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Cruiser Mk VIII (Cromwell V) (Cromwell V)

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The Cruiser Mk VIII (Cromwell V) based on the existing Cromwell and was in use from 1944.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1944
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced0
Weightunknown
Crew5
M.G's small1
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length6.40 mtr
Width2.92 mtr
Height2.49 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed38 mph
Max Cross Country Speed18 mph
Range Road173 miles
Range Cross Countryunknown
Fuel TypePetrol
Fuel Capacity116 gal
Horse Power600 hp
Power/Weightunknown
General Information
The Cruiser Mk VIII (Cromwell V) based on the existing Cromwell and was in use from 1944.

It was armed with 1 light machine gun. Its main armament consisted of an Ordnance Q.F. 95mm Howitzer which could penetrate 59 mm of flat plate at 800 metres

The Cromwell tank was designed as a heavy cruiser tank that could rapidly move and provide good A/T performance, in appearance it looked like the Cavalier.

The vehicle had a rear Rolls Royce Meteor engine producing 600hp driving the tracks, towards the main front idler over the 5 large road wheels, round the idler and back under the roadwheels in the standard Christie style.

The Mark V was a Cromwell with a welded hull and the 75mm gun.

Armour Details
Turret
Front76mm@(76mm)
Side63mm@(63mm)
Rear57mm@(57mm)
Top20mm@81°(20mm)
Superstructure
Front63mm@(63mm)
Side32mm@(32mm)
Rear32mm@(32mm)
Top20mm@90°(20mm)
Hull
Front57mm@(57mm)
Side32mm@(32mm)
Rear32mm@(32mm)
Top20mm@90°(20mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 76 mm - Minimum 20 mm



Weapon Details
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Ordnance Q.F. 95mm Howitzer
(Field Gun)
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Manufacturedunknown - 1945
Calibre95mm
 
Ammunition Details
Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content
95mm APHE
(APHE Armor Piercing High Explosive)
95mm 6.72Kg 502M/Sec
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.2 0.41 0.83 1.74 2.74 3.83 5.05 6.4
Penetration(mm@30°) 64 60 56 51 45 41 37 32
Penetration(mm@0°) 75 70 65 59 53 48 43 38
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 77 39 22 6 3



95mm HE
(HE High Explosive)
95mm 11.34Kg 320M/Sec ≈1.701Kg explosive
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.32 0.64 1.3 2.73 4.29 6.01 7.92 10.04
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.32 0.64 1.3 2.73 4.29 6.01 7.92 10.04
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 93 39 15 3 2 0
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill4 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill8 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill22 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr5 mm
An explosion within 4 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal.
An explosion within 8 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 22 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 5 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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