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Comet I
III
Rank
AB
5.0
RB
5.3
SB
5.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Medium tank
Main role
20,000
RP
Research
135,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Comet I is a British medium tank. It was introduced in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour" along with the initial British ground tree. 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. 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 has an olive drab 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 brake at the end of it. The machine gun beside the driver doesn't work.



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 Basic → Reference
AB 1,506 → 2,038 SL
RB 1,806 → 2,444 SL
SB 2,365 → 3,200 SL
Crew training 39,000 SL
Experts 390,000 SL
Aces 550 GE
Research Aces 135,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
80 / 130 / 160 % SL
154 % RP
Total cost of modifications 34,800 RP
67,900 SL
Talisman cost 1,300 GE

Research order:
Comet I

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