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Conqueror Mk 1 & 2 Digitally reproduced from original Army documents The Conqueror (FV214) was a post-war development for a British heavy tank to counter the threat posed by the Soviet JS-3. Accordingly it was equipped with a 120mm main gun with 2 auxiliary machine guns. It was very heavily armoured resulting in a low top speed but had good cross- country performance. It carried a crew of 4 – with the driver located in the hull, the gunner and loader located in the main body of the turret, and the commander located in a separate fire control centre. Conqueror was powered by a Rolls-Royce Meteor M120 V-12 27 litre petrol engine coupled to a 5 speed gearbox, 5 forward and 2 reverse, and had a top speed of 21 mph. Under 200 Conquerors were built. They were introduced into service in 1955 and were used to augment the firepower of armoured regiments stationed in Germany equipped with Centurion tanks. Contents 1. General Data 2. Hull and turret details 3. Engine 4. Engine lubrication system 5. Cooling system 6. Fuel system and fuel injection system 7. Ignition system 8. Lighting, starting and electrical accessories 9. Charging system 10.Engine clutch 11.Gearbox and steering 12.Main brakes 13.Final drives 14.Sprockets, tracks, track adjusters and guide rollers 15.Suspension 16.Fire fighting equipment 17.Hints and tips on driving 18.Towing 19.Diagnosis of faults 20.Gearbox supplement 21.Fuel Injection supplement The User Handbook is in English and comprises 352 pages giving user operating and servicing details. All the major assemblies are covered with 2 supplements covering the gearbox and fuel injection system. The manual comes complete with 107 colour and monochrome illustrations including vehicle stowage diagrams. U S E R H A N D B O O K
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C o n q u e r o r M k 1 & 2
Digitally reproduced from original Army documents
The Conqueror (FV214) was a post-wardevelopment for a British heavy tank to counter thethreat posed by the Soviet JS-3. Accordingly it wasequipped with a 120mm main gun with 2 auxiliarymachine guns. It was very heavily armouredresulting in a low top speed but had good cross-country performance. It carried a crew of 4 – withthe driver located in the hull, the gunner and loaderlocated in the main body of the turret, and thecommander located in a separate fire control centre.
Conqueror was powered by a Rolls-Royce MeteorM120 V-12 27 litre petrol engine coupled to a 5speed gearbox, 5 forward and 2 reverse, and had atop speed of 21 mph.
Under 200 Conquerors were built. They wereintroduced into service in 1955 and were used toaugment the firepower of armoured regimentsstationed in Germany equipped with Centuriontanks.
Contents1. General Data2. Hull and turret details3. Engine4. Engine lubrication system5. Cooling system6. Fuel system and fuel
injection system7. Ignition system8. Lighting, starting and
electrical accessories9. Charging system10.Engine clutch11.Gearbox and steering12.Main brakes13.Final drives14.Sprockets, tracks, track
adjusters and guide rollers15.Suspension16.Fire fighting equipment17.Hints and tips on driving18.Towing19.Diagnosis of faults20.Gearbox supplement21.Fuel Injection supplement
The User Handbook is in English and comprises 352 pages giving user operating and servicing details. All the major assemblies are covered with 2 supplements covering the gearbox and fuel injectionsystem. The manual comes complete with 107 colour and monochrome illustrations including vehiclestowage diagrams.
USER HANDBOOK
