| GENERAL
DATA |
| Formal Designation |
Cruiser Tank, Comet
(A34) |
| Manufacturer(s) |
Leyland |
| Production Quantity |
about 1200 |
Production Period |
Sept. 1944 - Postwar |
| Type |
Medium/Cruiser |
Crew |
5 |
| Length /hull (m) |
7.66/6.55 |
Barrel Overhang (m) |
n.a. |
| Width (m) |
3.07 |
Height (m) |
2.67 |
| Combat Weight (kg) |
33225 |
Radio Equipment |
n.a. |
| FIREPOWER |
| Primary Armament |
77mm ROQF Mk. II |
Ammunition Carried |
61 |
| Traverse (degrees) |
Electric (360°) |
Elevation (degrees) |
-12° to +20° |
| Traverse speed (360°) |
24 sec. |
Sight |
n.a. |
| Secondary Armament |
2 x 7.92mm Besa MG (coaxial,
bow) |
Ammunition Carried |
5175 |
| 2 x 6 barrel smoke discharger |
12 |
| MOBILITY
CHARACTERISTICS |
| Engine Make & Model |
Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. III |
Track Links |
n.a. |
| Type & Displacement |
V12, n.a. |
Track Width |
45.7cm |
| Horsepower (max.) |
600hp@2500rpm |
Track Ground Contact |
393.6cm |
| Power/Weight Ratio |
18.1 hp/tonne |
Ground Pressure |
13.8 psi |
| Gearbox |
5 forward, 1 reverse |
Ground Clearance (m) |
0.4 |
| Fuel |
Gasoline (Petrol) |
Turning Radius (m) |
n.a. |
| Range on/off road (km) |
240/130 |
Gradient (degrees) |
31° |
| Mileage (liters/100km) |
220 on/405 off road |
Vertical Obstacle (m) |
0.9 |
| Fuel Capacity (liters) |
527 |
Fording (m) |
1.0 |
| Speed on/off road |
51/26 km/h |
Trench Crossing (m) |
2.44 |
| ARMOR
PROTECTION |
| Armor (mm@degrees) |
Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull |
64mm@90°(nose) |
14mm@90° |
25mm@90° |
n.a. |
| Superstructure |
32mm@17°(glacis) |
29mm@90° |
- |
14mm@0° |
| 76mm@90° |
| Turret |
102mm@90° |
64mm@90° |
57mm@90° |
20&25mm@0° |
| Mantlet |
102mm@90° |
- |
- |
- |
| REFERENCES |
| JWAFV, BT, TD2, BAT, BP08 |
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