The Churchill proved to be the most imporant British tank of World War Two. By Staff Writer
The British Churchill series of tanks was the most important British tank of the Second World War. Built in numbers second only to the Valentine, the Churchill was designed to replace the aging Matildas. Reminiscent of tank design doctrine of the First World War, the Churchill was a heavy, plodding weapon system in a time when tank design was finally coming into its own.
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.
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1941
Designation:Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill (A22) Classification Type:Infantry Tank Contractor:Vauxhall / Woolwich Arsenal / Harland & Wolff Country of Origin: United Kingdom Number Built: Not Available
Operators: The United Kingdom
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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