Comet (tank)
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The Comet tank or Tank, Cruiser, Comet I was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of the Second World War, during the Western Allied invasion of Germany. The Comet was developed from
A Comet tank at Tankfest 2023 at The Tank Museum.
A Comet's crew loading ammunition into their tank.
Leyland Comet Mk I Model B in Joensuu, Finland in 1982
Comet tanks of the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry, 11th Armoured Division, crossing the Weser at Petershagen, Germany, 7 April 1945
Ordnance QF 17-pounder
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The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17-pounder or just 17-pdr, was a 76.2 mm gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. Used with the APDS shot, it was capable of defeating all but the thickest ar
Comet (tank)
…Western Allied invasion of Germany. The Comet was developed from the earlier Cromwell tank with a lower profile, partly-cast turret which mounted the new 77 mm HV gun. This was a smaller version of the 17 pdr anti-tank gun firing the same 76.2 mm (3") projectiles, albeit with a lighter charge, and was effective…
17-pounder in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel
'Pheasant' 17-pdr anti-tank gun in action at the Battle of Medenine, Tunisia, 11 March 1943
17-pounder SP Achilles of the Battle of the Bulge in La Roche-en-Ardenne.
Muzzle brake Ordnance QF 17 pounder