Was the Churchill Crocodile effective?

Used by units of the 79th Armoured Division in concert with the Churchill AVRE, and other Funnies, the Crocodile was an effective assault weapon, used so successfully against bunkers that many surrendered after the first ranging shots.

Was the Churchill tank a good tank?

The churchill VII was one of the most protected, safest tanks in the war. Its guns weren’t great, but they weren’t bad either. And it was adapted into a successful range of engineering tanks. It was a solid tank, that did its job well.

When was the Churchill Crocodile flame thrower made?

The Crocodile was a flame-throwing variant of the British Churchill Tank developed under Major General Sir Percy Hobart and was produced from October 1943. The Crocodile had a flame projector which replaced the front mounted Besa machine gun which was connected to an armoured trailer via an armoured pipe mounted along the underside of the tank.

What was the range of a Churchill Crocodile tank?

The flame projector on a Crocodile tank, photographed during trials in April 1944 The thrower had a range of up to 120 yards (110 m), although some sources quote 150 yards (140 m).

When did the Churchill Crocodile go to Korea?

From late 1950 until their withdrawal in 1951, Churchill Crocodiles served in Korea as part C Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment in 29th Brigade. It was proposed that the Crocodile system be adapted for use with the M4 Sherman tank by US forces.

Is there a Churchill Crocodile in Battlefield V?

German soldiers feared the Crocodile, often breaking contact when they encountered one.” The Churchill Crocodile is featured in Battlefield V . The vehicle can be called into battle by Squad Leaders as part of the Squad Reinforcement system for the United Kingdom for 20750 points, and is the faction equivalent of the German Sturmtiger.