Charioteer
| Charioteer | |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader) |
| length | 8.712 m |
| width | 3,050 m |
| height | 2,590 m |
| Dimensions | 30 tons |
| Armor and armament | |
| Main armament | 1 × 83.4mm QF-20 cannon |
| Secondary armament | 1 × 7.62mm machine gun, Nebelwerfer |
| agility | |
| drive | V12 petrol engine Rolls-Royce Meteor 600 PS (447 kW) |
| suspension | Christie suspension |
| Top speed | 50 km / h |
| Power / weight | 20 hp / ton |
| Range | 104 km |
The Charioteer (official name FV4101 Cromwell Heavy AT Gun ) was a British tank destroyer (ger .: tank destroyer ) from the 1950s. It was developed from the British Cromwell main battle tank .
description
In the early 1950s, the intention was to equip the British armored forces with armored vehicles equipped with more powerful cannons. As a result, Cromwell tanks began to be fitted with a new turret equipped with a 20 pounder cannon . A total of 442 old A27M Cromwell were bought by Robinson and Kershaw Ltd. in Cheshire equipped with new turrets and 20 pounder cannons. The tank was only used by the British Army until the late 1950s. Most of the vehicles were sold to Austria , Finland and Jordan .
The engine consisted of a V-12-cylinder Rolls-Royce-Meteor . The water-cooled engine could generate an output of 600 hp. The ground clearance was 400 mm.
Users
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Austria : 56 Charioteers preserved in 1956. -
Finland : 38 "Charioteer Mk VII Model B" bought in 1960, which were in service until 1979 and were still in storage until 2007. Remaining copies were sold at auction that same year. -
Jordan : 24 Charioteers received in 1954. Some Jordanian Charioteer tanks were sold to Lebanon. -
Lebanon : several Lebanese charioteers were used by the PLO against Israel as part of Operation Litani in 1978. -
United Kingdom
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Wheels & Tracks No. 60 (London, 1997)
- ^ Finnish Defense Forces sale of used equipment