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Churchill NA75

Churchill NA75

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.3	4.3

Class:

Heavy tank

Research:13 000

Purchase:76 000

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Description

The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill NA75 is a rank III British heavy tank with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Sky Guardians".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull89 / 76 / 76

Turret102 / 89 / 89

Crew5 people

Visibility87 %

Armour type:

Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Cupola doors)
Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Hull machine gun area)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	89 mm Front plate 89 + 89 mm Front plate (MG Port) 38 mm (70°) Front glacis 76.2 mm (20°) Lower glacis	64 mm 76.2 mm Side hatch 38 mm Edges 26 + 38 mm Rear	50.8 mm 25.4 mm (71°) Bottom	15.87 mm
Turret	89-104 mm (1°-38°) Turret front 76.2 mm (5°-65°) + 50.8 mm (10°-63°) Gun mantlet	76-80 mm	76-80 mm	35-45 mm
Cupola	19.05 mm	19.05 mm	19.05 mm	19.5 mm Front door 25.4 mm Back door

Notes:

Suspension wheels and chassis construction are 20 mm thick while tracks are 30 mm thick.
Air inlets have a 63.5 mm plate modelled.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB30 / 3 km/h

RB and SB28 / 3 km/h

Number of gears4 forward

1 back

Weight39.0 t

Engine power

AB668 hp

RB and SB350 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB17.1 hp/t

RB and SB9.0 hp/t

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Game Mode	Forward	Reverse	Weight (tons)	Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	30	3	39	_,___	668	__.__	17.13
Realistic	28	3	39	_,___	350	__.__	8.97

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB1 351 → 1 753

RB1 423 → 1 847

SB1 950 → 2 531

Total cost of modifications24 900

45 100

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces400

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

80 / 110 / 120 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Mobility

Protection

Firepower

Tracks Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 100 140
Suspension Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 90	Brake System Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 90
Filters Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 170
Transmission Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 165	Engine Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 165

Improved Parts

Research:

1 700

Cost:

3 100

140

Improved FPE

Research:

1 100

Cost:

2 000

90

Crew Replenishment

Research:

2 100

Cost:

3 800

170

Horizontal Drive Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 100 140
Adjustment of Fire Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 90	75mm_britain_APCBC_ammo_pack Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 90
Elevation Mechanism Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 170
75mm_us_M89_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 165	Smoke grenade Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 165

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm M3 cannon

Ammunition81 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

6.5 → 5.0 s

Vertical guidance-12° / 20°

Main article: OQF Mk.V (75 mm)

75 mm OQF Mk.V					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	81	-12°/+20°	±180°	-	19.4	26.9	32.6	36.1	38.4	6.50	5.75	5.30	5.00
Realistic	81	-12°/+20°	±180°	-	14.3	16.8	20.4	22.6	24.0	6.50	5.75	5.30	5.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
Ammunition	Type of warhead	10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M72 shot	AP	91	88	78	67	57	49
M61 shot	APCBC	104	101	90	78	68	59
M48 shell	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	0%	50%	100%
M72 shot	AP	619	6.3	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
M61 shot	APCBC	618	6.79	1.2	14	63.7	48°	63°	71°
M48 shell	HE	463	6.3	0	0.1	666	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M89	259	3	13	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Churchill NA75

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
81	78 (+3)	57 (+24)	18 (+63)	1 (+80)	No

Notes:

Racks disappear after all shells in the rack have been fired.

Machine guns

7.92 mm BESA machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition9 450 rounds

Belt capacity225 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

Main article: BESA (7.92 mm)

7.92 mm BESA
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	9,450 (225)	600	-	-

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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External links

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Britain heavy tanks
Matilda	Matilda III · Matilda Hedgehog
Churchill	Churchill I · Churchill III · Churchill VII · Churchill Crocodile · Churchill NA75 · Black Prince
Post-war	Caernarvon · Conqueror
Other	Independent · Excelsior · TOG II

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 == History ==
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-The Churchill NA75 was the Churchill IV upgraded, under 'Operation Whitehot', during the period between March and June 1944.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110222053014/http://northirishhorse.net/articles/na75/1.html</ref>
+''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''
-- 200 of these were produced and mainly used in Africa and Italy<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_tank</ref>
-=== Development ===
-It was the idea of P.H Morrell who was a captain in command of a detachment of 665 Tank Troops and following the Fall of Tunis Morrell was attached to 16 Base Workshop R.E.M.E and employed in scrapping large numbers of battle casualty armored vehicles accrued during the North African campaign. He stated: "''It was under-gunned - its 6-pdr, with an AP range of 800 yards and NIL HE performance, had proved to be no match for the 75 and 88mm guns of the hull down or dug in German tanks encountered during its advance up the Medjerda Valley"''<ref name=":0">http://www.armourinfocus.co.uk/a22new/articles/na75text.htm</ref>
-Morrell noted that often the least damaged part of the scrapped tanks was the main armament, which in many cases, showed a useful remaining life of up to 85%. In light of his views on the effectiveness of the 6-pdr and the internal mantlet of the Churchill, Morrell considered the possibilities of adapting Churchill to take the Sherman 75mm gun.<ref name=":0" />
-=== Modifications ===
-The first step was to remove the 6pdr together with its mantlet and auxiliary gear from the turret of a Mk.IV Churchill. The turret was then cleared and the internal guide ribs for the 6pdr mantlet removed. To accommodate the Sherman mantlet, a large aperture was cut in the front of the Churchill turret. Due to the curvature of the front of the cast Churchill turret it was necessary to rebate the cheeks on either side of the hole to accept the flat flange of the Sherman mantlet. When a satisfactory fit had been achieved the Sherman mantlet, complete with gun, was arc welded into position.<ref name=":0" />
-The elevation limits of the gun posed an immediate problem. The mantlet and mount of the Sherman was designed to be set at an angle of some 30 degrees from the vertical. The gun barrel protruded through the mantlet with the elevation being limited by its movement in a slot. The effect of welding the mantlet to the vertical front face of the Churchill turret was to limit resultant maximum elevation to a little over the horizontal whilst permitting a much grater depression than was required. To compensate for this the top of the slot was extended by some 8" with the resulting cut out being welded back into the bottom of the slot.<ref name=":0" />
-=== Trails ===
-The prototype took ten days to complete after which it was taken to the RAC Training Depot for firing trials. The were performed before the "top flight" of the armoured formations in North Africa, plus several flown in from Italy and elsewhere. The trials were conducted by Major ‘Dick’ Whittington’ a gunnery instructor at the school who also was one of Morrell’s friends. Once he had become accustomed to the gun Whittington was able to target a deserted Arab village at a range of some 8,000 to 8,500 yards, bringing down round after round of HE on top of it. Whittington subsequently commented that he found the Churchill a much more accurate gun platform than the Sherman as it did not 'rock' to the recoil of the gun to anything like the same extent.<ref name=":0" />
-The trials were a great success and immediate steps were taken to enable the conversion of further vehicles. The 665 Tank Troop Workshop was moved to Bone and attached to 16 Base Workshop R.E.M.E., where a large tank shop allocated specifically for the conversions. Work proceeded round the clock and in three months to June '44 some 190-200 conversions were produced.<ref name=":0" />
-=== Service ===
-Upon arrival in Italy the 21st and 25th Tank Brigades were re-structured to include two troops (ie. 18) of Shermans in each Squadron. When the NA75s became available they essentially replaced the Shermans (only 3 or so retained). Within 25th Tank Brigade the North Irish Horse appear to have been the first to recieve NA75s - receiving a full complement of 18 in July 1944. The other two regiments in the brigade received theirs a few weeks later. At this time Vauxhalls were producing MkVIs and MkVIIs Churchills mounting the new QF 75mm, however priority for these vehicles was given to the new front in North West Europe. I've yet to come across any evidence of MkVIs in Italy and it would be until the end of November 1944 that the first few MkVIIs arrived with the Tank Brigades.The NA75 stayed in service with the 25 Tank Brigade until the Brigade was disbanded in January 1945, and with 21 Tank brigade until the end of the war. Whilst we've noted the superior HE perfomance of the the Sheman 75mm it should also be noted that the 6-pdr had a better armour piercing performance coupled with a greater rate of fire. We should also realise that for the tank brigades in Italy at least, up until 1945 when MkVIIs started to be appear in numbers the highest proportion of tanks in the brigades were armed with 6-pdrs.<ref name=":0" />
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Difference between revisions of "Churchill NA75"

Revision as of 13:02, 14 March 2023

Contents

Description

General info

Survivability and armour

Mobility

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Ammunition

Ammo racks

Machine guns

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

History

Media

See also

External links