Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer


Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer

Photo by  Causa83

Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer

Photo by Mario Antonio Pena Zapatería from Irun, Spain

Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer

An IFOR marked Italian Army 19th Calvalry Regiment Consortium IVECO - OTO Melara Centauro B1 (8x8) Tank Destroyer is parked on the shoulder of a road while on patrol in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Three crewmembers are seen standing up through the two turret hatches and the driver's hatch. The Italian Army is in Bosnia during Operation Joint Endeavor, which is a peacekeeping effort by a multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), comprised of NATO and non-NATO military forces, deployed to Bosnia in support of the Dayton Peace Accords.

Photo and text by PH2 Jeffery Russell

 

Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer

Photo by a member of the Italian Army

   

Centauro wheeled tank destroyer

Origin Italy
Crew 4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)
Armor Welded steel armoured hull
Primary armament Oto Melara 105 mm 52 cal. gun
Secondary armament 2 x 7.62 mm MG  coaxial, AA mount
Engine Iveco turbo-charged V6 diesel
512 hp (382.2 kW)
Suspension Wheel 8 x 8
Operational range 800 km
Speed 110 km/h