Cromwell with Canadian forces

[sapper740]

I wouldn't be too hasty in ruling out making a model of a Canadian Cromwell. I have a picture of a Cromwell with CIRD (Canadian Indestructible Roller Device) which lends credence to it's use to some extent, even if only experimentally by Canada. I don't know of any other countries experimenting with this device, unfortunately I can't make out any WD numbers or unit insignia to confirm where this tank was used. Derek.

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by sapper740

I wouldn't be too hasty in ruling out making a model of a Canadian Cromwell. I have a picture of a Cromwell with CIRD (Canadian Indestructible Roller Device) which lends credence to it's use to some extent, even if only experimentally by Canada.

Hi Derek;

"a Cromwell with CIRD" - Even though the CIRD was Canadian in origin, the CIRD mounted on a Cromwell was not used within the Canadian Army either operationally or for training or for even testing and evaluation. The British Army, not the Canadian Army, fitted out a few Cromwell tanks with CIRD for testing and evaluation only and never used the two together operationally, preferring to use the CIRD with the Churchill AVRE and with the Sherman on a scale of issue to Flail equipped units of one per Troop (Sherman w/CIRD), but in the end the CIRD was not used that much at all (either with AVREs or Shermans) and especially not at all by units of the Canadian Army.

Cheers