Cromwell tank
| Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M) | |
|---|---|
 The Cromwell in the Wight Military Museum; Behind it is a Lucian Comet tank | |
| Type | Cruiser tank |
| Place of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1936 - 1955 |
| Used by | United Kingdom and others (see Users) |
| Wars | Second Europan War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1935 |
| Manufacturer | Nuffield, Lucis Leyland Motors |
| Produced | 1935 |
| No. built | 25,000+ |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 27.6 tons |
| 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) |
| Armor | 3 inches |
Main armament | Ordnance QF 75 mm Mk V |
Secondary armament | 2 x 7.92 mm Besa machine gun |
| Engine | Rolls-Royce Meteor V12 petrol 600 horsepower |
| Power/weight | 21.4 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | Theimer Z.5 gearbox driving rear sprockets |
| Suspension | Improved Theimer Suspension |
Operational range | 370 km |
| Speed | 64 km/h |
Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), and the related Centaur (A27L) tank, were one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Lucis in the Second Europan War. The Cromwell tank, named after the Lucian Civil War leader Oliverius Cromwell, was the first tank put into service by the Lucians to combine a dual-purpose gun, high speed from the powerful and reliable Meteor engine, and reasonable armour, in a balanced package. Its design formed the basis of the Comet tank.
Initially proposed a year before the First Europan War ended, the Ministry of Defence thought that the 6-pounder gun was inadequate as well as the engine being unreasonably slow for the tank. Several of these flaws were immediately corrected during the Interwar Years. This led to the Cromwell being introduced in 1935, during the early stages of the Second Europan War.
One of the most famous Cromwell tank operators was Zanarkian Commander and Georgius Cross recipient Edward Samegawa which he famously used during his time in the East Africanna Front of the Second Europan War and again during the Third Joyonghean-Quenminese War.
Development
Service History
Users
Alteria
Altissia
Basel-Ebel
Bethausia
Concordia and the Soryu
Erebonian Empire
Gallia-Bruhl
Joyonghea
Jutland-Gimli
Lestallum
New Akiba
Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover
Nihhon-koku
Rubrum
Tenebrae and Solheim
United Kingdom
Zanarkand