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: ... and a result of having to fight with these disadvantages during WW II is why every British main battle tank from Chieftain onwards has had the biggest, longest-ranged gun they can put on it whilst everyone else in NATO was content with a 105 mm. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/95.144.50.140|95.144.50.140]] ([[User talk:95.144.50.140#top|talk]]) 13:05, 22 December 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
 
::Try thus then: "When Cromwell went into action it was already out-matched in firepower by its German opponents but it was superior to them in speed, reliability and, notably, in quick response in laying and firing - qualities which were rewarding when freed from the restrictions of close country when it could out-manoeuvre the heavy tanks and seek out their weak spots." - ''AFV Weapons Profile 25 Cromwell and Comet'' by Major James Bingham, Royal Tank Regiment, Profile Publications, 1971, p.28
 
::BTW, the power-to-weight ratio of the Cromwell was around 22.2 hp per ton compared to the [[M18 Hellcat]]'s 23.5. hp per ton, i.e., roughly the same.<!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/95.149.53.180|95.149.53.180]] ([[User talk:95.149.53.180#top|talk]]) 13:41, 1 January 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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