Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series
HG3101 - Cromwell Mk.IV  C Squadron 5th Royal Tank Regt
22nd Armoured Brg., 7th Armoured Division
Royal Tank Regiment
cap badge
"Desert Rats" 7th
Armoured Division
        insignia
22nd Armoured Brigade
   Stag's Head insignia
History of the unit
5th Royal Tank Regiment was part of the British Expeditionary Force in France May 1940. In 1941 they
sailed to the Middle East and fought at Tobruk and the Battleaxe and Gazala battles. With reorganization
the 5th RTR joined the 22nd Armoured Brigade at El Alamein. In October 1942 the 22nd AB joined the
7th Armoured Division until the end of WWII. In 1940 the 7th AD adopted the Jerboa a desert rat as the
Divisional Sign and became “The Desert Rats”. The 22nd AB used the stag head as its badge.
HG3101
The Cromwell Mk.IV was a Cruiser class tank based on the Centaur III with a Meteor engine and was one
of the most successful British tanks in WWII. In 1943 the Mk.IV with a new 75mm cannon capable of using
U.S. Army ammunition arrived in the field. Once the Allies broke out into open country in Normandy its
super speed and agility helped make spectacular progress through Northern France, Belgium and
Holland as the Allies advanced toward Germany. The Cromwell fought in Korea and retired in the late
1950’s.
Authentic Detailing
Pre-Painted by professionals
Accurate paint colors
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully Assembled
Die-Cast Model
True to Scale (1:72)
Weathering and insignias
Turret turns
Main gun elevates
Metal chassis, turret and main
gun
Realistic tracks
Tracks replicate real track
droop
Has a Normandy Cowling on
rear
Specifications

Vehicle Type:
Cruiser Mk. VIII (A27M) Cromwell Mk. IVC WD# T190041

Manufacturer:
WD # : T189400 – T190064 Cromwell IVC
(Gun tanks by English Electric)

Production:
BRCW Co. Ltd – (riveted models) 256  (welded models) 123
English-Electric – (riveted models) 803  (welded models) 1
John Fowler & Co. - (riveted models) 274  (welded models) 0
Leyland Motors - (riveted models) 735  (welded models) 0
Metro-Cammell - (riveted models) 300  (welded models) 0
Vauxhall Motors - (riveted models) 0  (welded models) 2
Total – (riveted) 2368 (welded) 126  the Mk. IV being the most
numerous

Crew:
5
Length:
6.35 m – 20.8 ft
Width:
2.91 m – 9.55 ft
Height:
2.49 m – 8.17 ft
Weight:
27,500 kg – 60,627 lb –   27.06 (British long tons)  30.13 (US short
tons)
Ground pressure:
14.7 lb/sq. in
Powerplant:
Rolls Royce Meteor V-12 26.9 liters 600 hp@2550 rpm
Power to weight ratio:
21.4 hp/t
Fuel:
Gasoline capacity  527 liters – 139 US gallons
Speed:
On road  52 kph – 32 mph
Off road  29 kph – 18 mph
Range:
On road  265 km – 164.66 miles
Off road  134 km – 83 miles
Main armament:
1 x 75mm ROQF Mk. V or VA cannon with 64 rounds
Secondary armament:
2 x 7.92mm Besa MG (coaxial, bow) with 4,950 rounds
Maximum armour:
76mm – 2.99 in
Minimum armour:
20 mm - .79 in
                              NORMANDY COWL:
Is the vent placed over the engine exhaust to direct the fumes away from the
tank. This would help when the tank was running but not moving and was
especially appreciated by any infantry getting a lift by sitting on the rear deck.
Normandy Cowl side view
Normandy Cowl face-on view
THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES
THE RETAIL VERSION WILL BE MORE REFINED