Conqueror - British oob

[Pibwl]

Unit 035 Conqueror Mk 2 -
according to AFV Weapons Profile 38, its 120mm L11 Gun had no HE - only HESH and APDS, and 35 rounds only were carried (needs also change in corresponding weapon). It had two 6-tube SD, so there should be possibly 2 SD? And first pre-series vehicles were manufactured in mid-1955, so it should be 6/55 or later that year. It needs also month change in corresponding formations.

Formations: #015, 016 Conqueror Sqdn, Mixed Tank Sqdn - according to the mentioned source, maximum of 9 Conquerors were assigned to most armoured regiments, in 3-tank troops added to Centurion squadrons or all troops were made of 3 Centurions and 1 Conqueror. So, there were no separate Conqueror squadrons, and there should be two types of mixed squadrons. 016 is probably OK (with 3-tank troop).

Form. #320, 321 Heavy Tank Tp, Heavy Tank Sec - 2-tank and 4-tank troops are wrong - there should be only 3-tank troops or 4-tank mixed troops with 3 Centurions and 1 Conqueror.

Michal Derela

[DRG]

We'll look into it

Don

[Pibwl]

By the way, I think, that #043 Centurion AVRE armed with 105 mm should be named "Centurion dozer" rather?

[Mobhack]

Originally Posted by Pibwl

By the way, I think, that #043 Centurion AVRE armed with 105 mm should be named "Centurion dozer" rather?

No - some Centurions were brought back out of storage in the 70's, specifically for use by the Engineers as additional AVRE units. They just did not change the gun from the 105 to a demolition howitzer is all. Chieftain was the line AFV by then, bar a few perhaps still in Hong Kong and/or Brunei.

So it was an Armoured Vehicle, Royal Engineers - not a line tank with dozer blade.

Andy

[Pibwl]

Thanks, I didn't know this one.

[Pibwl]

#401 Abbot:

According to AFV/Weapons Profile 51 on Abbot, it carried 40 rounds in total, including 34 HE and 6 HESH (currently it has 40+4). They also say, that the first regiment equipped with Abbot was the 3rd Royal Horse Artillery in 1965 (currently 1962) (it concerns also unit #198). Wikipedia says, that it was used until mid-1990s - they are still present in 1992 book Today's British Army in Colour.

Number of HE/HEAT ammo might concern also Indian Abbot (currently 38+2), but I have no information on it.

Btw, #400 Sexton: - correct pic is 25047

Michal