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Infantry Tank Mk.IV Churchill Mk.V

GENERAL DATA
A22D, CS = Close Support
Close Support /Infantry Tank
Wireless set No. 19
Dennis Bros, Metropolitan-Cammell, Leyland, Beyer-Peacock, ...

5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver/hull gunner)

241
1942-1943

 

DIMENSIONS
39626 kg
0.92 kg kg/cm²
7.35 m
7.65 m
0.30 m
2.45 m
2.74*-3.25 m
0.51 m

(*) Without side air louvres

ARMAMENT
95 mm Tank Howitzer OQF Mk I , L/20 (1)
47
360° (electric or manual)
-12.5° to +20°
24°/sec
?
2 x 7.92 mm Besa MG (2)
7125
7.7mm (.303) Vickers MG (3)
600
2" Bomb thrower (4)
30
Verey pistol (5)
20
Thompson machine carbine (6)
460
1: Turret - 2: coaxial, bow - 3: AA - 4: turret roof - 5/6: inside

 

ARMOR
Welding & Riveting
89 mm / 65°(nose)
76 mm / 90°
64 mm / 90°
19 mm / 0°
38 mm / 25° (glacis)
102 mm / 86° (driver)
-
-
19 mm / 0°
89 mm / 90°
89 mm / 90°
89 mm / 90°
35 mm / 0°
-
-
-
-

 

AUTOMOTIVE
2 x Bedford Twin-Six
2 x HO6, 21.3 litres
350 hp at 2200 rpm
8.8 hp / ton
Merritt-Brown: 4 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
25 km/h on road, 13 km/h off road
259 km on road, 154 km off road
334 L/100 km on road,
561 L/100 km off road
30° (from horizontal)
3 m
1.13 m
0.91 m
skid

 

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