The Cromwell itself had too small a turret ring-and carried a general purpose 75 mm gun-and it was the following tank design in the British cruiser line, the Comet tank with a shortened 17 pdr, that entered service late in the war.
The Cromwell itself had too small a turret ring for a high powered gun-and carried a general purpose 75 mm gun-but benefitted from a high power engine giving it a maximum speed around 40 mph on roads. It was the following tank design in the British cruiser line, the Comet tank with a shortened 17 pdr, that entered service late in the war.