| Full Name | Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M) |
| Class | Heavy Vehicle |
| Movement | 7 |
| Armor Value | 4 |
| Vs Infantry (RNG / FPR) | 5/6 |
| Vs Vehicle (RNG / FPR) | 6/8 |
| Traits | |
| Period | Mid 1944-1945 |
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This was the first British tank put into service which combined high speed, a reliable engine, and reasonable armour. It had comparable statistics to the American M4A1 (and similar) Sherman variants. Its Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 75 mm (L/40) main gun was equivalent to the Sherman's 75 mm M3 (L/40) main gun, and its armor was also roughly equivalent. It also carried two 7.92 mm Besa machine guns. Being a cruiser tank, it was relatively light and fast (with a top speed of 40 mph) and designed to fire on the move. Five crew operated the tank. While the Cromwell was a match for the majority of Axis tanks in use, it was not a match for the armour and armament of the latest German heavy vehicles developed at the same time. The Nuffield Mechanizations and Aero Ltd. company built 4,016 Cromwell tanks in 1944-1945. Commonwealth and Polish units used the type, but only in Western Europe. The tank first saw service during the Battle of Normandy in June 1944. This 'Cromwell Mk IV' unit represents all Cromwell variants, including the very similar Centaur (Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Centaur (A27L)) which saw little combat during World War II.