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  2. Churchill tank - Wikipedia

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    A Mk. VII Churchill Tank stands at the side of the Marine Highway, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim. The restored vehicle was a gift to the Borough from the Trustees of the North Irish Horse Regimental Association. A Churchill AVRE is also at the South African Armour Museum, situated at the Tempe Military Base, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

  3. List of specialist Churchill tank variants - Wikipedia

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    Churchill AVRE with fascine on tilt-forward cradle. This particular example is a post-WW2 AVRE on the MK VII chassis. Proposed by a Canadian engineer as a result of experience from the Dieppe Raid, [2] the Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) was a Churchill Mark III or IV equipped with the "Mortar, Recoiling Spigot, Mark II" (or Petard), a spigot mortar [a] that throws the 230 mm (9.1 in ...

  4. Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers - Wikipedia

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    The side door became a critical component for the new vehicle, allowing engineers to exit the vehicle under protection, and retreat back inside while blasting. In October 1942 a prototype based on the Churchill tank was ordered. The Churchill proved ideal, having a large amount of space inside for demolition stores, and side exit doors.

  5. Churchill Crocodile - Wikipedia

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    The Churchill Crocodile was a British flame-throwing tank of late Second World War. It was a variant of the Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill Mark VII , although the Churchill Mark IV was initially chosen to be the base vehicle.

  6. Flame tank - Wikipedia

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    Churchill Crocodile flame tank. Churchill Oke: Churchill Mk II with fixed "Ronson" flamethrower. Three were part of the 1942 Raid on Dieppe but were put out of action before the equipment was used. Churchill Crocodile: Churchill Mk VII equipped with a kit including an armored fuel trailer that used compressed nitrogen for pressure. The ...

  7. Landing craft tank - Wikipedia

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    A Crusader Mk I cruiser tank driving off the tank landing craft TLC-124 during tests of a portable concrete roadway 26 April 1942. The Landing Craft, Tank (LCT) (or tank landing craft, TLC) [1] [2] was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads.

  8. Armoured fighting vehicles of the Irish Army - Wikipedia

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    The Irish Army took delivery of three Churchill Mk VI tanks in 1948 and a fourth in 1949. They were rented from the British War Office until 1954, when they were purchased outright. They were rented from the British War Office until 1954, when they were purchased outright.

  9. Black Prince (tank) - Wikipedia

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    The Black Prince weighed around ten tons more than the Churchill so the suspension was modified and the tracks widened by 10 inches to carry the extra load. However, the Churchill's 350-horsepower (260 kW) engine was retained, leading to the tank being underpowered and slow, with maximum speeds 10.5 mph (16.9 km/h) on roads and 7.5 mph (12.1 km ...