Centurion Marksman - Shield against the arrows

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TL;DR: Centurion Mk13 with Markmsan turret.

Hello, and welcome to my suggestion. Today I would like to present a tank, who just like the ancient rome soilders provided sheild over their mates heads againts arrows, will provide a sheild over their teammates heads against enemy planes.

Introducing

Centurion Marksman

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History

Following a worldwide market survey into the type of air defence system required to protect armoured and mechanised formations and units from the low-level fighter ground attack aircraft and the pop-up helicopter threat, in 1983 the Marconi Command and Control Systems commenced development of a prototype of the Marksman twin 35 mm anti-aircraft turret. The principal feature of the Marksman gun turret was that it was a completely self-contained turret, which can be fitted to any Main Battle Tank hull or large Armoured Personnel Carrier hull without modification. The first prototype was completed in 1984
with a turret of mild steel, while the second, fully armoured and equipped to production standard, was completed in 1985. Following the creation of the production standard turret, a series of tests, trials and demonstrations was carried out using a bunch of different tank hulls. Centurion Mk13 was one of the hulls used for tests and demonstrations. Fitting of the turret took place somewhere between 1985 and 1988, followed by a series of trials. The turret failed to pick up interest of the British army, but was succesfully sold to the Finnish army, where it was fitted into T-55 chassis.

Now its time to talk about the specifications.

General:

Engine: Diesel producing 650hp
Gearbox: Manual, 5 forward, 2 reverse
Suspension: Horstmann
Max speed: 35km/h
Crew: 3 Driver, Gunner and Commander/Radar Operator
Protection:
Hull: Identical to Centurion Mk.10
Turret: All around protection against 14.5 mm heavy machinegun and 155mm airburst
Horizontal limits: 360° rotation
Turret rotation speed: 90°/s
Vertical launcher limits: -10° +85°
Elevation speed: 60°/s
Stabilized: Yes, two-plane
10x 66mm smoke granade
Radar:

Radar: Marconi S400.
Type: Symmetrical Parabolic antenna combine search and track radar
Band: IEEE: X/Ku NATO: I/J
Range: 12km search, 10km track
Tracking accuracy: <1mrad rms angle
Scan zone: 360°x15°
Scan rate: 60 rpm
IFF

Features

Multipathign solutions
Frequency agility
Monopulse
MTI
PRF stagger
Low sidelobes

Ability to cue turret in whole 360°

Gunner/Commander sight:

SAGEM Type VS 580-VISAA
Dual FOV: 5°/x10, 18°/x3
Integrated LRF in the gunner sight
Stabilized: Yes, Two-plane
Armament:

2 x 35mm Oerlikon KDA Autocannons
Ammunition:230xAA + 20xAPDS per gun
Shell types: 35x228
HEI
HEI-T
SPAHE-T
APDS-T

This sums up this suggestion. This vehicle has good protection, punchy guns and great reaction time. Combination of all those thing would make it a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.

Pictures

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Sources

GEC-Marconi Marksman anti aircraft gun turret brochure
Marconi Command and Control Systems Marksman anti aircraft gun turret brochure
Marconi Radar Systems International 33
Oerlikon-Contraves 35mm x 228 Ammunition for the Automatic Cannon KD Series brochure
Janes LBDA 2003-2004
International Defense Review 6/1984

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this one will fill the 8.3 spaa gap

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I want a marksman folder for all the different things they stuck that turret on

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So do i, and i can promise you, there is still more to come.

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If only there was an 8.3 spaa for britain

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I know right. We are in desperate need of a 5.3, 8.3 and 10.3 spaa

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imagine my shock when I look at the British 8.3 SPAA
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surely we need another :)

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Might as well add a fourth to the 8.3 lineup! But seriously, other than the hull, what will this particular variant offer over what the Chieftain Marksman already has?

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Its the same turret on a different hull.

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Interesting suggestion, but there would be no reason to add yet another “possible” 8.3 SPAA, unless it pushes my beloved Falcon back down!

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Its not about it beeing needed or not. There were 6 additional Marksman hulls that could be suggested. I just did 5 out of them.

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We need to have 8 marksmans in the british tree alone, no arguments.

Just have an entire rank dedicated to Marksmans

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Man only 3? That’s not even a full lineup! cries in American

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Gotta have that full line-up of nothing but SPAA

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Me when the USA SPAA line is drier than my life (impossible)

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a blurry picture of a man with the words minor spelling mistake on the bottom

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There’s another another suggestion for the trials Rooikat ZA 35 without its optics

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Yeah but that’s most likely going to be 7.0 or so unless they invoke the British tax and put it at 9.0 for being a faster TD compared to the ZA-35.

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I actually wanted the ZA 35 IFT to be 7.7 and the Centurion Marksman can be 7.0, but Britain needs an AA from 6.7 to 8.3 (I say 6.7 cause the some might say the Bosvark is enough until then)

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Cent can’t be 7.0. it’s still a marksman.