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Churchill NA75
III
Rank
AB
4.3
RB
4.3
SB
4.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Heavy tank
Main role
13,000
RP
Research
76,000
SL
Purchase
General information

Following the battle experiences in North Africa, there was a need among Churchill tank crews for a better armament in order to support the infantry. Early Churchill tanks were armed with cannons that had relatively lackluster high-explosive capabilities like the 2-pounder and 6-pounder guns. An enterprising REME (Royal Electric and Mechanical Engineers) Captain, Percy Morrell, recognized that there were many M4 Shermans slated to be scrapped with still functioning 75 mm armament. In a bid to upgrade the Churchill tanks for combat, he suggested and proved the feasibility of taking the M34 gun mantlet and 75 mm M3 cannon off the M4 Sherman tanks and installing them onto the turret face of the Churchill tanks. The modified Churchills, mostly Mark IVs, were given top priority with 200 modified with the M4 Sherman mantlet prior to June 1944. The modified tank was designated "NA75" (for North Africa 75 mm) and was sent to the Italian theater to fight, most notably during the assaults against the Gothic Line.

Introduced in Update "Sky Guardians", the Churchill NA75 can be seen as a sidegrade grade of the Churchill III, but with a 75 mm gun and a different turret design. This leads to somewhat lower penetration values compared to what the 6-pounder on the Mk III can provide, but the post-penetration damage on the NA75 is much stronger than what the 6-pounder can deliver. Another minor change to the NA75's benefit is stronger turret front armour due to the usage of the M4 Sherman mantlet in the turret front. However, with the same weight and engine as the Mk III, the Churchill NA75's manoeuverability on the battlefield will be very similar, if not exactly identical.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 89 / 76 / 76 mm
Turret 102 / 89 / 89 mm
Visibility 87 %
Crew 5 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 2830 km/h
Backward 23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 97.914.311.6 hp/t
Engine power 350310556452 hp
Weight 39 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
3.0x–6.0x
Armaments
75 mm M3 cannon
Ammunition 81 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Vertical guidance -12 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.814.326.919.42420.438.427.7 °/s
Vertical 2.82.27.34.743.210.46.7 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP918878675749
HE101010101010
Smoke333333
APCBC10410293847568
7.92 mm BESA machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 9,450 rounds
Belt capacity 225 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-I/AP-I/AP-T986300
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,351 → 1,754 SL
RB 1,423 → 1,847 SL
SB 1,950 → 2,531 SL
Crew training 22,000 SL
Experts 320,000 SL
Aces 400 GE
Research Aces 76,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
80 / 110 / 120 % SL
142 % RP
Total cost of modifications 24,900 RP
45,100 SL
Talisman cost 1,100 GE

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