Centaur IV Centaur armed with a 95 mm howitzer (with 51 rounds of ammunition). This is the only version of the Centaur known to have seen combat, in service with the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group. The vehicles were fitted with wading gear to get them ashore. Trunking waterproofed the engine inlets and covers were fitted to the guns. 114 produced. Uncat Record
d-day tanks found of french coast Revealed: The astonishing D-Day tanks found at the bottom of the English Channel By Debra Killalea Last updated at 2:56 PM on 05th August 2008 * commentsComments (1) * Add to My Stories Add to My Stories Scuba divers searching for hidden treasures at the bottom of the English Channel got more than they bargained for when they stumbled across two massive army tanks on the ocean floor. The divers, who were eight miles of the West Sussex Coast, were left baffled as to how the Second World War tanks came to be at the bottom of the Channel. But the mystery was soon solved after a length Drivers stumbled across two tanks, destined for battle during the D-Day landings, at the bottom of the English Channel Divers found the massive vehicles were relatively well preserved with guns still intact even after more than 64 years under sea. And by painstakingly checking minute details on the sunken vehicles against historical records, investigators managed to identify them as rare British Centaur CS IV tanks. The historic weapons were destined for battle during the D-Day landings but never arrived. Historians discovered the tanks fell overboard when a landing craft capsized on its way to the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944.
ok thankyou yes i have noticed that i didn't realize there was a thread already available quite a few years ago there was 1 of the prototype duck tanks found in shallow waters i can remember were but they tried to raise the tank but due to tides and weather were unable to also the weight of it so i dare say i highly doubt that they will be raising this tank although it would be great if they did i reckon there still would be tones of war materials on the ocean floor in shallow enough water for diver to find makes me wish i lived in Europe not Australia
