Churchill AVRE

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Churchill_AVRE
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf armoured vehicle
military engineering vehicle
gptkbp:armament gptkb:290_mm_Petard_spigot_mortar
up to 152 mm
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkbp:category gptkb:Armoured_fighting_vehicles_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:World_War_II_armoured_fighting_vehicles_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 6
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Bedford_12-cylinder_petrol_engine
gptkbp:enginePower 350 hp
gptkbp:height 2.49 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Churchill AVRE
gptkbp:introduced 1943
gptkbp:length 7.67 m
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 24 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Flying_Dustbin
gptkbp:notableFor demolishing fortifications
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:role combat engineering
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Normandy_landings
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Churchill_tank
gptkbp:weight 40 tons
gptkbp:width 3.25 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_79th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5