Churchill AVRE IMPLEMENTED
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 7:34 pm
A monster of a machine equipped with a Spigot Mortar (the PIAT) but two times bigger, able to lunge a 40lb (18.4kg) or 290mm high explosive bomb at a range of 100 yards or 91 meters at buildings and defences
Nicknamed the flying trash can
Was able to be attached to a normal Churchill and work.
Some AVREs where used to transport bridges and maybe recover vehicles as it had a crane attached.
Some where used to clear beach heads of barbed wire with a "bobbin"
In 1943 a upgrade was proposed to increase range and safety of crew and add 10 more millimeters to 290
This was called "Ardeer Aggie"
Aprx 700 built
Nicknamed the flying trash can
Was able to be attached to a normal Churchill and work.
Some AVREs where used to transport bridges and maybe recover vehicles as it had a crane attached.
Some where used to clear beach heads of barbed wire with a "bobbin"
In 1943 a upgrade was proposed to increase range and safety of crew and add 10 more millimeters to 290
This was called "Ardeer Aggie"
Aprx 700 built