Hello people of the internet, TKH here. Today I thought I would do a review of one of the tanks able to be played in World of Tanks. Remember, as I said in my last blog post, I will be doing all things gaming, so you won't have to worry about me focusing on just one game. But today, I will be doing a review of the British Tier 6 Medium tank, the Cromwell.
First off, the Cromwell (or "Cromie" as it is called for short) is a very agile and fast tank, able to reach a top speed of 64 km/h, which is very fast for a medium tank. It's also able to hold it's speed well when turning, meaning not much speed is lost when heavy maneuvering is required. The traverse speed of the hull is 34 degrees per second on the standard suspension, upped to 36 degrees per second on the upgraded suspension, making the tank turn at a very quick rate. This compliments its fast speed, helped even more by the tanks relatively low weigh, at about 28.3 tonnes when fully upgraded (weighing in at roughly 27 tonnes when stock). On the stock engine (410 hp), the tank isn't terribly quick, but once the top engine is put on (650 hp), the tank becomes much quicker and can match some light tanks on speed and maneuverability. This makes it possible to even do some scouting to good effect, able to dodge incoming shells without losing too much speed, and with the size and shape it has, its camouflage value is good enough to even potentially do some passive scouting as well, though the radio the tank gets is decidedly average.
The gun on the Cromwell is a impressive weapon, having enough penetration (able to go through 145 mm of armour using standard rounds) to easily deal with any threat at it's tier, and when one gets into the odd tier 8 game this tank can get, having enough penetration to go through the sides and rear of it's tier 8 opponents. This makes this tank a very effective flanker, as it has the speed to flank the enemy and then the gun to wail on their sides and rear, with the Damage Per Minute (DPM) on the gun being quite impressive. Although the damage per shot on the gun is quite low (at 135 average damage), the rate of fire (at 15.38 rounds per minute on the top gun) is very good. The accuracy of the 75 mm Vickers HV (High Velocity) top gun is also very good (at 0.36 at 100 metres, where the lower the number is the more accurate the gun is), meaning that this tank can also be used effectively to provide medium and long range fire support.
The armour on this tank is probably it's biggest weakness, with most of what it will face being able to easily penetrate it from any side, as it only has 64 mm of frontal hull armour, with 32 mm at both the side and rear. The turret is slightly better armoured with 76 mm at its front, 63.7 mm at the side and 56.7 mm at the rear. Even so, these figures aren't enough for it to bounce most of what it will face, so don't rely on the tanks armour to save you in a bad situation. What makes it worse is that the tank is a boxy shape, with no angling being present on the tank, making it even easier to get through it's armour. Equipment that I would suggest to fit on the tank is a Medium-Caliber Gun Rammer, Improved Ventilation and a Enhanced Gun Laying Drive. Crew skills I will leave up to you, as it'll depend on how you play the tank and what your play style is to decide what skills and perks to give the crew.
Now, how should you play this tank? Well I would suggest that you should use its fast speed and maneuverability to flank the enemy and possibly even do some scouting if the situation permits it. I stay on the move quite often when I play my Cromwell, and that is how I've got the Ace Tanker Badge on it, by using its speed and rapid rate of fire to flank the enemy and wail on their side and rear. Having said that though, the tank can still be used to good effective as a sniper. Personally, I think doing this is a waste, as you are ignoring its greatest strength (its speed) and not being as helpful to the team as being a aggressive scout or flanker would be. But this is entirely up to you, as how you play this tank comes down to your play style.
So there is the review of the British Tier 6 Medium tank, the Cromwell. I hope you enjoyed reading it and found it helpful and educational. I will continue to do reviews of the various tanks that are on World of Tanks, however I will also do other things to cover as much of video gaming as I can. Thank you for reading today's post. I'll catch you next time.
