As always, compromise & industrial limitations underpinned design. /2
The Churchill Tank in Normandy: Part One 40-44
Ratty Relic or Bocage Buster?
How did it go from a hated, atrocious POS tank worthy only of the scrapheap to a reliable, trustworthy, survivable and popular gun tank in action?
Another pertinent tale. /1
#WW2 #SWW #History
As always, compromise & industrial limitations underpinned design. /2
88.9mm of front armour provided excellent protection for the five man crew, and WS No. 19 provided comms. /3
But why?
It call comes back to, you guessed it, June 1940 - at the height of that invasion-scare summer.
AFV cupboards were bare so the initial models were raced into production in June 1940... /4
9 RTR probably enjoyed the dubious honour of the first Churchill deliveries. /5
42% of Churchills off the road
Up to 75% breaking down on average Ex /6
Broken Churchills littered camps, ranges and the British countryside. /7
Well, sorta, to try and get numbers together Brigadier T.R. Price saw 31 Tank Brigade scrounge almost every working tank to pull a composite regiment together for the demo. /8
But there was a flip side that paid off down the road. Vauxhall and the Army spent over a year dedicating themselves to the Churchill. /9
This earned a lot of good will.
As did frequent exchanges of army personnel (on extra pay) to work with Vauxhall staff in Luton. /10
Fitters got better. Parts improved. Design improved.
By May 1942 deliberations as to a wholesale Rework scheme continued and gained the green light./11
Through near-nut and bolt factory rebuilds the Churchill was revitalised. /12
In many ways the Rework Scheme was the start of a long road into '44.
Army/civilian staff continually liaised & attended technical conferences./13
*Restorers take serious note here... those 'post-war mods' may not be so, and factory spec is the death of reliable Churchills. /15
It's as much a story exploring the Army's professionalisation of conscripts and recruits as industrial development. /16
Crews had become deeply knowledgeable and had faith in their mounts and their fitters. /17
A 95mm howitzer was originally mounted to create the Churchill V, aimed to make up for the 6 pdr's HE deficiency but the new dual purpose 75mm gun was regarded as preferable. /18
This rounded capability so each troop could engage dug in targets and armour with relative ease./19
Crews learned the 6 pounder armed tanks would hunt armoured quarries whilst 75mms laid HE & smoke./20
Were Independent Armoured (w. Shermans) and Tank (w. Churchills) Brigades to be used in the same manner as Monty contended, or did they require different doctrine? /22
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1. First off, a disclaimer. Should you feel hurt by my words in the course of the thread, then forgive me. It’s from me and not from Islam. And I probably have to improve on my delivery. And I may not quote you verbatim, but the intended meaning would be there. Thank You!
2. Standing on Imam Shafii’s quote: “And I never debated anyone but that I did not mind whether Allah clarified the truth on my tongue or his tongue” or “I never once debated anyone hoping to win the debate; rather I always wished that the truth would come from his side.”
3. Okay, into the meat (my love for meat is showing. Lol) of the thread. Even though you didn’t mention the verse that permitted polygamy, everyone knows the verse you were talking about (Q4:3).
4. Your reasons for the revelation of the verse are strange. The first time I came across such. I had to quickly consult the books on the exegeses or tafsir of the Quran written by renowned specialists!