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Crusader Cruiser Tank

FACT BOX:
Country: United Kingdom
Weight: 42560-44240 lb
Class: Light Tank
Crew: 3-5
Armament: 2 pounder main gun with two 7.92mm machine guns or 6 pounder main gun with one 7.92 mm machine gun
Armour: 7mm-51mm
Dimensions: width, 8'8" length, 19'8" height, 7'4"
Engine: Nuffield Liberty 12 cylinder inline petrol engine developing 340 hp
Performance:
Top Speed: 27 mph (governed) 40 mph (ungoverned) (est.)
Range: 100 miles
Vert. Obstacle: 2'3"
Gradient: 60%

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	5300 Crusader Cruiser Tanks, I through III, were produced and used between 1939 through 1943. It was used in the fighting in North Africa to reasonable success. However, it was too lightly armed and armoured to be effective in the fighting in Europe. The first two versions carried only a 2 pounder main gun (The third had a 6 pounder) and the third version, which had the thickest armour, was only 2 inches thick at the thickest. Its strengths were in its suspension and speed. The 340 hp 12 cylinder Liberty engine could propel the tank to 27 mph. But if the engine�s governors were turned off, like they were by most crews in the African campaign, the tank could go up to speeds of 40 mph. This speed was well appreciated by the allied forces.

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