| Tank, Infantry, Black Prince | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Black_Prince_tank_side_view.jpg) Side view of the prototype A43 Black Prince | |
| Type | Infantry tank |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vauxhall |
| Designed | 1943 |
| Manufacturer | Vauxhall |
| Produced | 1945 |
| No. built | 6 prototypes |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 50 long tons (51 t)[1] |
| Length | 28 ft 11 in (8.81 m)[1] |
| Width | 11 ft 3.5 in (3.442 m)[1] |
| Height | 9 ft (2.7 m)[1] |
| Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, hull gunner) |
| Armour | 152 mm (6.0 in) Front |
Main armament | QF 17 pdr with 89 rounds |
Secondary armament | 2 × 7.92 mm Besa machine guns |
| Engine | Bedford Type 120 horizontally opposed 12-cylinder 350 hp (260 kW) |
| Power/weight | 7 hp/ton |
| Suspension | sprung bogie |
Operational range | about 100 mi (160 km) |
| Maximum speed | 10.5 mph (16.9 km/h) on road 7.5 mph (12.1 km/h) off-road |
Tank, Infantry, Black Prince (A43) is the name that was assigned to an experimental development of the Churchill tank with a larger, wider hull and a QF 17-pounder (76.2 mm) gun. It was named after Edward, the Black Prince, son of Edward III and heir to the English throne.