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Chieftain — Tier VIII English heavy tank

Chieftain

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1800
HP
14 / 45
293.8m
View range
1 / 45
Firepower
Shell
2672
DPM
3 / 45
215
Penetration
38 / 45
225
Damage
43 / 45
122
Devices/crew damage
42 / 45
—
Burst damage
— / —
1143
Velocity
8 / 45
11.63%
Penetration loss over distance
27 / 45
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2256
DPM
4 / 44
265
Penetration
19 / 44
190
Damage
42 / 44
122
Devices/crew damage
41 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
1570
Velocity
1 / 44
7.55%
Penetration loss over distance
12 / 28
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3207
DPM
8 / 44
45
Penetration
41 / 44
270
Damage
42 / 44
122
Devices/crew damage
41 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
1143
Velocity
2 / 44
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
41 / 44
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
90.0
Caliber
42 / 45
11.88
Rate of fire
3 / 45
5.05
Reload time
3 / 36
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.72
Base aim time
1 / 45
0.308
Dispersion
3 / 45
Dispersion factors
0.160
When moving
3 / 45
0.160
When rotating
4 / 45
0.100
When rotating turret
2 / 45
3.500
After shot
8 / 45
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 45
20°
Elevation
6 / 45
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 45
24.30
Turret traverse speed
26 / 45
Mobility
52.00
Weight
29 / 45
Speed
40
Forward
5 / 45
20
Backward
1 / 45
Effective Power / Weight ratio
16.70
On hard terrain
2 / 45
14.42
On medium terrain
2 / 45
10.58
On soft terrain
2 / 45
Traverse speed
30.37
On hard terrain
29 / 45
26.23
On medium terrain
19 / 45
19.24
On soft terrain
15 / 45
6.89m×3.43m×2.44m
Size
32 / 45
Concealment
13.90%
While still
11 / 45
11.00%
While moving
2 / 45
4.68%
Upon firing while still
5 / 45
4.03%
Upon firing while moving
2 / 45
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
267.0m
While still
274.3m
While moving
290.2m
Upon firing while still
291.9m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

Development of the FV4201 Chieftain allowed for the interchangeability of guns with the U.S. T95 tank by means of exchanging turrets. The project was discontinued because of numerous problems with training crews to master two artillery systems.