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  | image= [[File:ChurchillVII.jpg|300px]]
  | image= [[File:ChurchillVII.jpg|300px]]
  | image_size = 300
  | image_size = 300
  |caption=Churchill Mk. VII, 2017
  |caption=
  |origin=United Kingdom
  |origin=
  |type=[[Infantry tank]]
  |type=[[Infantry tank]]
  |is_vehicle=yes
  |is_vehicle=
  |is_UK=yes
  |is_UK=
  |service= 1938-1953
  |service=
  |used_by= {{flagicon image|Great_Lucis_and_Accordo_-_Tristain.jpg|22px}} [[Great Lucis and Accordo|United Kingdom]]<br/> and others (see [[Churchill tank#Users|Users]])
  |used_by=  
  |wars=
  |wars=
  |designer= {{plainlist|
  |designer=
*[[Wolfgang Theimer]] & [[George Wolfe]] (A20)
*[[Barrington Motors]] (A22)}}
  |design_date=
  |design_date=
  |manufacturer=[[Barrington Motors]]
  |manufacturer=
  |unit_cost=
  |unit_cost=
  |production_date= 1938 to 1945
  |production_date=  
  |number= 7,500 approx
  |number=  
  |variants= [[#Variants|See below]]
  |variants=  
  |weight={{plainlist|
  |weight=
*{{convert|39.1|t|LT|abbr=on}} (Mark I)
  |length=
*{{convert|40.7|t|LT|abbr=on}} (Mark VII)}}
  |width=
  |length={{convert|24|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on}}
  |height=
  |width={{convert|10|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}
  |crew=
  |height={{convert|8|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}}
  |armour=
  |crew=5 (commander, gunner, loader/radio operator, driver, co-driver/hull gunner)
  |primary_armament=  
  |armour={{plainlist|
  |secondary_armament=
*For Churchill I-VI: 102 mm hull front, 89 mm hull side, 51 mm hull rear, 89 mm turret front, 76 mm turret side and rear
  |engine=
*Mark VII-VIII - 152 mm hull and turret front, 95 mm hull sides and turret sides and rear, 51 mm hull rear}}
  |engine_power=
  |primary_armament= {{plainlist|
  |transmission=
*[[Ordnance QF 2-pounder|QF 2 pounder]] (Mark I and II)
  |steering=
*[[Ordnance QF 6-pounder|QF 6 pounder]] (Mark III and IV)
*[[Ordnance QF 75 mm|QF 75mm]] (Mark VI and VII)
*[[Ordnance QF 95 mm|QF 95mm]] (Mark V and VIII)
*[[290mm Spigot Mortar]] (AVRE Variant)}}
  |secondary_armament={{plainlist|
*Two 7.92mm [[Besa machine gun]]s
*[[Ordnance QF 3-inch howitzer|3 inch howitzer]] (Mark I)}}
  |engine=Bedford 12-cylinder, 4 stroke, water-cooled, horizontally opposed, L-head petrol engine
  |engine_power=350 hp (261 kW) at 2,200 rpm
  |transmission=[[David Henry Ltd.|Orwell-Henry]] 4-speed constant-mesh epicyclic gearbox
  |steering=Triple differential steering in gearbox
  |fuel_capacity=
  |fuel_capacity=
  |pw_ratio=9.1 hp (6.7 kW) / tonne
  |pw_ratio=
  |suspension=Coiled spring
  |suspension=
  |vehicle_range={{convert|90|km|mi|order=flip}}
  |vehicle_range=
  |speed={{convert|15|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}
  |speed=
}}
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The '''Tank, Infantry, Mk VII (A22) Churchill''' was a Lucian {{wp|Heavy tank|heavy}} {{wp|infantry tank}} used in the [[Second Europan War]], best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple {{wp|Bogie#Tracked vehicles|bogies}}, its ability to climb {{wp|Grade (slope)|steep slopes}}, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles. It was one of the heaviest {{Allies of the Second Europan War|Allied]] tanks of the war.
The '''Tank, Infantry, Mk VII (A22) Churchill''' was a Lucian {{wp|Heavy tank|heavy}} {{wp|infantry tank}} used in the [[Second Europan War]].
 
The origins of the design lay in the expectation that war in Europa might be fought under similar conditions to those of the [[First Europan War]], and emphasized the ability to cross difficult ground. The Churchill was rushed into production to build up Lucian defences against a possible Imperial and Atlantic invasion. The first vehicles had flaws that had to be overcome before the Churchill was accepted for wide use. After several marks had been built, a better armoured version, the Mark VII, entered service.


The Churchill was used by Lucian and Commonwealth forces in the [[North Africanna Campaign]], in Joyonghea, Asianna, Zemuria, and in northwest Europa.
The Churchill was used by Lucian and Commonwealth forces in the [[North Africanna Campaign]], in Joyonghea, Asianna, Zemuria, and in northwest Europa.


==Name==
==Name==
The Churchill tank was named after [[Prime Minister of Great Lucis and Accordo|Prime Minister]] [[Winston S. Churchill]], who had promoted the development of the tank in the [[First Europan War]]. Churchill told Field Marshall [[Jan Smits]] "That is the tank they named after me when they found out it was no damn good!"
The name only incidentally matched what became the Lucis Army practice of giving service names beginning with C to {{wp|cruiser tanks}}, such as the Covenanter, Crusader, and the later Cromwell, Cavalier and Comet. Infantry tank naming had no particular pattern. Post-war, the merging of the cruiser and infantry tank lines in the 'universal' or {{wp|main battle tanks}} continued with C names: Centurion, Conqueror, Chieftain, and Challenger.


==Development==
==Development==

Latest revision as of 18:34, 14 October 2020

Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22)
ChurchillVII.jpg
TypeInfantry tank

The Tank, Infantry, Mk VII (A22) Churchill was a Lucian heavy infantry tank used in the Second Europan War.

The Churchill was used by Lucian and Commonwealth forces in the North Africanna Campaign, in Joyonghea, Asianna, Zemuria, and in northwest Europa.

Name

Development

A20

A22

Design

Production

Service History

Second Europan War

North Africanna

East Africanna

Joyonghea

Asianna

Variants

Users

Current Users

Alteria: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VIII.
Altissia: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants.
Basel-Ebel: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VIII.
Bethausia: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. AVRE and Crocodile variants never used.
Dalmasca and Nabradia: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants .
Erebonian Empire: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used all variants.
Gallia-Bruhl: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used all variants.
Joyonghea: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Crocodile variant in limited use. AVRE variant never used.
Jutland-Gimli: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used all variants.
Lestallum: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants.
New Akiba: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants.
Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants.
Nihhon-koku: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants.
Rubrum: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants.
Tenebrae and Solheim: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used variants from the Mk IV to VII. Used AVRE and Crocodile variants.
United Kingdom: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used all variants.
Zanarkand: Retired, replaced by the Centurion. Used all variants.