Centaurus
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| Centaurus | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Light tank |
| Place of origin | Republic of Syara |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Inner Sphere |
| Wars | Siduri War |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1930-1938 |
| No. built | 2,400 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 10.6 metric tons |
| Length | 4.02 m (13 ft 2 in) |
| Width | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armor | 43 mm |
Main armament | 37 mm gun |
Secondary armament | 7.5 mm machine guns |
| Engine | V-4 gasoline engine 8 hp/ton |
| Suspension | Horizontol rubber cylinder springs |
Operational range | 130 km |
| Speed | 20 km/h (12 mph) |
The Centaurus was a light tank fielded by the Republic of Syara during the Siduri War.
The Centaurus was designed to operate directly as an infantry support light tank. For this role is was fairly well armored and equipped, though its 37mm gun was of limited use against enemy tanks later in the war. It was slower but better armored than its peer the Amycus, which it often served alongside. More than 2,400 were produced during before and during the war, though production significantly decreased after 1936 as it became increasingly unable to cope with developments in Common Axis armor.