The Charioteer Tank, or FV4101 Tank, Medium Gun, Charioteer was a post-world-war II British armoured fighting vehicle. It was produced in the 1950s to up-gun units of the Royal Armoured Corps continuing to use the Cromwell tank during the early phases of the Cold War. The vehicle itself was a modified Cromwell with a more powerful gun installed in a relatively lightly armoured two-man turret.
Charioteer saw limited use with the British Army, but was used more extensively by overseas nations in Europe and the Middle East. Charioteers saw action in conflicts in the Middle-East.
Vadim Zadorozhny’s Museum of Equipment, Moscow
Years of production: 1952-1954
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Issued: 442 items
Weight: 28.5 t
Power: 600 hp
Speed: 50 km / h
Crew: 4 persons
Main armament: Ordnance QF 20 pounder
Secondary armament: Co-axial Browning .30
Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor, 600 hp
Suspension Improved Christie
Manufacturer: Robinson and Kershaw Ltd, Dukinfield, Cheshire