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Cruiser Tank Mk.VIII Cromwel Mk.V (w)

GENERAL DATA
Cruiser Tank Mk.VIII A27M, Cromwell MK.Vw (w= welded)
Cruiser Tank
N°19
Leyland, Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company

5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, front gunner)

?
Oct. 1943 - ?

 

DIMENSIONS
27900 kg
1.05 kg kg/cm²
6.35 m
6.42 m
0.07 m
2.49 m
2.91 m
0.41 m

 

ARMAMENT
75 mm ROQF Mk. V or VA L/40 (1)
64
Hydraulic (360°)
-12° to +20°
?
No.50x3
2 x 7.92 mm Besa MG (2)
4950
2 x 7.7mm (.303) Vickers MG (3)
2000
1: Turret - 2: coaxial, bow - 3: AA

 

ARMOR
Welding
57 mm / 67°(nose)
32 mm / 90°
32 mm / 90°
8 mm / 0°
30 mm / 23° (glacis)
63 mm / 90° (driver)
32 mm / 90°
32 mm / 90°
20 mm / 0°
76 mm / 90°
63 mm / 90°
57 mm / 90°
20 mm / 0-9°
-
-
-
-

 

AUTOMOTIVE
Rolls Royce Meteor
V12, 26.9 liters
600 hp at 2550 rpm
21.4 hp / ton
Z5 Constant Mesh: 5 forward, 1 reverse
527 L Gasoline

 

SUSPENSION
Improved Christie coil spring
5 independent double-road wheels
-
Rear, double
Front, double
-
Heavy cast steel, center guide
394 mm
? mm
126
3.734 m

 

PERFORMANCES
52 km/h on road, 29 km/h off road
265 km on road, 134 km off road
199 L/100 km on road,
293 L/100 km off road
25° (from horizontal)
2.29 m
0.91 m
1.22 m
? m

 

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