Churchill Crocodile

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Churchill Crocodile
Image:Churchill croc.gif
Placement
Faction British
Doctrine Royal Engineers
Tree Any
Price
Manpower 700
Ammunition 0
Fuel 700
Population 15
Attributes
Health 900
Targeting
Target Type armour_churchill
Critical Type armour
Rear Armor true
Vision
Sight 35
Detection 0/0
Speed
Max Speed 3.75
Acceleration 1.5
Deceleration 3.5
Rotation 35
Crush
Crush Mode true
Human Crush crush_heavy
Upgrades
Mine Plow
Abilities
Hull Down Position
Tank Shock
Weapons
6 Pounder Churchill
Besa Hull MG
Churchill Flamethrower

The Churchill Crocodile is a Churchill Tank with a flamethrower.

Churchill Crocodile
Churchill Crocodile

History

One of the more notable Churchills, it was a Churchill VII which replaced the hull machine gun with a flamethrower. The fuel was in an armored wheeled trailer towed behind. It could fire several 1 second bursts over 150 yards. The crocodile nickname came from the fuel trailer it towed behind, which provided the fuel for the flamethrower. Once the trailer was empty, and full of dangerous gasoline vapor, the trailer was unhitched so the tank could continue fighting. In the event the trailer was hit, the tank would often escape unharmed. Since it was based off of the Churchill VII, rather than the more common IV and VI models, it's frontal armor was significant. The Churchill VII was specifically up-armored to make it impervious to the 8.8cm rounds fired from the FlaK36 and Tiger I. The Crocodile was one of 'Hobart's Funnies'.

Tactics & Tips

  • This tank is great for laying waste to infantry.
  • The tank can beat anti tank guns as it roasts the crew.
  • The tank sports high amount of health.
  • The flamethrower is great for burning infantry in buildings quickly.

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