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
colour profiles to tell the story of the penultimate British
cruiser tank. In common with all the titles from the TankCraft
series, the large full-colour section features available model kits
and accessories as well as aftermarket products. In addition to the
colour 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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