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The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles.
27 nov 2014 · It could also have commemorated the instrumental leadership of Sir Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, and the head of the “Landship Committee”, the initiator of British tank development during the Great War.
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Churchill tank, the most successful British tank used in World War II. The first model, the Mark I, entered large-scale production in 1941. It was armed with a two-pounder gun in the turret and a 3-inch (76.2-mm) howitzer mounted on the hull.
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8 feb 2023 · During the First World War, Britain began the serious development of the tank. Ironically, the Royal Navy led the way with the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, establishing the Landships Committee in early 1915.
10 lug 2018 · The Churchill Tank. Officially designated as ‘Tank, Infantry, Mk.IV, A.22’, the Churchill entered service with the British Armoured Forces in 1941. It was named, contrary to popular belief, after an ancestor of the famous Winston Churchill, not the man himself. It was the last ‘Infantry Tank’ to serve in the British Military.
The Churchill tank was one of the most produced British tank designs during World War II, with over 5,600 being built. It was also one of the most widely modified, and Churchills found use in a variety of nonstandard yet vital roles.
30 apr 2016 · Churchill’s “Landship”: The Tank. By MARCUS FROST. | April 30, 2016. Britain's Mark V, the most advanced tank of the First World War, was first deployed in July 1918. Though designers were interested in Diesel power, this and earlier Great War tanks used gasoline engines. (HMSO, public domain)
