Centuirion Mk3 Turret...weight?

[tankbarrell]

Cent III complete turret weighs 28000 lb.

Complete gun is 2850 lb

Mantlet and cradle is 2500 lb

Cupola is 1088 lb

So a bare turret without all that comes out at 21562 lb.

[rob love]

Wow, the turret is deceivingly heavy.

I may need to move a Sherman turret this summer. It is one of the late 76mm turrets. Any ballpark of the weight to expect on those?

[tankbarrell]

A completely stripped 75mm Sherman turret weighs about 6100 lbs, I would imagine a 76mm is nearer 7500 plus any parts still on it but I don't have any figures to back that up! ISTR reading somewhere a complete one is about 6 tons.

[rob love]

Yes, the turret is fairly stripped, with the matlet and gun sitting separate. Those numbers don't sound too bad. Thanks.

[jdmcm]

Thanks guys for the help,

another friend of mine had also emailed me the details, an Ex-Centurion man himself.

And Adrian...Seriously....how do you know all this stuff????

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by jdmcm

And Adrian...Seriously....how do you know all this stuff????

I can't really claim any great knowledge, I do have an extensive technical library though!