A33 Heavy Assault Tank, Excelsior

1/76 Scale Model of A33 by Milicast

The first pilot model of this vehicle was completed in 1943, and mounted a 6pdr gun on a hull based upon the A27 Cromwell hull. The suspension for this first pilot was based on the American M6 heavy tank, but the surviving second pilot model at Bovington has widened Cromwell type track with modified side skirts. The project was abandoned in 1944.

A33, First Pilot Model	A33, Second Pilot Model
A33, Front view	Left side of A33
Engine Decking	Driver's Seat
Area behind driver's seat	A33, Area under turret ring
A33, View looking up into turret	SPECIFICATION Crew: 5 (commander, driver, gunner, loader, co-driver) Length: 22ft 8ins Height: 7ft 11ins Width: 11ft 1.5ins Armament: Main 1x75mm OOF, Secondary: 2x7.92mm Besa MG Armour: Max 114mm, Min 20mm Engine: Rolls Royce Meteor V12, 600bhp Max speed: 24mph, 12mph cross country Ammunition stowage: 64 rounds, 75mm
A33 at Bovington 1969 Back in the days when camouflage was simple (and probably original)