Centauro wheeled tank destroyer | The best in its class
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- Setting the standards for the wheeled tank destroyer in the world, we are investigating Italian B1 Centauro and B2 Centauro. #centauro #italianarmy #armouredvehicle
The Centauro was developed in response to what need of the Italian Army?
What are the design criteria that distinguish the B1 Centauro from the Rooikat and AMX-10RC?
Why did the Italian Army want the development of the B2 Centauro?
What are the differences between these two vehicles?
00:00 Introduction
01:11 Historical background
03:56 Programme history of the B1 Centauro
05:42 Users
05:48 Specifications of the B1 Centauro
06:37 Firepower of the B1 Centauro
07:09 Survivability of the B1 Centauro
07:43 Mobility
08:15 Omani Centauros
08:35 Programme history of the B2 Centauro
09:18 Specifications of the B2 Centauro
10:06 Survivability of the B2 Centauro
10:37 Firepower of the B2 Centauro
11:18 Operational use
11:38 Analysis
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When the Italian Army's Centauro II were so good that they forgot to upgrade their C1 Ariete MBTs.
they are upgrading as we are talking using some centauro 2 parts we should have some news at the end of the year
@@user-kk6yg7ds9z that's good to hear since the Italian MBTs were left behind even by the Leopard 2A4s in terms of modernization.
Ariete won't have a major upgrade but a small one
The cold war is over, the only opponent with a sufficient number of tanks to threaten Italy is Russia, which would have to do half of Europe to get to us, and even if it succeeds it should try to cross the Alps, what which is not very easy, he would find himself fighting in a territory that right now lends itself very little to large tank battles so you understand that with a relatively low defense budget there is not much interest in funding upgrades for a vehicle destined to collect dust throughout its operational life.
@@user-kk6yg7ds9z no Armour improvements though, Italian army will continue to use the same old WAR and PSO kits on the upgraded Arietes.
Now i understand why the Centauro 2 is never present at the annual military parade in Rome, its Euro 3 engine doesn't match the anti pollution laws and cannot enter city centres!
I guess you didn't hear about the garbage collection strike in Rome in 2019/20. Wild boar were coming out of the woods lured by the garbage. That was pollution Lmao.
je montamo er retrofit
To be honest the Army is developing "green fuels" as like the Navy did in past.
Our ships today have low emissions and mostly gree due to such development.
Unfortunately we can't make our ships parade in the center of Rome... that would be... "Problematic". 🤣
@@danielefabbro822 For the series, We kill people, but always in a Green way
@@limonman1716 yeah. People produce pollution.
We contribute to clean the planet.
This comment section best illustrates how much ordinary people understand about military technologies
Apparently, most of them still live in the cold war where missiles dominate everything, while the others live in sci-fi and believe drones are mature enough to take over all the jobs in modern combat
And others think that Centauro is bad because of it's armour
The only thing wrong in all this is that something is "useless"
One of my favorite wheeled tanks ever.
It is not a tank. A tank is a role to be filled, not a description of the vehicle.
Copied from the Rooikat I am sure.
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btw., i wouldn't say the 105 mm is not more "good for the job", i'm a tank driver and yes, we could survive a 105mm hit, but the tank is mostly useless afterwards! some people say a 105mm gun is obsolete and blabla, but when it hit a tank, the crew maybe survive, but 90% of them would abandon the tank nevertheless
@@Ezekiel903 you mean to say even a light tank that has a gun 105mm can do damage even mbt?
CENTAURO is a direct reference to the Centauro division that fought hard against Patton's army in Tunisia, 1943.It was made up in good percentage of Ariete division veterans, once the Ariete was destroyed at el Alamein, Oct 1942, in a desperate but successfull effort to provide cover and protection to the rest of Rommel's retreating army as they fled West... My dad was one of them, taking part in the battle of el Guettar, March 1943.
"Mancò la fortuna, non il valore"
@@hoshyro Più corretto affermare "Mancò tutto tranne il valore".
@@hoshyro Great translation!! The one below, perhaps more literal, does not convey ANYTHING. Translation with a dictionary is so naive.
@@junanougues Literal translations can be less sentimental even if more correct, I personally think it's a good thing to slightly tweak the sentence if it means you can convey the same feeling
Americans tried to put a 120mm on their Strikers, but when they fired, the vehicle fallen on its side. It wasn't stable enough to carry such weapon.
B1 and B2 Centauro carry 105 and 120mm guns, can fire on both sides and even during running.
This thing could rekt whatever tank it sees before being engaged. It will kill a lot of tanks.
The centauro weighs 33 tons the mgs weighed 21 tons.
@@jeffreyprezalar220 yeap, that's not the only reason. Strikers have inferior surface. Their balance in such situations isn't sufficient to hold the effects of the shooting. So their vehicle falls.
Of course that's happening because Strikers wasn't thinked and designed to operate such larger guns.
The problem is that the Stryker as a SPG is rather an after thought rather than a dedicated concept. On the other hand, the Centauro is designed and built specifically as an SPG, hence it has most of the quirks figured iut
@@quakethedoombringer indeed. That's exactly the reason why I like the Striker. It can be used for a wider number of tasks. Centauro instead is a pure anti-tank.
If desperate Abrams can go at 100kmh.
If the Italians want, make one of the best engineering skills in the world.💪🏻🇮🇹🔥
Brazil is right now willing to get up to 220 8X8 tank destroyers and Centauro II will probably win the dispute. There are other candidates, but Centauro is by far my favorite! Great fire power, not too heavy and state of the art combat system.
The 8x8 version of the 6x6 Guarani might get the deal tho, since the 6x6 version was already licensed produced by Brazil already.
It would be better for the Brazilian Army to simplify its logistics.
@@paulsteaven What he said. Bringing the Centauro is utterly stupid. Stick with the Guarani, same money, keep jobs. Brazil has no threats in South America that require a Centauro.
@@andreinarangel6227 maybe a combination of the two, they already have many guaranis and can adquire more latter, centauro have different role mate. but the main point is fire power and mobility. In my opinion better wth reactive armor if thats isnt a problem with weight reducing its speed. but it have a thiner armor to reduce weight.. a very thin armor in my opinion thats why ive said that. it have a briliant speed and firepower though for its type
Brazil have a decent defense industry, the vehicles you are talking about will be manufactured in the country under license or something like that?
@@cesaravegah3787 guaranís? yep also in argentina. Iveco guaraní 6x6
It's confirmed, Centauro 2 can reach 110 km/h of speed, not 105.
With the Lambo kit it reaches 250 km/h...
I read a detailed technical report of the Centauro in 1986 in Military Technology (a German defence industry magazine). I was extremely impressed. It has an H transmission which is very advanced and keeps the vehicle low with a flat belly, which I think was a first. German-style it was designed with growth potential to be up-gunned later if necessary, which was also very forward-thinking.
That flat belly wouldn't be ideal if it encounters IEDs in the battlefield.
@@Tam0de Irrelevant. Prior to the Centauro all wheeled armoured vehicles had diffs and drive shafts hanging down underneath which is even worse. Now they just need (which they have done) is improve belly armour. Like a tank.
@@Tam0de IED's were not s problem at the time this vehicle was designed
This felt like a product advertisement... I'll take 5
Lmao
Does it come in black? 😎
*slaps roof
HAHAHA
same though
i'm italian where do i buy one? i don't like to wait at stops, i'd rather point my gun to establish priority
Always liked the look of these things.
It's considered the best tank-hunter in the world
How to get a 105 mm close to a tank-battle ?
The Italian answer: Let`s take an 8wheel-Ferrari, to get it out there :)
With love to Italy: Well done ! And it does not feel like a compromise between gunweight and wheeldrive... No: It`s a beast-class for itself...
Finally, a Centauro video!
Very versatile and effective type of vehicle. The eight wheels more effective than 6 wheels. Six wheel models got the front wheels stuck in trenches. Used for many years by South Africa in bush warfare.
Ukraine really needs this kind of vehicule.
Assolutamente vero! Sarebbe davvero soddisfacente vedere i nostri centauri cacciare quelle bare su cingoli di tank russi.
Fuck that US proxy war
wow non vedo l'ora di regalare ai briganti delle steppe un centinaio di cacciacarri per le loro infinite guerre tribali
A Centauro 1 would do mincemeat of an old T55 or even an updated T62. A couple of Centauro 2 could face a T72 or T90 without too much risk, and, in case of an ambush, the 120 mm smoothbore gun can take out virtually anything. The point being that a Centauro is faster, cheaper, more nimble than a battle tank, snd ideal in a mountain scenario with narrow winding roads. It's not really made to fight battle tanks 1 to 1 in flat terrain.
However, in Ukraine, there are very few T72 left, mostly in poor state.
Against a T55, even an early version of the Centauro would be in clear advantage because of superior mobility and better targeting tech.
I'd be glad to see them kicking the Wagners in the nuts.
Another excellent video 👍
Smart of Italy to keep its Defence Industry alive by keeping it all in house. Ok So the Ariete is considered Inferior ? But HOW inferior ? If it can Hold its ground thats all it needs to do because Italy wouldn't be alone in the conflict. Also numbers count too. The wheeled vehicles can add extra punch when they arrive.
There’s a video of the Ariete firing on Maximus video. Didn’t look good to be honest.
Ariete is old, very old. Take it from an Italian, it's just surpassed. The chassis itself needs reworking, it would barely compete against 80s era Soviet tanks. They can put all the modifications they want, it's wasted cash. Mobile antitanks it's where is at for the Italian army, in its current state.
@@Metalbringer92 no the Ariete is not that old, matter of fact is younger than the Leopard 2. All in all the Ariete is a decent MBT but sadly not kept up to date. Fortunately a major upgrade is on the way.
The Ariete can hold its ground against all former soviet tanks. The main problem is the engine and armor. The armor is outdated but that can be mitigated with add on armor. The engine to weak is being replaced. Also a modernization of the interior. But beside this necessary upgrade, they plan to focus on a new MBT euro or in collaboration with somebody else like Israel or Poland.
No need for them. It will be upgrated, but not a ptiority. MBTs are obsolite as military assets. Not at all, but their role diminished significantly.
The B2 is great and I think Ukraine may call Itialy up for a few dozen Centauro's. Even the 105mm are great for recon, patrol and flanking.
Heck no, those things cost 15 million per unit.
Excellent video, very well researched. Actually the best, concise one on the Centauro, that I was able to fidn.
Good content, thank you
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Brazil watched this video and said: "Well, if Weapon Detective vouched for them, then give me a couple dozen of them"
Classy look, you know it's an Italian design
Nice video from excellent specific channel ( detective weapon)👍👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾..about centauro wheel anti tank destroyer which clearly explaining all characteristics and superiority of this Italian production...also video labels to historical background and its using by other countries ( south Africa example)
Where has this channel been all my life. You've just gained a subscriber.
I got to see the c1 version while I was in Ft Lewis WA. Back in 2002 I was very surprised to see one must of been on loan for evaluation this was before the US Army development of the MGS . I thought it was a very cool weapon system.
Centauro II recently won the competition for the Brazillian Army... Second operator in near future...
If any one of you have ever played Armored Warfare Assault on mobile, the Centauro is pretty OP and it's gun DPS is one of the best. I used to owned both the 105mm and the 120mm variant and the 120mm Heat rounds are absolute killing! Too bad that game is no longer supported by game dev and it's closed down for good.
Thank you for the nod to the Rooikat 👍
Centauro II
In July 2018, the Italian Army signed a €159 million (USD $186 million) contract to acquire 10 Centauro II tank destroyers, the first tranche of a planned 150-vehicle order. The 30-ton Centauro II is based on the Freccia chassis with a two-man turret with a 120 mm gun. Additional improvements include a digital communications system, a 720 hp engine delivering 24 hp/ton, and wheels extending farther out from the hull for greater stability and better protection against mine blasts. OLD
18 millions USD for 1 Centauro? You can buy brand new Abram, Leopard 2a7 cheaper than that...
@@kuhaku9587 development costs are probably also counted.
@@kuhaku9587 that Is for development, spare parts and general logistics, if you want the best you have to spend... Not like america and Stryker mgs😂
@@kuhaku9587 the final cost of the other 140 vehicles will be so cheaper than that, probably around 1 million at veichle
@@kuhaku9587 you also do not understand the reason why centauro exist, Leopard and Abrams cannot do what centauro can, the whole service Life cost Is also WAAAAY lower...
Did you see that exept for spain, other contries who use centauro have green white red flags. I'm pretty sure that a must have if you want to buy it.
I was the first one to suggest the 8 wheel tank.
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Bad news WT players. The Italian military added the Otomatic turret to the Centauro.
There is a prototype it's called Iveco Drako
@@gabrieledecarli9285 I don't think it's a prototype anymore
I doubt it's ever coming to War Thunder, if ever...
The vehicle you see in pictures is apparently only a mock-up....
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@@adityabora9131 Bold of you to assume that would stop Gayjin.
@@adityabora9131 as long as they don't put in the oto 76 strales version with dart ammunition it's good
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Probably the Best wheeled Tank Destroyer
Light , fast with a big enough clout to take out enemy tanks. I like this vehicle.
And you can put them in an Airbus 400
Non penso che un Leopard, possa sopportare un colpo da 120mm..e uno schiaffo micidiale.
My most favorite 8×8 TD .
That’s a serious piece of kit.
don't forget that until 1988 they could only use defense weapon, like Germany, Italy and Japan
Good video thank you. 👍
It's also fashion just like any italian style product. You can use it also to make a good impression on girls...believe me!
yeap, like all italian cars; good looking but good for nothing :)
@@gigihentz5510 Ferrari isn't good for nothing, so isn't Alfa and many other brands
@@gigihentz5510 Ah yes, keep feeding Italy with envy, She likes it, it makes Her grow stronger :)
@@gigihentz5510 Are you invidious?
All copies of the rooikat looks fashionable
very cool
Thank you
Cool tank, especially B2
Impressive.
I find it interesting that the Centauro and AMX-10 RC were so successful when the Stryker mobile gun system failed so hard.
Three different uses. The AMX-10RC is used essentially as a light tank in French doctrine, which emphasizes what the French call offensive reconnaissance. The Centauro was meant as a tank destroyer, and was meant to destroy as many soviet tanks as possible. The Stryker was meant as a fire support vehicle, but it failed due not only to a multitude of technical problems but also how it doctrinally fit into the US army.
Both the Centauro and AMX-10 RC were designed from the ground up for the role. The Stryker is a LAV 3 aka a Piranha 3, with a gun mounted on it. To save costs, they used a cheap gun with a bad autoloader, that never worked properly.
Well it's not like the Striker isn't successful. It depends on the task.
As IFV and AFV is a decent platform, pretty useful and adaptable.
But in anti-tank role it sucks because it wasn't developed for that task.
It was better when the americans replaced the main gun with a set of anti-tank rockets.
@@danielefabbro822 The main gun on the M1128 Mobile Gun System Stryker was never meant to fight tanks, it was meant to hit fortified positions.
The Americans have an anti-tank variant of the Stryker , the M1134 Stryker ATGM.
@@eddgar-ce3md fortified positions? With the Abrams main gun?
I love military vehicles ❤️
Very strong characteristics
Nice content 👍
Can you make the Stryker family?
An armoured vehicle is always a copromise. Thus, you never can make the statement, that it is „the best in its class“.
by the time the tanks arrive the war will be over with these speedsters
I wonder if the us army even considered the centaurs 2 when it was considering the next light tank.
The US army dindn't wanted other nation wheel vehicles, the wanted a tank with track, and the result was a garbage tank...
These tanks are good for shoot and scoot tactics
Oman doesn't just have B1 Centauro but the version with new HITFACT turret (that's different than B2 Centauro)
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They played World of Tanks and saw how OP wheeled tanks are.
The US Marines should get this vehicle..
I'm surprised these were not more popular for export clients.
Maybe because it lacks an 8x8 APC/IFV variant, that's why it's fellow European contemporary; Pandur II is slowly getting foothold with its tank destroyer and IFV variant with the recent order of Philippine Army and upcoming order by the Indonesian Army for the said two variants.
Prolly because it's a very specific vehicle, most just go for a real tank, back then there's plenty cheap ex Warsaw pack tank
@@paulsteaven The IFV variant of Centauro is the Freccia. There are several versions, for e ampie with Leonardo Hitfist turret (25 or 30 mm auto cañón) or Hitfist OWS 30, as option to the turret can be addendi an ATGM sistema (Spike).
There is also the Freccia AMC that is a mortar carrier ( 120 mm with semi automatic loader).
70 mph is impressive
Fundamentally the tracks are on a tank to spread the weight and reduce the pressure. They're not to grip the mud, they're to stop it sinking. With wheels you're really limited for total mass and surfaces. Above thirty tons even on eight wheels it'll probably sink up to the axles on anything other than dry, firm ground.
Good machines
This is what Ph ordered❤️
yeah!.. that's good but not great,, with only 10 units which the Philippines is ordered are not very good,, bcoz in actual war that small number of 10 can be wiped out in just 1 day.. the great strategy is to get 120 units or more for an effective minimum credible defense, with that numbers maybe its not cost effective,, but in war a high numbers are strategically its combat effective..
Hope they make an spg out of the centauro frame now that would be a good to invest system
i think there is a prototype on that chassis named Centauro 155
Can you make video on US NAVY DESTROYERS AND SUBMARINES?
The US Army should do a T&E of the B2 model.
Already have
Very manuverable !
speed is better than armor ask the Libyans
Love the Italians, Centauro just busted the British challenger 😁..
Euro 2020..
lol.
To suggest Thai army and others concerning they must fight their enemies to have them 105 mm , 120 mm if you have them you can manufacture some things as to assembly parts to relate with your car industrial country so and help them to expand in world market in the future , your country must produce parts .
THE CENTAUROS 2 THEY HAVE A CANNON VERY DANGER FOR THE ENEMY S ...FROM 120 mm! In video a error ....105 mm CENTAURO 1.....CENTAURO 2 is from 120mm .....dominium tecnology italicus
Good video. Waiting for Rooikat
Agreed, The Rooikat is a good vehicle this looks so much like it. Rooikat now comes with a 105mm gun
@@phillipjacobs7975 Rooikat 105 was only tested as a prototype. All in-service Rooikat have a 76mm gun.
Looks like they based this on the Rooikat. And the Rooikat was at least 30 years ago.
12:25 it’s only a matter of time until GDLS decides to pair together two of their products and mate the M10’s turret on the DVHA1 Stryker and we see it in like AUSA or something and they try to pitch the idea to the US Army. I can also see the army divest away from the 105mm and move to 120mm for the M10 since the mounting points for the gun are the same anyways and the fire control system can be reconfigured. Kinda like what happened to the original Abrams from the M1 to the M1A1.
Wouldn't mind seeing the USA using these in their Stryker and airborne brigades
@Machine Fack italy don't have the found to change ALL the old equipment at once. they changed the fighter jets, then accumulated founds for ships, then changed the army rifle system and the centauro 2, then maybe a new tank or go back to upgrade airforce
US army did in fact tested and actually fielded few Centauros to evaluate them and possibly buy them. At the end US army wanted a 8x8 wheeled vehicle but not centauro. Google it youncan find some interviews to the US crews who prefers the centauro instead of the striker
@Machine Fack afaik US army is interested in rehinmetall Lynx as Germany, UK and Italy. And IFV is usually armed with an 20/30mm autocannon and possibly ATGM. A tank destroyer is specifically armed with bigger guns and APFSDS ammo.
Centauro II is fitted with the same 120mm on the Ariete, slightly modified to fit in the new turret and less recoil for example
I think india need this against china in Ladakh region as it is light weight than heavy duty thanks
But Wheel vehicles are not as mobile than track vehicles in montangous regions
Iam not an expert but maby the 105mm canon is not the problem maby it's just the amunition wich it fires. I know about sistem of penetretion by heating up the armour to veary high degree so it becomes easier to penetrate. This sistem was used on BMP/BVP 1,2 on rockets. Minimaly in than Czechoslovakian army.
Sorry when there are some gramar mistakes.
There is a reason why the US is getting rid of the mgs stryker. It’s top heavy and can only fire with the gun forward without tipping over.
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about 10 years ago in Russia under the Minister of Defense Serdyukov. there were plans to adopt the Centaur. 2 or 3 cars were bought. He completely failed the tests in the winter.Now in Russia there are plans to try to make a wheeled tank on a new platform from the Boomerang armored personnel carrier with a tower from the Sprut sdm self-propelled gun
I remember reading something about Russians complaining about the centaur always got traped in mud, and they're too cramped inside...
Now, when you have Russians complaining about a vehicle's internal volume, then you probably know how cramped it is
the Bumerang has nothing to do with the centaur, the first is an amphibious tank with troop-carrying capability, the second is a tank destroyer thought to be such and has no troop-carrying capability. an Italian vehicle to be compared to the bumerang and the iveco super av8, an amphibious troop transport vehicle. in fact the bumerang was already under development at that time. the bilateral agreement for the supply of arms to russia was signed by the berlusconi government with putin, the two are notoriously close friends and have always done business together privately. diplomatic relations between russia and italy were excellent, most likely the best among european countries (which the eu never digested) but the russian defense minister and the country's war industry strongly opposed these bilateral agreements. the 2 types of vehicles subject to interest were the light armored lmv lince and the cantauro. the first was subjected to a confrontation with the Russian tiger armored vehicle, the Italian vehicle won the competition and won the order for 3000 vehicles. these vehicles will be built in russia and will take the name of lmv m65 plicb, but the russian defense minister strangely commissioned a new test. (which will never be carried out) in the meantime the production of the first batch of 1200 vehicles will start, it will be the first and last batch, the other two will be canceled. in the meantime the tests on the centaur begin, the aim was to build the Italian vehicle under license with technology sharing. this would have allowed the Russians to use the hull of the cantauro for the new bumerang amphibious vehicle that was already being studied. but the hull of the Italian armored vehicle was not designed for the transport of troops, its structure was designed to withstand the enormous stress of a turret with a 105/120 mm gun. too low in the center of gravity for troop transport. in fact Italy used another vehicle for the transport of troops, called the freccia. however the tests on the centaur were never completed and the order canceled. there were many factors that led to the termination of the agreement, but they are not about the vehicles themselves. one of the determining factors and the strong opposition of the Russian war industry, which aimed at a national product, it must be said that the lynx cost about 20 million rubles per unit, while the tiger was offered for 5 million rubles, this and another factor to consider. but the most decisive was the change of government in Italy, the arrival of the monti government, strongly pro-European and I add also servile towards the eu, strongly tilted relations with the Russians, immediately showing itself flat towards our Russian friends. this behavior made Russia lose the confidence that Russia had in Italy (I would rightly add), forcing the Russian government to cancel the agreement made with the previous government. I would say that the matter is much more complicated than it seems.
@@shermanfirefly5410 Is not cramped unfortunately, Is typical whining from russians and americans when they do not have/develop the best vehicle for it's class, they cannot show the world they buy from other countries, so they study and try to Copy... Never worked ahahahahahahaha look at the Stryker😂
Also the centauro didn't fail the tests, but that's another story
I believe that instead there is a political choice, they had also tested some LINCE which then they discarded and tried to copy without success with their national industry, the LINCE and used by practically over 20 nations with great satisfaction and saved many lives, the Centaur II is the best in its category if analyzed in technical contexts without political evaluations, which then can have problems and normal if used in extreme conditions.
what about the kitchen facilities? espresso machine?
Does it come in Ferrari Red?
The Ariete is EOF, its an obsolete tank as is much more efficient to concentrate on fast anti armour vehicles and choppers than over 60 ton (well OVER 65 for the Leopard2) things that are mincemeat anyway like the MASSACRE of Leopards in Syria has shown ( AND the Merkavas IV as well ) Tanks have grown to a size and WEIGHT that makes them usable only in very few realistic cases... open wide spaces, wide roads, essentially the hills and fields of Syria ... ( OR Polish/Ukraine/Russian scenarios ) where they ALL got the "KORNET" or equivalent "treatment"... in places like Afghanistan tanks are all but useless or are kept well entrenched anyway.
Para los RCB del la 3 brig caballeria..
Reminds me of the South African Rooikat....or Red Cat.....which was designed for desert, savanna, water crossing, forest, off-road anti-tank non-caterpillar track....and in-between a tank and an armored car....
Rooikat in English: Lynx
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@@stonepvv rooikat in English is caracal
Yugoslavia wouldn't likely to join Soviet Union if the scenario of Soviet invasion ever happened.. Yugoslavia was a non bloc country and under Tito, he distrusted Soviet after he saw the Soviet invasion of Hungary 1956
Hell even Albania would not join because in 1968 (probably) when the Warsaw pact invaded Czechoslovakia Albania did not join and left the Warsaw pact and destroyed the relations with the soviets
@@bamboo7563 Albania was the extreme case.. after Hoxha saw the Soviet invasion of Hungary & Czechoslovakia, he completely went into paranoia, shut down the whole country from any diplomatic relation.. the only partner was China but after 1970s, Albania severed the ties between the two.
@@notamoonraker yeah but in the end Albania decided to end it all with China and USSR
Is this still used? if so, are they actually MG42s, or the modern versions?
is a modern MG3 variant called MG 42/59 producted by Beretta ( license )
What is the ground pressure. Hopefully it is closer to an M113 than a Striker Gun version. The Striker Gun risks sinking in soft soil where M113 go with no problem.
Centauro design from the ground up as a tank destroyer, meanwhile MGS just a pimped APC, but it's still get the job done though
The m113 doesn't have a 120mm on it and won't take anything heavier than a .50 cal and won't reach speed of 100kmh.
They both have different purpose and the wheeled vehicles are winning in today's world.
The other thing to consider is that with Italy, the country is not exactly tank country. So much of the terrain is hills and mountains so the problem of ground pressure may not be all that pressing.
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There are places with soft soil in Italy, farm land, beaches and any place a river flows. A lightly armored vehicle that is road bound is a death trap
What they need is an amphibious one with a water jet engine to cross rovers and create bridge heads
It would be an incredible saving of money, you could practically use the Centaur both as a Tank, as a Tank Destroyer and as an amphibian.
If recoil is such a problem, why not employ a muzzle brake?
Defence contractors working with each other rather than competing to make the best product possible. How would the JSF become had Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Northrop Grumman join forces instead of competing with each other?
more expensive ;)
Remember this the US military industrial complex here. Unlike in Italy where these people have to work together since there is no profit in colluding to gouge the government.
a worse product and much more expensive. Collaboration is overrated.
anyone know how wheels like that fare against IEDs as compared to tread vehicles?
One wheel destroyed, drives back home on seven wheels.
One track broken, whole tank is immobilized.
@@jansix4287 makes sense, thank you
Wheels are made to be more resistant than normal civilian ones, plus the Centauro can drive with deflated wheels if I'm not mistaking
not a word for the porcupine howitzer
"during the first cold war" Jesus christ how long was that nap I just took?!
Brazil got a huge contract to get them. They will substitute the amazing Cascavel!
does it come in black?
Just waiting for the TD Carl Gustaf with no recoil..
It has a lot of recoil if you fire it from the shoulder
I saw these at work en masse in Bosnia. Impressive kit, but I would say that the French AMX 10 RC has the edge.
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Lol where😂 Edge in what? Firepower? Mobility? Obstacole clearance? FCS? None of those the amx-10rc Is far behind
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Frog spotted...
@@alessandromazzini7026Your lack of knowledge is as hopeless as your opinion.