Excelsior
Excelsior
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1,500  Cost |
| 880176 HP Hit Points |
| 41.05/44.115.53/44.1 t Weight Limit |
- 車長
- 炮手
- 駕駛
- 通訊員
- 裝填手
| 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
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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 [[英國|]] tier 5 premium 重型戰車.
一輛使用了 Cromwell 底盤的實驗型突擊戰車。被研發來取代步兵及巡航戰車。開發工作始於 1942 年，然後由英國電氣公司在 1943–44 年間生產出兩輛原型車，代號取作 Excelsior。測試完成之後，由於已研發完成的 Churchill 戰車受到青睞，計畫宣告中止。
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
炮管
| 等級 | 炮管 | 平均穿透力（毫米） | 射擊速率 | 100 公尺處擴散度 | 瞄準時間 | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | 75 mm Gun Mk. V | 91/144/38 | 110/110/175 | 15.79 | 0.42 | 2.3 | 0 | 500 | 45000 |
引擎
| 等級 | 引擎 | 引擎功率（匹馬力） | 碰撞時火災發生機率 | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Rolls-Royce Meteor | 600 | 20 | 0 | 744 | 14000 |
懸吊
| 等級 | 懸吊 | 負載限制 | 迴轉速度（度/秒） | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Excelsior | 44.1 | 32 | 0 | 8000 | 8000 |
通訊設備
| 等級 | 通訊設備 | 通訊範圍（公尺） | 經驗 | 重量 (噸) | 價格, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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Historical Info
