Churchill Crocodile
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The Churchill Crocodile was a British flame-throwing tank of late Second World War. It was a variant of the Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill Mark VII, although the Churchill Mark IV was initially chosen to be the base vehicle.
A Churchill Crocodile firing its flame-projector
The armoured fuel trailer for the Churchill Crocodile, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Museum (2007)
The flame projector on a Crocodile tank, photographed during trials in April 1944
Churchill Crocodile at the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection, Fort Benning (now Fort Moore), in 2023
Churchill tank
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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. It was one of the heaviest Allied tanks of the war.
A Churchill Mark IV tank
Churchill tanks of 9th Royal Tank Regiment during an exercise at Tilshead on Salisbury Plain, 31 January 1942. Front tank is a Churchill MK. 1
Close-up of road wheels and tracks of Churchill Mk. VII
Churchill tanks on the Dieppe beach. The Y-shaped pipes on the rear decking are exhaust pipe extensions to allow deep wading.