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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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: 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).'' -->
-''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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: 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).''
+Finland ordered 41 Comet Mk1 Model Bs and received them close to the end of WWII. They were in use by the Finnish Defence Forces until 1970, when they were transferred to storage. In 2007, four were auctioned.
 == Media ==

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Fire and Ice"]]. 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 of its 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 at full throttle, though suffers from pitiful reverse speed like with the Cromwell. Firepower is another benefit, especially after unlocking APDS, 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 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. Gun depression was a feature that the previous tank in the british tech tree, the Sherman Firefly, was sorely lacking. This is much improved on the Comet allowing the vehicle to more easily shoot over hills while in hull-down position.
+The Comet is an excellent medium tank. It has great mobility and acceleration, able to reach 38 km/h very quickly and stay there at full throttle, though suffers from pitiful reverse speed like with the Cromwell. Firepower is another benefit, especially after unlocking APDS, 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 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. Gun depression was a feature that the previous tank in the British tech tree, the Sherman Firefly, was sorely lacking. This is much improved on the Comet allowing the vehicle to more easily shoot over hills while in hull-down position.
 This particular Comet is an example operated by the Finnish Defence Forces, imported in 1958 and used as training vehicles for the [[Charioteer Mk VII (Sweden)|Charioteers]] they were bought alongside of. It is identical in performance to the British [[Comet I]].

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Fire and Ice"]]. 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 of its 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 at full throttle, though suffers from pitiful reverse speed like with the Cromwell. Firepower is another benefit, especially after unlocking APDS, 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 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. Gun depression was a feature that the previous tank in the tech tree, the Sherman Firefly, was sorely lacking. This is much improved on the Comet allowing the vehicle to more easily shoot over hills while in hull-down position.
+The Comet is an excellent medium tank. It has great mobility and acceleration, able to reach 38 km/h very quickly and stay there at full throttle, though suffers from pitiful reverse speed like with the Cromwell. Firepower is another benefit, especially after unlocking APDS, 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 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. Gun depression was a feature that the previous tank in the british tech tree, the Sherman Firefly, was sorely lacking. This is much improved on the Comet allowing the vehicle to more easily shoot over hills while in hull-down position.
 This particular Comet is an example operated by the Finnish Defence Forces, imported in 1958 and used as training vehicles for the [[Charioteer Mk VII (Sweden)|Charioteers]] they were bought alongside of. It is identical in performance to the British [[Comet I]].

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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 at full throttle, though suffers from pitiful reverse speed like with the Cromwell. Firepower is another benefit, especially after unlocking APDS, 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 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. Gun depression was a feature that the previous tank in the tech tree, the Sherman Firefly, was sorely lacking. This is much improved on the Comet allowing the vehicle to more easily shoot over hills while in hull-down position.
-This particular Comet is an example operated by the Finnish Defence Forces, imported in 1958 and used as training vehicles for the [[Charioteer Mk VII (Sweden)|Charioteers]] that were bought alongside of. It is identical in performance to the British [[Comet I]].
+This particular Comet is an example operated by the Finnish Defence Forces, imported in 1958 and used as training vehicles for the [[Charioteer Mk VII (Sweden)|Charioteers]] they were bought alongside of. It is identical in performance to the British [[Comet I]].
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Fire and Ice"]]. 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 '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Swedish medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Fire and Ice"]]. 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 of its 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. 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 a terrain benefit for protection.
+The Comet is an excellent medium tank. It has great mobility and acceleration, able to reach 38 km/h very quickly and stay there at full throttle, though suffers from pitiful reverse speed like with the Cromwell. Firepower is another benefit, especially after unlocking APDS, 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 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. Gun depression was a feature that the previous tank in the tech tree, the Sherman Firefly, was sorely lacking. This is much improved on the Comet allowing the vehicle to more easily shoot over hills while in hull-down position.
-This Comet is an example operated by the Finnish Defence Forces, imported in 1958 and used as training vehicles for the [[Charioteer Mk VII (Sweden)|Charioteers]] that they were bought alongside. It is identical in performance to the British [[Comet I]].
+This particular Comet is an example operated by the Finnish Defence Forces, imported in 1958 and used as training vehicles for the [[Charioteer Mk VII (Sweden)|Charioteers]] that they were bought alongside of. It is identical in performance to the British [[Comet I]].
 == General info ==
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=sw_a_34_comet Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 Fighting a tank of the same weight classification is relatively easy, but can be difficult against the more armoured [[Panther A]], [[IS-1|IS series]] and angled [[Tiger H1|Tiger]] tanks. Until the APDS shot has been 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 unless angled. Flanking should be used in this case. Problems arise with the [[IS-1]] and [[IS-2]] tanks that may show up, due to their heavy armour and the IS-2's tendency to absolutely wreck vehicles with its 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 its 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. Capture the 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 most tanks you'll meet so don't pick a sniping 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 (the Comet has great fire rate: use it) and relocate. Don't mind the damage you made: keep moving! Angling your front armour at a severe angle when peeking a corner an enemy is behind to bait a shot can also work in a pinch.
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 ====Arcade battles====
-In arcade domination mode where the cap points are arranged perpendicular to the cap points (ex. Poland, Ash River, Berlin, Korea, Karelia, Kuban, etc.), go for the flanks (A or C). If the cap points are diagonal (ex. Stalingrad), go for the closest cap point. And if the cap points are parallel to cap points (ex. Ardennes, Eastern Europe, etc.) go for the middle point as fast as you can. If you feel that you cant make it, help cap the point closest to spawn. You can also decide if you want to defend the point after capturing it. It is suggested to defend the cap point that has a lot of cover and an easy escape if overwhelmed (Suggested points to defend: A or C in Poland, C in Stalingrad, C in Ardennes).
+In arcade domination mode where the capture points are arranged perpendicular to the other capture points (ex. Poland, Ash River, Berlin, Korea, Karelia, Kuban, etc.), go for the flanks (A or C). If the capture points are diagonal (ex. Stalingrad), go for the closest point. And if the capture points are in line with the spawns (ex. Ardennes, Eastern Europe, etc.) go for the middle point as fast as you can. If you feel that you cant make it, help cap the point closest to spawn. You can also decide if you want to defend the point after capturing it. It is suggested to defend the capture point that has a lot of cover and an easy escape if overwhelmed (Suggested points to defend: A or C in Poland, C in Stalingrad, C in Ardennes).
 ====Realistic/Simulator battles====
-In realistic and simulator, the Comet can become sluggish and isn't as fast as in arcade. A suggestion would be to capture the closest cap point, cap it, and then go into hiding. When you go into hiding, take every well placed shot you can and immediately run away from an encounter. You will mainly be facing Tiger IIs, Tiger Is, and Panthers, T-34-85s, rarely Chi-Tos and Chi-Ris. If you encounter them on a one v. one, always be on the move. Move around the other tank and try to hit it from the side (Panthers, Tiger Is, Chi-Tos, and Chi-Ris). If you encounter a Tiger II, aim for its turret cheek with a APDS shell and take shoot it through the side. T-34-85 would be easier. You can quite easily penetrate the frontal armour of the T-34-85. It is just a matter of reaction time.
+In realistic and simulator, the Comet can become sluggish and isn't as fast as in arcade. A suggestion would be to capture the closest point, cap it, and then go into hiding. When you go into hiding, take every well placed shot you can and immediately run away from an encounter. You will mainly be facing Tiger IIs, Tiger Is, and Panthers, T-34-85s, rarely Chi-Tos and Chi-Ris. If you encounter them on a one v. one, always be on the move. Move around the other tank and try to hit it from the side (Panthers, Tiger Is, Chi-Tos, and Chi-Ris). If you encounter a Tiger II, aim for its turret cheek with a APDS shell and take shoot it through the side. T-34-85 would be easier. You can quite easily penetrate the frontal armour of the T-34-85. It is just a matter of reaction time.
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 == See also ==

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+{{:OQF Mk.II (77 mm)/Ammunition|Shot Mk.6, Shell Mk.1, Shot Mk.4, Shot Mk.8, Shot SV Mk.1}}
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