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服役國：英國

等級：II??

權重：3.7（街機）3.7（歷史） 3.7（全真）

所屬種類：中型坦克

所需研發(fā)點：11000研發(fā)點

車輛價格:? 38000 銀獅?

描述

The tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell I (A27M) (or just Cromwell I) is a rank II British medium tank with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was released along with the initial British ground tree in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour".

巡洋坦克Mk?VIII“克倫威爾”MK?I?(A27M)(或簡稱“克倫威爾”MKI)是英國二級中型坦克，戰(zhàn)斗等級為3.7?(AB/RB/SB)。1.55更新“皇家鐵騎”時，它是作為最初的英國陸軍科技樹中的一員一并發(fā)布的。

The Cromwell Mk I uses the 6-pdr, which provides higher penetration than the 75 mm on the Mk V. It is also slightly faster and more manoeuvrable, thanks to the addition of an engine governor on the Mk. V that lowered its maximum output. However, these advantages are offset by the higher BR which means the Cromwell will be facing some tanks that are a good match for the Cromwell in terms of speed, like the M18, and some tanks that are largely invulnerable, like the KV-2.

“克倫威爾”Mk?I使用6磅炮，其比MK?V上的75毫米炮的穿深更高。由于在“克倫威爾”MK?V上增加了一個發(fā)動機調節(jié)器，降低了最大輸出，所以“克倫威爾”MK?I的速度也略快于“克倫威爾”MK?V，機動性也更強。然而，上述優(yōu)勢在較高的權重里蕩然無存，這意味著克倫威爾將面對一些在速度上與克倫威爾相當?shù)奶箍?，比如M18，以及一些基本上無懈可擊的坦克，比如KV-2。

The Cromwell I is one of the fastest tanks in the game, due to its Meteor engine derived from the famous Rolls-Royce Merlin of Spitfire fame. It can outrun almost every other tank, including most low-rank light tanks like the BT series or M3, but has adequate armour for a medium tank and a reasonable gun. Generally speaking, it can easily outfight most tanks that can keep up with it, and outrun anything that is a serious threat. Just don't sit still; anyone can snipe if given the chance, and the Cromwell's armour makes it a one-hit-wonder.

“克倫威爾”Mk?I是游戲中最快的坦克之一，它的流星發(fā)動機源自于著名的噴火戰(zhàn)斗機使用的羅爾斯·羅伊斯“灰背隼”（音譯“梅林”）發(fā)動機。它跑得比包括大多數(shù)低級的輕坦，如BT系列或M3在內的其它坦克都要快，同時它有夠用的裝甲和一門合適的炮。一般來說，它可以輕松地擊敗絕大多數(shù)能在速度跟上它的坦克，同時克倫威爾又可以跑過對自己構成威脅的坦克。不要坐著發(fā)呆;只要有機會，任何人都能狙擊并擊穿克倫威爾的裝甲令其暴斃。
譯者注：現(xiàn)版本m18地獄貓的街機權重為4.7

基本信息

生存能力和裝甲

煙霧彈（在車前制造煙幕）

車體裝甲： 64（正面） 46（側面） 32（背面）

炮塔裝甲： 64（正面） 51（側面） 44（背面）

乘員數(shù)量： 5人

辨識度： 85%

裝甲類型

軋制均質裝甲

鑄造均質裝甲（炮盾、駕駛員艙門、側面裝甲、機槍口、車體頂蓋）

注：

懸掛輪和履帶的厚度為20毫米。

機動性

速度：

街機：72（前進極速） 5（倒車極速）

歷史和全真：65（前進極速） 4（倒車極速）

檔位數(shù):

5個前進檔 1個倒車檔

重量：27.0噸

發(fā)動機功率:

街機：1145匹馬力

歷史和全真：600匹馬力

功重比：

街機：42.4匹馬力/噸

歷史和全真：22.2匹馬力/噸??

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維修與經濟

維修費

800 → 1082（街機） 1200 → 1623（歷史） 1900 → 2570（全真）

研發(fā)至完全體總花費：10390研發(fā)點? ?23900銀獅

護身符價格：750金鷹

成員組培訓價格：11000銀獅

專家成員組培訓價格：38000銀獅

王牌成員組培訓價格：210金鷹

手打王牌所需經驗：220000研發(fā)點

收益系數(shù)：

街機： 40%（銀獅） 124%（研發(fā)點)

歷史： 60%（銀獅） 124%（研發(fā)點)

全真： 70%（銀獅） 124%（研發(fā)點)?

配件：

武器

主要武器?

57毫米 QF 6磅 MkIII 坦克炮

肩部穩(wěn)定器：減少火炮在平面移動時的擺動

彈藥：75發(fā)

裝填速度: 5.2秒（白板） 4.0秒（王牌滿級）

俯仰角：-12°/20°

彈藥

彈藥架

光學器材

機槍

7.92mm 貝莎?機槍（同軸）

備彈量：4950發(fā)

彈夾容量：225發(fā)

換彈速度：10.4s（白板）? 8.0s(王牌滿級）

射速：600發(fā)/分鐘??

Usage in battles（安東哥教你開坦克）

概述：

The Cromwell I is a fast tank with a good cannon and acceptable armor protection. Commanders should play it like a light tank, but be careful of the slow reverse gear. It excels in close quarters combat due to the excellent gun and hull handling characteristics, as well as the fast reload rate. Commanders should avoid long range fights due to the slow reverse gear. This lack of a reverse gear makes it difficult to return to cover after exposing your tank to fire on the enemy. The best strategy in the Cromwell I is to hug the map corners and try to flank, outmaneuvering enemy forces. The tank is very rewarding to players who have experience with the map that is being played, and are able to predict enemy movements. It is a true Cruiser tank, able to exploit gaps in the enemy defenses by disrupting the enemy back line.

“克倫威爾”Mk I是一種快速坦克，擁有優(yōu)秀的火炮和還行的裝甲保護。指揮官應該把它玩得像一輛輕型坦克，但要注意克倫威爾的倒檔很慢。由于出色的火炮和車體操控性以及裝填較快，使得它在近距離戰(zhàn)斗中表現(xiàn)出色。指揮官應該避免遠距離對炮，因為它的倒檔賊慢。這個問題導致克倫威爾在暴露自己對敵開火后很難返回掩體。“克倫威爾”Mk I的最佳打法是嘚住地圖邊緣并嘗試側翼包抄，以此智勝敵軍。熟悉地圖并能預判敵人的走向老玩家玩這輛車會很有游戲體驗?？藗愅柼箍耸且惠v真正的巡洋坦克，它能利用敵人防線的漏洞，深入破壞敵人的后衛(wèi)線。

火力：

The best shell to use is the Shot Mk.9 APCBC due to its penetration characteristics. Generally this is a great round due to the fast reload and shell velocity. However this round struggles against angled armor, most notably against Russian T-34 tanks. Against this enemy Cromwell gunners will have to aim for the turret or machine gun port, as the upper front plate will bounce the Shot Mk.9 easily.

Shot?Mk Ⅸ由于其穿深特性成為克倫威爾最好用的穿甲彈?？偟膩碚f，由于裝填速度快和炮彈初速高，被帽風帽穿甲彈 Mk Ⅸ成為一種杰出的炮彈。然而，這種炮彈在攻擊傾斜裝甲，特別是對抗蘇聯(lián)的T-34坦克時很吃力。面對這樣的敵人克倫威爾炮手將不得不瞄準它的炮塔或機槍口，因為T-34的首上裝甲會很容易彈開Mk Ⅸ。

保持生存：

In terms of armor, the Cromwell I is in a better situation than many players would assume. While the front armor is not particularly impressive, the design is very square and the side armor is acceptable. This means that the Cromwell I is an excellent tank to angle your hull and turret armor in. When the enemy fires, a quick turn using the impressive handling and acceleration can cause a bounce. Generally Cromwell I commanders should seek to move unpredictably when under fire and create angles that are difficult to penetrate.

就裝甲而言，“克倫威爾”Mk I的處境比許多玩家想象的要好。雖然正面裝甲差強人意，設計得非常方正，但側面裝甲還行。這意味著“克倫威爾”Mk I可以用車體和炮塔擺角度。當敵人開火時，利用優(yōu)異的操控性和加速性來一個急轉彎，以此來彈開敵人的炮彈。一般來說，“克倫威爾”Mk I的指揮官應當在在炮火下采取有悖于敵人預判的機動，創(chuàng)造敵人難以擊穿的角度。（bvvd你在開玩笑嗎？要求這么多你來開一個啊）

One somewhat unconventional tool that the Cromwell has access to is an abundance of smoke grenades. Commanders can use these grenades to shut down enemy firing angles and protect themselves from being shot in the side. However, be careful not to spam these too much as they may get in the way of your teammates as well.

克倫威爾使用的一種非常規(guī)武器是大量的煙霧彈。指揮官可以使用這些煙霧彈來封鎖敵人的射界，并保護自己的側翼免受攻擊。但是你也要注意不要打煙打多了，因為這也會影響到你的團隊成員。（爆反煙警告）

優(yōu)點和缺點

優(yōu)點:

Very fast for a medium tank

對于一個中型坦克來說速度非?？?/p>

57 mm is a good gun in dealing with many vehicles that it may face

57毫米炮是一門很好的炮，可以對付很多它可能面對的車輛

Above 2 combined make it excellent for seizing zones and destroying the lighter tanks from other nations that are usually the first there

以上兩個優(yōu)勢結合起來使得它在占點和摧毀其他國家的輕型坦克方面非常出色，而這些輕型坦克通常是最先去搶點的

Great gun handling

非常棒的火炮操作

With judicious use, the tank can often end up with the most formidable tank in a lower rank game

明智的使用克倫威爾，它可以經常在低級房以最強大的坦克的地位收場（拿到最高的分數(shù)）

Can easily hide behind obstacles and surprise passing enemies with a flanking manoeuvre

可以很容易地躲在掩體后面，并伏擊路過的敵人

If played correctly, it can outflank and destroy even higher ranking tanks

如果使用得當，它可以包抄并摧毀等級更高的坦克

Has a speed of 64 km/h on flat terrain

在平地上的速度是64公里/小時

缺點:

Terrible reverse speed

糟糕的倒車速度

Neutral turning does not like any terrain sloping

在任何斜坡上都不適合空擋轉彎

Poor at peeking shots

不善于打伸縮炮

Not well armoured when up-tiered and the 57 mm gun is marginal

裝甲不是很好，在攻擊多層裝甲時57毫米炮不是很好用

Sensitive steering in forward travelling gears

前進輪轉向很敏感（就是履帶窄了打滑唄）

Boxy, vertical armour on hull and turret makes angling critical

車體和炮塔上四四方方的垂直裝甲使得擺角度變得至關重要

57 mm struggles to penetrate sloped or angled (or both) armour. T-34s and KV-1s are an issue at this rank as they are very difficult to penetrate at long range

57毫米難以擊穿傾斜裝甲或擺了角度(或兩者兼具)的裝甲。T-34和KV-1在這個等級是一個麻煩，因為它們遠距離很難被擊穿

Gunner is frequently knocked out from frontal shots

炮手經常被從正面淦昏迷

譯者注：上文的“up-tiered”個人推測為“多層裝甲”的意思

歷史

發(fā)展

Development for the tank started back in 1940, just around the time the Crusader cruiser tank was being put into service in the British Army. The development of a stronger cruiser tank was initiated due to the belief that that the Crusader would become obsolete in the face of more advanced German tanks as the time pass. The initial plans was for the tank to mount the OQF 6-pounder gun and was to be completed in 1942. The project was taken up by three companies who submitted their designs. Vauxhall developed the A23, a scaled down Churchill tank with 75 mm of armour and a 12-cylinder Bedford engine. Nuffield developed the A24 based off the Crusader that was powered by the Liberty engine and had an advantage of being put into production quickly. Leyland and Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon developed a design that was similar to Nuffield's, but with different suspension and track designs. All these designs were examined in January 1941 and it was decided that Nuffield's A24 would become the vehicle of choice for the project. Six prototypes of the vehicle, now called Cromwell I were ordered for delivery in the Spring of 1942, but arrived four months late, with current events making the tank designs outdated. Despite that, the tank was put into production and experienced an unsatisfactory performance history as being an under-powered tank. The lack of available tanks led to the demands for more 6-pounders on the battlefield, which were used to be mounted on the older tank designs.

該坦克的研發(fā)始于1940年，當時十字軍巡洋坦克正在英國陸軍服役。研發(fā)一種更強大的巡洋坦克是由于人們相信隨著時間的推移，十字軍將落敗于更先進的德國坦克，從而被淘汰。最初的計劃是安裝QF 6磅炮，于1942年完成。該項目由三家提交設計方案的公司承擔。沃克斯豪爾開發(fā)了A23，這是一種縮小版的丘吉爾坦克，有著75毫米裝甲，12缸貝德福德發(fā)動機。納菲爾德在“十字軍”的基礎上開發(fā)了A24，由“自由”發(fā)動機提供動力，具有快速投入生產的優(yōu)勢。萊蘭和伯明翰鐵路與車輛公司的方案同納菲爾德公司相近，但懸掛系統(tǒng)和履帶的設計不同。1941年1月，所有這些設計都經過了檢驗，最終確定納菲爾德的A24為該項目的首選。1942年春天，“克倫威爾”MKI采購了6輛原型車，但是延遲了4個月才到達，當前的事件使得坦克的設計過時了。盡管如此，這輛坦克還是投入了生產，并且作為一輛動力不足的坦克經歷了一段性能拉夸歷史。由于缺乏可用的坦克，戰(zhàn)場上需要更多的曾裝備在老坦克上的6磅炮。

When Britain entered the war, Rolls-Royce stopped producing cars and set up a team to find ways to use their production lines. The team was made under Roy Robotham at Clan Foundry near the city of Belper. Meeting with Henry Spurrier of Leyland, they talked tank designs and a project began of fitting a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine onto a tank. A Leyland-built Crusader was used for the test, removing the supercharger from the engine before installing it in the tank. The result was an absurdly fast tank, able to reach a speed of 80 km/h, estimated since timing the speed runs was difficult. The impressive performance had Leyland organize a production for 1,000 units of the engine, renamed as the Meteor. This plan was changed after concerns of the engine's cooling was raised, Leyland decides to produce their own version of Meteor which was weaker (350 hp) compared to the Rolls design (500 hp). Thus, the tank Board decided to just order the engine straight from Rolls-Royce for the Meteor engine. The A24 tank design with the Meteor engine was redesignated as the A27. During the development, Leyland suggested that the tank should be made to fit both the Meteor and the American-designed Liberty engine, thus the designation expanded to A27M (Meteor) and the A27L (Liberty) and were called Cromwell III and Cromwell II respectively. Leyland's attempt at building their own engine was abandoned. The A27M tank was made into a prototype and delivered on January 1942, it proved extremely mobile with its 600 hp engine and orders were placed for both engine versions. This proved difficult due to production difficulties with the Meteor and soon Leyland took over production of both versions. Production lines for the Meteor engine continued to be strained until late 1942, where Ernest Hives of Rolls met with Spencer Wilks of the company Rover made a deal in January 1943 to exchange factories, with Rolls establishing a Meteor engine factory at Barnoldswick, Lancashire.

當英國參戰(zhàn)時，羅爾斯·羅伊斯停止了汽車生產，并成立了一個團隊來尋找使用他們生產線的方法。該團隊由羅伊·羅博瑟姆在貝爾珀市附近的氏族鑄造廠組建。他們與萊蘭的亨利·斯普瑞爾會面，討論了坦克設計，并開始了一個將羅爾斯·羅伊斯的“灰背隼”發(fā)動機安裝到坦克上的項目。用于測試的是一輛萊蘭制造的十字軍坦克，在安裝到坦克之前，發(fā)動機移除了增壓器。項目的結果是誕生了一個速度非常快的坦克，能夠達到80公里/小時，估計因為速度太快了，導致實際計時很困難（計時員被嚇得忘記按表了）。這次表現(xiàn)給萊蘭留下了很深的印象，他很快便組織了1000臺發(fā)動機的生產，并改名為“流星”。但在考慮了發(fā)動機的冷卻問題后，萊蘭改變了這個計劃，他決定生產他們自己的“流星”(350匹馬力)，遜于羅爾斯·羅伊斯的設計版本(500匹馬力)。因此，坦克委員會決定直接從羅爾斯·羅伊斯那兒采購“流星”發(fā)動機。采用流星發(fā)動機的A24坦克設計被重新命名為A27。在發(fā)展過程中，萊蘭建議坦克應該同時采用“流星”發(fā)動機和美國設計的“自由”發(fā)動機，因此坦克的名稱擴展為A27M(流星)和A27L(自由)，它們又分別被稱為“克倫威爾”MKⅢ和“克倫威爾”MKⅡ。萊蘭自己制造發(fā)動機的嘗試便無疾而終了。A27M坦克制成了原型車并于1942年1月交付，它的600匹馬力發(fā)動機賦予其極強的機動性，兩種發(fā)動機版本都有訂單。但由于生產困難與流星和萊蘭很快接管了兩種發(fā)動機的生產工作，同時生產兩種發(fā)動機被證明是困難的。直到1942年底，“流星”發(fā)動機的生產線都一直處于緊張狀態(tài)。1943年1月，羅爾斯的歐內斯特·海夫斯與羅孚公司的斯賓塞·威爾達成了一項交換工廠的協(xié)議，羅爾斯在蘭開夏郡的巴諾爾茲威克建立了一家“流星”發(fā)動機工廠。

Production of the tank began in November 1942 with new names given out the tanks. The original A24 Cromwell I from Nuffield was renamed the Cavalier, the Liberty powered Cromwell II became the Centaur, and the Meteor powered Cromwell III retained the name as the Cromwell. The actual Cromwell tank production was delayed until January 1943 due to low supply of Meteor engines until the Rover factory began producing it. With more Meteor engines being produced, the Centaur tanks were often converted to use the Meteor engine, turning them into Cromwells. Field tests with the tanks took place in August to September in 1943 alongside the M4A2 and M4A4 Shermans. The tests proved the Shermans to be more reliable than the Cromwell and Centaurs, needing only about 0.03 hours of mechanical attention every mile compared to the Cromwell's 0.07 hours per mile and the Centaur's 0.08 hours per mile. The two tanks were thus given time to iron out these deficiencies, the Cromwell suffered from oil leaks along with brake and clutch failures. While the tank suffered from these defects, the crews expressed their satisfaction with the designs for their speed and handling, but the Centaur was not given the same attention as the Cromwell. The second test in November had the Cromwell perform with improved results while the Centaur was still experiencing the same problems. The production model was finalized on February 2, 1944, after a specifications for a "Battle Cromwell" came in from Leyland, which included some design changes, an increase of 6 mm on the bottom of the tank, seam welding the joints, and the standard usage of the Meteor engine and the Merritt Brown transmission. The Centaur was relegated to training roles or modified for specialist roles such as anti-aircraft guns or engineering vehicles. Total production for the A27 tank series is 4,016 tanks, of which 950 are Centaurs and 3,066 are Cromwells.

1942年11月坦克開始生產，并給坦克起了新名字。來自納菲爾德的原A24型“克倫威爾”MKI改名為“騎士”，“自由”動力“克倫威爾”MKⅡ改名為“半人馬”，“流星”動力“克倫威爾”MKⅢ更名為“克倫威爾”。由于“流星”發(fā)動機的產能不足，克倫威爾坦克的實際生產推遲到1943年1月，直到羅孚的工廠開始生產它。隨著越來越多的“流星”發(fā)動機被生產出來，半人馬座坦克經常被改造成使用“流星”發(fā)動機，把它們變成了克倫威爾。1943年8月至9月，克倫威爾，半人馬，M4A2謝爾曼坦克和M4A4謝爾曼坦克進行了實地測試。測試表明謝爾曼比克倫威爾和半人馬更可靠，每英里只需要0.03工時的機械檢修，而克倫威爾和人頭馬每英里分別需要0.07工時和0.08工時。因此，軍方給這兩輛坦克些時間來解決這些問題，克倫威爾的問題是漏油以及剎車和離合器故障。雖然克倫威爾坦克有上述缺陷，但乘員們對其速度和操控的設計表示滿意，但半人馬沒有得到與克倫威爾一樣的重視（半人馬太拉胯了）。在11月的第二次測試中，克倫威爾的表現(xiàn)得更好些了，而半人馬仍然面臨著同樣的問題。在1944年2月，利蘭發(fā)布了“戰(zhàn)斗型克倫威爾”的具體規(guī)格，生產模型也最終確定了下來。其中包括一些設計更改：將坦克底盤增厚了6毫米,采用焊接結構,統(tǒng)一使用“流星”發(fā)動機和梅里特·布朗變速箱。十字軍坦克被降級為訓練車輛或修改為特種車輛，如防空炮或工程車。A27坦克系列的總產量為4016輛，其中950輛是半人馬坦克，3066輛是克倫威爾坦克。

譯者注：上文的“mechanical attention”個人推測為“機械檢修”之意

設計

The Cromwell's frame used a riveted construction in its initial production models, but this later changed to welding. The frame was strengthened with bolted armour plates. Companies involved in the A27 production were LMS Railway, Morris Motors, Metro-Cammell, Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, and English Electric. Some of these models were not consistent in construction, such as some variants built with 360 mm wide tracks and some with 393 mm tracks. The suspension was a Christie suspension derived from the earlier cruiser tank designs. Four of the tanks' road wheels have shock absorbers, and no return rollers are available, the tracks are supported on the top of the large road wheels. The gearbox has five forward and one reverse gear, with the first forward gear made for confined areas and sharp turns. While the Meteor engine is capable of going faster, it is restricted to 540 hp output with a governor to avoid straining the engine and suspension. The Cromwell's armaments changed over a few times, it's initial model mounted the 6-pounder gun, but the later models mounted the 75 mm gun. The adaption was easy due to the 75 mm gun being a 6-pounder bored for the larger calibre. A 7.92 mm BESA machine gun was available for coaxial firing on the turret. The armour on the Cromwell started as a 76 mm plate, which increased gradually to 83 mm and 100 mm overtime for additional protection.

克倫威爾的框架在最初的生產模型中使用鉚接結構，后來改為焊接。框架用螺栓加固裝甲板。參與A27生產的公司有LMS鐵路公司、莫里斯汽車公司、都城嘉慕、伯明翰鐵路馬車公司和英國電氣公司。其中一些模型在建造時并不完全一致，比如一些用360毫米寬履帶建造的變種和一些用393毫米寬履帶建造的變種。懸掛采用的是衍生自早期巡洋坦克設計的克里斯蒂懸掛。四個坦克的負重輪裝有減震器，沒有托帶輪可用，履帶被支撐在大車輪的頂部。變速箱有五個前進檔和一個倒車檔，第一個前進檔用于狹窄區(qū)域和急轉彎。雖然“流星”發(fā)動機能夠提供更大的馬力，但為了避免損壞發(fā)動機和懸掛系統(tǒng)，它還是被用限制器限制在了540匹馬力的功率輸出?？藗愅柕奈淦鲙捉浉淖?，最初的模型安裝了6磅炮，后來的模型安裝了75毫米炮。改裝很容易，因為安裝75毫米炮只需要擴大安裝6磅炮的炮孔即可。7.92毫米貝莎機槍可用于在炮塔上進行同軸射擊?？藗愅柕难b甲最初為76毫米，后來逐漸增加到83毫米和100毫米作為額外的防護。

The A27M Cromwell I was exactly the same as Centaur I, with the biggest difference being that it was powered with a Meteor engine. It featured a 6-pounder as its main armament, but only a few were produced before the Cromwell changed armament to the 75 mm gun

A27M“克倫威爾”Mk?I和“半人馬”Mk I幾乎完全一樣，最大的不同是“克倫威爾”Mk I使用“流星”發(fā)動機提供動力。它的主要武器是6磅炮，但這在克倫威爾將武器改為75毫米炮之前生產的并不多

戰(zhàn)斗使用

The British, at the time of Operation Overlord, primarily service the M4 Sherman as the main tank of their armoured units, only the armoured brigades of the 7th Armoured Division were equipped with the Cromwell tanks. Although the Cromwell also saw use as armoured reconnaissance regiments in other British divisions such as the Guards Armoured Division and the 11th Armoured Division. Compared to the Sherman, the Cromwell was much faster, so fast that it earned the title as the fastest British tank in World War II. The Cromwell also presented a smaller profile, making it a lower target, and has a thicker frontal armour plate. However, the Cromwell's armour was not sloping, was not as reliable in comparison to the Sherman, and a slightly smaller crew space inside the tank. Nevertheless, the Cromwell proved very mobile and effective on the battlefield alongside the Sherman, often outflanking German armour with their superior speed to hit the tanks on their sides or rear. Since the Cromwells are not able to mount the larger and more powerful 17-pounder and a derivative, the A30 Challenger, met with production issues, Cromwell units were equipped with Sherman Fireflies in order to supplement the firepower of the 17-pounder. Later in the war, these units began to be succeeded by the Comet tank which had more armour and a more powerful 77 mm gun derived from the 17-pounder.

在“霸王行動”時期，英國人主要使用M4謝爾曼坦克作為其裝甲部隊的主力坦克，只有第7裝甲師的裝甲旅裝備了克倫威爾坦克。盡管克倫威爾也被其他英國師，如近衛(wèi)裝甲師和第11裝甲師用作裝甲偵察團。與謝爾曼相比，克倫威爾要快得多，速度之快使它贏得了二戰(zhàn)中英國最快坦克的稱號?？藗愅栆灿幸粋€較小的側面，這使其成為一個較低的目標，并且克倫威爾有一個較厚的正面裝甲。然而，克倫威爾的裝甲并不是傾斜的，與謝爾曼的裝甲相比并不可靠，而且坦克內部的乘員空間也略小。盡管如此，克倫威爾在戰(zhàn)場上與謝爾曼同場作戰(zhàn)時證明了其機動性和戰(zhàn)斗力，克倫威爾經常以其超強的速度從側翼包圍德軍裝甲部隊，從側面或后方攻擊德軍坦克。由于克倫威爾不能安裝更大更強的17磅炮，且克倫威爾的一個衍生作品，A30“挑戰(zhàn)者”，遇到了生產問題，所以克倫威爾單位配備了謝爾曼螢火蟲，以補充17磅火力。在戰(zhàn)爭后期，彗星坦克開始取代這些單位，彗星坦克擁有更好的裝甲和更強大的77毫米炮。

During the war, the Cromwell chassis was used in various specialized roles on the battlefield. The A30 Challenger is a tank design that attempted to mount the 17-pounder on a lengthened Cromwell chassis, the A30 SP Avenger was another attempt to equip the 17-pounder, but used a lighter turret instead. Some were made into observation posts or command tanks. The Centaur saw a wider conversion with some becoming engineering vehicles, armoured recovery vehicles, and armoured personnel carriers. After the war, the British attempted to up-gun the Cromwell into the Charioteer, which was designed in the 1950s to supplement tank units before the Centurion was mass-issued.

在戰(zhàn)爭期間，克倫威爾的底盤被用于戰(zhàn)場上的各種特殊用途。A30“挑戰(zhàn)者”是一種嘗試將17磅炮安裝在加長版克倫威爾底盤上的坦克設計，A30 SP“復仇者”則是另一種嘗試裝備17磅炮的坦克設計，但使用了更輕的炮塔。有些克倫威爾被用作偵察單位或指揮坦克。半人馬坦克經歷了更廣泛的轉變，其中一些變成了工程車、裝甲回收車輛和裝甲運兵車。戰(zhàn)爭結束后，英國人嘗試將克倫威爾變成“御夫座”坦克，御夫座設計于20世紀50年代，用于在百夫長大規(guī)模量產前補充坦克部隊。

The Cromwells were also given out to Allied units such as the 1st Polish Armoured Division and the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade. These units served in Northern Europe with the Allies as they breakthrough deeper into Europe. After World War II, some Cromwell stayed in service and saw service in the Korean War with the 7th Royal tank Regiment and the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. The Cromwells also were given to Greece, where it had the distinction of being the first tank put into service by the Greek Army. 52 Centaurs were given to Greece in 1946 to fight in the Greek Civil War, but these were stored due to lack of crews with adequate training. Formal training began in Greece began in 1947 with the return of trained officers from Britain. The Centaur saw limited service in the Greek Armoured Corps, fighting in the Greek mountains. These units kept the Centaurs up until 1963 where it was replaced by the American M47 Pattons.

克倫威爾也被分發(fā)給盟軍單位，如波蘭第一裝甲師和捷克斯洛伐克第一裝甲旅。隨著盟軍深入歐洲，這些部隊在北歐服役。第二次世界大戰(zhàn)結束后，一些克倫威爾仍在服役，并參加了朝鮮戰(zhàn)爭，裝備于皇家第七坦克團和第八國王皇家愛爾蘭驃騎兵團。克倫威爾也分發(fā)給了希臘,克倫威爾成為希臘軍隊第一款投入服役的坦克。英國又送給了希臘52輛半人馬坦克用于1946年的希臘內戰(zhàn),但這些車組缺乏足夠的訓練。1947年，從英國歸來的訓練有素的軍官開始在希臘建立正規(guī)的訓練。半人馬坦克在希臘裝甲兵團中服役，在希臘山區(qū)作戰(zhàn)。這些兵團一直保留著半人馬坦克，直到1963年被美國M47“巴頓”取代。