Centurion AVRE

Centurion AVRE
Tier / Class	Tier 8 MBT
Type	Special Premium
Place of Origin	United Kingdom
Dealer	Sophie Wölfli
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner Loader
Sustained Damage
Damage	1100
Penetration	550 mm
Damage per Minute	4708 per min.
Reload Time	14.02 s
Defense
Hit Points	3900
Hull vs AP	840 mm
Hull vs HEAT	1225 mm
Hull Composition	Steel
Turret vs AP	1025 mm
Turret vs HEAT	2075 mm
Turret Composition	Steel
Mobility
Max Speed	34 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	9.46 s
Weight	54431 kg
Hull Traverse	30.86 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	5 %
Vision Range while Moving	340 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-9° / 20°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.400 °
Aim Time	10 s
Turret Traverse	47.5 deg/s

The Centurion AVRE is a Tier 8 special premium Main Battle Tank under Sophie Wölfli's dealership.

History

Class: Engineering Tank
Developed: 1955-1962
Service: 1963-1992
Vehicles Built: cca 40
Operators : Great Britain

The Centurion AVRE tank was an engineer variant of the famous Centurion MBT. The name AVRE stands for Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers. It was a standard Mk.5 Centurion with its gun replaced by the L9 (later L9A1) 6.5inch (165mm) short-barrel demolition gun firing massive HESH demolition charges to devastate field fortifications and other obstacles. The charge weighed roughly 30kg, half of which was the PE4 explosive. For comparison, this roughly amounted to 6 120mm HESH rounds. The gun was fairly accurate as well, all things considered – its maximum range was roughly 1800m, at 1300m it could hit a bunker and at 730m it could hit small targets such as individual steel bars of a bridge.

The design of the AVRE was approved in 1955 as a replacement for by then completely obsolete Churchill AVRE. The first prototype was built in 1957. This Centurion variant in its most basic form entered service in 1963 and stayed in it until 1992, after which it was finally phased out as well. Roughly 40 vehicles of this type were built.

The AVRE was used during Operation Motorman as a heavily armored plough – four were used on July 31, 1971 to clear the barricades erected by IRA extremists in Ulster, Northern Ireland.

The second and more famous use was the Gulf War. By then, the tanks were already obsolete – one of the deployed AVREs was even deployed during Operation Motorman two decades prior. The gun was also deemed unsafe to be fired from inside the tank – for it to happen the crew had to, per regulations, exit the tank and fire the gun remotely. Fortunately, the assault was so swift that armored engineers were not needed.

For the Gulf War, the Centurion was upgraded with a ROMOR ERA kit. This upgrade was done by the engineers themselves and it was believed that it made the tank resistant to any anti-tank weapons the enemy could deploy.

Unfortunately, the AVRE became famous for an accidental ammunition detonation likely caused by a crew member using a stove inside the tank, igniting petrol fumes and subsequently the ammunition. Additionally, the fire spread to another AVRE nearby. The resulting detonation basically leveled the area. Amazingly, there were no fatalities to the incident.

The Centurion AVRE was retired in 1992. It was just too obsolete at that point and too slow to keep up with the Challenger MBTs. It was replaced by the Chieftain AVRE (developed in 1989), which in turn would be replaced by the Challenger-based Trojan AVRE.

Vehicle Traits

• Armored: This vehicle's armor can withstand a lot of punishment, allowing it to survive even serious firefights.
• Heavy Weapon: This vehicle carries one of the largest weapons around with significantly increased damage per shot.
• HESH Rounds: This vehicle can fire special Squash Head rounds. These are extremely effective against angled armor that is typical for Soviet tanks.
• Dozer Blade: This vehicle's dozer blade increases its ramming damage and grants additional hull protection.

Ammunition

#	Ammo Name	Ammo Type	XP Cost	Damage	Penetration	Velocity	Reload Time	More Info
1	165mm BL, 6.5-inch, Mk.2 HESH	HESH	Stock	1100	550 mm	670 m/s	15.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.40 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 300 % Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 15 % Bonus Module Damage: 35 % Spall Threshold: 156 mm
2	7.62mm AP	AP	Stock	8	18 mm	855 m/s	5.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.15 ° Magazine Type: Clip Partial Reload: Yes Magazine Size: 800 Burst Fire Rate: 400 rd/min Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °

Upgrades

Armor

AVRE Armor with ROMOR-A

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	840 mm (vs AP) 1225 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	1025 mm (vs AP) 2075 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	Light ERA (Gen 2)	10% (vs AP) 65% (vs HEAT)
This MBT features basic sheet armor without any advanced components, covered by an ERA kit. The second generation ERA kit offers excellent protection against standard HEAT rounds or warheads, and marginal protection against kinetic rounds.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	165mm L9A1 Demolition Gun	Stock	Stock	10.00 s	15.00 s	Toggle
Stats: Depression/Elevation: -9.0° / 20.0° Ammo: 165mm BL, 6.5-inch, Mk.2 HESH 7.62mm AP

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
Rolls Royce Meteor 650 hp Petrol Engine	Stock	Stock	34 km/h	19 km/h	9.46 s (0 to 32 km/h) 11.06 s (0 to Max Speed)	30.86°	8 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
Enhanced Crew Protection	Stock	Stock	Damage to Crew reduced by 50%
Engineering Kit	10	10	Increases the repair speed of internal modules by 30% Increases the protection of internal modules by 40%
L82 Smoke Grenades	Stock	Stock	Comes with 8 charges Takes 25s to recharge Duration: 10s
Dozer Blade	Stock	Stock	Ramming damage increased by 100%
Time-Tested Fast Loading Procedure	Stock	Stock	Rate of fire is increased by 7%
Improved Gun Stabilizer	10	10	Overall accuracy while moving is improved by 20%
Improved Gunner Optics	10	10	Accuracy is improved by 10%
AVRE Fire Control System	Stock	Stock	Reduces the accuracy penalties for firing and traversing the hull.
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light Terrain): 88.5% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 73.9%

Abilities

#	Name	XP Cost	Stats	Activation Time	Duration	Cooldown	More Info
Defense	Defense	Stock	Max Speed: -66.67% Acceleration: +200% Hull Traverse Rate: +30% Rate of Fire: +10% Module Damage: +25% Foliage Camo Factor: -75% Camo Penalty from Firing: +30% Repair Speed: +50% Ramming Damage: -60%	5 s	N/A	N/A	Toggle
Description: This ability temporarily improves your vehicle's acceleration, turret and hull traverse rates, and damage dealt to modules as well as your reload speed and the time it takes to repair your own modules. It also grants extra protection against ramming damage. However, it also reduces your maximum speed, the effect of foliage on your camouflage and makes your vehicle easier to spot when firing your weapon. Conditions: This ability becomes inactive if the vehicle speed is 40km/h or higher.
RapidFire	Rapid Fire	Stock	Rate of Fire: +20% ATGM Noise: 15 m	N/A	20 s	60 s	Toggle
Description: This ability improves your vehicle's reload speed, allowing it to fire faster for a short period of time. However, for the duration of this ability, the gun also becomes considerably less accurate and ATGMs become far more difficult to aim. Conditions: No conditions bound to this ability.