FV215b
FV215b
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[Client Values; Actual values in
5 Cost |
2500500 HP Hit Points |
70/7332.64/73 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Loader (Radio Operator)
950950 hp Engine Power |
34.3/12 km/h Speed Limit |
3838 deg/s Traverse |
13.5729.11 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
254/152.4/101.6254/152.4/101.6 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
1060/4400/1200
1060/4400/1200 Shell Cost |
400/400/515400/400/515 HP Damage |
259/326/120259/326/120 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
6.9 r/m Standard Gun ▲
6.9 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2760 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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2760 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.33 m With 50% Crew: 0.409 m ▲
0.33 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.409 m |
s 1.7 s 1.7 Aim time |
3434 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-7°/+15°-7°/+15° Elevation Arc |
3535 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 410 m 410 View Range |
m 750 m 750 Signal Range |
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The FV215b is a British tier 10 premium heavy tank.
A proposed plan for a heavy tank based on the Conqueror Mk.II. Unlike the production model, this modification featured rear placement of the fighting compartment. Never saw production or service.
Possibly the worst tier 10 heavy tank, in the game, the FV215b is as quirky as it is potentially destructive. Most easily likened to the American T110E5, the 215b is outfitted with a marginally better hull than the Caernarvon and Conqueror. Nevertheless, the tank makes some spectacular leaps from its predecessor in terms of turret thickness, gun performance, general stats, and not the least agility as it receives roughly a 65% increase in traverse speed. Also, its rear mounted turret enables gameplay slightly similar to that of the Maus and may take a bit of time to adjust to when coming off of the traditional layout of the Conqueror. Unlike the Maus, however, the side armor of the 215b is nowhere near as thick and even well performed side scraping can fail to protect the tank from incoming fire of potent guns at times. The FV215b enjoys a low vertical profile and can effectively take cover behind most terrain irregularities. As a sniping tank, few other heavy tanks excel at unleashing as devastating a barrage of gunfire as the FV215b. Combine that with it's superb maneuverability, the fact that this tank can re-position effectively and cover an area with confidence, and the FV215b becomes a lovable machine which handles effortlessly and rewards daring players with great results.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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X | 120 mm Gun L1A1 A | 259/326/120 | 400/400/515 | 6.9 | 0.33 | 1.7 | 2850 | 300000 |
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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X | Rolls-Royce Griffon A | 950 | 20 | 952 | 100000 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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X | FV215 | 73 | 38 | 0 | 12000 | 82500 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Gun is accurate, aims quickly and has a high rate of fire/DPM and can use HESH rounds.
- High health pool.
- Good frontal turret armor.
Cons:
- Very weak all around armor for a heavy tank.
- Ammo rack is weak
- Easy to track, and armor behind the tracks is just 50mm thick.
- Subpar top speed considering the overall low armor.
- Relatively easy to pen even when sidescraping properly
Performance
The FV215b shares a few similarities with the American tier 10 heavy, the T110E5. Both have above average gun depression, both have 400 alpha guns with not-too-alien gun stats to each other, and they both have relatively weak side and rear armor.
More often than not, the trick to playing the 215b is to play it as a medium tank. It cannot perform on the front lines due to the low alpha (for a heavy) gun, poor armor, and significant vulnerability to artillery. It performs much better as a sniper where its quick aim time, high accuracy, and DPM to cut down opponents without mercy. Should the opportunity present itself, the 215b can also hull down successfully due to the moderate (7 degrees) gun depression and tough turret.
If you for example get a city map like Ruinberg and you can't hull down or snipe, you are generally out of luck as your low top speed and nonexistent camouflage values ensure you'd be bombarded by artillery or flanked if you would try to go with the medium group. At this point it's best to try staying one or two tanks behind the much more tougher heavies like the IS-7, E 100, and sometimes a side scraping IS-4. Wait for them to receive a shot, then peek out and fire back at the enemy once or twice depending on how fast your reload is compared to theirs.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
Historical Accuracy Errata
The FV215b as it is ingame is a complete Wargaming fabrication. The rear mounted turret Conqueror, known only as the FV215b, was only planned to be armed with a 183mm gun, which exists ingame as the FV215b (183). Wargaming took the original tank destroyer, replaced the 183mm with a 120mm, thickened the armor and called it a heavy tank. Despite there being no historical basis for this tank, Wargaming have not yet decided to replace it with something more historical.