Comet

Type: Cruiser tank Nationality: Great Britain
Named Comet or A-34. The Comet was the second attempt to adapt a 17-pounder gun on the chassis of a Centaur/Cromwell. A new lightened version of the gun had appeared since the failure of the Challenger. With an enlarged chassis, a new running gear and a new turret, the design of the Comet was successful, combining the firepower of the new gun with the mobility of the original Cromwell.
The first units reached the fontline in continental Europe at the end of 1944 and went on serving in the British Army until the sixties.
Identification: The return rollers above the road-wheels and the new design of the turret distinguish radically the Comet from its forerunner, the Cromwell.
Built by N/A N/A
Other designation(s): A-34
Based on: Cruiser tank

VariousWeight (combat ready): 33 tons
Ground pressure: 0.92 kg per cm²
Length: 7.66 meters
Width: 3.07 meters
Height: 2.37 meters
Crew: 5 men

Armor & ArmamentMaximum Armour: 102 mm
Minimum Armour: 14 mm

PropulsionEngine: Rolls Royce Meteor Mk III
Power: 600 HP
Specific power: 18 HP / ton
Speed (*): 51 kph
Fuel tank: 527 liters
Mileage (*): 220 liters per 100 km
Range (*): 240 km
Range off Road: 130 km

ProductionQuantity: 1 200 examples
From: September of 1944
To: September of 1945

(*) on road
Additional information on the web (for the model): [Angleterre]

Production & Usage
	Années 20	1930-35	1936-38	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944			1945

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Users: Great Britain

Comet of the 11th Armourd Division in Holland at the end of 1944. Externally, the new tank has little in common with its predecessor, the Cromwell