Caernarvon

GB11_Caernarvon (Stock)

Totals

2520000 Cost

1500 HPDurability

59.18 / 63 Weight

Crew

1. Commander
2. Driver
3. Gunner
4. Loader (Radio Operator)

Armor

130/51/38Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

152/95/95Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

650 h.p.Engine Power

34.3 km/hTop Speed / Reverse Speed

22 deg/sTraverse Speed

Firepower

160 damage

171 mmAverage Penetration

4.82 Gun Loading

25 deg/sGun Traverse Speed

Communication

240 mView Range

500 mSignal Range

Black Prince

Caernarvon

Conqueror

VIII

2520000

Development of this infantry support tank started in 1944. The first prototype was ready for trials in 1952. A total of 21 tanks were manufactured but never entered service. Some of the vehicles were later converted into the Conqueror heavy tanks.

Turret

Level	Turret	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)	Experience	Weight (t)
VII	Black Prince	152/95/95	25	240	0	10000

Level	Gun	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time	Experience	Weight (t)
VII	OQF 17-pdr Gun Mk. VII	171/239/20	160/160/200	12.45	0.34	2.3	0	826

Level	Turret	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)	Experience	Weight (t)
VIII	Centurion Mk. II	165/112/112	36	250	14500	10400

Level	Gun	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time	Experience	Weight (t)
VII	OQF 17-pdr Gun Mk. VII	171/239/20	160/160/200	13.33	0.34	1.9	0	826
VIII	OQF 20-pdr Gun Type A Barrel	226/258/42	190/190/250	9.29	0.33	2.3	16400	1242
IX	OQF 20-pdr Gun Type B Barrel	226/258/42	190/190/250	9.52	0.32	1.9	56250	1282

Engine

Level	Engine	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact	Experience	Weight (t)
V	Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. IVB	650	20	0	744
IX	Rolls-Royce Meteor M120	810	20	33750	744
IX	Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. IVC	750	20	38750	744

Level	Suspension	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)	Experience	Weight (t)
VII	FV221	63	22	0	12000
VIII	FV221A	63	24	14800	12000

Radio

Level	Radio	Signal Range (m)	Experience	Weight (t)
VIII	WS №19 Mk.III	500	0	40

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Fairly strong armor, good against lower tier tanks.
• Top gun has very good penetration, fire rate, and aim time.
• Less sluggish than past heavies.
• Troll turret armor.

Cons:

• Awful stock grind.
• Low alpha damage on all guns.
• Armor is ineffective against tank destroyers.

Performance

The Caernarvon is very similar to the Centurion Mk. 1. Both have similar mobility, which is good for a heavy but barely acceptable for a medium (although the Centurion has an advantage in acceleration), quick-firing guns with good pen but terrible alpha, and epic turret armor. They also have terrible stock grinds, with sub-par penetration with stock cannons, hideous-looking turrets, and terrible mobility (although the Caernarvon can afford this because it's a heavy). Both also have weak hull armor. However, the Caernarvon has better armor than the Centurion, to the point where you can actually bounce some shots from it. Of course, the best way to play both tanks is to go hull down. Although the Centurion has a more solid mantlet and has 10 degrees depression, the Caernarvon has excellent turret armor and enough depression to hull-down in places vehicles like the IS-3 can only dream of. You can also better afford to make mistakes as the Caernarvon can actually bounce a couple of shots from it's hull armor and also has way more hitpoints.

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