FV4202

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FV4202 "40-ton Centurion"
FV4202 in the Vehicle Conservation Centre at The Tank Museum
Type	technology test bed
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	prototypes, never in service
Wars	Cold War
Production history
No. built	3 prototypes
Specifications
Mass	40.8 long tons
Crew	4 (commander, gunner, loader and driver)
Armour	cast and welded steel
Main armament	84 mm Ordnance QF 20 pounder model B
Secondary armament	.30 Browning coaxial machine gun
Engine	V8 Rolls-Royce Meteorite Mk. 202B 520 bhp (393 kW) at 2,700 rpm
Power/weight	12.4 hp/t
Transmission	Merritt-Brown V52 (5 fwd/1 rev)
Suspension	Horstmann

The Tank Medium No. 2 Experimental Vehicle FV4202 also known as the 40-ton Centurion^[1] was a technology test bed developed by British company Leyland Motors between 1955 and 1956. It was used to develop various concepts later used in the Chieftain main battle tank.