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Tank, Infantry, Black Prince (A43) is the name that was assigned to an experimental development of the Churchill tank with a larger, wider hull and a QF 17-pounder (76.2 mm) gun. It was named after Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III and heir to the English throne.
7 de abr. de 2017 · The Black Prince was to be the final, ultimate form of the A.22 Infantry Tank Mk.IV, better known as the Churchill. The A.22, Mk.I to VII became the workhorse heavy/infantry tank of the British army during WWII. Churchill Mk.IIIs were even well received by the Soviets during the military aid scheme.
The Black Prince, General Staff specification A43), was a development of the Churchill design. In 1943, an attempt was made to produce a Churchill with the same 17 pounder that the Sherman Firefly , a British modification of the American M4 Sherman , on a Churchill chassis and turret.
16 de ago. de 2022 · The Black Prince was Britain’s attempt during the Second World War to put the powerful 17 pdr gun into the trusty Churchill. How exactly do you go about that? By simply building a bigger Churchill, of course! What could go wrong?
25 de ago. de 2015 · Similar in external appearance to the Churchill VII, the Black Prince had wider (24in) tracks, and the air intakes were mounted on the hull top instead of at the side, with the engine exhausting at the hull rear. Six A43 prototypes were ordered and these were delivered for trials in May 1945, too late for combat as hostilities in Europe had ceased.
22 de jul. de 2022 · Black prince is almost 10 tonnes heavier, 4ft longer, 1ft wider and 1ft taller than the Churchill tanks. But, the same engine used in Churchill series was used in the A43 Black Prince development. This made the black prince under powered and slow tank comparing to other infantry tanks.
12 de jul. de 2019 · The Tank Museum has the only surviving example of the Second World War prototype tank, the A43 Black Prince. Tank Chats playlist - https://www.youtube.com/pl...
