@@KhoaLe-uc2ny that’s possibly the stupidest thing I’ve heard anyone say about any tank. The comet had over 100mm of armour, the Cromwell had 76mm. Not only where they mechanically different but they where aesthetically different as well.
Reply to PATRONSKiii: Yes, unfortunately a British equivalent to the T-34-76 but entering service at the same time as the T-34-85.The Comet is what the Cromwell should have been from the start. :(
yerever what you are refering to is the comet all cromwells had no return rollers as they used christie suspension on them and christie suspension had track that was this slack
Going to admit, the Cromwell has me debating if the Sherman was better. One tank has cons that the other doesn't have, and the other has pros that the one tank doesn't have.
Ethan Steffek over all I personally think the cromwell was the better tank they both have a 75mm the cromwell is smaller and faster and un like the earlier Shermans it didn't break down as much
Such a shame we couldn't get the 17 pounder in this tank! It would have been amazing! The Comet was a good little tank, but that had the OQF 77mm. (76.2mm) Which was a L50 version of the 76.2, L55 17 pounder gun. OQF had a smaller breech and shorter rounds to fit it into the comets turret. If we had introduced a sloped front as well, it would have been brilliant! But we all know why that was?!
The Tiger had vertical armour, as did the Churchill, but both were strong enough to resist the anti-tank guns available when designed. Sloped armour, and wide tracks, meant a tank lost space inside or added needless weight. It also was slower to make as angled faces was speedy to manufacture. Making tanks fast was a key point in WW2. The Comet and Cromwell were only intermin tanks until the 'universal' tanks, the Centurion came along. The Centurion was the last of the WW2 cruisers. You have to take into account the poor HP tank engines produced in the early war. Sloped armour meant tanks could be lighter, but consumed internal space. The introduction of the RR Meteor tank engine, a converted Merlin, radically changed matters. Cheaper, thicker, vertical armour could be fitted as pulling the weight of then tank was not a problem. The RR Meteor produced 600HP,. Far too much for the Cromwell, but fine for the Comet and Centurion. The various engines in the Shermans produced from 400-520HP as the war went on. A great cushion to fall on was that the Merlin did produce a maximum of around 2,000 HP with 1,000-1,500HP no problem for it. So HP for British tanks was no longer a problem as they had a smallish in physical size engine giving all the HP they needed. Designers then had a free hand.
the fifth millennium passed, the earthlings continued to search for an invented resource by them, and played in states ... Translate the phrase into all languages of the planet!
if possible, we badly need the specs on the reverse speeds of both the Cromwell I & V, as well as for the Comet in the game War Thunder. They (the Russians at Gaijin) have it set to just 3mph! Which makes it impossible to reverse back from getting shot. So please, if anyone has the official specs, please post it here: forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/296739-profile-cromwell-mk-i/page-2
wolfi bau I'm sorry to say we weren't we didn't really understand tankery even though we invented it, it wasn't until the later parts of the war we started to develop the tank that we needed
Britain did have some great tanks, early war Matilda II springs to mind, late war Cromwell wasn't bad and the British 17 pounder equipped (American) Sherman "firefly" could certainly pack a punch. I think it's hard to deny the superiority of most German tanks though, and the rugged, mass produced Russian T34 design.
I wouldn't go that far. Early British tanks weren't very good, the Cov being a brilliant example of everything wrong with British supply chain management at the time. Had we produced the Comet two years earlier, my God things would've been different. Equally the Centurion (and its subsequent varaints) rolled out in '45. That tank is probably the greatest of all time considering its service record and longevity.
Allied tanks were lambs for the kill by Panzers 4 and onward . Cynical decision to equip them with M4 and Cromwell , Churchill etc . They should not have had to field such inferior tanks . Superhuman courage to face up to them at all in the tanks they had .
The Panther was meant to be a medium tank, the German equivalent of T-34, but Hitler insisted it have frontal heavy armor, and so it was 45 tons in weight instead of the planned 35 tons.
+Jon Hart The Cromwell was *de-tuned*, it was so fast. It went 50mph. I have seen a picture of a Cromwell taking off with daylight between its tracks and the ground. @John Hart Yes, the Panther was to be a copy of the T-34, and there are similarities in the looks. It was to be light and fast and also cheap & fast to make.
Time for some canal jumping, boys.
Twirlyhead OMMFG I JUST WATCHED THAT!!!+!1111
Lol you watched Lindybeige?
Have a beige point!
@@miscellaneous.7127 I got the reference instantly can I have a beige point
My favorite WW2 British tank ! :)
the comet was a nice tank too :O
@@Cplcash87 ye I prefer the comet tbh
@@2ndcomingofFritz literally just a Cromwell with a 77mm
@@KhoaLe-uc2ny that’s possibly the stupidest thing I’ve heard anyone say about any tank. The comet had over 100mm of armour, the Cromwell had 76mm. Not only where they mechanically different but they where aesthetically different as well.
@@2ndcomingofFritz i think that is the way they are designed the christie design had slacker tracks if i read it right
Great to hear that Rolls Royce engine.It's a pity the Cromwell didn't come into service a few years earlier.
Ahhhhh, listen to that wonderful sound.
That is an early example without the return rollers, and you are quite correct that the tracks needed a bit of tightening.
i love the Cromwell
1:05 You can see it has the engine of the Spitfire, still spitting fire :D
You are quite right, I had clicked through thinking it was Comet, see my comment below too.
Reply to PATRONSKiii: Yes, unfortunately a British equivalent to the T-34-76 but entering service at the same time as the T-34-85.The Comet is what the Cromwell should have been from the start. :(
The early T-34s were pretty poor tanks. Bark and no bite.
Thanks for the info MrRWJP.
2nd Battalion, Welsh Guards had Cromwells.
It needs a haircut.
msa 1961 Hahahahhahahhah
Brilliant thanks
Oh my God I want one!
yerever what you are refering to is the comet
all cromwells had no return rollers as they used christie suspension on them and christie suspension had track that was this slack
Now imagine that at full speed
60km/h🤯
No its 65 they said
@@dannelleabajar4703 it was 65 but then after a while they saw that it was too much for the suspension so they put an engine cap limit to 52 kmh
ruclips.net/video/K-grD5nEg0Y/видео.html
No need to imagine
0:21 love that part ^-^
Hope they find a Besa for the hull
sometimes museums take them out because visitors don’t like a gun pointing at them whether they know it’s loaded or not
@@dougalbadger4918 i mean the QF 75mm gun is still there, which appears to be bigger than the besa so…
Are these the ones seen in Band Of Brothers?
+cahsahhhhhhhn Yes thats correct.
Nope, it was the OQF 77mm
Rolls Royce Meteor V12 :)
Merlin Meteor
Chewie we're home
Going to admit, the Cromwell has me debating if the Sherman was better. One tank has cons that the other doesn't have, and the other has pros that the one tank doesn't have.
Ethan Steffek over all I personally think the cromwell was the better tank they both have a 75mm the cromwell is smaller and faster and un like the earlier Shermans it didn't break down as much
Le dessert favori du TIGER....
Such a shame we couldn't get the 17 pounder in this tank!
It would have been amazing!
The Comet was a good little tank, but that had the OQF 77mm. (76.2mm)
Which was a L50 version of the 76.2, L55 17 pounder gun.
OQF had a smaller breech and shorter rounds to fit it into the comets turret.
If we had introduced a sloped front as well, it would have been brilliant!
But we all know why that was?!
I thought it was a lack of raw materials and cost ?
The Tiger had vertical armour, as did the Churchill, but both were strong enough to resist the anti-tank guns available when designed. Sloped armour, and wide tracks, meant a tank lost space inside or added needless weight. It also was slower to make as angled faces was speedy to manufacture. Making tanks fast was a key point in WW2. The Comet and Cromwell were only intermin tanks until the 'universal' tanks, the Centurion came along. The Centurion was the last of the WW2 cruisers.
You have to take into account the poor HP tank engines produced in the early war. Sloped armour meant tanks could be lighter, but consumed internal space. The introduction of the RR Meteor tank engine, a converted Merlin, radically changed matters. Cheaper, thicker, vertical armour could be fitted as pulling the weight of then tank was not a problem. The RR Meteor produced 600HP,. Far too much for the Cromwell, but fine for the Comet and Centurion. The various engines in the Shermans produced from 400-520HP as the war went on.
A great cushion to fall on was that the Merlin did produce a maximum of around 2,000 HP with 1,000-1,500HP no problem for it. So HP for British tanks was no longer a problem as they had a smallish in physical size engine giving all the HP they needed. Designers then had a free hand.
we did in small numbers - the Challenger
Testing the gun on the Comet is actually more accurate as the firefly seemed to be plagues with the higher velocity
Needs a haircut.
Sounds absolutely gorgeous
What is the gun fitted to the turret?
were the tracks that loose when they saw combat?
no.
You know a tank is fast when it has rear spoiler just like a race car.
Hmm...this Cromwell seems to have been inadvertently marked up as Guards Arm Div......but the Guards used Shermans iirc....
I can assure you Guards Armoured did use Cromwells.
Reply to MrRWJP: Or the 95mm Howitzer (though I guess it's quite likely you know that :) )
the fifth millennium passed, the earthlings continued to search for an invented resource by them, and played in states ...
Translate the phrase into all languages of the planet!
Ammo racked a KV-2 while in mid air in WoT Blitz.. c;
anyone know what the top tested reverse speed is??
if possible, we badly need the specs on the reverse speeds of both the Cromwell I & V, as well as for the Comet in the game War Thunder. They (the Russians at Gaijin) have it set to just 3mph! Which makes it impossible to reverse back from getting shot. So please, if anyone has the official specs, please post it here: forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/296739-profile-cromwell-mk-i/page-2
@@r32rocky It's faster than portrayed in game. But from what I've seen of personal accounts, not by much.
The British army were equipped with the best tanks in the whole world during the second world war
wolfi bau I'm sorry to say we weren't we didn't really understand tankery even though we invented it, it wasn't until the later parts of the war we started to develop the tank that we needed
Britain did have some great tanks, early war Matilda II springs to mind, late war Cromwell wasn't bad and the British 17 pounder equipped (American) Sherman "firefly" could certainly pack a punch. I think it's hard to deny the superiority of most German tanks though, and the rugged, mass produced Russian T34 design.
wolfi bau no we weren't, we only got an adequate tank liked the Cromwell near the end before that we were playing catch up.
I wouldn't go that far. Early British tanks weren't very good, the Cov being a brilliant example of everything wrong with British supply chain management at the time.
Had we produced the Comet two years earlier, my God things would've been different.
Equally the Centurion (and its subsequent varaints) rolled out in '45. That tank is probably the greatest of all time considering its service record and longevity.
Allied tanks were lambs for the kill by Panzers 4 and onward . Cynical decision to equip them with M4 and Cromwell , Churchill etc . They should not have had to field such inferior tanks . Superhuman courage to face up to them at all in the tanks they had .
Tracks needs to be wider.
+zela noid better grab your delorean, head back in time and let people know that the tracks need to be wider
why?
Daniel Cashmore
for the snow
you can't really eyeball ground pressure
Artie the Swolest Man in the World
what?
is that the Cromwell B= Berlin
That is only in world of tanks. Cromwell Bs are just regular Cromwells used in the parade in Berlin.
@@jash4966 sorry, i was very stupid, and young, i know better now, WOT sucks!!
@@vermillion.__-_. xD, 5 years ago I was not the smartest either don’t worry. Great tank anyways!
british T-34...
Came in 2 years too late as did all British tanks
merlin engine
TIGER killed 10cromwells
wasted a flying chaffee in my cromwell on w o t , ont 360. also wish i had recorded my flying over two tanks in hellcat , while blowin one up ..
Allies had the worst tanks lol. Armor that kept out small arms fire at best, pea shooters for guns.
And this genius opinion is based on what?
lol British t-34 my butt, the crommy was far better, some say the best medium of the war
The panther acted more like a heavy than a true medium it was more effective than the tiger
+Emperor Of the Sky Rayquaza
The Panther was too heavy to be a medium tank.
It was heavy but was still faster and more maneuverable than the Cromwell.
The Panther was meant to be a medium tank, the German equivalent of T-34, but Hitler insisted it have frontal heavy armor, and so it was 45 tons in weight instead of the planned 35 tons.
+Jon Hart
The Cromwell was *de-tuned*, it was so fast. It went 50mph. I have seen a picture of a Cromwell taking off with daylight between its tracks and the ground.
@John Hart
Yes, the Panther was to be a copy of the T-34, and there are similarities in the looks. It was to be light and fast and also cheap & fast to make.
Tin can.
Hmm...this Cromwell seems to have been inadvertently marked up as Guards Arm Div......but the Guards used Shermans iirc....
Wiki says the Guards Arm. Div. used the Cromell as a Rec tank.
Guards Armoured Division defininitely used Cromwells
the Welsh guards had cromwells