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Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
III
Rank
AB
5.0
RB
5.3
SB
5.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Medium tank
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

The Comet I "Iron Duke IV" is a premium gift British medium tank. It was introduced during Update 1.57 "Battle March" as a reward for the 2016 WW2 Chronicles event. Armed with a 77 mm HV gun, essentially a 17-pounder with a lower muzzle velocity, it has one of the more powerful guns available for a medium tank at the rating.

The Comet is an excellent medium tank. It has great mobility and acceleration, able to reach 38 km/h very quickly and stay there in full throttle, but its reverse speed is pitiful like the Cromwell's. Firepower is also a benefit of the vehicle, especially after the unlocking of the APDS shot, giving it the penetration needed to deal with any threat you might encounter. The drawback of the design is the sub-par armour that can be pretty easily penetrated at BR 5.3. One should take advantage of the Comet's low profile and mobility to hide and manoeuvre from the enemy to catch them at an advantageous angle. The Comet also has a benefit the previous tanks in its branch, the Sherman Firefly, didn't have in the great gun depression. This allows the Comet to more easily fire over hills in an hull-down position to destroy the enemy with the most the best terrain benefit for protection.

Iron Duke IV was the tank of Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Hobart, commander of the 1st RTR, 7th Armoured Division.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 76 / 43 / 32 mm
Turret 102 / 64 / 57 mm
Visibility 98 %
Crew 5 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 5257 km/h
Backward 3 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.915.934.227.8 hp/t
Engine power 6005311,145930 hp
Weight 33.5 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
3.0x–6.0x
Armaments
77 mm OQF Mk.II cannon
Ammunition 61 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
9.6 → 7.4 s
Vertical guidance -12 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 14.712.527.7202117.939.528.6 °/s
Vertical 2.82.29.86.343.2149 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP14514213111810696
HE999999
APC14514213111810696
APCBC161158145131118107
APDS217213199182167153
7.92 mm BESA machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 5,175 rounds
Belt capacity 225 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-I/AP-I/AP-T986300
Economy
Repair cost
AB 1,600 SL
RB 1,982 SL
SB 2,531 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 290,000 SL
Aces 710 GE
Research Aces 960,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (100 / 160 / 190) % SL
2 x 166 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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