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Unique among heavy tanks of its tier, the Excelsior possesses many great strengths contrasted by an equal number of great weaknesses. Some of these features include strong front and rear armour yet paper-thin side armour, a fast firing yet poor handling gun, and greater side than front or rear gun depression. Heavily dependent on circumstance as well as the prowess of its driver, an Excelsior can be either an easy kill or an unstoppable juggernaut.

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Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

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Guns

Tier Gun Penetration
(mm) 		Damage
(HP) 		Rate of fire
(rounds/minute) 		Dispersion
(m/100m) 		Aiming time
(s) 		Weight
(kg) 		Price
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Engines

Tier Engine Engine Power
(hp) 		Chance of Fire on Impact
(%) 		Weight
(kg) 		Price
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Suspensions

Tier Suspension Load Limit
(т) 		Traverse Speed
(gr/sec) 		Rmin Weight
(kg) 		Price
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Radios

Tier Radio Signal Range
(m) 		Weight
(kg) 		Price
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Compatible Equipment


Compatible Consumables


Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:


  • Frontal and rear armour is tough, on both the turret and hull with no frontal weak spots
  • One of the most maneuverable Tier V heavies, drives more like a medium tank
  • Gun depression to the sides is great, however this is risky due to the thin sides
  • Spaced armour on the sides actually beefs the thickness to 60mm
  • Preferential matchmaking, just like the similarly-performing T14


Cons:


  • 75mm gun is, like most premium tanks, equivalent to the second best gun of the regular tanks
  • Angling the armour is not a viable option as this will expose the fragile sides
  • 90mm guns will overmatch the side armour (>90mm guns are thankfully rare at tier V and VI).
  • The excellent gun depression is lacking at the front and rear
  • Tracks get easily destroyed


Performance

The Excelsior has a number of odd characteristics that lend to its situational nature. With roughly 115mm of frontal armour and no considerable weak spots the Excelsior's frontal hull and turret are completely impenetrable to many Tier V's without the use of premium rounds. This armour has almost no sloping however, and the Excelsior's side armour is so thin that it's easily overmatched and penetrated even by sub-par guns. What this means is that should an Excelsior come face to face with an enemy that can penetrate its frontal armour there is almost no way the Excelsior can be safely angled to make the armour more effective than it already is. In addition the Excelsior's large, flat, mantlet-less turret prevents it from being any more well protected hull-down than it is when fully exposed. Accordingly it works best in city streets, where the front and rear armour is far more exposed than the side armour. On narrow streets there is little room for flankers to exploit the thin side armour.

The Excelsior is quick for a heavy and is able to keep pace with many mediums. Since the Excelsior's 75mm gun has mediocre penetration a player must take full advantage of the tank's speed to attack weaker flanks of heavily armoured enemies. The gun also has average accuracy and suffers from poor aim spread on the move. Because of this the Excelsior is not good for taking shots on the move unless at close range.

The Excelsior can share crew members with two other UK premium heavies: The A43 Black Prince and the FV201 (A45). Crewmembers from the non-premium Black Prince and Churchill VII can use the Excelsior as well.

Compared to Similar Tanks

The Excelsior is very similar to the T14, the American Tier V premium heavy tank. Both are well armoured, quick (for heavies), and feature similarly weak 75mm armaments. Generally speaking the T14 is less "lopsided" than the Excelsior. Its hull armour is weaker, yet it can be angled more effectively. In addition the T14's turret is smaller and well sloped, which allows it to take advantage of hull-down positions unlike the Excelsior. Although both are fairly quick in a straight line, the Excelsior easily outmaneuvers the T14 with 12 degrees/sec more traverse speed. The T14 accelerates faster overall due to a slightly greater power/weight ratio and far superior terrain resistance values.


Early Research

All modules are researched with the tank.


Suggested Equipment


Medium-Caliber Tank Gun Rammer Enhanced Gun Laying Drive Improved VentilationToolbox 


Documented Tank and Crew Builds

The Excelsior benefits much from an enhanced gun laying drive, which mitigates the 75mm gun's poor accuracy and movement spread. A gun rammer and vents are also help to make the most of the mediocre gun. The Excelsior can be played either as a medium or a heavy, and if the player chooses to play it like a heavy then a toolbox can be used instead of the rammer or vents if the player finds that they're having their tracks blown off too often.



Gallery

Historical Info

After the Dieppe Raid in August 1942 there was concern that the Churchill was not as good as expected and a tank to combine the infantry and cruiser tank roles was planned. While two lines of tanks were still policy, there was interest in standardizing on common components. The design used the Cromwell's combination of Rolls-Royce Meteor engine and Merrit-Brown transmission. English Electric built two prototypes on a Cromwell tank hull, the first with the suspension of the US M6 Heavy Tank and the second with a widened Cromwell track and armoured skirts. The design included extra armour and an Ordnance QF 75mm gun. When the problems of the early Churchill models were worked out the project was dropped. The second prototype vehicle is on display at the Bovington Tank Museum, UK.


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