Centurion Tank - Operators

Operators

  • Australia Replaced by Leopard 1.
  • Austria Fixed in bunkers.
  • Canada Replaced by Leopard C1. Many of the tanks were sold to Israel which converted them to diesel. Some are still in use as variants.
  • Denmark Replaced by Leopard 1.
  • Egypt Replaced by T-55s, T-62s, M60A3s and M1A1s.
  • India Retired
  • Iraq Retired
  • Israel Gun tanks retired, many hulls converted to Nagmachon APCs, Nakpadon ARVs or Puma CEVs.
  • Jordan Chassis re-used for the modern Temsah APC
  • Kuwait Retired
  • Lebanon
  • Libya (Free Libyan Army)
  • Netherlands Replaced by Leopard 1
  • New Zealand 12 Retired without replacement.
  • Singapore 63 Centurion Mk3 and Mk7s bought from India in 1975 and more from Israel in 1993-4, all upgraded to Israeli standard with new main guns and diesel engines It has since been replaced by the Leopard 2SGs.
  • Somalia
    • Somaliland Originally supplied to Somalia
  • South Africa In service as the indigenously developed and upgraded Mk1A/B and Mk2 Olifant
  • Sweden Replaced by Stridsvagn 121 (Leopard 2 A4)
  • Switzerland Replaced by Leopard 2
  • United Kingdom Replaced by Chieftain

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