（翻译）战争雷霆维基百科 克伦威尔MKI 坦克

欢迎阅读这篇文章！本次带来的是克伦威尔MKI坦克。

本文约18000字（词）。

正文如下:

服役国：英国

等级：II  

权重：3.7（街机）3.7（历史） 3.7（全真）

所属种类：中型坦克

所需研发点：11000研发点

车辆价格:  38000 银狮 

描述

The tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell I (A27M) (or just Cromwell I) is a rank II British medium tank with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was released along with the initial British ground tree in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour".

巡洋坦克Mk VIII“克伦威尔”MK I (A27M)(或简称“克伦威尔”MKI)是英国二级中型坦克，战斗等级为3.7 (AB/RB/SB)。1.55更新“皇家铁骑”时，它是作为最初的英国陆军科技树中的一员一并发布的。

The Cromwell Mk I uses the 6-pdr, which provides higher penetration than the 75 mm on the Mk V. It is also slightly faster and more manoeuvrable, thanks to the addition of an engine governor on the Mk. V that lowered its maximum output. However, these advantages are offset by the higher BR which means the Cromwell will be facing some tanks that are a good match for the Cromwell in terms of speed, like the M18, and some tanks that are largely invulnerable, like the KV-2.

“克伦威尔”Mk I使用6磅炮，其比MK V上的75毫米炮的穿深更高。由于在“克伦威尔”MK V上增加了一个发动机调节器，降低了最大输出，所以“克伦威尔”MK I的速度也略快于“克伦威尔”MK V，机动性也更强。然而，上述优势在较高的权重里荡然无存，这意味着克伦威尔将面对一些在速度上与克伦威尔相当的坦克，比如M18，以及一些基本上无懈可击的坦克，比如KV-2。

The Cromwell I is one of the fastest tanks in the game, due to its Meteor engine derived from the famous Rolls-Royce Merlin of Spitfire fame. It can outrun almost every other tank, including most low-rank light tanks like the BT series or M3, but has adequate armour for a medium tank and a reasonable gun. Generally speaking, it can easily outfight most tanks that can keep up with it, and outrun anything that is a serious threat. Just don't sit still; anyone can snipe if given the chance, and the Cromwell's armour makes it a one-hit-wonder.

“克伦威尔”Mk I是游戏中最快的坦克之一，它的流星发动机源自于著名的喷火战斗机使用的罗尔斯·罗伊斯“灰背隼”（音译“梅林”）发动机。它跑得比包括大多数低级的轻坦，如BT系列或M3在内的其它坦克都要快，同时它有够用的装甲和一门合适的炮。一般来说，它可以轻松地击败绝大多数能在速度跟上它的坦克，同时克伦威尔又可以跑过对自己构成威胁的坦克。不要坐着发呆;只要有机会，任何人都能狙击并击穿克伦威尔的装甲令其暴毙。
译者注：现版本m18地狱猫的街机权重为4.7

基本信息

生存能力和装甲

烟雾弹（在车前制造烟幕）

车体装甲： 64（正面） 46（侧面） 32（背面）

炮塔装甲： 64（正面） 51（侧面） 44（背面）

乘员数量： 5人

辨识度： 85%

装甲类型

轧制均质装甲

铸造均质装甲（炮盾、驾驶员舱门、侧面装甲、机枪口、车体顶盖）

注：

悬挂轮和履带的厚度为20毫米。

机动性

速度：

街机：72（前进极速） 5（倒车极速）

历史和全真：65（前进极速） 4（倒车极速）

档位数:

5个前进档 1个倒车档

重量：27.0吨

发动机功率:

街机：1145匹马力

历史和全真：600匹马力

功重比：

街机：42.4匹马力/吨

历史和全真：22.2匹马力/吨  

 

维修与经济

维修费

800 → 1082（街机） 1200 → 1623（历史） 1900 → 2570（全真）

研发至完全体总花费：10390研发点   23900银狮

护身符价格：750金鹰

成员组培训价格：11000银狮

专家成员组培训价格：38000银狮

王牌成员组培训价格：210金鹰

手打王牌所需经验：220000研发点

收益系数：

街机： 40%（银狮） 124%（研发点)

历史： 60%（银狮） 124%（研发点)

全真： 70%（银狮） 124%（研发点) 

配件：

武器

主要武器 

57毫米 QF 6磅 MkIII 坦克炮

肩部稳定器：减少火炮在平面移动时的摆动

弹药：75发

装填速度: 5.2秒（白板） 4.0秒（王牌满级）

俯仰角：-12°/20°

弹药

弹药架

光学器材

机枪

7.92mm 贝莎 机枪（同轴）

备弹量：4950发

弹夹容量：225发

换弹速度：10.4s（白板）  8.0s(王牌满级）

射速：600发/分钟  

Usage in battles（安东哥教你开坦克）

概述：

The Cromwell I is a fast tank with a good cannon and acceptable armor protection. Commanders should play it like a light tank, but be careful of the slow reverse gear. It excels in close quarters combat due to the excellent gun and hull handling characteristics, as well as the fast reload rate. Commanders should avoid long range fights due to the slow reverse gear. This lack of a reverse gear makes it difficult to return to cover after exposing your tank to fire on the enemy. The best strategy in the Cromwell I is to hug the map corners and try to flank, outmaneuvering enemy forces. The tank is very rewarding to players who have experience with the map that is being played, and are able to predict enemy movements. It is a true Cruiser tank, able to exploit gaps in the enemy defenses by disrupting the enemy back line.

“克伦威尔”Mk I是一种快速坦克，拥有优秀的火炮和还行的装甲保护。指挥官应该把它玩得像一辆轻型坦克，但要注意克伦威尔的倒档很慢。由于出色的火炮和车体操控性以及装填较快，使得它在近距离战斗中表现出色。指挥官应该避免远距离对炮，因为它的倒档贼慢。这个问题导致克伦威尔在暴露自己对敌开火后很难返回掩体。“克伦威尔”Mk I的最佳打法是嘚住地图边缘并尝试侧翼包抄，以此智胜敌军。熟悉地图并能预判敌人的走向老玩家玩这辆车会很有游戏体验。克伦威尔坦克是一辆真正的巡洋坦克，它能利用敌人防线的漏洞，深入破坏敌人的后卫线。

火力：

The best shell to use is the Shot Mk.9 APCBC due to its penetration characteristics. Generally this is a great round due to the fast reload and shell velocity. However this round struggles against angled armor, most notably against Russian T-34 tanks. Against this enemy Cromwell gunners will have to aim for the turret or machine gun port, as the upper front plate will bounce the Shot Mk.9 easily.

Shot Mk Ⅸ由于其穿深特性成为克伦威尔最好用的穿甲弹。总的来说，由于装填速度快和炮弹初速高，被帽风帽穿甲弹 Mk Ⅸ成为一种杰出的炮弹。然而，这种炮弹在攻击倾斜装甲，特别是对抗苏联的T-34坦克时很吃力。面对这样的敌人克伦威尔炮手将不得不瞄准它的炮塔或机枪口，因为T-34的首上装甲会很容易弹开Mk Ⅸ。

保持生存：

In terms of armor, the Cromwell I is in a better situation than many players would assume. While the front armor is not particularly impressive, the design is very square and the side armor is acceptable. This means that the Cromwell I is an excellent tank to angle your hull and turret armor in. When the enemy fires, a quick turn using the impressive handling and acceleration can cause a bounce. Generally Cromwell I commanders should seek to move unpredictably when under fire and create angles that are difficult to penetrate.

就装甲而言，“克伦威尔”Mk I的处境比许多玩家想象的要好。虽然正面装甲差强人意，设计得非常方正，但侧面装甲还行。这意味着“克伦威尔”Mk I可以用车体和炮塔摆角度。当敌人开火时，利用优异的操控性和加速性来一个急转弯，以此来弹开敌人的炮弹。一般来说，“克伦威尔”Mk I的指挥官应当在在炮火下采取有悖于敌人预判的机动，创造敌人难以击穿的角度。（bvvd你在开玩笑吗？要求这么多你来开一个啊）

One somewhat unconventional tool that the Cromwell has access to is an abundance of smoke grenades. Commanders can use these grenades to shut down enemy firing angles and protect themselves from being shot in the side. However, be careful not to spam these too much as they may get in the way of your teammates as well.

克伦威尔使用的一种非常规武器是大量的烟雾弹。指挥官可以使用这些烟雾弹来封锁敌人的射界，并保护自己的侧翼免受攻击。但是你也要注意不要打烟打多了，因为这也会影响到你的团队成员。（爆反烟警告）

优点和缺点

优点:

Very fast for a medium tank

对于一个中型坦克来说速度非常快

57 mm is a good gun in dealing with many vehicles that it may face

57毫米炮是一门很好的炮，可以对付很多它可能面对的车辆

Above 2 combined make it excellent for seizing zones and destroying the lighter tanks from other nations that are usually the first there

以上两个优势结合起来使得它在占点和摧毁其他国家的轻型坦克方面非常出色，而这些轻型坦克通常是最先去抢点的

Great gun handling

非常棒的火炮操作

With judicious use, the tank can often end up with the most formidable tank in a lower rank game

明智的使用克伦威尔，它可以经常在低级房以最强大的坦克的地位收场（拿到最高的分数）

Can easily hide behind obstacles and surprise passing enemies with a flanking manoeuvre

可以很容易地躲在掩体后面，并伏击路过的敌人

If played correctly, it can outflank and destroy even higher ranking tanks

如果使用得当，它可以包抄并摧毁等级更高的坦克

Has a speed of 64 km/h on flat terrain

在平地上的速度是64公里/小时

缺点:

Terrible reverse speed

糟糕的倒车速度

Neutral turning does not like any terrain sloping

在任何斜坡上都不适合空挡转弯

Poor at peeking shots

不善于打伸缩炮

Not well armoured when up-tiered and the 57 mm gun is marginal

装甲不是很好，在攻击多层装甲时57毫米炮不是很好用

Sensitive steering in forward travelling gears

前进轮转向很敏感（就是履带窄了打滑呗）

Boxy, vertical armour on hull and turret makes angling critical

车体和炮塔上四四方方的垂直装甲使得摆角度变得至关重要

57 mm struggles to penetrate sloped or angled (or both) armour. T-34s and KV-1s are an issue at this rank as they are very difficult to penetrate at long range

57毫米难以击穿倾斜装甲或摆了角度(或两者兼具)的装甲。T-34和KV-1在这个等级是一个麻烦，因为它们远距离很难被击穿

Gunner is frequently knocked out from frontal shots

炮手经常被从正面淦昏迷

译者注：上文的“up-tiered”个人推测为“多层装甲”的意思

历史

发展

Development for the tank started back in 1940, just around the time the Crusader cruiser tank was being put into service in the British Army. The development of a stronger cruiser tank was initiated due to the belief that that the Crusader would become obsolete in the face of more advanced German tanks as the time pass. The initial plans was for the tank to mount the OQF 6-pounder gun and was to be completed in 1942. The project was taken up by three companies who submitted their designs. Vauxhall developed the A23, a scaled down Churchill tank with 75 mm of armour and a 12-cylinder Bedford engine. Nuffield developed the A24 based off the Crusader that was powered by the Liberty engine and had an advantage of being put into production quickly. Leyland and Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon developed a design that was similar to Nuffield's, but with different suspension and track designs. All these designs were examined in January 1941 and it was decided that Nuffield's A24 would become the vehicle of choice for the project. Six prototypes of the vehicle, now called Cromwell I were ordered for delivery in the Spring of 1942, but arrived four months late, with current events making the tank designs outdated. Despite that, the tank was put into production and experienced an unsatisfactory performance history as being an under-powered tank. The lack of available tanks led to the demands for more 6-pounders on the battlefield, which were used to be mounted on the older tank designs.

该坦克的研发始于1940年，当时十字军巡洋坦克正在英国陆军服役。研发一种更强大的巡洋坦克是由于人们相信随着时间的推移，十字军将落败于更先进的德国坦克，从而被淘汰。最初的计划是安装QF 6磅炮，于1942年完成。该项目由三家提交设计方案的公司承担。沃克斯豪尔开发了A23，这是一种缩小版的丘吉尔坦克，有着75毫米装甲，12缸贝德福德发动机。纳菲尔德在“十字军”的基础上开发了A24，由“自由”发动机提供动力，具有快速投入生产的优势。莱兰和伯明翰铁路与车辆公司的方案同纳菲尔德公司相近，但悬挂系统和履带的设计不同。1941年1月，所有这些设计都经过了检验，最终确定纳菲尔德的A24为该项目的首选。1942年春天，“克伦威尔”MKI采购了6辆原型车，但是延迟了4个月才到达，当前的事件使得坦克的设计过时了。尽管如此，这辆坦克还是投入了生产，并且作为一辆动力不足的坦克经历了一段性能拉夸历史。由于缺乏可用的坦克，战场上需要更多的曾装备在老坦克上的6磅炮。

When Britain entered the war, Rolls-Royce stopped producing cars and set up a team to find ways to use their production lines. The team was made under Roy Robotham at Clan Foundry near the city of Belper. Meeting with Henry Spurrier of Leyland, they talked tank designs and a project began of fitting a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine onto a tank. A Leyland-built Crusader was used for the test, removing the supercharger from the engine before installing it in the tank. The result was an absurdly fast tank, able to reach a speed of 80 km/h, estimated since timing the speed runs was difficult. The impressive performance had Leyland organize a production for 1,000 units of the engine, renamed as the Meteor. This plan was changed after concerns of the engine's cooling was raised, Leyland decides to produce their own version of Meteor which was weaker (350 hp) compared to the Rolls design (500 hp). Thus, the tank Board decided to just order the engine straight from Rolls-Royce for the Meteor engine. The A24 tank design with the Meteor engine was redesignated as the A27. During the development, Leyland suggested that the tank should be made to fit both the Meteor and the American-designed Liberty engine, thus the designation expanded to A27M (Meteor) and the A27L (Liberty) and were called Cromwell III and Cromwell II respectively. Leyland's attempt at building their own engine was abandoned. The A27M tank was made into a prototype and delivered on January 1942, it proved extremely mobile with its 600 hp engine and orders were placed for both engine versions. This proved difficult due to production difficulties with the Meteor and soon Leyland took over production of both versions. Production lines for the Meteor engine continued to be strained until late 1942, where Ernest Hives of Rolls met with Spencer Wilks of the company Rover made a deal in January 1943 to exchange factories, with Rolls establishing a Meteor engine factory at Barnoldswick, Lancashire.

当英国参战时，罗尔斯·罗伊斯停止了汽车生产，并成立了一个团队来寻找使用他们生产线的方法。该团队由罗伊·罗博瑟姆在贝尔珀市附近的氏族铸造厂组建。他们与莱兰的亨利·斯普瑞尔会面，讨论了坦克设计，并开始了一个将罗尔斯·罗伊斯的“灰背隼”发动机安装到坦克上的项目。用于测试的是一辆莱兰制造的十字军坦克，在安装到坦克之前，发动机移除了增压器。项目的结果是诞生了一个速度非常快的坦克，能够达到80公里/小时，估计因为速度太快了，导致实际计时很困难（计时员被吓得忘记按表了）。这次表现给莱兰留下了很深的印象，他很快便组织了1000台发动机的生产，并改名为“流星”。但在考虑了发动机的冷却问题后，莱兰改变了这个计划，他决定生产他们自己的“流星”(350匹马力)，逊于罗尔斯·罗伊斯的设计版本(500匹马力)。因此，坦克委员会决定直接从罗尔斯·罗伊斯那儿采购“流星”发动机。采用流星发动机的A24坦克设计被重新命名为A27。在发展过程中，莱兰建议坦克应该同时采用“流星”发动机和美国设计的“自由”发动机，因此坦克的名称扩展为A27M(流星)和A27L(自由)，它们又分别被称为“克伦威尔”MKⅢ和“克伦威尔”MKⅡ。莱兰自己制造发动机的尝试便无疾而终了。A27M坦克制成了原型车并于1942年1月交付，它的600匹马力发动机赋予其极强的机动性，两种发动机版本都有订单。但由于生产困难与流星和莱兰很快接管了两种发动机的生产工作，同时生产两种发动机被证明是困难的。直到1942年底，“流星”发动机的生产线都一直处于紧张状态。1943年1月，罗尔斯的欧内斯特·海夫斯与罗孚公司的斯宾塞·威尔达成了一项交换工厂的协议，罗尔斯在兰开夏郡的巴诺尔兹威克建立了一家“流星”发动机工厂。

Production of the tank began in November 1942 with new names given out the tanks. The original A24 Cromwell I from Nuffield was renamed the Cavalier, the Liberty powered Cromwell II became the Centaur, and the Meteor powered Cromwell III retained the name as the Cromwell. The actual Cromwell tank production was delayed until January 1943 due to low supply of Meteor engines until the Rover factory began producing it. With more Meteor engines being produced, the Centaur tanks were often converted to use the Meteor engine, turning them into Cromwells. Field tests with the tanks took place in August to September in 1943 alongside the M4A2 and M4A4 Shermans. The tests proved the Shermans to be more reliable than the Cromwell and Centaurs, needing only about 0.03 hours of mechanical attention every mile compared to the Cromwell's 0.07 hours per mile and the Centaur's 0.08 hours per mile. The two tanks were thus given time to iron out these deficiencies, the Cromwell suffered from oil leaks along with brake and clutch failures. While the tank suffered from these defects, the crews expressed their satisfaction with the designs for their speed and handling, but the Centaur was not given the same attention as the Cromwell. The second test in November had the Cromwell perform with improved results while the Centaur was still experiencing the same problems. The production model was finalized on February 2, 1944, after a specifications for a "Battle Cromwell" came in from Leyland, which included some design changes, an increase of 6 mm on the bottom of the tank, seam welding the joints, and the standard usage of the Meteor engine and the Merritt Brown transmission. The Centaur was relegated to training roles or modified for specialist roles such as anti-aircraft guns or engineering vehicles. Total production for the A27 tank series is 4,016 tanks, of which 950 are Centaurs and 3,066 are Cromwells.

1942年11月坦克开始生产，并给坦克起了新名字。来自纳菲尔德的原A24型“克伦威尔”MKI改名为“骑士”，“自由”动力“克伦威尔”MKⅡ改名为“半人马”，“流星”动力“克伦威尔”MKⅢ更名为“克伦威尔”。由于“流星”发动机的产能不足，克伦威尔坦克的实际生产推迟到1943年1月，直到罗孚的工厂开始生产它。随着越来越多的“流星”发动机被生产出来，半人马座坦克经常被改造成使用“流星”发动机，把它们变成了克伦威尔。1943年8月至9月，克伦威尔，半人马，M4A2谢尔曼坦克和M4A4谢尔曼坦克进行了实地测试。测试表明谢尔曼比克伦威尔和半人马更可靠，每英里只需要0.03工时的机械检修，而克伦威尔和人头马每英里分别需要0.07工时和0.08工时。因此，军方给这两辆坦克些时间来解决这些问题，克伦威尔的问题是漏油以及刹车和离合器故障。虽然克伦威尔坦克有上述缺陷，但乘员们对其速度和操控的设计表示满意，但半人马没有得到与克伦威尔一样的重视（半人马太拉胯了）。在11月的第二次测试中，克伦威尔的表现得更好些了，而半人马仍然面临着同样的问题。在1944年2月，利兰发布了“战斗型克伦威尔”的具体规格，生产模型也最终确定了下来。其中包括一些设计更改：将坦克底盘增厚了6毫米,采用焊接结构,统一使用“流星”发动机和梅里特·布朗变速箱。十字军坦克被降级为训练车辆或修改为特种车辆，如防空炮或工程车。A27坦克系列的总产量为4016辆，其中950辆是半人马坦克，3066辆是克伦威尔坦克。

译者注：上文的“mechanical attention”个人推测为“机械检修”之意

设计

The Cromwell's frame used a riveted construction in its initial production models, but this later changed to welding. The frame was strengthened with bolted armour plates. Companies involved in the A27 production were LMS Railway, Morris Motors, Metro-Cammell, Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, and English Electric. Some of these models were not consistent in construction, such as some variants built with 360 mm wide tracks and some with 393 mm tracks. The suspension was a Christie suspension derived from the earlier cruiser tank designs. Four of the tanks' road wheels have shock absorbers, and no return rollers are available, the tracks are supported on the top of the large road wheels. The gearbox has five forward and one reverse gear, with the first forward gear made for confined areas and sharp turns. While the Meteor engine is capable of going faster, it is restricted to 540 hp output with a governor to avoid straining the engine and suspension. The Cromwell's armaments changed over a few times, it's initial model mounted the 6-pounder gun, but the later models mounted the 75 mm gun. The adaption was easy due to the 75 mm gun being a 6-pounder bored for the larger calibre. A 7.92 mm BESA machine gun was available for coaxial firing on the turret. The armour on the Cromwell started as a 76 mm plate, which increased gradually to 83 mm and 100 mm overtime for additional protection.

克伦威尔的框架在最初的生产模型中使用铆接结构，后来改为焊接。框架用螺栓加固装甲板。参与A27生产的公司有LMS铁路公司、莫里斯汽车公司、都城嘉慕、伯明翰铁路马车公司和英国电气公司。其中一些模型在建造时并不完全一致，比如一些用360毫米宽履带建造的变种和一些用393毫米宽履带建造的变种。悬挂采用的是衍生自早期巡洋坦克设计的克里斯蒂悬挂。四个坦克的负重轮装有减震器，没有托带轮可用，履带被支撑在大车轮的顶部。变速箱有五个前进档和一个倒车档，第一个前进档用于狭窄区域和急转弯。虽然“流星”发动机能够提供更大的马力，但为了避免损坏发动机和悬挂系统，它还是被用限制器限制在了540匹马力的功率输出。克伦威尔的武器几经改变，最初的模型安装了6磅炮，后来的模型安装了75毫米炮。改装很容易，因为安装75毫米炮只需要扩大安装6磅炮的炮孔即可。7.92毫米贝莎机枪可用于在炮塔上进行同轴射击。克伦威尔的装甲最初为76毫米，后来逐渐增加到83毫米和100毫米作为额外的防护。

The A27M Cromwell I was exactly the same as Centaur I, with the biggest difference being that it was powered with a Meteor engine. It featured a 6-pounder as its main armament, but only a few were produced before the Cromwell changed armament to the 75 mm gun

A27M“克伦威尔”Mk I和“半人马”Mk I几乎完全一样，最大的不同是“克伦威尔”Mk I使用“流星”发动机提供动力。它的主要武器是6磅炮，但这在克伦威尔将武器改为75毫米炮之前生产的并不多

战斗使用

The British, at the time of Operation Overlord, primarily service the M4 Sherman as the main tank of their armoured units, only the armoured brigades of the 7th Armoured Division were equipped with the Cromwell tanks. Although the Cromwell also saw use as armoured reconnaissance regiments in other British divisions such as the Guards Armoured Division and the 11th Armoured Division. Compared to the Sherman, the Cromwell was much faster, so fast that it earned the title as the fastest British tank in World War II. The Cromwell also presented a smaller profile, making it a lower target, and has a thicker frontal armour plate. However, the Cromwell's armour was not sloping, was not as reliable in comparison to the Sherman, and a slightly smaller crew space inside the tank. Nevertheless, the Cromwell proved very mobile and effective on the battlefield alongside the Sherman, often outflanking German armour with their superior speed to hit the tanks on their sides or rear. Since the Cromwells are not able to mount the larger and more powerful 17-pounder and a derivative, the A30 Challenger, met with production issues, Cromwell units were equipped with Sherman Fireflies in order to supplement the firepower of the 17-pounder. Later in the war, these units began to be succeeded by the Comet tank which had more armour and a more powerful 77 mm gun derived from the 17-pounder.

在“霸王行动”时期，英国人主要使用M4谢尔曼坦克作为其装甲部队的主力坦克，只有第7装甲师的装甲旅装备了克伦威尔坦克。尽管克伦威尔也被其他英国师，如近卫装甲师和第11装甲师用作装甲侦察团。与谢尔曼相比，克伦威尔要快得多，速度之快使它赢得了二战中英国最快坦克的称号。克伦威尔也有一个较小的侧面，这使其成为一个较低的目标，并且克伦威尔有一个较厚的正面装甲。然而，克伦威尔的装甲并不是倾斜的，与谢尔曼的装甲相比并不可靠，而且坦克内部的乘员空间也略小。尽管如此，克伦威尔在战场上与谢尔曼同场作战时证明了其机动性和战斗力，克伦威尔经常以其超强的速度从侧翼包围德军装甲部队，从侧面或后方攻击德军坦克。由于克伦威尔不能安装更大更强的17磅炮，且克伦威尔的一个衍生作品，A30“挑战者”，遇到了生产问题，所以克伦威尔单位配备了谢尔曼萤火虫，以补充17磅火力。在战争后期，彗星坦克开始取代这些单位，彗星坦克拥有更好的装甲和更强大的77毫米炮。

During the war, the Cromwell chassis was used in various specialized roles on the battlefield. The A30 Challenger is a tank design that attempted to mount the 17-pounder on a lengthened Cromwell chassis, the A30 SP Avenger was another attempt to equip the 17-pounder, but used a lighter turret instead. Some were made into observation posts or command tanks. The Centaur saw a wider conversion with some becoming engineering vehicles, armoured recovery vehicles, and armoured personnel carriers. After the war, the British attempted to up-gun the Cromwell into the Charioteer, which was designed in the 1950s to supplement tank units before the Centurion was mass-issued.

在战争期间，克伦威尔的底盘被用于战场上的各种特殊用途。A30“挑战者”是一种尝试将17磅炮安装在加长版克伦威尔底盘上的坦克设计，A30 SP“复仇者”则是另一种尝试装备17磅炮的坦克设计，但使用了更轻的炮塔。有些克伦威尔被用作侦察单位或指挥坦克。半人马坦克经历了更广泛的转变，其中一些变成了工程车、装甲回收车辆和装甲运兵车。战争结束后，英国人尝试将克伦威尔变成“御夫座”坦克，御夫座设计于20世纪50年代，用于在百夫长大规模量产前补充坦克部队。

The Cromwells were also given out to Allied units such as the 1st Polish Armoured Division and the 1st Czechoslovak Armoured Brigade. These units served in Northern Europe with the Allies as they breakthrough deeper into Europe. After World War II, some Cromwell stayed in service and saw service in the Korean War with the 7th Royal tank Regiment and the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars. The Cromwells also were given to Greece, where it had the distinction of being the first tank put into service by the Greek Army. 52 Centaurs were given to Greece in 1946 to fight in the Greek Civil War, but these were stored due to lack of crews with adequate training. Formal training began in Greece began in 1947 with the return of trained officers from Britain. The Centaur saw limited service in the Greek Armoured Corps, fighting in the Greek mountains. These units kept the Centaurs up until 1963 where it was replaced by the American M47 Pattons.

克伦威尔也被分发给盟军单位，如波兰第一装甲师和捷克斯洛伐克第一装甲旅。随着盟军深入欧洲，这些部队在北欧服役。第二次世界大战结束后，一些克伦威尔仍在服役，并参加了朝鲜战争，装备于皇家第七坦克团和第八国王皇家爱尔兰骠骑兵团。克伦威尔也分发给了希腊,克伦威尔成为希腊军队第一款投入服役的坦克。英国又送给了希腊52辆半人马坦克用于1946年的希腊内战,但这些车组缺乏足够的训练。1947年，从英国归来的训练有素的军官开始在希腊建立正规的训练。半人马坦克在希腊装甲兵团中服役，在希腊山区作战。这些兵团一直保留着半人马坦克，直到1963年被美国M47“巴顿”取代。