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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 ...
The Churchill proved ideal, having a large amount of space inside for demolition stores, and side exit doors. The interior munition storage was removed, as was the turret basket and co-drivers seat, replaced with stowage. This provided space for 36 cu. ft. of demolition supplies and tools. AVRE 230 mm petard mortar and its ammunition
The Churchill had good (though slow) cross-country performance, heavy armour, and a roomy interior. The Sherman's mechanical reliability was valued. Among the many specialist vehicles and their attachments were: The Churchill Crocodile was a Churchill tank modified by the fitting of a flame-thrower in place of the hull machine gun. An armoured ...
The Churchill Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE) was a heavily modified Churchill III or IV armed with a "Petard", a 230mm [8] spigot mortar that fired a 40 pound (18 kg) "Flying dustbin" demolition bomb. The 'Bobbin' Carpet Layer was a Churchill AVRE fitted out with a roll of matting for laying on a beach or other soft surface.
After the sale, Lyda retired to his 220,000-acre La Escalera Ranch south of Fort Stockton, Texas.By 1999, he had owned or traded more than 880,000 acres (3600 km²) of ranch real estate, including the large Ladder Ranch in southeastern New Mexico, which he eventually sold to Ted Turner and Jane Fonda.
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Shafter is a ghost town in Presidio County, Texas, United States.The Texas Attorney General's Office listed a population of 11 as of the 2000 Census. [3] It was named in honor of General William R. Shafter, who at one point commanded the nearby (relatively speaking) Fort Davis.
The Landmark Inn State Historic Site is a historic inn in Castroville, Texas, United States. It serves the general public as both a state historic site and inn eight overnight rooms. Cesar and Hannah Monod, Swiss immigrants, arrived in Indianola, Texas in the 1830s [2] and settled in Castroville, Texas above a busy crossing on the Medina River in