Churchill VII

Modules

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
V	QF 6-pdr Gun Mk. V	110/180/30	75/75/100	27.27	0.39	1.9		450	35000
V	3.7-inch Howitzer	47/110/30	370/280/100	8.57	0.51	2.3		393	35000
V	75 mm Gun Mk. V	91/144/38	110/110/175	20	0.41	1.9		500	45000
VII	OQF 77 mm Gun Mk. II	148/208/38	140/140/190	13.95	0.36	2.3		681	63000
VI	75 mm Vickers HV	145/202/38	135/135/175	13.95	0.36	2.3		591	50000

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IV	Meadows D.A.V.	300	20		724	9000
IV	Bedford Twin-Six	350	20		1531	11000

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
V	Churchill IV	40.15	18	B/2		8150	8600
VI	Churchill VII	43	20	B/2		8150	18000

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VII	WS No. 19 Mk. II	450		40	21000
VI	WS No. 19 Mk. I	400		40	15000
VIII	WS No. 19 Mk. III	550		40	22000

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Pros and Cons

Pros:

- Fast firing and accurate guns with good DPM.

- High hitpoints (1080 with top turret)

- Partial spaced armor on the sides, making it durable for flanking

Cons:

- Even though the armor is 152mm, it is full of weakspots and only certain areas are 152.

- Awful speed (20/12 KM/H), one of the slowest tanks in the game.

- Average penetration and lowest damage per shot out of all tier VI Heavy tanks.

- Horrifyingly bad gun depression and elevation, just like its predecessor and the KV-85.

- Only 19mm of hull and turret roof armor, Making it very vulnerable against SPGs

- No gun mantlet. The front of the turret is effectively a weak spot.

- With bad penetration, combined with awful speed, it makes this tank very vulnerable in Tier 8 match

Performance

The weakest link in the british heavy tank tree, the Churchill VII is possibly the most difficult Tier 6 heavy tank to use efficiently. The abysmal (lack of) mobility is a real bridle for the tank's performance.

The top 77 mm gun is a slight improvement over the Churchill I's 75 mm Vickers HV gun, but the opposition that the Churchill VII faces is far tougher. The main problem is that anything above the 75 mm gun Mk. V will lower the gun elevation to a meagre 12° while the gun depression takes a plunge to only 4°, which completely rules out any notions of going hull down on slopes, and makes fighting on uneven terrain exceedingly frustrating. If allowed to fire continuously, the Churchill can rack up damage fairly quickly with its high rate-of-fire, but the Churchill VII simply does not have the speed to chase down targets and keep them under fire. With only 148 mm of penetration, it is barely adequate for Tier 6 and 7 games, and hopelessly outclassed at Tier 8 unless the fairly potent but expensive APCR round is used. However, the gun is rather accurate and the gun-handling (dispersion, aim-time etc) is second to none in the tier.

The Churchill VII does rid itself of the strange weak-spots in the Churchill I's armour and have great armour at Tier 6, with 152 mm in front armour and good side armour. Notably, the roof of the upgraded turret now is not only exposed from the front, but actually so thin its steep angle gets over-powered for automatic penetration. It can safely ignore most guns with less than 150 mm of penetration, unless the enemy makes the not uncommon decision to simply load premium ammunition and cut through the frontal armour anyway. This armour will also not reliably protect against very powerful guns with more than 160 penetration (which are not so rare at Tier 6), even with angling. It goes without saying that most Tier 7 and 8 tanks will cut through it but with problems. Churchill has a gun that depends on its fast rate-of-fire to rack up damage, it is not very viable to angle the completely flat turret armour between shots. This creates a lot of problems as the lack of a gun mantlet means that most tanks can penetrate the unangled turret front

The mobility of the Churchill, equivalent of the O-I, is its single greatest weakness. With a top speed of only 20 km/h, once committed to a flank, the Churchill is probably going to stay there for the rest of the game. Flanking is exceedingly difficult against all but the most unaware of enemies. It is also not uncommon for teams to collapse before the Churchill gets into position, and there is nothing much that can be done; the curse of all slow tanks. Unsurprisingly, the Churchill turns like a boat, and is easily outflanked. This is partly compensated for with the fast turret traverse, but generally, the Churchill should operate with support covering its flanks and Clutch Braking is an essential skill for the driver.^[1]

Overall, in unskilled hands the tank is nothing but a burden to its team and should not be played if one does not plan to proceed further down the British Heavy Tank line.

Early Research

• The 75 mm Vickers HV Gun, Bedford Twin-Six Engine, and WS No. 19 Mk. III Radio should already be researched from the Churchill I, and should be mounted immediately.
• With these modules mounted, you have two choices: If you don't mind being even slower but tougher, research the upgraded turret and mount the stock engine. Else, research the Churchill VII suspension first.
• Finally research the OQF 77 mm Gun Mk. II Gun.

Suggested Equipment