Cruiser Tank Comet Mk.I
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Cruiser Tank A34 |
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| Type | Cruiser Tank |
Radio Equipment | N°19 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Leyland |
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| Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver) |
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| Production Quantity | about 1200 |
Production Period | September 1944 - Postwar |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 33225 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.92 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 6.55 m |
Length w/Gun | 7.66 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 1.11 m |
Height | 2.67 m |
| Width | 3.07 m |
Ground clearance | 0.4 m |
| Turret Ring Diameter | 1.63 m |
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| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 77 mm ROQF Mk. II HV* (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 61 |
| Traverse | Hydraulic (360°) |
Elevation | -12° to +20° |
| Traverse speed (360°) | 24 sec. |
Sight | No.50x3 |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92 mm Besa MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 5175 |
| 7.7 mm x .303 cal Bren MG (3) |
600 |
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2 x 6 barrel smoke discharger (4) |
12 |
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| Location | 1: Turret - 2: coaxial, bow - 3:
AA - 4: Turret sides |
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(*) HV = High Velocity
| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & riveting or Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 64 mm / 90°(nose) |
14 mm / 90° |
25 mm / 90° |
14 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 32 mm /
17° (glacis) 76 mm / 90° |
29 mm /
90° |
? mm / 90° |
14 mm /
0° |
| Turret | 102 mm / 90° |
64 mm / 90° |
57 mm / 90° |
20&25 mm / 0-9° |
| Mantlet | 102 mm /
90° |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. III |
Type & Displacement | V12 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 600 hp at 2500 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 18.1 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Z5 Constant Mesh: 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 527 L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Improved Christie coil spring |
Road wheels | 5 independent double-road wheels |
| Track return rollers | 4, double |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear, double |
| Idler Sprockets | Front, double |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Steel, skeleton, dry, center guide | ||
| Width | 457 mm |
Pitch | 111,76 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 114 |
Track ground contact | 3.936 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 51 km/h on road, 26 km/h off road |
Range | 240 km on road, 130 km off road |
| Mileage | 220 L/100 km on road, 405 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 31° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.44 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.9 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.12 m prepared |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°6 | - |
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Drawings |
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