Cruiser Mk VIII, A27M, Cromwell Vw:
With welded hull.
| Cromwell Mk V | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 52 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 27.9 tons2 |
| Length w/gun | |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | |
| Width | |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 0.41 m2 |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | 1.05 (kg/cm2)2 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm OQF Mk V OR 75 mm OQF VA L/40 Mks VI 75 mm L/402 75 mm3,5,6,7 75 mm OQF8 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3: MGs2 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 642 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 5,5502 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 63-572 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 322 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | 322 |
| Hull Top | 202 |
| Hull Bottom | 14-62 |
| Turret Front | 762 |
| Turret Sides | 632 |
| Turret Rear | 572 |
| Turret Top | 202 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Meteor2 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | |
| Net HP | |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 5 forward3, 1 reverse3 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 527 liters3 |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Max speed | 27.9 kph2, 52 kph8, 53 kph6 32 mph3,8 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 266 km2 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | 1.37 m2 |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | 53 |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | 356 mm3 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | Rubber3 |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production |
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
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- The Illustrated Guide to Tanks of the World, George Forty, 2006
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