Service
Unfortunately, due to some short sightedness, no provision had been made for deep wading trunking and the A30 was unable to participate in the Normandy landings; the tank had to wait until ports had been secured and the Mulberry harbours completed. The Challenger, despite its high centre of gravity, was liked by its crews as it was somewhat faster and more agile than the equivalently armed Sherman Firefly. The Firefly design, which had been a backup, proved to be easier to build and production of the Challenger was stopped with about 200 built. Many of the A30s were issued to units using Cromwells, which eased maintenance as they shared many parts.
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