IS-3 heavy tank. The Conqueror's main armament, an L1 120 mm gun, was larger than the 20-pounder (83.4 mm) gun carried by its peer, the Centurion. The Conqueror's
new tank. The General Staff specification drew on the experience of Centuriontanks in the Korean War as well as that of the Conqueror tank. The tank was
in late 1944. The Centuriontank of 1946 became the "Universal tank" of the United Kingdom, transcending the cruiser and infantry tank roles and becoming