Churchill Gun Carrier

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The Churchill Gun Carrier was an attempt at up-gunning the Churchill with a proper, high-velocity gun that could both break static defenses and punch through enemy armor. Only 50 were ever produced, and none ever saw the battlefield. Doesn't stop game companies, from Battlefront to War Gaming from adding this monstrosity to their rosters, though. It follows Battlefront's tradition of adding "what-if" vehicles to the game, like the T14 and M6.

Flames of War

Mid War

Only losers need turrets!

An SPG-variant of the Churchill, with slightly-better performance than the Churchill III's 6-pdr, at the expense of being Forward-Firing.

IRL

The Brit's first attempt at a "breakthrough" vehicle, the Churchill GC was built to house a high-velocity gun that could punch through enemy armor and fortifications equally, while also having enough armor to shrug off enemy attacks. Because the Churchill I-III had a very narrow turret, Vauxhall's solution was to mount a fixed casemate and create an Stug-style SPG to fit the gun (the Churchill I already had a hull-gun, anyway). Mounting a 76mm (3-inch) anti-aircraft gun that was being phased out of Navy service, they made around 50 of them before they realized that the tank was pretty much redundant: the 17-pdr, a gun already in-service, was already being adapted on the much more useful Achilles (which had a turret) and maneuverable Archer. The British decided to go with the less derpy options, though some madlads decided to continue exploring the "Breakthrough" concept of extremely-heavy, casemate-style assault guns through blueprints.