The venerable Centurion embodied wartime research and development. It was built specifically to counter the then-strongest tank military on the planet, and was perfectly equipped for the task - only for the war to suddenly end. It stayed in service for decades, and spent years without a worthy foe.
While being a heavy tank, with 150 mm turret armor, Centurion was conceived as the last of the Cruiser tanks. The goal was to maintain the series’ reliability, mobility and ease of maintenance, but improve its survivability and equip it with 17-pounder tank-killer cannons. The result was a resounding success - while less well-protected than the Churchill, it was the first truly “universal tank”, and paved the way for the MBTs of the Cold War and beyond.
Sadly, Centurion’s field trials came in April 1945, when the Victory in Europe was only a matter of time. Created to counter Panthers and Tigers, it ended up facing neither. However, in the alternative-history portion of Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom, things can play out very differently.
Centurion in Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
This unit will become available in 1946 in the US campaign as one of the late-war British units available for the acquisition and deployment in the alternate history portion of the US campaign. Naturally, it will have the Heavy armor trait and remarkable combat parameters. It is one of the instruments available to Allied forces in 1946 to counter the heavy Soviet tanks.
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