Excelsior
Excelsior
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1,500  Cost |
| 880176 HP Hit Points |
| 41.05/44.115.53/44.1 t Weight Limit |
- 전차장
- 포수
- 조종수
- 무전수
- 장전수
| 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 |
| 110/110/175110/110/175 HP Damage |
| 91/144/3891/144/38 mm Penetration |
|
15.79 r/m ▲
15.79 r/m Standard Gun ▲ Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
|
1736.9 ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1736.9 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
▼
Standard Gun
▲ Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
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0.42 m ▲
0.42 m With 50% Crew: 0.52 m ▲ Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.52 m |
| 2.3 s 2.3 s Aim time |
| 3636 deg/s Turret Traverse |
| 360° Gun Arc |
| -13°/+20°-13°/+20° Elevation Arc |
| 7575 rounds Ammo Capacity |
| 2020 % Chance of Fire |
| 350 m 350 m View Range |
| 570 m 570 m Signal Range |
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The Excelsior is a British tier 5 premium heavy tank.
Cromwell의 차체를 기반으로 개발된 실험 강습 전차로 보병 전차 및 순항 전차를 대체할 수 있도록 기획되었다. 1942년에 개발이 시작되었으며 English Electric Company사에서 1943년~1944년 시제 전차 두 대를 제작하여 Excelsior라 명명했다. 시험 주행 후 이미 개발이 완료된 Churchill 전차에 밀려 제작이 취소되었다.
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 armor yet paper-thin side armor, a fast firing yet poor handling gun, and greater side gun depression 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.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
주포
| 단계 | 주포 | 평균 관통력 (mm) | 연사력 | 100m에서의 분산도 | 조준 시간 | 일반 경험치 | 중량 (톤) | 가격, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | 75 mm Gun Mk. V | 91/144/38 | 110/110/175 | 15.79 | 0.42 | 2.3 | 0 | 500 | 45000 |
엔진
| 단계 | 엔진 | 엔진 출력 (마력) | 충돌 시 화재 발생 확률 | 일반 경험치 | 중량 (톤) | 가격, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Rolls-Royce Meteor | 600 | 20 | 0 | 744 | 14000 |
현가장치
| 단계 | 현가장치 | 한계 중량 | 회전 속도 (도/초) | 일반 경험치 | 중량 (톤) | 가격, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Excelsior | 44.1 | 32 | 0 | 8000 | 8000 |
무전기
| 단계 | 무전기 | 통신 범위 (m) | 일반 경험치 | 중량 (톤) | 가격, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | WS No. 19 Special | 570 | 0 | 40 | 29400 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Very strong front and rear armor (on the turret and hull)
- Fast and maneuverable - comparable to tier V mediums
- Very good side gun depression
- Preferential matchmaking; only sees tier V and VI battles
- Side armour coupled with side spaced armour effectively makes it 60mm thick
Cons:
- Poor penetration
- Poor base accuracy and aim spread
- Side armour gets overmatched by 90mm guns
- Inconsistent gun depression (less at the front and rear than at the sides)
Performance
The Excelsior has a number of odd characteristics that lend to its situation-dependent nature. With roughly 115mm of frontal armor and no considerable weak spots, the Excelsior's frontal hull and turret are completely impenetrable to even many tier Vs without the use of premium rounds. This armor has almost no sloping however, and the Excelsior's side armor 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 armor, there is almost no way the Excelsior can be safely angled to make the armor 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 armor is far more exposed than the side armor. On narrow streets there is little room for flankers to exploit the thin side armor.
The Excelsior is quick for a heavy and is capable to keep pace with many mediums. Since the Excelsior's 75mm gun has very poor penetration, a player must take full advantage of the tank's speed to attack weaker flanks of heavily armored enemies. The gun is also inaccurate and suffers from poor aim spread on the move. Because of this, the Excelsior is really only effective at close range and is not good for taking shots on the move.
Compared to Similar Tanks
The Excelsior is very similar to the T14, the American tier V premium heavy tank. Both are well armored, quick (for heavies), and feature similarly weak 75mm armaments. Generally speaking, the T14 is less "lopsided" than the Excelsior. Its hull armor 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
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 choses 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 often.
Gallery
Historical Info
