The Charioteer tank destroyer officially known as FV4101 Cromwell Heavy AT Gun was a British tank destroyer, designed in the 1950s from the Cromwell tank and used to add firepower to units serving in West Germany.
In the early 1950s, in an attempt to give extra firepower to the units of the Royal Armoured Corps, some Cromwell tanks received an 20 pounder gun (the same as the Centurion) in a new but lightly armoured turret. The resulting vehicle was designated as the FV 4101 Charioteer tank destroyer. About 200 units were converted by Robinson and Kershaw Ltd in Cheshire.
In practice the Charioteer was used by British Territorial Army units only and during mid and late 1950s most of the vehicles were sold to Austria, Finland, Jordan and Lebanon.
In the early 1950s, in an attempt to give extra firepower to the units of the Royal Armoured Corps, some Cromwell tanks received an 20 pounder gun (the same as the Centurion) in a new but lightly armoured turret. The resulting vehicle was designated as the FV 4101 Charioteer tank destroyer. About 200 units were converted by Robinson and Kershaw Ltd in Cheshire.
In practice the Charioteer was used by British Territorial Army units only and during mid and late 1950s most of the vehicles were sold to Austria, Finland, Jordan and Lebanon.
| Charioteer | |
|---|---|
| Type | Tank destroyer |
| Place of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| In service | - |
| Used by | British Army |
| Wars | Operation Litani Lebanese civil war |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Robinson and Kershaw Ltd, Cheshire |
| Number built | 442 |
| Specifications | |
| | |
| Main armament | Ordnance QF 20 pounder |
| Suspension | Improved Christie |
