Year | 1943 |
Vehicle Type | Heavy Engineer Tank |
Origin & Designer | Britain/REME & MG |
Numbers Produced | 754 (All V |
Crew | 6 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Demolition NCO, Radio Operator & Driver) |
Main Armament | 290mm Mk. I or II Spigot Mortar |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -8° to +15° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Powered) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | No. 39 |
Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92mm Besa Machine Gun |
Smoke Discharger | 2 x 2in Smoke Mortars |
Ammunition Carried | 26 x Projectiles & 4.500 x 7.92mm + 30 x Smoke Rounds |
Height | 2.45m |
Width | 3.25m |
Length | 7.54m |
Combat Weight | 40.000 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.51m |
Fording Depth | 0.91m |
Trench Crossing | 3.05m |
Obstacle Clearance | 1.13m |
Climbing Ability | 34° |
Radio | No. 19 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 89mm. Hull Sides: 76mm. Hull Rear: 50mm. Hull Top: 19mm. Hull Bottom: 16mm. Gun Mantle: 89mm. Turret Front: 89mm. Turret Sides: 76mm. Turret Rear: 76mm. Turret Top: 19mm.
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Engine | Two Bedford Twin Six (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 259 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 154 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 25 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 13 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | Fascine Carrier (Brushwood bundle to gap small ditches). Bobbin Matt Layer (3m wide canvas roll to allow access over soft sand). Box Girder Bridge (9.1m long Bridge to breech sea wall or Anti-Tank Ditch).
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Notes | Equipped with a 290mm Spigot Mortar the Churchill ARVE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) could be adapted to operate in many roles, the most important were fascine carrier (to bridge trenches or ditches), carpet layer (to cross soft ground) and box girder bridge (to cross sea walls and other gaps such tank ditches). The 290mm spigot mortar was used to knockout pill boxes and emplacements. |