Great Britain's Cruiser Mk VIII, A27M, Cromwell VII

Photos

Cruiser Mk VIII, A27M, Cromwell VII:

©IWM

Cruiser Mk VIII, A27M, Cromwell VII:

Royal Armored Corps Tank Museum

The Cromwell VII had wider tracks, and speed governed to 32mph.

Additional armor was added by welding it to the front.

	Cruiser Mk VIII, A27M, Cromwell Mk VII
Crew	5
Physical Characteristics
Weight	28 ton
Length
Height
Width	10'
Width over tracks
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament
Main	1: 75 mm 1: 75 OQF 1: 75 mm QFSA
Secondary
MG - coaxial	1: 7.92 mm Besa MG
MG - hull	1: 7.92 mm Besa MG
Side arms
Quantity
Main	64
Secondary
MG
Side arms
Armor Thickness (mm)	6 - 101, 101
Hull Front, Upper
Hull Front, Lower
Hull Sides, Upper
Hull Sides, Lower
Hull Rear
Hull Top
Hull Bottom
Turret Front
Turret Sides
Turret Rear
Turret Top
Engine (Make / Model)	Rolls Royce Meteor
Bore / stroke
Cooling
Cylinders
Net HP	600
Power to weight ratio
Compression ratio
Transmission (Type)
Steering
Steering ratio
Starter
Electrical system
Ignition
Fuel (Type)
Octane
Quantity
Road consumption
Cross country consumption
Performance
Traverse	360°
Speed - Road	32 mph 52 kph
Speed - Cross Country
Range - Road	165 miles
Range - Cross Country
Turning radius
Elevation limits
Fording depth
Trench crossing
Vertical obstacle
Climbing ability
Suspension (Type)
Wheels each side
Return rollers each side
Tracks (Type)
Length
Width
Diameter
Number of links
Pitch
Tire tread
Track centers/tread

Sources:

World War Two Tanks, George Forty, 1995
The Illustrated Guide to Tanks of the World, George Forty, 2006
British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
The Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum, 1956
Profile AFV Weapons 25 Cromwell and Comet, Major James Bingham, 1971
World War I and II Tanks, George Forty, 2012