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  2. Churchill tank - Wikipedia

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    The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles.

  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. Infantry tank - Wikipedia

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    Infantry and cruiser tanks were expected to engage enemy tanks, hence the use of both the 2-pounder and then 6-pounder on both. [10] They were followed into service by the Infantry tank Mk III Valentine tank and A.22 Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill designs. The Valentine proved to be difficult to develop further but the Churchill went through ...

  5. List of tanks of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII (A22F redesignated 1945) A43 Tank, Infantry, Black Prince* A44 (cancelled, similar to A35 with thicker armour)* A45 A45 Infantry Support Tank later becoming the FV201 universal tank* A46 Light Tank Project numbering moves to the FV series from A45/A46 onwards. A46 may have been the last of the British tanks ...

  6. Churchill Crocodile - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

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    Weighing 10-35 tonnes, they were fast and mobile, and were designed to operate independently of the slow-moving infantry and their more heavily armoured infantry tank support. They were built specifically to fight a mobile war against other tanks. They were armed with anti-tank guns, from the QF 2 pdr to the QF 17 pdr or the general purpose 75 mm.

  8. British armoured formations of the Second World War

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    Under the command of the battalion was three companies; each consisting of a headquarters, issued with one infantry tank and one light tank, and five sections, each mustering three infantry tanks. [57] On 7 April 1941, the first change was made; the formations would drop army terminology and adopt cavalry terms.

  9. 111th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps - Wikipedia

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    In January 1943, the 11th Tank Brigade was attached to 77th Infantry (Reserve) Division and its regiments were given the role of holding and training replacements. [9] Finally, in Autumn 1943, the decision was made disband 11th Tank Brigade, without it ever having seen active service, and it was broken up before the end of November.

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