Comet I "Iron Duke IV" - Revision history

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 * Excellent manoeuvrability and speed - second only by a little to the [[T-34-85 (D-5T)]] and [[Panther D]]
 * Access to APDS shot
 * Great turret armour
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 * Great gun depression
 * 5 crew members
 '''Cons:'''
 * Bad penetration values against sloped armour without APDS
-* Bad gun damage (without APDS), you'll need to aim at the enemy gunner to have a fighting chance
+* Bad gun damage, you'll need to aim precisely
-* The 17-pdr does not have as much penetration as other variants
+* The 77mm HV does not have as much penetration as the 17-pounder gun
-* Overall bad armour for its rank,only the turret front has some chance to bounce some hits
+* Overall bad armour for its rank, only the turret front has some chance to bounce some hits
 * Awful reverse speed of only -3 km/h (-2 mph)
 == History ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=uk_a_34_comet_iron_duke Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 61 || rowspan="2" | -12°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 14.3 || 19.8 || 24.0 || 26.5 || 28.2 || rowspan="2" | 9.62 || rowspan="2" | 8.51 || rowspan="2" | 7.84 || rowspan="2" | 7.40
+| rowspan="2" | 61 || rowspan="2" | -12°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 20.0 || 27.7 || 33.6 || 37.2 || 39.5 || rowspan="2" | 9.62 || rowspan="2" | 8.51 || rowspan="2" | 7.84 || rowspan="2" | 7.40
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
-| 8.9 || 10.5 || 12.8 || 14.1 || 15.0
+| 12.5 || 14.7 || 17.8 || 19.7 || 21.0
 |-
 |}

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:OQF Mk.II (77 mm)/Ammunition|Shot Mk.6, Shell Mk.1, Shot Mk.4, Shot Mk.8, Shot SV Mk.1}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ;Images
-<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
 File:GarageImage Iron Duke IV Side.jpg|<small>The "Iron Duke IV" name is inscribed on the turret sides.</small>
 </gallery>
 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|MLOvkVlxY9U|'''{{PAGENAME}} Tank Review''' - ''NUSensei''|9XGpYnDi6ZU|'''The A34 {{PAGENAME}} - Tank RB Review''' - ''MikeGoesBoom''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|9XGpYnDi6ZU|'''The A34 Comet I "Iron Duke IV" - Tank RB Review''' - ''MikeGoesBoom''}}
 == See also ==

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 {{About
-| about = British medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
+| about = premium British medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
-| usage = the other version
+| usage = other versions
-| link = Comet I
+| link = Comet (Family)
 }}
 {{Specs-Card

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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
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 | Shot Mk.8 || APCBC || 754 || 7.71 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
-| Shot SV Mk.1 || APDS || 1,120 || 1.73 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 75° || 78° || 80°
+| Shot SV Mk.1 || APDS || 1,035 || 2.48 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 75° || 78° || 80°
 |-
 |}

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 == History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-{{main|Comet I#History|l1=History of the Comet I}}
+===Development===
 == Media ==

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 | Hull || 76.2 mm (1°) ''Front plate'' <br> 32 mm (72°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 63.5 mm (19°) ''Joint plate'' <br> 25.4 mm (69°) ''Lower glacis'' || 32 mm ''Top front half'' <br /> 25 mm ''Top back half'' <br> 29 + 14 mm ''Bottom'' || 32 + 25.4 mm (1°) ''Top half'' <br> 32 mm (32°) ''Lower half'' || 14 mm
 |-
-| Turret || 102 mm (3-57°) ''Turret front'' <br> 102 mm (1-34°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 63.5 mm || 57.1 + 5 mm (1°)|| 25.4 mm ''Front half'' <br> 20 mm ''Back half''
+| Turret || 102 mm (3-57°) ''Turret front'' <br> 102 mm (1-34°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 63.5 mm || 57.1 + 5 mm (1°) || 25.4 mm ''Front half'' <br> 20 mm ''Rear half''
 |-
-! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
+| Cupola || 44 mm || 44 mm || 44 mm || 25.4 mm
 |-
 |}
 '''Notes:'''
-*Suspension wheels and the tracks are 20 mm thick.
+* Suspension wheels and the tracks are 20 mm thick.
-*There are tracks attached on the turret that provide an extra 20 mm armour where they are attached.
+* There are tracks attached on the turret that provide an extra 20 mm armour where they are attached.
-*The bustle rack on the back of the turret gives an armour rating of 5 mm.
+* The bustle rack on the back of the turret gives an armour rating of 5 mm.
 === Mobility ===
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 Fighting a tank of the same weight classification is relatively easy, but difficult against the more armoured [[Panther A|Panther]] and [[T-34-85]] tanks. Until the APDS shot can be unlocked, more decisive shots will have to be made to take care of these tanks, the Mk.6 and Mk.8 shot are the preferred ammunition to use. The Panthers should be targeted on the gun mantlet in the front and should be aimed at the gunner to immobilize their firepower and cause crew damage. The T-34-85 is a bit of a hit-or-miss due to the more heavy sloping nature of the armour and the turret. Penetrating through the front hull armour when it is facing directly at you is the best course of action against the T-34-85. Heavy tanks get even more tricky, but easier once the APDS round is unlocked for use. A [[Tiger H1|Tiger I]] is admittedly an easy tank to deal with due to the vertical slope of the armour. Problems arise with the [[IS-2]] tank that may show up, due to their heavy armour and their tendency to absolutely destroy vehicles with their 122 mm gun. Distance is not your friend against this tank, the closer the better for your gun to penetrate the weak spots on its frontal armour. A tough situation, but a survivable one.
-For every Comet player that does not have the APDS shells, do not engage in long distance gun fights. You are almost certainly going to lose. So use it first as its intention is, a cruiser tank. Cap point and retreat. If you find yourself in a sticky situation, get as close to the enemy as possible and fire at it's side. Conduct the battle in this manner until the APDS is unlocked
+For every Comet player that does not have the APDS shells, do not engage in long distance gun fights. You are almost certainly going to lose. So use it first as its intention is, a cruiser tank. Cap point and retreat. If you find yourself in a sticky situation, get as close to the enemy as possible and fire at its side. Conduct the battle in this manner until the APDS is unlocked
-The best tactic is flanking and "shoot and scoot". Your armour won't stand against T-34's and Tigers you'll meet so don't pick a snipe position and keep firing - sooner or later you '''will''' be pinned down. You need to locate a good spot for attack, fire a few shots (Comet has a great fire rate: use it) and relocate. Don't mind the damage you made: keep moving!
+The best tactic is flanking and "shoot and scoot". Your armour won't stand against T-34s and Tigers you'll meet so don't pick a snipe position and keep firing - sooner or later you '''will''' be pinned down. You need to locate a good spot for attack, fire a few shots (Comet has a great fire rate: use it) and relocate. Don't mind the damage you made: keep moving!
 Also, another "never" to do with this tank, never go in reverse. You are almost certainly going to get yourself blown up in the process as you have an awful reverse speed of only -1 mph (-3 km/h). If you want to reverse, turn the whole tank around instead using neutral steer or just charge at the enemy, circle him or her once and disappear the other way. You must do this as quickly as you appeared. You can use smoke grenades, but still, don't reverse, charge at the enemy. To not to get in the situation in the first place, choose where you are going to go carefully. You must study the situation quickly and cautiously to not to get yourself destroyed in the process. The key is to run, run and run.

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 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 V|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.
-The Comet is a grayish-brownish colour like all other British tanks. It is also quite low in stature. The Comet has a unique turret design and has a nice long barrel. The barrel has a muzzle break at the end of it. The machine gun beside the driver doesn't work.
+Iron Duke IV was the tank of Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Hobart, commander of the 1st RTR, 7th Armoured Division.
 == General info ==
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 == History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-===Development===
+{{main|Comet_I#History|l1=History of the Comet}}
 == Media ==
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 * [https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/a34-cruiser-tank-comet-mark-i <nowiki>[Tanks Encyclopedia]</nowiki> Comet, Cruiser Tank, A34]
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