Infantry Mk I, A22,
Churchill VIII CS,
Churchill VIII:
Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum
Churchill Mk III and Churchill IV reworked as VII but retained 6 pdr. Turret as Mk VII.
Had 95 mm gun howitzer installed.7,13
Churchill (A22) VIII |
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|---|---|
| Crew | 54,7 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 40 tons4,12 89,600 lb3 40,642 kg12 |
| Length w/gun | 24' 5"4,7 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 2"4,7, 11' 4"3,12 3.45 m12 |
| Width | 10' 8"4,7 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 95 mm4,5,6,12 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 47 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 25 - 1524 253, 1523,7,12 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 139-152 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | 25 |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Bedford4,7 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | 2x67 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 3504,7 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical System | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Fuel consumption road | |
| Fuel consumption cross country | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max speed | 12.5 mph3, 15 mph7, 15.5 mph4 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | Manganese13 |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 1941-45: 1,600 |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Panzer Truppen The Complete Guide to the Creation and Combat Employment of Germany's Tank Force 1943-1945, Thomas L. Jentz, 1996
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- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Battle Winning Tanks, Aircraft & Warships of World War II, David Miller, 2000
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- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
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