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World of Tanks Churchill AVRE

Posted on 5 July 20156 July 2015 by demostene

World of Tanks Churchill AVRE

Following Y. Pasholok’s Q&A of today (05/07/2015),  he talked about another tank that isn’t yet in WoT: the Churchill AVRE (“Nobody from the dev team asked yet about the Churchill AVRE“). Born as infantry tank , the Churchill, quintessential British heavy tank , had different versions, adapted to the circumstances, all included in the group of so-called Hobart’s Funnies. Among the most unique versions there was the mark III or IV which mounted a large mortar, the Spigot mortar , 290mm caliber.  This mortar fired 18kg shells at a distance of approximately 100m. The purpose was to smash fortifications, especially bunker. The idea was born from the Canadian defeat at Dieppe, in which there were special requirements in order to quickly demolish large fortifications. AVRE could be considered as the British counterpart of German Brummbär. The AVRE was also equipped with other attachments, such as devices for the mines blasting, rolls useful to consolidate the mud wading, etc. The crew was made up of six members, five of them recruited from the Royal Engineers, for obvious reasons related to the handling of explosives, and only the pilot was recruited from the Royal Armoured Corps. Contrary to expectations, after the war the AVRE had some modifications, before being retired from service, it was changed to Churchill VII and armed with a 165mm gun firing HESH  with 40lb of C4.

churchill-avre-mkIV

And in WoT? The WG still have not solved some problems relating to the shells and purpose of these shells. it’s possible that fortifications are linked to the possibility of giving a purpose to these tanks ( Brummbär, Sturmtiger and AVRE). 

References –

Perrett, Bryan; Sarson, Peter; Chappell, Mike (1993). Churchill Infantry Tank 1941–1945. Osprey Publishing

Churchill Tank – Vehicle History and Specifications 1983 HMSO

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Seguendo le Q&A di oggi da parte di Y. Pasholok , oggi parliamo di un carro non ancora presente in WoT, nemmeno in database, ma comunque molto discusso: il Churchill AVRE. Nato come carro di fanteria, il Churchill, carro pesante inglese per eccellenza, ebbe diverse versioni, adattate alla circostanze, tutte inserite nel gruppo delle cosiddette Hobart’s Funnies. Fra le versioni più singolari vi fu quella mark III o IV che montava un grosso mortaio, Spigot mortar, dal calibro di 290mm. Sparava proiettili di 18kg ad una distanza di circa 100m. Lo scopo era quello di radere al suolo fortificazioni, soprattutto bunker. L’idea nacque dalla sconfitta canadese a Dieppe, nella quale insorsero particolari esigenze al fine di demolire in fretta grosse fortificazioni. Si potrebbe considerare come la controparte britannica del Brummbar tedesco. L’AVRE era anche equipaggiato con altre appendici, come dispositivi per il brillamento delle mine, rotoli di fascine utili a consolidare i terreni molto fangosi, ecc. L’equipaggio era composto da 6 membri, cinque dei quali reclutati dalla Royal Engineers, per ovvi motivi legati al trattamento degli esplosivi, e solo il pilota dalla Royal Armoured Corps. Contrariamente alle aspettative, l’AVRE ebbe alcune modifiche, ad esempio nel dopoguerra, prima di essere ritirato dal servizio, fu modificato in Churchill VII ed equipaggiato con un 165mm che sparava proiettili HESH con circa 40lb di C4.

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EPSON DSC picture

E in WoT? Il carro si progetta di introdurlo da anni. Alla WG non hanno risolto ancora alcuni problemi, relativi ai proiettili sparati e alle finalità di questi proiettili. E’ presumibile che l’aver introdotto le fortificazioni sia anche legato alla possibilità di dare uno scopo ben preciso a questi carri (come anche al Brummbatr e Sturmtiger).

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