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M-18 Hellcat

 

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Cromwell

Type: Cruiser tank
Place of origin: United Kingdom

Service history
In service: 1944–1955
Used by: British Army, Israeli Army, Greek Army, Portuguese Army
Wars: World War II, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Korean War

Production history
Designer: Leyland, then Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company from 1942[1]
Manufacturer: Nuffield Mechanisation and Aero
Number built: 4,016

Specifications
Weight: 27.6 long tons (28 tonnes)
Length: 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m)
Width: 9 ft 6 1⁄2 in (2.908 m)
Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
Crew: 5 (Commander, gunner, loader/radio operator, driver, front gunner)
Armour: 3 inches (76 mm)
Main armament: Ordnance QF 75 mm with 64 rounds
Secondary armament: 2 x 7.92 mm Besa machine gun with 4,950 rounds
Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor V12 petrol 600 horsepower (450 kW)
Power/weight: 21.4 hp/tonne
Transmission: Merritt-Brown Z.5 gearbox (five forward and one reverse gear) driving rear sprockets
Suspension: Improved Christie
Ground clearance: 16 inches
Fuel capacity: 110 gallons + optional 30 gallon auxiliary
Operational range: 170 miles (270 km) on roads, 80 miles cross country
Speed: 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) with 3.7:1 final reduction drive