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Centauro B1/B1-T/VRC-105/MGS
Tank Destroyer*
Italian Centauro B-1T
Specifications
Country of Origin/Used by: | Italy and Spain |
First Produced/Service Dates: | 1991 |
Manufactured by: | Consorzio IVECO- Oto Melara |
Crew: | 4 |
Armament: | Main: 105/52mm Cannon (Can also be fitted with 120/45mm Cannon); Co-Axial: (1) 7.62mm Machine Gun; Tertiary: (1) 7.62mm MG or 12.7mm HMG. |
Engine: | 6-Cylinder Turbo-Multifuel (Diesel/JP8) |
Miscellaneous Info: | The B-1 version is the short
hull version and the B-1T is the long hulled vehicle in Italian Service.
The VRC-105 Centauro is in service with Spain. The Italian
versions are related to
and preceded the
"Freccia"
Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the all-new
Centauro 2 Main Gun
System 120/105. *This vehicle was later upgraded/ improved and then rebranded as the Centauro 8x8 Wheeled Main Gun System (MGS) 120mm/105mm. |
Data Sheet Available: |
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Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
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Consorzio IVECO-Oto Melara |
Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Photos | Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA |
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Oto-Melara SpA |
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Oto-Melara SpA |
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Oto-Melara SpA |
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Oto-Melara SpA |
Italian Centauro B-1T Photo (Above) | Moustafa Assad (Blue Steel Books)- Canada |
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U.S. National Archives via Gino Quintiliani |
Spanish VRC-105 Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Photos | Luis Pitarch - Spain |
Spanish VRC-105 Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Photos | Spanish EMAD (Chief of the General Staff of the National Defense) |
U.S. Centauro B1 Photos (During Testing by 2nd Infantry Division - 2001) | U.S. National Archives via via Gino Quintiliani |
References Available
Online
Reference | Source/Provider |
"1/76 Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Scale Plans" By Geoff Lacey | Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #12) |
Centauro MGS 120mm/105mm Information & Photos | Consorzio IVECO-Oto Melara |
Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Information & Photos | Army Technology Website |
Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Information & Photos | Federation of American Scientists Website |
Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer Information & Photos | Global Security Website |
Printed
Hobby Modeling
Kits and Accessories
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Model Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
Centauro VRC-105 Wheeled Tank Destroyer Model Photos (1/35 Trumpeter) | Wayne Cassell - Littleton, Colorado USA |