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The last Heavy Tank used by the British Army, the Conqueror was developed during the late 1940s and early 1950s as a response to the Soviet IS-3, which it was feared outmatched any existing Western vehicle. 🔗Learn more about the Conqueror in our recent video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy6FDvuLoes | The Tank Museum

Conqueror was a heavy tank, fitted with thicker armour and a more powerful 120mm gun than the British Army’s standard Centurion. An unusual feature of Conqueror was the commander’s cupola. It could rotate independently of the rest of the turret and was fitted with its own rangefinder. This allowed the commander to acquire a second target whilst the gunner engaged the first. The gunner could then engage this new target much more quickly than if the commander had to use the tank’s main rangefinder