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British WWII cruiser tank
The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War
Cromwell_tank
Class of tank
by the A27 Cromwell in 1944. The A34 Comet, a better-armed development of Cromwell, began to enter service in late 1944. The Centurion tank of 1946 became
Cruiser_tank
British WWII tank
Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun on a chassis derived from the Cromwell
Cruiser_Mk_VIII_Challenger
British experimental infantry tank
The Tank, Heavy Assault, A33 (Excelsior) was a British experimental heavy tank based on the Cromwell (A27) design developed in the Second World War. It
Excelsior_tank
British cruiser tank
earlier Cromwell tank with a lower profile, partly-cast turret which mounted the new 77 mm HV gun. This was a smaller version of the 17 pdr anti-tank gun
Comet_(tank)
British WWII cruiser tank
development of the Cromwell tank. In mid-1940, the British were considering which tank should follow on from the new cruiser tanks then being developed
Cavalier_tank
British armoured fighting vehicle
Corps continuing to use the Cromwell tank during the early phases of the Cold War. The vehicle itself was a modified Cromwell with a more powerful gun installed
Charioteer_(tank)
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
development in connection with the Cromwell tank. A new tank specification, A27M, was produced for design of the Meteor-powered tank. The Meteor engine went on
Rolls-Royce_Meteor
British infantry tank prototype
held by the Rex and Rod Cadman Collection. Excelsior tank - infantry tank design based on Cromwell tank The Centurion had thinner, 101-millimetre (4.0 in)
Black_Prince_(tank)
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British
Oliver_Cromwell
American actor (born 1940)
friends. While Cromwell continued with regular television work throughout the 1980s, he made appearances in films with supporting roles in Tank, Revenge of
James_Cromwell
British main battle tank
1952 that a Cromwell tank in 1945 had cost £10,000. This figure was a 1941 estimate of the basic price of a Cromwell tank, a type of tank that went into
Centurion_(tank)
British assault gun design/prototype
on the Cromwell tank. There was also a programme to upgrade the armour of the Churchill tank. For similar work in the Far East, the Valiant tank (A38)
Tortoise_heavy_assault_tank
Evolution of British tanks
British tank force. To provide even more firepower for the British Army of the Rhine tank units, Charioteer, a variant of the Cromwell tank with a 20
Tanks_in_the_British_Army
Modified allied tanks during World War II
the M10, and 500 Mark III prongs were manufactured for the Cromwell tank. The Churchill tanks were not considered to need the Prong, but some were equipped
Rhino_tank
British medium tank of WWII
proved fortunate, as the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger and Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell tank designs experienced difficulties and delays. After the problem of getting
Sherman_Firefly
Tank designed for all primary combat roles
parallel development of cruiser tanks and infantry tanks. Development of the Rolls-Royce Meteor engine for the Cromwell tank, combined with efficiency savings
Main_battle_tank
British heavy infantry tank
with C to tanks. Cruiser tanks were given names, such as the contemporary Covenanter, Crusader, Cromwell, Cavalier and Comet but infantry tank naming had
Churchill_tank
from work on an improved Crusader tank, the Cavalier tank, to development of the new Cromwell tank. Rolls-Royce created the Rolls-Royce Meteor, and set
British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II
British_armoured_fighting_vehicle_production_during_World_War_II
Topics referred to by the same term
Australia Cromwell Current, in the Pacific Ocean The Cromwell Las Vegas, a boutique hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, US Cromwell tank, a series of British tanks from
Cromwell_(disambiguation)
Armoured division of the Polish Armed Forces in the West during World War II
tanks. They were initially equipped and trained on Crusader tanks but in late 1943 and early 1944 these were replaced with Sherman and Cromwell tanks
1st Armoured Division (Poland)
1st_Armoured_Division_(Poland)
British main battle tank
the Cromwell tank chassis with a 17-pounder gun. The second was the Persian Gulf War era Challenger 1, which was the British army's main battle tank (MBT)
Challenger_2
Contentious Conway Covenanter Cromwell Crusader Light Tank Mk VI Matilda I Matilda II Medium Tank A/T 1 - an amphibious tank prototype TOG 1 TOG 2 Valentine
List of tanks of the United Kingdom
List_of_tanks_of_the_United_Kingdom
British light tank
By August 1944, most of the Tetrarchs in action were replaced with Cromwell tanks and the remainder were replaced by the M22 Locust in December 1944.
Mk_VII_Tetrarch_light_tank
American character actor and activist James Cromwell. With nearly 200 acting credits to his name, Cromwell has starred in Babe (1995), Star Trek: First
James_Cromwell_filmography
Categorizing tanks by weight or role
Tank classification is a taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of tanks. The classification by role was used primarily during
Tank_classification
Irish soldier who assisted the formation of the Israeli armed forces
stole two British Cromwell tanks and drove them to Israeli forces in Tel Aviv. These became central to the Israeli Armored Corps. The tanks were hidden in
Mike Flanagan (Irish-Israeli soldier)
Mike_Flanagan_(Irish-Israeli_soldier)
Military unit
the siege. The brigade's tank units were primarily equipped with the Cromwell tank and a number of 17-pounder Sherman tanks (Sherman Firefly), Cruiser
1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade
1st_Czechoslovak_Independent_Armoured_Brigade
Chaffee Cromwell tank M26 Pershing Centurion tank Churchill tank M4 Sherman M46 Patton (US) LVT A5 amphibious tank M4A3R3 Sherman flame tank M4A3 bulldozer
List of military equipment used in the Korean War
List_of_military_equipment_used_in_the_Korean_War
Tank gun
armour-piercing projectile. The ROQF 75 mm was chiefly used on the Churchill and Cromwell tanks. The weapon was used in Italy and in the Normandy invasion (and possibly
Ordnance_QF_75_mm
Main battle tank
be the fourth tank of this name, the first being the World War II Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger, which was developed from the Cromwell tank chassis and armed
Challenger_3
main British tank in 1942 was the M3 Lee and the M3 Grant a British variant of it and in 1943 it was early M4 Sherman variants. Cromwell tank mk V main British
List of military weapons of the United Kingdom
List_of_military_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
primarily on war-time and post-war British tanks, first on the Churchill tank and later on the Cromwell tank and its follow-on designs. It gave these designs
Tank_steering_systems
British anti-tank gun
member from the turret. Tanks designed to take the 6-pounder were the troubled Cavalier, the Cromwell and the Centaur. When the Cromwell went into combat in
Ordnance_QF_6-pounder
Piston engine with 12 cylinders in V-configuration
used in the World War II Cromwell tank and Comet tank, and later in the Centurion tank and Conqueror tank. The Challenger 2 tank was powered by the Perkins
V12_engine
German medium tank of WWII
of German tanks, and work started in 1941 on a more powerful anti-tank gun which appeared in service from February 1943. The Cromwell tank was to use
Panther_tank
Battle in World War II
the 11th Hussars led the 7th Armoured Division into the ruined city. Cromwell tank of 7th Armoured Division, in position by the Neue Elbbrücke in Hamburg
Capture_of_Hamburg
Medium tank
Grammos in 1949, the favoured tank was the lighter British Centaur, or "Kentavros" in Greek, a variation of the Cromwell tank, a few of which were made available
Post–World War II Sherman tanks
Post–World_War_II_Sherman_tanks
Standard American tank guns of the Second World War
pounder tank gun to make the Ordnance QF 75 mm. By 1944, this had become the standard British tank gun, equipping the Cromwell tank and Churchill tank for
75_mm_gun_M2–M6
Cavalry regiment in the British Army
had twenty three soldiers killed or missing. During this action, a Cromwell tank was captured by the Chinese and had to be knocked out several days later
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars
8th_King's_Royal_Irish_Hussars
1950–1951 Korean War battle
most of whom were completely unarmed. The PVA had also attacked the Cromwell tanks of the Cooper Force with bundle grenades and Bangalore torpedoes, setting
Third_Battle_of_Seoul
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division
19 September, the company departed for Helmond, accompanied by six Cromwell tanks of the British 11th Armoured Division. Their advance was halted by the
E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment
E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment
Second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war
stole two Cromwell tanks from an arms depot in the Haifa port area, smashing them through the unguarded gates, and joined the IDF. These two tanks would form
1948_Arab–Israeli_War
Anti-tank gun and tank gun
in 1943. The new specification reduced weight and enabled the use of Cromwell tank (A27M) components as a design expedient. The resulting Cruiser Mark
Ordnance_QF_17-pounder
British Army units
was equipped with the Cromwell tank; the other three, which were in the Armoured Brigade, were equipped with the Sherman medium tank. An exception was the
Armoured regiment (United Kingdom)
Armoured_regiment_(United_Kingdom)
British WWII cruiser tank
introduction of successor heavy cruiser tanks (the Cavalier, Centaur and Cromwell) and the need for cruiser tanks, the Crusader was up-gunned with the 57 mm
Crusader_tank
1906–1987 UK automobile and aerospace manufacturer
variant of the Merlin engine, known as the Meteor, was developed for the Cromwell tank. The Meteor's development completed in 1943 the same team at the Belper
Rolls-Royce_Limited
Medium tank
Lee tanks and the Ram Tank in Canadian service and was in the majority by 1944 – the other main late-war tanks being the Churchill and Cromwell cruiser
Lend-Lease_Sherman_tanks
Anti magnetic mine coating for German tanks, WW2
there was a shortage of tanks. Following the war, the British carried out trials of a similar material on Churchill and Cromwell tanks and some trials were
Zimmerit
settlements. The Israeli tank force included a small number of Sherman and Cromwell tanks, as well as ten Hotchkiss H-39 light tanks. Egypt used Shermans
Tanks of the Israel Defense Forces
Tanks_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces
Matilda II Mk. III/IV tanks and one Churchill Mk. VII tank as their command tank. Images of the school utilizing a Cromwell tank also appear in supplementary
List of Girls und Panzer characters
List_of_Girls_und_Panzer_characters
World War II era medium tank
conducted in Britain in 1943 compared diesel and gasoline Shermans to Cromwell tanks (Rolls-Royce Meteor engine) and Centaur (Liberty L-12). The British
M4_Sherman
English cartoonist (1916–1995)
The Express cartoonist Giles sketches as Cromwell tank crewmen work on their vehicles, 1 May 1945.
Carl_Giles
carried on motorbikes, but was sometimes painted on the sides of their fuel tank. Only vehicles attached to the headquarters of an Army and Corps would carry
British military vehicle markings of World War II
British_military_vehicle_markings_of_World_War_II
Class of self-propelled artillery
Centaur Mark IV and the Cromwell Mark VI. Earlier British tanks, such as the Crusader cruiser tank and the Matilda II Infantry tank were produced in versions
Assault_gun
Topics referred to by the same term
anti-shipping skip bomb Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M) (1943), also known as the Cromwell tank; the most numerous British cruiser tank in World War II
Mark_VIII
Division of the British Army, active from 1938 to 1958
with the new Cromwell cruiser tanks and in April and May received 36 Sherman Vc Fireflies. Each troop now had three 75 mm gun Cromwells and a 17-pounder
7th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
7th_Armoured_Division_(United_Kingdom)
British self-propelled anti-tank gun
support of Churchill tank units, which lacked the associated 17 pdr-armed tanks (Sherman Firefly) that Sherman and Cromwell tank units had. Achilles went
17-pdr_SP_Achilles
British military historian (born 1942)
David (1983). Cromwell Tank: Vehicle History and Specifications. The Tank Museum. HMSO. ISBN 0-11-290403-3. — (1983) [1944]. Churchill Tank (Reprint of
David Fletcher (military historian)
David_Fletcher_(military_historian)
Topics referred to by the same term
America Centaur Technology, a CPU design company Centaur tank, a development of the British Cromwell tank AHS Centaur, an Australian hospital ship sunk by the
Centaur_(disambiguation)
Lorry and bus manufacturer
vehicle manufacturers, was involved in war production. Leyland built the Cromwell tank at its works from 1943 as well as medium/large trucks such as the Hippo
Leyland_Motors
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
This was to become the Rolls-Royce Meteor which went on to power the Cromwell tank. In 1943 design and production leadership responsibilities for the Meteor
Rolls-Royce_Meteorite
Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars) A27M Cromwell tank cruiser (Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars) A34 Comet tank cruiser
List_of_Korean_War_weapons
Tracked heavy armoured fighting vehicle
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower
Tank
Military unit
Detmold. The regiment was also transitioned back to Chieftain Main Battle Tank at this time. From here, G Squadron were deployed to Cyprus under the command
15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars
15th/19th_The_King's_Royal_Hussars
Soviet medium tank, Second World War
turrets. List of tanks of the Soviet Union Soviet combat vehicle production during World War II T-34 (film) British Comet British Cromwell Canadian Grizzly
T-34
Military museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Achilles Alvis Saladin Archer (tank destroyer) Cromwell tank FV 4101 Charioteer FV 4201 Chieftain Matilda tank Centurion tank - several variations, including:
Yad_La-Shiryon
Tank periscope
produced as the Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV (pictured), and built into all British tanks (Crusader, Churchill, Valentine, Cromwell). After the fall of Poland
Vickers_Tank_Periscope_MK.IV
Armoured brigade of the British Army
docking on 7 January 1944. 22nd Armoured Bde was re-equipped with Cromwell tanks and trained in the area round Brandon, Suffolk, to take part in the
22nd_Armoured_Brigade
Commonwealth tanks were destroyed, including 2,712 M4 Sherman tanks, 656 Churchill tanks, 609 Cromwell tanks, 433 M3 Stuart light tanks, 39 Cruiser Mk
Equipment losses in World War II
Equipment_losses_in_World_War_II
1944 battle in occupied France
historian, gave 25 tank losses and D'Este and Delaforce 27 tanks (20 Cromwells). Forty notes that the brigade group lost these tanks over 48 hours from
Battle_of_Villers-Bocage
American aircraft engine
for the Cromwell tank, but the Liberty-based design was dropped in favour of the Rolls-Royce Meteor procured by the Tank Board. Those tanks fitted with
Liberty_L-12
Military tactics against tanks
M4A3 Sherman medium tanks backed by M26 Pershing and M46 Patton heavy tanks, along with British Centurion, Churchill, and Cromwell tanks. In the U.S., the
Anti-tank_warfare
units were also reequipped. British tanks also opposed the North Korean tanks, the Centurion tank with Cromwell tanks for reconnaissance, arrived in Korea
Tanks_of_North_Korea
Town in North Brabant, Netherlands
Division equipped with Cromwell tanks, against the German 107th Panzer Brigade.[self-published source] The British lost two tanks. Four American and three
Nuenen
1944–1945 battle in France during World War II
Armoured Brigade (9 October – 9 May 1945) 1st Czechoslovak Tank Battalion 2nd Czechoslovak Tank Battalion 1st Czechoslovak Motorised Infantry Battalion (two
Siege_of_Dunkirk_(1944–1945)
Medium tank
British Cromwell Canadian Ram II German Panzer IV Hungarian Turán III Italian Carro Armato P 40 Italian P43 (proposal) Romanian 1942 medium tank (proposal)
Type_3_Chi-Nu_medium_tank
Howitzer
artillery howitzers. The tank howitzer was used to arm the Churchill Mark V and VIII, the Cromwell VI & VIII and the Centaur IV tanks. The howitzer was built
Ordnance_QF_95_mm_howitzer
British tanks, such as the Centurion tank and Churchill tank with Cromwell tanks for reconnaissance, arrived in Korea in late 1950. The tanks had to operate
Tanks_of_South_Korea
Defunct British railway locomotive and carriage builder
Cruiser, Valentine, Churchill, Cromwell and Challenger tanks. They led the design and production of the Cromwell tank in liaison with Rolls-Royce and
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
Birmingham_Railway_Carriage_and_Wagon_Company
Military Museum in Overloon, The Netherlands
of which visitors can still view an American Sherman Crab a British Cromwell tank Nazi-German radar installations, which played a major role in the Dutch
Overloon_War_Museum
Anti-tank type of armoured fighting vehicle
Tank destroyer A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are
Tank_destroyer
Commonwealth land forces in the Korean War
December 1951) (Centurion tank, Cromwell tank) C Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment (July 1951 – October 1951) (Churchill tank) 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon
1st_Commonwealth_Division
former Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland were being united under Cromwell's Commonwealth, Oliver St John was sent to Holland to moot the possibility
Netherlands–United Kingdom relations
Netherlands–United_Kingdom_relations
Engagement of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War
Ralph (1946). Top Secret. New York: Harcourt Brace. Jarymowycz, R. (2001). Tank Tactics: from Normandy to Lorraine. Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner. ISBN 1-55587-950-0
Falaise_pocket
1958 British film by Terence Young
Tripoli. The Queens Bays Tank Regiment assisted in production of the film. No Time to Die featured authentic war time Cromwell tanks as well as post-war Centurions
No_Time_to_Die_(1958_film)
UK combustion engine supplier
causing Meteor production to falter and this was in turn affecting Cromwell tank production. Meadows was already involved with the Ministry of Supply
Henry_Meadows
Mark 3 Landing Craft Tank
near Felixstowe where she was loaded with one Cromwell tank, two Sherman tanks and seven Stuart light tanks of the 22nd Armoured Brigade. As part of the
HMLCT_7074
Corps of the Israel Defense Forces
consisted of ten obsolete Hotchkiss tanks from France, two Cromwell tanks stolen from the British Army, and a single Sherman tank stolen from the British Army
Armored_Corps_(Israel)
Italian tank of World War Two
cruiser tank British Cromwell cruiser tank Canadian Ram II cruiser tank French SOMUA S35 cavalry tank German Panzer III and Panzer IV medium tank Hungarian
P26/40_tank
World War II Resistance fighters
vehicles were obtained, notably British Cromwell tanks (150 provided by the United Kingdom) and captured German tanks (44, of which 12 were Panthers). The
French_Forces_of_the_Interior
1984 film by Marvin J. Chomsky
Tank is a 1984 American action comedy film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring James Garner, Shirley Jones, Jenilee Harrison and C. Thomas Howell
Tank_(film)
British WWII amphibious swimming tank
DD or duplex drive tanks, nicknamed "Donald Duck tanks", were a type of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British during the Second World War
DD_tank
Canadian medium tank
The Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank chassis. Due to standardization on the
Ram_tank
produced for was the A27L Centaur tank, effectively the same design as the Cromwell tank but with less engine power. During World War II the Gosford Street,
Nuffield Mechanizations and Aero
Nuffield_Mechanizations_and_Aero
Theatre of war in Europe
tanks destroyed, including 2,712 M4 Sherman tanks, 656 Churchill tanks, 609 Cromwell tanks, 433 M3 Stuart tanks, 39 Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger tanks,
Western_Front_(World_War_II)
1951 battle of the Korean War
line over the hills. On the left flank, reinforced by ten 8th Hussars Cromwell tanks (Cooper Force), stood the Royal Ulster Rifles (RUR). By 3 January there
Battle_of_Chaegunghyon
Military unit
of the regiment, which was armed with the powerful Centurion main battle tank, was part of this attack. Fighting raged on into the early hours of 19 November
5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards
5th_Royal_Inniskilling_Dragoon_Guards
heavier US M4 Sherman, M26 Pershing, M46 Patton, and British Cromwell and Centurion tanks that proved effective against North Korean armour, ending its
Tanks_of_the_Soviet_Union
Former British engineering company
Challenger tank was a development of the Cromwell tank chassis, so as to take the more powerful 17 Pounder gun. Stothert & Pitt built this tank and designed
Stothert_&_Pitt
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