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Hobart’s Top 9 Special Tanks of World War II

Kangaroo - Armoured personnel carrier

6. The AVRE

The Churchill AVRE

AVRE is an abbreviation for Armored Vehicle Royal Engineer. The AVRE was a uniquely modified Churchill tank fitted with a Petard spigot mortar. This was designed principally to demolish structures made of concrete and steel such as bunkers or gun emplacements. The AVRE could also perform other specialized tasks when specialized equipment was added to it.

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