Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill (A22) Infantry Tank (1941)
The Churchill proved to be the most imporant British tank of World War Two.
The chassis was so adaptable that a multitude of variants (some listed below) existed to the time the war ended and well up to 1965, when the last Churchill AVRE vehicle was at last retired. United Kingdom forces fighting in Korea also employed the Churchill Infantry tank. Most of the variants used in Korea were of the Mk III designation. A total of 13 Mk variants existed. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill (A22)
Infantry Tank
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Vauxhall Motors / Woolwich Arsenal / Harland & Wolff - UK
Initial Year of Service: 1941
Production: 7,368
Focus Model: Churchill VII
Crew: 5
Overall Length: 24.28ft (7.40m)
Width: 8.01ft (2.44m)
Height: 11.48ft (3.50m)
Weight: 44.8 US Short Tons (40,642kg; 89,600lbs)
Powerplant: 1 x Bedford twin-six petrol engine generating 350bhp.
Maximum Speed: 16mph (25 km/h)
Maximum Range: 90 miles (145 km)
NBC Protection: None
Nightvision: None
Armament:
Early:
1 x 2-pounder (40mm) main gun OR 1 x 6-pdr (57mm) main gun
Late:
1 x 75mm main gun OR 1 x 95mm main gun
Self-Defense:
1 or 2 x 7.92mm BESA machine guns
Ammunition:
150 x 40mm projectiles OR 84 x 57mm projectiles OR 84 x 75mm projectiles OR 47 x 95mm projectiles
4,950 - 9,450 x 7.92mm ammunition
Variants:
Infantry Tank Mk IV - A revised A22. Designation would then be changed to 'Churchill'.
Churchill Mk I - 2-pounder main gun
Churchill Mk II - 2-pounder main gun with hull-based howitzer.
Churchill Mk III - 6-pounder main gun
Churchill Mk IV (NA 75) - 75mm main gun and cast turret
Churchill Mk V - 25-pounder (95mm main gun)
Churchill Mk VI (NA 75) - 75mm main gun
Churchill Mk VII - 75mm main gun and 152mm frontal armor.
Churchill Mk VIII - 95mm main gun
Churchill AVRE - Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers
Churchill Crocodile - Flamethrower Variant
Churchill Bridgelayer
Churchill Ark
Churchill Plough - Mine Warfare Vehicle
Churchill Snake - Bangalore Torpedo Vehicle
Churchill Light Carrot - Special wall demolition charges
Churchill Onion
Churchill Goat
Churchill AVRE/CIRD - Special mine-clearing wheels
Churchill AVRE Carpetlayer - For boggy ground
Church ARV - Armored Recovery Vehicle
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