About: Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger   Sponge Permalink

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The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on a chassis derived from the Cromwell tank to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units.

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  • Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger
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  • The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on a chassis derived from the Cromwell tank to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units.
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Number
  • 200(xsd:integer)
Origin
  • United Kingdom
Secondary Armament
  • 0(xsd:double)
Name
  • Tank, Cruiser, Challenger
Type
Caption
  • A30 Challenger, Overloon War Museum
primary armament
  • Ordnance QF 17 pounder , 42 rounds
Production
  • 1944(xsd:integer)
is UK
  • yes
Used by
  • United Kingdom
  • Czechoslovak government-in-exile
  • Polish Armed Forces in the West Czechoslovakia
Engine
  • Rolls-Royce Meteor V-12 petrol engine
engine power
  • 600.0
Suspension
is vehicle
  • yes
Crew
  • 5(xsd:integer)
Designer
abstract
  • The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on a chassis derived from the Cromwell tank to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units. The design compromises made in fitting the large gun onto the Cromwell chassis resulted in a tank with a powerful weapon, but with less armour. The extemporised Sherman Firefly conversion of the US-supplied Sherman to take the 17 pounder was easier to produce and, combined with delays in production, meant that only 200 Challengers were built. However, it was able to keep up with the fast Cromwell tank and was used alongside them.
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