XP cost160,000(~€23.66)
Credits cost3,600,000(~€32.44)
Total cost~€56.10
Free XP from T1455,725(~€62.29)
IX
Heavy tankVersatile
Heavy tankVersatileFV229 Contender
World of Tanks EU statistics for the IX UK heavy tank FV229 Contender.
FV229 Contender tech tree branch
FV229 Contender characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 320hp
- … vs modules
- 127hp
- Penetration
- 232mm
- … at 500m
- 217mm
- DPM
- 3,048
- Reload
- 6.30s
- Rate of fire
- 9.52/min
- Aim time
- 1.90s
- Dispersion
- 0.310m
- … moving
- 0.200
- … hull traverse
- 0.200
- … turret traverse
- 0.100
- … after firing
- 4.00×
- … gun damaged
- 2.00×
- Shell velocity
- 1,000m/s
- Max range
- 720m
- Caliber
- 94mm
- Ammo capacity
- 80
- … potential damage
- 25,600hp
- Shell cost
- 599
- … full ammo
- 47,920
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 34km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12km/h
- Engine power
- 950hp
- Power/weight
- 12.7hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 22.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 28.0°/s
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.30
- … soft
- 2.30
- … hard
- 34.0km/h
- … medium
- 34.0km/h
- … soft
- 20.3km/h
- … hard
- 22.0°/s
- … medium
- 18.6°/s
- … soft
- 10.5°/s
Terrain resistance
Effective speed
Effective traverse
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,900hp
- … front
- 165mm
- … side
- 90mm
- … rear
- 40mm
- … front
- 240mm
- … side
- 90mm
- … rear
- 50mm
- Track armor
- 20mm
- Fire chance
- 20.0%
- Track repair time
- 11.70s
- … ammo rack
- 230 / 173hp
- … track
- 220 / 165hp
- … engine
- 275 / 138hp
- … fuel tank
- 200 / 70hp
- … turret ring
- 155 / 78hp
- … viewport
- 100 / 50hp
Hull armor
Turret armor
Module HP (max / repaired)
Spotting & other
- View range
- 370m
- Signal range
- 670m
- … stationary
- 5.8%
- … moving
- 2.9%
- Weight
- 74.6t
Camouflage
Ammunition
Equipment
Consumables
Directives
Field Modifications
Crew Skills
Crew level100%
Commander / Radio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
LoaderFV229 Contender modules
VIIITwin 32-pdr Gun MBC Mk. 2Stock
IXTwin 105 mm T8 Gun MBC
50K200K
VIIIFV229 ContenderStock
IXFV229 Contender Mk. II
25K60K
VIIILeyland L60 No. 4, Mk. 2Stock
IXLeyland L60 No. 4, Mk. 3
30K90K
VIIIFV229 ContenderStock
IXFV229 Contender Mk. II
25K60K
IXSR C42aStock
IXContender
FV229 Contender historical reference
A heavy coastal defense tank developed in the late 1950s as part of a corresponding program. It was chiefly designed for effective defense against the Soviet Army, which was expected to land on the English Channel shore during wartime. The tank was planned to be equipped with a double-barreled gun system able to cause guaranteed damage to light LSTs and amphibious vehicles, as well as fight tanks on the coast. Its armor, in turn, was supposed to ensure protection not only from tank ammunition but also from naval artillery supporting the landing. The project remained in blueprints.