Wheeled Gladiator | The B1 Centauro Part 1

The concept of a fast tank destroyer for the Italian Army was conceived during the Cold War in order to replace some vehicles then in Italian service, such as the then obsolete M47 Patton. Such a vehicle was also meant to support the slower M60A3 Patton and Leopard 1A2 tanks in the defense of Adriatic coast areas (where the armies of the Warsaw Pact could have landed if war had broken out), defend the rear lines from paratrooper landings as well as to attack Armored Fighting Vehicles that had broken through the NATO lines towards the heart of Italy. The Consortium IVECO-FIAT - OTO-Melara (CIO) at that time was working on projects for new light Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV). In order to save on costs on the project, CIO tried to create a tank destroyer starting from the Fiat 6614 and 6616 prototypes, armed with a 90 mm cannon in turret on a modified hull.
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An article by Arturo Giusti
Narrated by Stan Lucian
Edited by Louis Mendoza
Sound edited by Kraiger

[@captainfactoid3867]

The Italians sure do know how to make a good looking tank

[@dzboccaccini]

It's not a tank. It's a tank destroyer.

[@fdmackey3666]

I LIKE IT! As an old, tired, broke down, and wore out Armored Cavalry Trooper/Tank Commander/Platoon Sergeant I think this vehicle, based solely on your video, to be as close to perfect for Armored Cavalry use as it gets (though I would like to see a bit more Main Gun depression available)....But that's just me. Armored Cavalry has several missions that include RECON/Scouting. Screening, and Harassing, Bothering, and Just Plain Worrying the Piss out of Opposing Forces...And if we get to kill a few OPFOR MBTs in the process....That's just icing on the cake.

[@StabbinJoeScarborough]

You are criminally undersubbed too , great work man

[@ThroneOfBhaal]

Nothing breaks up a riot like a tank destroyer...

[@tarjei99]

The mg3 comes normally with two bolts. One that give 800 RPM and one that give 1200 RPM.

[@thecommentaryking]

The Italian variant doesn't have that, its rate of fire remains 800 RPM

[@gunmonkey1185]

Centauro is neck to neck with Rooikaat in my book in term of Wheel Tank Destroyer.

[@ThroneOfBhaal]

This channel is greatly underappeciated, beautiful work, thank you! :)

[@Armored_Ariete]

How to make a MBT destroyer )))

[@brianpritchett8232]

Nice work. Nice vehicle. I enjoy the heck out of this channel. Carry on sir.

[@highjumpstudios2384]

I’ve watched pretty much every single one of your videos, and I was wondering what steps you have to go through to voice one?

[@crito3534]

7:18 - Just 6 degrees of gun depression seems very limited. idk.

[@ReviveHF]

Holy BESH of Antioch>>>>>> HULLBREAK