Infantry Tank Mk.IV Churchill Mk.II (CS)
GENERAL DATA |
A22B,CS = Close
Support |
Close Support , Infantry Tank |
Wireless set No. 19 |
Vauxhall, BRCW,
Beyer-Peacock, Broom & Wade, Dennis Bros., GRCW, Harland &
Wolff, Leyland, Metro-Cammell,
Newton Chambers |
5 (Commander, gunner,
loader, driver, co-driver/hull gunner) |
1127 (Mk.II & Mk.II (CS)) |
1942 |
DIMENSIONS |
38500 kg |
0.92 kg kg/cm² |
7.44 m |
7.44 m |
0.30 m |
2.49 m |
2.74*-3.25 m |
0.51 m |
(*) Without side air louvres
ARMAMENT |
76.2mm 3-inch Howitzer Mk. I (1) |
58 |
40mm ROQF 2-pdr Mk. IX-XA L/50
(2) |
150 |
360° (Hand, Electric) |
-15° to +20° |
24°/sec |
? |
7.92 mm Besa MG (3) |
4950 |
7.7mm (.303) Vickers MG (4) |
600 |
2" Bomb thrower (5) |
25 |
Verey pistol (6) |
20 |
Thompson machine carbine (7) |
460 |
1: Turret - 2: bow - 3: coaxial
- 4: AA - 5: turret roof - 6/7: inside |
ARMOR |
Welding & Riveting
|
89 mm / 65°(nose) |
76 mm / 90° |
50 mm / 90° |
19 mm / 0° |
38 mm /
25° (glacis)
102 mm / 86° (driver) |
- |
- |
15-19 mm
/ 0° |
89 mm / 90° |
76 mm / 90° |
76 mm / 90° |
15-19 mm / 0° |
- |
- |
- |
- |
AUTOMOTIVE |
2 x Bedford Twin-Six |
2 x HO6, 21.3 litres |
350 hp at 2200 rpm |
9.09 hp / ton |
4-5 forward, 1 reverse |
682 + 148 auxilliary L Gasoline |
SUSPENSION |
Vertical coil springs |
11 independent double-road wheels |
- |
Rear, double |
Front, double |
- |
Dry pin, Heavy cast steel or Light cast steel and manganese |
559 mm |
203.2 mm |
Heavy cast: 70 - Light
cast: 72 |
3.81 m |
PERFORMANCES |
26 km/h on road, 14 km/h off road |
|
336 L/100 km on road |
30° (from horizontal) |
3.66 m |
1.22 m |
0.91 m |
skid |
|