CENTURION Question?

jdmcm · #1 09-04-17, 08:28

Ok Canadian Centurion experts...did we ever employ the Centurion with L9 165mm demo gun here in Canada?

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maple_leaf_eh · #2 09-04-17, 15:56

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Originally Posted by jdmcm

Ok Canadian Centurion experts...did we ever employ the Centurion with L9 165mm demo gun here in Canada?

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Clive Law's books will give you the definitive answer. But off the top of my head, no. That is an engineer variant, and I con't think the RCE thumperheads were using anything quite so specialized.

jdmcm · #3 09-04-17, 18:14

Thanks Terry, I have Clive's book in the archives, will dig it up to verify. It was a longshot

John

Robin Craig · #4 09-04-17, 21:24

Ah Hah! The Centurion AVRE, the star of Operation Motorman when the British Army deployed tracked vehicles on the streets of Northern Ireland against their own populace, a dubious part of British history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Motorman

jdmcm · #5 10-04-17, 05:11

Ahh yes...had forgotten about Motorman...evidently also the last Cent in active service...nicknamed "the antiques roadshow" during the gulf war

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