Churchill

Key specs

Type: Tank
Origin: United Kingdom
Manufacturer: Vauxhall Motors
Designer: Harland & Wolff, Vauxhall Motors
Entered service: 1941
Produced: 1941–1945
Units produced: 5,640
Status: Retired
Crew: 5

Overview

Churchill is a tank from the United Kingdom, made by Vauxhall Motors. It entered service in 1941; it was produced from 1941 to 1945; 5,640 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 75 mm. It is used or was used by the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Czechoslovakia and 5 other countries, and saw combat in the Korean War and World War II.

Armament

Main armament: QF 2 pounder (Mark I and II)
Caliber: 75 mm
Secondary armament: one coaxial 7.92mm Besa machine gun3 inch howitzer (Mark I) or one Besa MG (other marks)

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 39 t
Length: 7.44 m
Width: 3.25 m
Height: 2.49 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: Bedford 12-cylinder, 4 stroke, water-cooled, horizontally opposed, L-head petrol engine
Power: 261 kW
Road speed: 26 km/h
Off-road speed: 17 km/h
Operational range: 210 km
Fuel capacity: 681.9 l
Suspension: Coiled spring
Armour: Mark I–III: 102 mm hull front, 76 mm hull side, 51 mm hull rear, 89 mm turret front, 76 mm turret side and rear; Mark IV-VI: 102 mm hull front, 76 mm hull side…

Weapons and ammunition on board

Besa machine gun 7.92×57mm Mauser

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

World War II

Operators

Sources

Wikipedia (ru): Черчилль (танк), Wikipedia
Wikipedia: Churchill tank, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.