Chimera

VIII

Competes with

Configuration

Provisions

Equipment

Modules

VIII

Crew

1Commander
1Gunner
1Loader
1Driver
0Radio operator

                    
                    113%
                  
Base mastery

                    124.3%
                  
Aiming

                    124.3%
                  
Reloading

                    124.3%
                  
Driving

Crew skills

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Extra concealment

Consumables

75s
15s

65s
15s

75s
15s

75s
15s

Boosters

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:

1400

18 / 38

290.4m

View range

21 / 38

Firepower

Shell

2023
DPM
34 / 38
218
Penetration
6 / 38
440
Damage
1 / 38
178
Devices/crew damage
1 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
950
Velocity
22 / 38

                      11.93%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
31 / 38
—
Explosion radius
— / —

1839
DPM
27 / 38
252
Penetration
23 / 38
400
Damage
1 / 38
178
Devices/crew damage
1 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
1100
Velocity
26 / 38

                      9.52%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
14 / 29
—
Explosion radius
— / —

2437
DPM
34 / 38
64
Penetration
1 / 38
530
Damage
1 / 38
178
Devices/crew damage
1 / 38
—
Burst damage
— / —
732
Velocity
34 / 38

                      —%
                    
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
2.67
Explosion radius
1 / 38

DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —

                      %
                    
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —

127.0

Caliber

1 / 38

4.60

Rate of fire

37 / 38

13.05

Reload time

29 / 30

—

Magazine reload time

— / —

/ / /

Time to load next shell

— / —

—×

Magazine size

— / —

—

Time before next shell is ready

— / —

Gun handling

2.08

                  Base aim time
                  
                
27 / 38
0.326
Dispersion
25 / 38
Dispersion factors
0.200
When moving
32 / 38
0.200
When rotating
32 / 38
0.120
When rotating turret
31 / 38
3.500
After shot
4 / 38
Gun angles

                  10°
                
Depression
1 / 38

                  15°
                
Elevation
31 / 38

                  180°/180°
                
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 38
31.59
Turret traverse speed
37 / 38

Mobility

56.20
Weight
2 / 38
Speed
50
Forward
18 / 38
20
Backward
4 / 38

                  Effective Power / Weight ratio
                  
                
17.61
On hard terrain
32 / 38
16.01
On medium terrain
27 / 38
9.27
On soft terrain
36 / 38
Traverse speed
36.45
On hard terrain
37 / 38
33.13
On medium terrain
37 / 38
19.18
On soft terrain
37 / 38

                  6.31m×3.75m×2.24m
                  
Size
33 / 38
Concealment

                  26.50%
                
While still
16 / 38

                  20.60%
                
While moving
16 / 38

                  8.29%
                
Upon firing while still
17 / 38

                  6.96%
                
Upon firing while moving
18 / 38

                    Spotting distance by enemy with view range of
                    302m
                  

                  235.2m
                
While still

                  250.1m
                
While moving

                  281.1m
                
Upon firing while still

                  284.5m
                
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

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HEP

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HEP

From the side

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HEP

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HEP

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HEP

From the back

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HEP

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HEP

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HEP

Score is a recommendation whether tank is suitable for given tactic:

Good— perfect fit
Average— can perform quite good
Not recommended— result is not guaranteed

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Tactics

Tank's sutability for commonly used tactics based on tank's top stats and compared to others in the battle. Personal experience is not considered

In:

Peek-A-Boo Average Average

You hide behind a cover, fully reload your gun, pre-aim and sneak out just for a second to make one damaging shot. Before enemy realizes you are hidden again. Decent mobility and aiming stabilization and you surely can pull this one off.

Long range sniping Average Average

Hiding in the bush on the hill and shooting at enemies on the other side of the map. If you don't mind all the hate that comes with it then you just need good dispersion and penetration to make every shot count.

Front Line Not recommended Not recommended

Forget rocks, hills, buildings and all other cover. Make youself a cover for your teammates. Of course, this works only if you have very good armor and know how to use it or… well if you're already dead.

Circle Of Death Not recommended Not recommended

Drive behind slow tank destoyers and heavy tanks and keep circling around them to avoid being hit while making easy shots into the back of the enemy. Good traverse speed and acceleration is required.

Hit & Run Not recommended Not recommended

Hide in the bush, spot the enemy without being seen. Take a shot and start running. Fast. Repeat until no enemies left. Master this technique and there are many masteries coming your way.

1 vs 1 brawl Not recommended Not recommended

Who would win in 1 on 1 brawl depends on too many variables. Armor, guns, mobility, tanks sizes and many others. One thing for sure: without good DPM it's better to stay in the group or keep your distance.

Historical Reference

A project for a heavy British tank, designed to counter the Soviet IS-3. Despite non-standard solutions and the application of German tank-building technologies, the project was discontinued and existed only in blueprints.

Chimera — Tier VIII English medium tank

Chimera

Parameters

Armor profile

Armor performance