I posted on another thread, and it was suggested I start a new post...
What do you guys think of the British tank, Comet, to be added?
"The 11th Armoured Division was the first to receive the new tanks in December 1944 and the only division to be completely refitted by the end of the war. Because of its late arrival, the Comet did not participate in any major battles though it was involved in the crossing of the Rhine and the later Berlin Victory Parade in July 1945. The Comet's maximum speed of 32 miles per hour was greatly exploited on the German Autobahns."
"With the A34 Comet the tank designers opted to correct several Cromwell flaws; the track shedding and broken suspension problems, and enhance the Cromwell's main strengths, low height and high speed. The designers used a new gun, the "77mm HV". This gun used the same calibre (76.2 mm) projectile as the 17 pdr, but the shell casing was from the older QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun (loaded to higher pressures), and therefore was non-interchangeable with the 17 pdr ammunition."
"The Comet tank's top speed was governed down from the Cromwell's 40+ mph to a slightly slower but still respectable 32 mph to preserve suspension and engine components and to reduce track wear"
