Centurion Mk.5 AVRE - Revision history

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 Introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as a premium pack, the Centurion AVRE is one of the two vehicles utilizing the 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun (along with the American [[M728 CEV]]). The AVRE features standard Centurion series armour protection which is enhanced against chemical and kinetic rounds using ROMOR-A ERA plates on the turret and upper front plate of the hull. The ERA enhances protection against kinetic rounds by 30 mm and against chemical rounds by 300 mm. The AVRE performs much better in urban environments, as the very low muzzle velocity of the gun and quite poor mobility can cause issues on very large and open maps.
-The Centurion Mk.5 AVRE was removed from purchase on the store after the [[wt:en/news/8677-shop-the-new-year-sale-in-the-gaijinnet-store-en|2024 New Year Sale]].
+The Centurion Mk.5 AVRE was removed from purchase on the store after the [[wt:en/news/8677-shop-the-new-year-sale-in-the-gaijinnet-store-en|2023 New Year Sale]].
 == General info ==

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 The Centurion Mk.5 Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers was designed for clearing minefields using a Giant Viper towed mine-clearance system, destroying fortified positions with its 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun capable of firing 60 lb (29 kg) HESH rounds, and overall providing cover and safe working space for the engineers. The AVRE was also equipped with a dozer blade for clearing up debris. In preparation for Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Centurion AVREs were uparmoured and remained in service until replaced by the Chieftain AVRE and Trojan vehicles in service.
-Introduced to War Thunder in Update "Project X", the Centurion AVRE is one of the two vehicles utilizing the 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun (along with the American [[M728 CEV]]). The AVRE features standard Centurion series armour protection which is enhanced against chemical and kinetic rounds using ROMOR-A ERA plates on the turret and upper front plate of the hull. The ERA enhances protection against kinetic rounds by 30 mm and against chemical rounds by 300 mm. The AVRE performs much better in urban environments, as the very low muzzle velocity of the gun and quite poor mobility can cause issues on very large and open maps.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as a premium pack, the Centurion AVRE is one of the two vehicles utilizing the 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun (along with the American [[M728 CEV]]). The AVRE features standard Centurion series armour protection which is enhanced against chemical and kinetic rounds using ROMOR-A ERA plates on the turret and upper front plate of the hull. The ERA enhances protection against kinetic rounds by 30 mm and against chemical rounds by 300 mm. The AVRE performs much better in urban environments, as the very low muzzle velocity of the gun and quite poor mobility can cause issues on very large and open maps.
-(This pack has been removed from the Gaijin.net store as of 1/2/2023.)
+The Centurion Mk.5 AVRE was removed from purchase on the store after the [[wt:en/news/8677-shop-the-new-year-sale-in-the-gaijinnet-store-en|2024 New Year Sale]].
 == General info ==

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 Introduced to War Thunder in Update "Project X", the Centurion AVRE is one of the two vehicles utilizing the 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun (along with the American [[M728 CEV]]). The AVRE features standard Centurion series armour protection which is enhanced against chemical and kinetic rounds using ROMOR-A ERA plates on the turret and upper front plate of the hull. The ERA enhances protection against kinetic rounds by 30 mm and against chemical rounds by 300 mm. The AVRE performs much better in urban environments, as the very low muzzle velocity of the gun and quite poor mobility can cause issues on very large and open maps.
 == General info ==
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 * Composite side skirts help to survive light tank ambushes, very useful in the close range combat, especially in urban warfare
 * Acceptable reload time, especially when compared to the [[FV4005]]
 * Good reverse speed
 * Smoke grenade can be released twice

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 == Description ==
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-One out of two engineers vehicles in War Thunder at the moment. The Centurion Mk.5 Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers was designed for clearing minefields using a Giant Viper towed mine-clearance system, destroying fortified positions with its 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun, capable of firing 60 lb (29 kg) HESH rounds and overall providing cover and safe working space for the engineers. The AVRE was also equipped with a dozer blade for clearing up debris. In preparation for Desert Storm in 1991, the AVRE´s were uparmoured and remained in service until replaced by Chieftain AVRE and Trojan vehicles in service.
+The Centurion Mk.5 Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers was designed for clearing minefields using a Giant Viper towed mine-clearance system, destroying fortified positions with its 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun capable of firing 60 lb (29 kg) HESH rounds, and overall providing cover and safe working space for the engineers. The AVRE was also equipped with a dozer blade for clearing up debris. In preparation for Operation Desert Storm in 1991, Centurion AVREs were uparmoured and remained in service until replaced by the Chieftain AVRE and Trojan vehicles in service.
-Introduced to War Thunder in Update "Project X", the AVRE is one of the two vehicles utilizing the 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun, which used to be biggest tank calibre gun used in War Thunder until the introduction of [[38 cm Sturmmörser]]. The AVRE features standard Centurion series armour protection which is enhanced against chemical and kinetic rounds using ROMOR-A ERA plates on turret and upper front plate of the hull. The ERA enhances protection against kinetic rounds by 30 mm and against chemical rounds by 300 mm. The Centurion is great vehicle for urban combat due to the very low muzzle velocity of the gun and quite poor mobility, causing issues aiming the gun on very large and open maps.
+Introduced to War Thunder in Update "Project X", the Centurion AVRE is one of the two vehicles utilizing the 165 mm L9A1 demolition gun (along with the American [[M728 CEV]]). The AVRE features standard Centurion series armour protection which is enhanced against chemical and kinetic rounds using ROMOR-A ERA plates on the turret and upper front plate of the hull. The ERA enhances protection against kinetic rounds by 30 mm and against chemical rounds by 300 mm. The AVRE performs much better in urban environments, as the very low muzzle velocity of the gun and quite poor mobility can cause issues on very large and open maps.
 == General info ==
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 Overall, the armour on the AVRE is similar to that on the [[Centurion Mk 3|Centurion Mk 3]] gun tank with three major differences: ROMOR-A ERA, composite side skirts and a dozer blade.
 The ERA provides additional protection (300 mm HEAT, 30 mm KE) on key areas of the tank, namely the turret face and upper glacis plate, but this has little impact against most opponents in RB, due to the majority of shells at rank IV being of the kinetic energy (KE) variety. In AB, it may protect against the light tanks, for example, it reduces the efficiency of the [[BMP-1]]'s main gun, which is also quite dangerous with aim assist when used as a follow-up for ATGMs. Unfortunately, the turret ERA will often fail to stop upgraded modern ATGMs with 700 mm of penetration. ERA also changes the visible profile of the turret, obscuring the weak points beneath the standard Centurion turret.
 The composite side skirts provide a significant increase in protection against small calibre HEAT and autocannon fire, increasing it to the point where such rounds can no longer penetrate the side armour. They do not change the effect of medium tank rounds, as the additional protection simply isn't enough to stop them. They also do not cover the entirety of the sides, so they can be circumvented.
 The dozer blade may seem unimportant at first glance as it consists of 70 mm of structural steel, not RHA, but this is not the case. The blade acts as spaced armour against most rounds aimed at the hull, adding around 60 mm against KE and 200 mm against HEAT. This can also be added to by the ERA on the front plate, overall providing greater than 400 mm of protection against HEAT rounds.
 The dozer blade can also be used to easily create trenches with soft ground, which will initially conceal some of the hull and, with some time and effort given, completely shield it. It's also technically possible to dig walls and holes to force enemies to abandon their defences in order to pass through a corridor - not every tank can reverse back into a slope, and it is impossible to just peek around a corner, if every corner is also a trench; but such setups take a lot of time and it's impossible to dig into asphalt.

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 ==== Ammunition ====
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+{{:ORD BL 6.5in L9A1 (165 mm)/Ammunition|L33A1}}
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+{{Youtube-gallery|wPPrE_VduOI|'''The Shooting Range #263''' - ''Round Study'' section at 07:30 discusses how to penetrate the {{PAGENAME}}.|_xCgMBOiA8U|'''High-explosive power''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 2:37 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|cDGBk2JKjMY|'''Premium Vehicles: Centurion Mk.5 AVRE''' - ''War Thunder Wiki''|d5zH9DCJIy8|'''Centurion Mk.5 AVRE - Really Odd Fun''' - ''Napalmratte''}}
 == See also ==

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 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (kg)
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-| L33A1 || HESH || 259 || 30.6 || 0.1 || 4 || 20,310 || 73° || 77° || 80°
+| L33A1 || HESH || 259 || 30.6 || 0.1 || 4 || 20.31 || 73° || 77° || 80°
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 |}