FV4004 120mm Gun Conway, and FV4005 183mm Gun Tank

Conway was an attempt to up-gun the Centurion with a 120mm gun mounted in a high turret. Other attempts to up-gun the Centurion to 183mm were tried, firstly using a limited traverse mounting (no turret) and secondly using a lightly armoured fully traversable turret. This latter turret was until recently on the ground by the car park at Bovington, but has now been mounted on a Centurion hull, similar to the original configuation. I understand that Conway is currently in store at Bovington, although a model of Conway is on display.

 

FV4005 Stage 1

FV4005 Stage 1, 183mm gun, limited traverse
With automatic loading

Conway Model at Bovington

Conway Model at Bovington
Conway Model at Bovington

Model of Conway at Bovington

 

 

FV4005, Stage 2 Turret mounted on Centurion Hull

 

FV4005, Stage 2 Turret mounted on Centurion Hull

 

 
Conway

FV4004 Conway

 

FV4004 Conway

Photographed in the grounds of
Bovington Tank museum in 1969

 

 

FV4005, limited traverse

FV4005 Stage 1 183mm gun, limited traverse

 

FV4005 First Stage

FV4005 Stage 1 183mm gun, limited traverse

 

FV4005 Stage 2

FV4005 Stage 2

FV4005 Stage 2

FV4005 Stage 2

 

WW1 - 1925
(pre-GS 'A' number designations)

1925 - 1945 non-a numbered (named only) vehicles

General Staff A-Number List 1925-1945 

Post 1945 FV Numbers

Post WW2 vehicle with no FV number

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