![]() ![]() ![]() Rawlins, Director General of Artillery (D.G. A requirement was formulated for a tank armed with a gun capable of defeating a 60-degree sloped plate, 6 inches (152 mm) thick, at up to 2,000 yards (1,830 meters), a feat impossible even for the powerful 120 mm L1 gun of the FV214 Conqueror. This was a uniquely British designation that was not governed by tank weight, but the size of the gun. The development of the L4 started in 1950, and was aimed at increasing the firepower of the ‘Heavy Gun Tanks’. Photo: The Dark Age of Tanks, David Lister. The two visible crew members give an idea of the scale of the gun. The FV4005 Stage 2, also unofficially known as ‘Centaur’. ![]() This is where the FV4005 project comes in. This could then be constructed quickly should the Cold War turn hot before the FV215 was ready. 2, 183 mm Gun, FV215’.Ī project was also launched to find a way to get the gun into action quickly on an existing hull. It was intended that this gun would be mounted on a new ‘Heavy Gun Tank’ based on the FV200 series chassis. This requirement led to the development of the ‘Ordnance, Quick-Firing, 183 mm, Tank, L4 Gun’, the largest purpose-built anti-tank gun to have ever been created. As such, the War Office filed a requirement for the development of a gun capable of defeating a 60-degree sloped plate, 6 inches (152 mm) thick, at up to 2,000 yards (1,830 meters), and a suitable vehicle to carry it. In the late 1940s, the British War Office (WO) was concerned that – after the debut of the IS-3 in 1945 – the Soviet Union would continue to develop heavily armored tanks. Heavy Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun – 3 Built (1 Stage 1, 2 Stage 2) ![]()
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