Excelsior
Excelsior
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[Client Values; Actual values in
1,500 Cost |
880176 HP Hit Points |
41.05/44.115.53/44.1 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
600600 hp Engine Power |
38.6/12 km/h Speed Limit |
3232 deg/s Traverse |
14.6238.63 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
NoNo Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
114.3/92.1/92.1114.3/92.1/92.1 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
56/2800/56
56/2800/56 Shell Cost |
110/110/175110/110/175 HP Damage |
91/144/3891/144/38 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
15.79 r/m Standard Gun ▲
15.79 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1736.9 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1736.9 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.42 m With 50% Crew: 0.52 m ▲
0.42 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.52 m |
s 2.3 s 2.3 Aim time |
3636 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-13°/+20°-13°/+20° Elevation Arc |
7575 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 350 m 350 View Range |
m 570 m 570 Signal Range |
V
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The Excelsior is a British tier 5 premium heavy tank.
An experimental assault tank on the Cromwell's chassis. Developed as a replacement for infantry and cruiser tanks. Development was started in 1942, and two prototypes designated the Excelsior were built by the English Electric Company in 1943–44. After the trials, the project was discontinued in favor of the Churchill tank that was already developed.
The Excelsior can be thought as the British equivalent to the American T14. This tank takes the middle ground between medium and heavy classes, and can perform well in both roles. Sporting thick armor and decent speed,it can also dish out damage with its somewhat low penetration gun. Unlike the T14, it trades some speed for better armor.
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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V | 75 mm Gun Mk. V | 91/144/38 | 110/110/175 | 15.79 | 0.42 | 2.3 | 500 | 45000 |
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | Rolls-Royce Meteor | 600 | 20 | 744 | 14000 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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V | Excelsior | 44.1 | 32 | B/2 | 8000 | 8000 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Good speed that can keep up with the pace of battle
- Thick armor that stops many lower-tier shots and the occasional high tier.
- Good RoF for a 75mm gun
- Surprisingly thick back armor can protect you a bit from ambushes
Cons:
- Poor penetration and accuracy with stock rounds - premium rounds required against heavies
- Frontal armor profile is mostly flat and angling will expose your weak sides
- Roof armor is only 19mm, making it vulnerable to arty or shots down from elevation
- Somewhat low HP for a premium heavy
Performance
The Excelsior does not look amazing on paper, but in play it is a fascinating tank. The low alpha of the gun is more than compensated for by a high RoF. It fares well against equal tier mediums, but can struggle against heavies and higher tiers. Opt instead to lob HE shells or sling premium rounds. Otherwise, practice aiming at weak spots and use your RoF to make up for the pen. The premium rounds are affordable in credits, and the Excelsior is a good money maker for Tier V with minimal repair costs. When using premium rounds, the penetration goes up to 144mm - there's not many tanks that the Excelsior will see that it cannot frontally pen. AT-2's & AT-8's are impenetrable frontally, even with HE or gold, so they should be avoided if possible.
Very agile, you can outmaneuver other heavies. Don't try circle of death however - those weak sides will not take it. It's more of an aggressive flanker.
Reverse speed is pretty good, which allows for some interesting tactics. When caught between a rock and a hard place, it is perfectly capable of reversing towards an enemy that has flanked your rear, shooting at that enemy in order to take it out and regain cover, while the enemy in front of you wastes ammo on your thick frontal armor and thick rear turret armor. That big plate across the rear of your engine is 108mm thick, not bad, and the rear of your turret is slightly less at 92mm.
This tank performs similarly to the T14 in terms of role, and their stats do not differ a lot. Note the Excelsior has thick but unsloped armor, potentially a target for HE shells, while the T14's hull is sloped. The Excelsior has a slightly higher top speed of 38 km, but the T14 has better hp/weight ratio.
You can platoon three of them together, and create a very effective wolfpack in either t5 or t6 matches.
Early Research
None required, this is a premium tank.
Suggested Equipment
Gallery
Historical Info