Jul 10, 2018 · The Churchill AVRE was one of the most famous British vehicles of WW2. Armed with a Petard mortar, it was designed to fulfill multiple battlefield tasks.

Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE), also known as Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers, is the title given to a series of armoured military engineering vehicles operated by the Royal Engineers (RE) for the purpose of protecting engineers during frontline battlefield operations.

A petard is a small bomb used for blowing up gates and walls when breaching fortifications, originally invented in France in 1579. [1] A typical petard was a conical or rectangular metal device containing 5–6 pounds (2–3 kg) of gunpowder, with a slow match for a fuse.

The Churchill AVRE Petard, officially the "Mortar, Recoiling, Spigot, 29 mm, Mk I", was the first vehicle to bear the name "AVRE" (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineer) as a breakthrough tank for the British Army's Royal Engineers.

Jul 7, 2018 · It was based on the Mk.III and IV model of the Infantry Tank, and was famously armed with the devastating 230mm Petard Mortar. The AVRE stormed the beaches of Normandy and fought right up to the end of the War.

Aug 2, 2018 · This mortar, known as the ‘Petard’ (a 16th-century word of French origin describing ‘a bomb to breach’) was capable of firing a huge, 28lb (12.7kg) projectile nicknamed the ‘Flying Dustbin’.

This Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) tank known as 1 Charlie is from the 26 Assault Squadron Royal Engineers 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade and landed on Juno beach at Graye-sur-Mer, Normandy on D-Day.

Born from the dire needs of the Battle of Dieppe, this armored behemoth, equipped with the formidable 290 mm "Petard" mortar, became a game-changer in WWII. We'll explore the creation and...

Jul 22, 2015 · The AVRE or in full: “Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers” was a Churchill III or IV tank equipped with the 290 mm Petard Spigot mortar. It’s projectile was nicknamed “Flying dustbin”, because of its un-aerodynamic characteristics, weighing about 18 kg.

Sep 26, 2015 · The Petard mortar with which the specially designed turret was fitted, was loaded at the muzzle by means of a sliding hatch above what normally would be the hull-gunner’s seat in a gun tank. The 290mm bomb weighed 40lb, was known as ‘General Wade’s Flying Dustbin’, and was usually visible for most of its flight.