The Churchill Crocodile had a 350 bhp Bedford petrol engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 24.9 km/h and a crew of five men. Besides its 75 mm main gun, the Crocodile featured a flamethrower mounted in what was originally the machine gun port. Because of this, the tank was forced to carry a rear fuel trailer, extending the vehicles total length from 7.67 meters to 12.25 meters. A single 7.92 mm Besa machine gun was mounted coaxially with the main gun to defend the Crocodile against infantry. In combat, the design proved to be a winner as not only were targets destroyed, but enemy troops often surrendered due to the shock value of the flamethrower. However, the tank was equally devastating when it fell into enemy hands.
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| - The Churchill Crocodile had a 350 bhp Bedford petrol engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 24.9 km/h and a crew of five men. Besides its 75 mm main gun, the Crocodile featured a flamethrower mounted in what was originally the machine gun port. Because of this, the tank was forced to carry a rear fuel trailer, extending the vehicles total length from 7.67 meters to 12.25 meters. A single 7.92 mm Besa machine gun was mounted coaxially with the main gun to defend the Crocodile against infantry. In combat, the design proved to be a winner as not only were targets destroyed, but enemy troops often surrendered due to the shock value of the flamethrower. However, the tank was equally devastating when it fell into enemy hands.
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| - The Churchill Crocodile had a 350 bhp Bedford petrol engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 24.9 km/h and a crew of five men. Besides its 75 mm main gun, the Crocodile featured a flamethrower mounted in what was originally the machine gun port. Because of this, the tank was forced to carry a rear fuel trailer, extending the vehicles total length from 7.67 meters to 12.25 meters. A single 7.92 mm Besa machine gun was mounted coaxially with the main gun to defend the Crocodile against infantry. In combat, the design proved to be a winner as not only were targets destroyed, but enemy troops often surrendered due to the shock value of the flamethrower. However, the tank was equally devastating when it fell into enemy hands.
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