Centauro Wheeled Tank Destroyer

Photo by  Causa83

Photo by Mario Antonio Pena Zapatería from Irun, Spain

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

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