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A Churchill tank in a hull down defensive position made a particular contribution to Allied success. In one encounter, on 21 April 1943, during the start of the Battle of Longstop Hill, a Churchill tank of the 48th Royal Tank Regiment got the better of a German Tiger I heavy tank. A 6 pounder shot from the Churchill lodged between the Tiger's ...
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 ...
The Tank Destroyer Command eventually numbered over 100,000 men and 80 battalions each equipped with 36 self-propelled tank destroyers or towed guns. The first US tank destroyer was a 75 mm gun on a half-track chassis M10 tank destroyer. Only a few shots were expected to be fired from any firing position. Strong reconnaissance elements were ...
The Department of Tank Design preferred the Churchill, which was the infantry tank successor to the Valentine, as a basis for further work. [1] The General Staff decided a flamethrower based on the Churchill using the Petroleum Warfare Department's design was required. The main armament of the tank was to be retained.
tank destroyer Achilles: 1944: 57.2: QF 17-pdr (76mm) 1×12.7mm Browning M2HB: 29.6: 276: 300: 1,100: 5: tank destroyer M10 with British gun Archer: 1943: 60: QF 17-pdr (76mm) 1× .303 Bren LMG: 15: 145: 230: 655: 4: tank destroyer Light Tank Mk VIA: 1936: 14: Vickers .50 machine gun (12.7mm) 1× .303 Vickers machine gun: 4.93: 67: 210: 1,682: ...
The 17-pounder could knock out any German tank. Often referred to by the post-war nickname "Firefly", but during WWII this nickname was also used for the 17pdr M10. Lee and Grant – M3 Lee medium tank; 3in SP M10 – M10 tank destroyer; 17pdr SP M10 – M10 tank destroyer equipped with a British 17-pounder gun
The name HMS Churchill has been borne by two Royal Navy ships: a destroyer and a submarine. HMS Churchill (I45) was a Town-class destroyer during World War II. It was named for towns of that name common to Britain and the United States. HMS Churchill (S46) was the first of three Churchill-class nuclear-powered fleet submarines.
A20 Infantry Tank, prototype built, did not enter service A21 (cancelled)* A22 A22D A22F Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill Gun Carrier, 3in, Mk I, Churchill Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII A23 Proposed "Heavy cruiser" based on shortened Churchill tank hull design with reduced armour. Cancelled)* A24 Tank, Cruiser, Mk VII, Cavalier* A25