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Britain's Cruiser Mk VIII9, A27M9, Cromwell IV9
Cruiser Mk VIII, A27M, Cromwell IV: Imperial War Museum |
Cruiser Mk VIII, A27M, Cromwell IV: Imperial War Museum |
Centaur III with 75 mm and Meteor engine.9 Issued to armored regiments in Oct. 1943.
Variants
- Cromwell IV:
- Cromwell IVw9: With welded hull and Rolls-Royce Meteor engine.9
| Cruiser Mk VIII9, A27M9, Cromwell Mk IV9 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 55 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 61,600 lb5 27,942 kg5, 28,000 kg |
| Length w/gun | 21' 0.75"5 6.42 m5 |
| Length w/o gun | 6.35 m |
| Height | 8' 3"5 2.49 m, 2.51 m5 |
| Width | 10'5 2.91 m, 3.048 m5 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 0.41 m |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm OQF Mk V or VA L/40 75 mm3,4,5,7 75 mm OQF8 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 64 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 63@0 |
| Hull Front, Lower | 57 |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | 8@90° |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Meteor4,5 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Max speed | 32 mph3,8, 38 mph5 52 kph8, 53 kph, 61 kph5 |
| Cross country speed | 29 kph |
| Road radius | 173 miles5 278 km5 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | 4'5 1.219 m5, 1.37 m |
| Trench crossing | 7' 6"5 2.286 m5 2.4 m |
| Vertical obstacle | 3'5 0.91 m, 0.914 m5 |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
- British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
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- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- The Illustrated Guide to Tanks of the World, George Forty, 2006
- World War Two Tanks, George Forty, 1995
