And the reason why it was able to suppress Trod and they did not dare to raise their heads was because of the 77mm HV75 main gun used by the Comet. It has a very good performance in armor-piercing ability, which is completely inferior to the 85mm ZiS-S-53 main gun used by Andrey.

Compared with the original 17-pounder gun of the British Army, in the case of using APCBC (Cap-piercing shell), it can penetrate 109 mm of uniform steel armor with a 30-degree inclination at 500 meters, although it is much lower than the original 150 mm, but it is still a pretty good main gun.

And the reason why it can have such a high penetration is because the initial velocity of its shells is quite high. Compared with the same type of combat vehicle at that time, it can be regarded as a superior product.

However, if they use APDS (shell-piercing shells), then their armor-piercing ability will still be at a higher level, reaching a rather terrifying result. This point, not to mention Andrey's 136 project, is Trood's Leopard type, which is also beyond the reach of the dust.

However, whether it is in terms of the number of equipment or practicality, the ability of APDS is still not very reliable. This is not to say that his armor-piercing ability is not enough, but that his shooting accuracy is not very satisfactory, especially in the case of large wind speeds, and the armor-piercing bullet will be greatly affected.

A British armored soldier once frankly admitted that under the premise of ensuring general accuracy, ordinary artillery shells, that is, cap-piercing shells, can still be guaranteed to penetrate most targets. The use of shell-piercing shells at this time will undoubtedly be a waste.

In the case that the cap-piercing projectile cannot penetrate the target, the accuracy of the shell-piercing projectile at this distance cannot be guaranteed. In other words, shell-piercing shells are useless in many places, which makes the British army itself begin to think about where such shells should be placed.

After talking about the power of the Comet's main cannon, let's say that it has the biggest turret change compared to Cromwell - first of all, from the appearance, its turret is larger than Cromwell's.

In terms of armor protection, it is also stronger than Cromwell. Its frontal and gun shields are made of 101 mm cast steel, while the sides and rear are 63 and 57 mm rolled, respectively, and the top is 25 mm rolled.

Obviously, while the Trood's Panther is a disadvantage in turret armor, the Comet's turret armor is more fragile than the Panther armor. Because, in the case that it does not have an advantage in armor, it still adopts the traditional vertical armor design of the British army.

And when it comes to vertical armor, the comet that inherited the Cromwell hull still has a fatal wound - poor bulletproof appearance.

At the beginning of the war, many countries actually used vertical armor design, including the United Kingdom, the United States, some Soviet tanks, and even Germany, which is now quite high at the level of tank building.

If you really want to talk about it, the French may really be one of the few countries at that time with a 'romantic' design, and their inclined armor design, although far less mature than the later Soviet Union, is already half a pioneer.

It's a pity that its failure in tank warfare has made this 'pioneer' stillborn before it can be carried forward. Then, in the contest with the Soviet army, after realizing how good the bulletproof shape of the inclined armor was, the German army also began to gradually abandon the design of their vertical armor, and boldly learned the Soviet army's plan and changed to inclined armor.

Here, the sword of the French is not to be talked about for the time being, although the United States and Germany look down on the Soviet Union very much in the process of manufacturing tanks. But I have to admire how the Soviets designed a tank with such a good bulletproof shape.

Of course, while they were skeptical of this, they were also skeptical about how several strong men of the Slavic peoples could squeeze into such a chariot with a very narrow interior space and still exert combat efficiency......

Here, the U.S. military began to learn the low profile of the Soviet army, which made many tanks a little lower, and in this, the T23 used by Chelsea was an attempt, at least from the current situation, its performance on the battlefield is indeed much better than Sherman.

And the German army, due to the shortcomings of the design, there is no way to reduce the height of the vehicle, so it can only make a fuss about the armor. Compared with a heavy tank like the Tiger, the Leopard medium tank has a better performance in frontal protection.

However, just when other countries began to learn, the stubbornness of the British came up, and they still did not give up on the design of vertical armor, although they had to praise the performance of their modified 17-pounder tank gun, but in the design of the tank's bulletproof shape, they were undoubtedly the worst.

(PS: This refers to bulletproof appearance, not bulletproof performance, please treat it differently.) ）

However, even so, the comet's ballistic performance is still somewhat higher than that of Cromwell - the thickness of its frontal armor has changed from 64 mm to 76 mm for Cromwell, and the top of the hull has changed from 20 mm to 25 mm. It's still a little pitiful, but it's still improved after all.

In terms of power, because the Comet and Cromwell also use a 600 horsepower engine, and the Comet modification has increased the weight of the car, so this aspect does not increase but decreases - its unit power has dropped from Cromwell's 22 horsepower / ton to the current 18 horsepower / ton, and in terms of top speed, it has also been reduced from Cromwell's 61 km/h to the current 51 km/h.

This also makes Cromwell's proud speed advantage a discount, but at this stage, it is still relatively good.

In terms of mobility, there is another point to mention, that is, although the Comet and Cromwell also use the 'Christie' suspension device, but because the comet is more prominent in terms of vehicle weight. Therefore, on the basis of the original five large load wheels, four carrier pulleys are added. And it is these four carrier wheels that make the comet much less vibrating than the lightweight Cromwell when driving at high speed, and the ride comfort will naturally go up.

HOWEVER, THIS LEVEL OF STEADY INCREASE IS NOT TOO OBVIOUS FOR A COMET THAT CAN RUN AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 50 KM/H, AND IT IS NOT TOO HELPFUL WHEN SHOOTING AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS......