Demonstration of new heavy gun tank, The Conqueror

1955 - Conqueror Aims High By Electric Control: On trial in Germany is Britain's latest, heaviest tank, the Conqueror. Powered by a Meteor wire, the 65 ton tank travels at 20 mph and carries a crew of four. It was designed by the team responsible for the Centurion, the British tank that won high praise from the allies in Korea. Photo shows The long run barrel of the Conqueror points to the sky during a demonstration at the British Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment at Surrey, England. The gun is reported stabilised both vertically and horizontally by electric control

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Aims Centurion Conqueror Establishment Heaviest Horizontally Meteor Points Praise Reported Responsible Stabilized Vertically

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