Black Prince (tank)

Tank, Infantry, Black Prince
Side view of the prototype A43 Black Prince
TypeInfantry tank
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Production history
DesignerVauxhall
Designed1943
ManufacturerVauxhall
Produced1945
No. built6 prototypes
Specifications
Mass50 long tons (51 t)[1]
Length28 ft 11 in (8.81 m)[1]
Width11 ft 3.5 in (3.442 m)[1]
Height9 ft (2.7 m)[1]
Crew5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, hull gunner)

Armour152 mm (6.0 in) Front
Main
armament
QF 17 pdr with 89 rounds
Secondary
armament
2 × 7.92 mm Besa machine guns
EngineBedford Type 120 horizontally opposed 12-cylinder
350 hp (260 kW)
Power/weight7 hp/ton
Suspensionsprung 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.

  1. ^ a b c d White p71