United Kingdom - Ireland
Feb. 29 British Tank Crashes Through Korea Tests To U.S. Order 500 fifty-ton Centurion tanks, now standard throughout the British Army, have been bought by the United States under the Military Aid program, the first foreign tank ever to win a U.S. order. The Centurion won its fame with the British Commonwealth Division in Korea. Can beat all comers in mountain warfare and Worth untold gold to the infantry are two front-line reports on it. Picture Shows:- Centurion on a running test at a Royal Ordnance Factory near Leeds, England. Another (left) is about to begin a water test. Powered by a Meteor engine, the Centurion develops 635 brake horse power, with a speed on flat ground of about 21 mph
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