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Vehicles · United Kingdom · 1944-1945

Churchill Crocodile

flame-throwing tank

One of Percy Hobart's 79th Armoured Division 'Funnies', the Crocodile towed an armoured trailer of flame fuel behind a standard Churchill VII hull, projecting a jet of burning fuel over 100 metres to burn out bunkers and fortified positions that had proven immune to conventional gunfire during the Normandy hedgerow fighting.

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crew5
armourup to 152mm
armamentflame projector + 75mm gun
range~110 m (flame)
produced~800

Western Europe

Flamethrowers in Action, August 1944 A Churchill tank fitted with a Crocodile flamethrower in action. This flamethrower could produce a jet of flame exceeding 150 yards in length.
Flamethrowers in Action, August 1944 A Churchill tank fitted with a Crocodile flamethrower in action. This flamethrower could produce a jet of flame exceeding 150 yards in length.War Office official photographer · Public domain · source
Close-up of the flame projector of a Churchill Crocodile during trials at Eastwell Park, Ashford, Kent
Close-up of the flame projector of a Churchill Crocodile during trials at Eastwell Park, Ashford, KentAlcock (Sgt), War Office official photographer · Public domain · source
Churchill Crocodile at the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection at Fort Benning in 2023
Churchill Crocodile at the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection at Fort Benning in 2023Schierbecker · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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