2020年7月31日 · The FV4005 of the Tank Museum is, finally, being restored and mated with the correct Centurion Mark III hull. It’ll be a driveable vehicle, so one can only hope they’ll take her inside instead of leaving her out in the rain.
2023年11月16日 · The FV4005 has what is almost certainly the largest gun ever fitted to a tank. It marks the high point of the race throughout the history of armoured warfare to build bigger and bigger guns that could defeat thicker and thicker armour at longer and longer range.
2021年11月22日 · Inside this turret, which has become affectionately known as the “S**barn”, is an enormous – and completely overkill – 183 mm gun. Designed as a stop-gap solution until the 183 mm FV215 was ready, the FV4005 was a way for …
The FV4005 project came about in the late 1940s as a British attempt to build the longest range and most powerful gun possible to defeat a new generation of Soviet heavy tanks. The 183mm calibre L4A1 is the biggest gun ever fitted to a tank.
2016年2月28日 · The story of Britain's most powerful tank destroyer began in late January of 1951, when it was decided to develop a tank destroyer even more powerful than the FV4004 Conway, armed with a 120 mm L1A1 gun. It was destined to become the most powerful tank destroyer ever built.