History:

Development of the B1 Centauro began during the 1980s after the Italian Army issued a set of requirements for a new vehicle that would have equivalent firepower to the Leopard 1 MBT in Italian service at the time, but with greater combat mobility.

{wallpaper from the game of WT(most source of my building is about this !)}

In response to this, the Italian companies Fiat, Iveco and Oto Melara joined forces to begin developing the vehicle requested by the Italian Army. In this joint venture, Fiat and Iveco were developing the vehicle’s hull and power supply, whilst Oto Melara took care of the vehicle’s turret and weapon systems.

(wallpaper from WT, ummmm………)

In 1986, the final prototype of the B1 Centauro project was unveiled on Sardinia. The presented vehicle was an eight-wheeled lightly armored tank destroyer, equipped with a derived modification of the L7 105mm cannon, capable of reaching a very high top speed and covering large distances under its own power.

(wait wait, is this my product ! ? QAQ)

Impressed by the B1 Centauro, the Italian Military placed orders for a number of vehicles, with the first ones entering service as early as 1992. Early on in its service life, the Centauro received an ERA upgrade package that allowed for the installation of ROMOR ERA packs on the vehicle’s hull and turret sides as well as rear.

(Oh my god there is totally no difference between them, my profile still can be the wallpaper, who cares~qwq)

B1 Centauros took part in most major conflicts that defined the ‘90s and early 2000s, most notably in former Yugoslavia, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and others. Apart from the Italian Army, other noteworthy operators of the Centauro include Spain, Jordan and Oman.

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Around 400 B1 Centauros were built until 2006, including some other derived modifications of the vehicle filling other roles. The B1 Centauro still serves with the Italian as well as other armed forces to this day.

Here are some gifs and screenshoots to explain this vehicle:

Off-road show

Lanuch countermeasure~

Ready~~~fire!

Off-road testing and vertical stabilization testing~

Suspension testing (this is not the limitation of the suspension strength! )

Turning signal~

Anti-aircraft machine gun~

Target across~

And some wallpaper~

Notice!

Before playing this tank, somethings that u should read:

Activate8 is the superlative lock about this vehicle, It can lock: Turret, Anti-aircraft gun and Commander's observation tower. Deactivate 8 can make all of its 360-degree horizontal rotation without dead angle.

The main gun have the highest priority of horizontal rotate, which it means if u activate main gun(AG1), anti-aircraft gun(AG2) and commander tower(AG3) at the same time, only main gun (turret) can rotate.

Also each of its have an independent locking system, turret corresponding to AG5(It means if u activate5, turret will be locked and other parts still can rotate), anti-air gun corresponding to AG6, commander tower corresponding to AG7.

AG4 open headlights and taillights.(turn signals, backlight and brakelight will stay on 24 hours)

VTOL control main gun, anti-air gun and commander view up and down. The main gun have vertical stabilization.

This vehicle used independent suspension(Its drawback is severe roll of vehicle during cornering), and i provided hydraulic choice: Trim up can increase vehicle's off-road capability, but if u want turn sharply when it reached into 103km/h without roll over, plz choose min-Trim-down mode, or it will occur some unexpected disaster !

In conclusion, here are control tips of this vehicle:

Activate1+Deactivate8+(activate7)+(activate6): shoot enemy with 105mm main gun casually.
Activate2+(Activate5)+Deactivate1+Deactivate8: Only anti-craft gun work.
Activate3+Deactivate8+(Activate5)+Deactivate1:Only commander tower work.
Yaw control turret/anti-aircraftgun/commandertower rotate,
WASD (Pitch and Roll)control vehicle move, max speed: per 103km/h. Trim down: highway mode. Trim up: off-road mode.

Hope you enjoy it !