Getty Images A centurion tank perched on a rocky ridge ... Other users included NATO members such as Canada, Denmark, and the Netherlands—courtesy of U.S. taxpayers. Impressed by the Centurion ...

Centurion and Birth of the Main Battle Tank Development of the Centurion began in 1943, when the British War Office issued a requirement for a new heavy cruiser tank, designated as the A41 .

Dutch military personnel patrol in a tank during exercises in Rotterdam on Oct. 21, 2015. (Robin van Lonkhuijsen/AFP via Getty Images) PARIS — The Netherlands is considering recreating its own ...

The origin story of the Centurion – one of Britain's most important tanks and perhaps one of the most influential tank designs ever– goes all the way back to the Second World War.

The Centurion was Great Britain’s first armored war machine to fit the description of the main battle tank (MBT), which is basically defined as “a design concept that consists of an armoured ...