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In May 1945, with the war in Europe all but over, six prototypes of a brand new British tank rolled onto the continent—too late to see combat but just in time to hint at what might have been.

This was the Centurion. Fast, powerful, well-armored and reliable—everything Britain’s tank crews had wanted since 1939.

It would go on to become one of the most successful tanks of the postwar era—but for the soldiers of WWII, it arrived just a few weeks too late.

Throughout the war, British tankers had to make do with machines that were rushed, under-gunned or mechanically unreliable.

In many cases, they faced-off against German Panthers and Tigers in vehicles that simply weren’t up to the job.

The Centurion could have changed that. So why did it take Britain so long to build a tank that actually worked?

This is the story of the Centurion, Britain’s best tank, and how it missed the war it was meant to fight.

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