Centi bunker

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Centi Bunker (Switzerland)
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Centi bunker locations

The Centi Bunker (regulatory name: 10.5 cm Centurion anti-tank system ) were bunkered anti-tank positions of the Swiss Army .

These bunkers were built from 1990, when the Centurion tanks from the 1950s, which were only used for anti-tank purposes , became available with the acquisition of the new Leopard 2 battle tank in the 1987 armaments program . The towers of the Centurion with the powerful Royal Ordnance L7 cannon were built into a newly constructed bunker together with a thermal imaging target . The guns flanked a tank barrier.

  • Gathered and pipe cover (right) of the bunker Centi A 6181 when Schollberg in Sargans

  • Opened Centi Bunker A 3829 in Rüfenach

  • Access to the tank turret. Behind the door is the sheltered relaxation room for three people

Because of the end of the Cold War , contrary to the original plan, only 21 Centi bunkers were built, including a training facility on the Chirel firing range in Diemtigen . From 2004 onwards, with the Army XXI structure, the Centi bunkers were no longer assigned any troops, after which they were declassified. The simulator from the Därstetten training center is now in the Swiss Military Museum Full .

literature

  • 10.5 cm Centurion anti-tank system in bunker. Regulations 57.635 / I d, 1998 edition.

Web links

Commons : Centi Bunker  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Brochure from the Swiss Society for Military History Study Trips