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The Cromwell Tank: A British Heavyweight

It was not until 1941 that the British Army General Staff ordered a heavy cruiser tank to replace the vulnerable Crusader. With a design based around the powerful Rolls Royce Meteor, a detuned aircraft engine, the fast and agile Cromwell, which underwent several design modifications before it finally saw action at Normandy in 1944.

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  • Originally Aired May 18, 2011
  • Runtime 45 minutes
  • Created January 17, 2020 by
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