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Designed with the hard lessons of the North African campaign in mind, including the adoption of a dual-purpose gun capable of firing high-explosive and anti-tank rounds, the "Cromwell" was one of the most successful of the British cruiser tanks produced during the Second World War.The lack of heavy armour was made up for by the tank's high speed provided by a Rolls-Royce Meteor engine. The "Centaur" was externally almost identical to the "Cromwell", the major difference being the installation of the less powerful Liberty engine. While the "Centaur" equipped the Royal Marines during the Normandy battles, the Cromwell served until the end of the war and formed the basis for the "Comet". In his fifth book in the "TankCraft" series, author and illustrator Dennis Oliver uses official wartime photographs and comprehensively researched, exquisitely presented color profiles to tell the story of the penultimate British cruiser tank. In common with all the titles from the "TankCraft" series, the large full-color section features available model kits and accessories as well as aftermarket products. In addition to the color profiles there is a gallery of expertly constructed and painted models. A separate section explains technical details and modifications made during production and in the field, giving the modeller all the information required to recreate an authentic replica of one of the tanks that served from the Normandy beaches to the final battles in Germany.
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- Books (first-hand)
- Author
- Oliver, Dennis
- Title
- Cromwell and Centaur Tanks. British Army and Royal Marines, North-west Europe 1944-1945
- Details
- English text, paperback, 200 colour illustrations, large format. 64 pages.
- Series
- Tank Craft
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