![]() ![]() This tank seemed to get everything right. Up until the introduction of the British Cruiser class, A34 Comet tank there always seemed to be something wrong with earlier tank designs. This tank saw active service from December 1944 in northern Europe with the British 11th Armoured Division.įront track wheels on a Comet Tank The best British Tank of WW2 - A34 Comet It had 100 mmm of armour at the front and a crew of five. To avoid widening the hull a compact version of the versatile 77mm 17pdr gun was developed specifically for the A34 Comet. Oh yes it had a blood good gun.'ĭesigned as an upgrade to the Cromwell tank the Comet incorporated a new improved Christie suspension and an enlarged turret. With unreliable tank engines because they moved to multi-fuel. All the tanksįrom the Centurion, Chieftain and Challenger 1 and 2 have been plagued It only broke down if you gave it a good thrashing and did not It was a downgraded Spitfire engine called the 'The Comet was the last British tank to have a reliable engine that theĬrew could rely upon. Tank compared with the Cold War tanks he later went to command he said, When I asked him about his experience in this I spoke to a 1945 veteran Comet Tank commander at the last War and Peace The Comet Tank proved to be a fast and reliable vehicle with an adequate road range. The word Blindés means armoured.įrench Army 77mm Comet Tank at the French Tank Museum in Saumur The Museum is called Musée des Blindés ou Association des Amis du Musée des Blindés, 1043, route de Fontevraud, 49400 Saumur, France. This A34 British Comet tank can be found at the French Tank Surviving A34 British Comet Tank- Restored WW2 Allied Tank Photos Surviving Allied WW2 Tanks ![]()
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