| GENERAL
DATA |
| Formal Designation |
Infantry Tank,
Churchill Mk. VII (A22F) |
| Manufacturer(s) |
n.a. |
| Production Quantity |
n.a. |
Production Period |
1943-1945 |
| Type |
Heavy/Infantry Tank |
Crew |
5 |
| Length /hull (m) |
7.54 |
Barrel Overhang (m) |
0 |
| Width (m) |
3.25 |
Height (m) |
2.49 |
| Combat Weight (kg) |
40600 |
Radio Equipment |
No. 19 & No. 38 |
| FIREPOWER |
| Primary Armament |
75mm Mk. 5 or 5a |
Ammunition Carried |
84 |
| Traverse (degrees) |
(360°) |
Elevation (degrees) |
-12° to +20° |
| Traverse speed (360°) |
n.a. |
Sight |
n.a. |
| Secondary Armament |
2 x 7.92mm Besa MG
(coaxial, bow) |
Ammunition Carried |
6975 |
| 1 x .303 Bren MG (AA) |
600 |
| 2-inch bomb thrower |
30 (smoke) |
| MOBILITY
CHARACTERISTICS |
| Engine Make & Model |
Bedford Twin-Six |
Track Links |
72/track |
| Type & Displacement |
HO12, 21.2 liters |
Track Width |
55.9cm |
| Horsepower (max.) |
350hp@2200rpm |
Track Ground Contact |
n.a. |
| Power/Weight Ratio |
8.6 hp/t |
Ground Pressure |
n.a. |
| Gearbox |
4 forward, 1 reverse |
Ground Clearance (m) |
0.51 |
| Fuel |
Gasoline (Petrol) |
Turning Radius (m) |
n.a. |
| Range on/off road (km) |
145 |
Gradient (degrees) |
34° |
| Mileage (liters/100km) |
470 on road |
Vertical Obstacle (m) |
0.76 |
| Fuel Capacity (liters) |
682 |
Fording (m) |
1.02 |
| Speed on/off road |
20/13 km/h |
Trench Crossing (m) |
3.05 |
| ARMOR
PROTECTION |
| Armor Detail |
Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull |
140mm@90° |
57mm@90° |
50mm@90° |
19-25mm@0° |
| Superstructure |
57mm@20° |
95mm@90° |
- |
16-19mm@0° |
| 152mm@90° |
| Turret |
152mm@90° |
95mm@90° |
95mm@90° |
20mm@0° |
| Mantlet |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| TECHNICAL
DRAWINGS AND OTHER IMAGES |
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| REFERENCES |
| ChT, TChT, TWWII, WWW2 |
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