the Centurion saw service with Israel and South Africa during the 70s and 80s, with the South African vehicles being modified into the Olifant tank.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

So changing the co-axial machine gun was enough to differentiate a mk.3 from a mk.5 but going from a 20 pdr to a 105mm gun only gets an extra "/2"?

[@arandomfinnin1939]

Nah. 105mm Centurions are designated Mk 7s and onwards

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

The Centurion always looks better with the side skirts and with the typical British green paint job in my opinion. 👌🏻

[@Lemard77]

True dat

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

Super Étendard It's all about having detail. 👍🏻

[@solowingborders3239]

Each to their own. I prefer the look of our Aussie modifications; though the L7A1 gun would've been nice to have.

[@Ukrainevictory2025]

if a diesel engine was available at the time of design would the it was it have been installation the centurion? and would of it have had better performance and range then a gas engine?

[@JimbobHarrigan1984]

Beautiful tank

[@oldschoolgreentube]

You could do a series on Israeli armor. The "Super Sherman" vs the original, or some of the modified Israeli Half Tracks like the turreted M5 etc. That would be pretty interesting.

[@nathanroberts4155]

I would drive the centurion tank at this Australian armoured tank fest 2021 and buy this model and other ones too

[@simonmorris4226]

Australians aren’t foreign. They’re family!👍

[@Legitpenguins99]

International borders and the definition of foreign say otherwise but see your point

[@YARROWS9]

They are not foreign to me. Glad they were on our side and God Bless their actions.They came when the call came.

[@frankieford7668]

Would really Enjoy it ...if you informed us how the Centurian faired in tank on tank engagements .. .I know Israel held off masses of T54/ 55s...with only a few Centurians...Did they ever slug it out with the T34/85 in Korea, like the Pershing did...?

[@Emtbtoday]

Love to have a model kit of the Antar!

[@evilfingers4302]

What's with the tracks, they look similar to the ones on a Panzer IV?

[@fl00rmatt64]

What a beauty

[@georgeferguson7114]

Just a great tank.

[@notdaveschannel9843]

Isn't the external fuel tank at 13:12 a bit vulnerable?

[@siras2]

Yup, it's a 1/2inch plate-steel box full of petrol. I replaced one on a cent' bridgelayer back in 1975, We were amazed (aka horrified) to find how thin it was - that said, even now there are lots of afvs which carry external fuel tanks/drums.

[@622PSS]

Cromwell… Comet… Centurion… Chieftain… Challenger… Always C for British tanks.

[@tomsmith2209]

If you turn the lights out does it glow in the dark?

[@YerluvinunclePete]

Are those Imperial gallons or US gallons?

[@mwnciboo]

This is best tank ever!

[@typehyuga607]

Not really

[@misterclock]

can someone tell me what anime the clip at 0:46 is from (sniper girl headshot)? thanks in advance.

[@Iowa599]

Imperial gallons or US gallons?

[@rosslynstone]

imperial manly gallons,not girly US gallons

[@Alexplainow]

10:00 across the room the 2nd tank from the right, what is that?

[@farmercolm8157]

Alvis Saladin 6x6 armoured car?

[@Handle423]

13:00 Can anyone give me a Link to a Picture to that?

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

worldoftanks.com/en/news/21/The_Cheiftains_Hatch_Trailer_Ammo2/ Bottom photo. Also www.talkmodeltoys.com/discus/messages/27668/66698.jpg

[@Handle423]

+TheChieftainWoT Thanks

[@Feiora]

Oi, its like ordering a pizza with this tank with all the different Mark designations... Also, I can only imagine the event that must have occured to have "ALONE" emphasized emphatically. Also cant help but notice how nice and shiny all the tanks look around this centurion yet this poor tank got rust all over, wth!

[@bokvarv1926]

The relevant question is this: do the tank pass the beer test...............

[@universalgamerist]

how long do you stay in a country if your doing a video overseas? and how did you enjoy Australia, and the heat (;

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Usually onsite no more than three days.

[@TheManFrayBentos]

That extended fuel tank must have been a favourite target.

[@theluftwaffle1]

“5 inches may not sound like much but it really does have a large effect” - Said no girl ever.

[@thomrobitaille3942]

British Imperial vs metric. Canadians have no need to convert, eh. We gotta work in both.

[@Classic_Frog]

So haw far could Long Range variant go on it's fuel reserves then?

[@kuhaku9587]

He said what the maximum range was without the long range, he also said that the long range was increasing the distance by half.

[@NotTheCIA1961]

It increased the length of the tank by half, having the trailer. Adding another 100 gallons of the mounted fuel tank would roughly double it, and the 200 gallons of the trailer would roughly triple the range.

[@TaZ101SAGA]

why did we use a coax MG in German 7,9 Mauser caliber and not .303 British?

[@downsyndromehitler8039]

I resisted clicking this thinking it was some sad game vid but it was very informative

[@TheChieftainsHatch]

Hopefully you checked out some of my other vids then!

[@downsyndromehitler8039]

TheChieftainWoT I did and enjoyed them too mate

[@welshparamedic]

The Rolls Royce meteor...was it not a de-tuned version of the RR Merlin of spitfire and co fame?

[@markfryer9880]

Basically the answer is yes. Fitted with a governor and minus the single or two stage turbo superchargers fitted when built as a Merlin.

[@markfryer9880]

It does beg the question, what a Centurion would have been like with a turbo fitted. The road and off road speed would have been impressive almost like Leopard 1

[@t.w3280]

Funnily enough the truck that transported the centurion used a shortened v8 version of the Merlin.

[@welshparamedic]

@@markfryer9880 i think it was the mk9 spitfire that had the 2 stage supercharger,,,this mod was in answer to spitfire mk5's meeting the fw190 which outclassed the spits, however after a German pilot got lost and landed his fw190 in south wales that the boffins from RR developed the engine (the spitfire's) with a 2 stage super charger which had the increase in power (mk 9's had 4 blade prop too) more than enough to match the Fw190.........and yes Mark Fryer, can you imagine the performance if it had an unrestricted full power mk 9 spitfire Merlin? i wonder if it was ever tried?

[@3rdKingPlays]

Behind the extension here your usual assortment of... clouds gg dude xD