Comet Cruiser Tank
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The Comet was the last British tank type to enter service before the war ended, though its planned successor, the Centurion, was just starting troop trials as the war finished. A feature of this design was the "compact" version of the famous 17pdr gun, the 77mm, designed to fit the Comet's small turret ring which was not large enough to take a standard 17 pounder gun. In essence the Comet was a redesign of the famous Cromwell tank, retaining its layout and engine, but with improved armour and firepower. Comets served the British Army well into the 1960s.
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