Churchill Demolition
Churchill with Jones Onion. One of a number of charge placing devices mounted on Churchill to breach or demolish obstacles. 1,000 lb HE charges were fixed to a frame attached to the front and kept upright by two arms. On reaching the obstacle, the frame was released and a pair of legs at the bottom of the frame met the ground first and made sure that it fell forwards and not back against the tank. The tank reversed away. The explosives were set-off remotely.
Particularly effective against the Kerry Weasel, which, after reversing direction repeatedly, attempts to burrow into an obfuscatory lair.
Churchill ARVE with Bobbin Carpet Laying device
Crocodile
Olika på och ombyggnader för Churchillvagnar
Japanese imitation Churchill operative three weeks after capture of original--built entirely of flattened tea tins.
Churchill VII Infantry Tank.
Variants included ones mounting a 95-mm howitzer, flamethrower, bridge layer, mortar and recovery vehicles.
Most used in Korea were the Mark III.
Crew: 5 men
Main gun: 75 mm
Machine guns: two light, one mounted forward in the hull, the other coaxially with the main gun
Weight (combat loaded): 44.8 tons
Length (not including gun): 24 feet 5 inches
Width (overall): 9 feet
Height (to top of turret): 11 feet 4 inches
Armor: turret front, 152 mm; minimum 25 mm elsewhere
Ammunition carried: 84 rounds for 75 mm; amount for machine guns unknown
Engine: Bedford twin-six gasoline, 350 hp
Maximum speed: 15.5 mph
Armor penetration: 68 mm at 500 yards
Range: 90 miles
Fording depth: 3 feet 4 inches
Vertical obstacle: 2 feet 6 inches
Trench crossing: 10 feet
Infantry Tank Mk III Churchill MK VII
A colony of Churchills pours out of the ground in response to vibrations from the invading panzerantstampfen.
When Montgomery complained to the War Ministry of the Churchill's hideously undergunned condition, the official response was to offer the sedans shown as an alternative. It was decided to make do with the tank rather than sally forth on rubber tyres armed only with the new automatic cigarette lighter.
As illustrated above, the Churchill's armor demonstrated a propensity to fragment in large chunks, leaving its interior exposed.
British Infantry Tank, Mk IV, A22, "Churchill", Part 1
12-cylinder Vauxhall Bedford Twin-Six 350hp engine
One of the clues that this compartment belongs inside a later Churchill is that the early machines with the five-speed Merrit-Brown gearbox had their compressor placed up in the corner of the compartment. This later model Churchill tank with the four-speed H4 gearbox had its compressor fitted directly on the gearbox casing, as you see here.
Bicycletruppenspankenverboten 1940 von Hans Offbuster