Centauro VBC

[Mangusta CBT]

Final version with new turret, 249 ordered by Italian army, 25 mm and 26.5 ton weight, netcentric ... price 6 milion €

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/4739/freccia1qn3.th.jpg (http://img394.imageshack.us/my.php?image=freccia1qn3.jpg)

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/1435/freccia2ar2.th.jpg (http://img394.imageshack.us/my.php?image=freccia2ar2.jpg)

[kenshiroIT]

beautyfull....

Do you know when the production start?

[Dark Avenger]

Some more pics of that one:
Prototype photos.
http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/9977/centaurovbc04jw4.th.jpg (http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc04jw4.jpg)http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/3354/centaurovbc05ue3.th.jpg (http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc05ue3.jpg)http://img73.imageshack.us/img73/7797/centaurovbc02nc6.th.jpg (http://img73.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc02nc6.jpg)[/URL]

Production vehicles.
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6808/centaurovbc11gi1.th.jpg (http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc05ue3.jpg)http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3483/centaurovbc10xx6.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc10xx6.jpg)http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8776/centaurovbc08zn4.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc08zn4.jpg)http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1606/centaurovbc09mw7.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc09mw7.jpg)

With TOW ATGM.
[URL="http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc06uparmoredvl5.jpg"]http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7189/centaurovbc06uparmoredvl5.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc08zn4.jpg)http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/3720/centaurovbc03uk1.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc03uk1.jpg)

With T-60-70A turret (Hypervelocity 60mm gun).
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5143/centaurovbct6070aturretkd5.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbct6070aturretkd5.jpg)http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9527/centaurovbct6070aturretsr2.th.jpg (http://img404.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbct6070aturretsr2.jpg)

[zema_06]

the tow atgm will be replaced with the rafael spike-er on the dardo (when they will recieve the launchers), vbc, m113 family vehicles actually using the tow.

[rpg71]

http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc05ue3.jpg

firingports at the end???

[Mangusta CBT]

http://img395.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centaurovbc05ue3.jpg

firingports at the end???
This prototipe is very old, the final version is the one in the first post.

[Dark Avenger]

Yes, on the prototype (Which also has suspension skirts). I found one of the pics here (http://www.army-technology.com/projects/centauro/).

[ghostdog]

Just a short video about the freccia :

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=BLzlcuknShI


Another about italian armoured forces :

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=kzk0aqcxcak

[easyand]

final version

http://www.otomelara.it/EN/Common/images/photogallery/land/CentauroB1VBM_2_b.jpg

http://www.otomelara.it/EN/Common/images/photogallery/land/CentauroB1VBM_b.jpg

[soutikghosh]

Does th final version have any ATGM fitted to it's turrent?

[Mangusta CBT]

Does th final version have any ATGM fitted to it's turrent?
The antitank version yes ... Spike

[easyand]

pics from eurosatory, you can see the Spike launchers on turret and the additional armour on the hull front

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/baumgar/Eurosatory/100_6394.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/baumgar/Eurosatory/100_6396.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/baumgar/Eurosatory/100_6383.jpg