Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC

Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC stats at a glance

The Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC has 1120 hit points , 120.7mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 230 damage per shot with 226mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1971.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.4:1. This pronounced angling makes the Centurion 5/1 significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. The Centurion 5/1 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Centurion 5/1 can theoretically output up to 1971 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Centurion 5/1 compares to its peers

There are 101 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the Centurion 5/1. Its 1120 HP places it in the top 44% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1085). Frontal hull armor of 120.7mm ranks in the top 3% for the class (peer average: 86mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 22% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 230 damage per shot, higher than 18% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 226mm puts it in the top 18% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Centurion 5/1 vs T25 Pilot 1 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Centurion 5/1 vs TL-1 LPC — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Centurion 5/1 vs T42 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 101 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 medium tanks

• 122 TM — China, premium
• 59-Patton — China, premium
• AAT60 — USA, premium
• Alembic — USA, premium
• CS-53 — Poland
• AMBT — USA, premium
• AMX Chasseur de chars — France, premium
• AltProto AMX 30 — France, premium
• All UK tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

A variant of the British post-war Centurion Mk. 5 tank with improved frontal armor, machineguns, and a more powerful engine. The vehicle featured a 100-gallon additional armored fuel tank in the rear, and was not provided with screens. The tank saw service in Australian tank units in Vietnam.

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