FV4201 Chieftain Proto

FV4201 Chieftain Proto is a tier 9 heavy tank from UK in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

FV4201 Chieftain Proto stats at a glance

The FV4201 Chieftain Proto has 1440 hit points , 80mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Chieftain P. can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.1:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Chieftain P. compares to its peers

There are 60 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Chieftain P.. Its 1440 HP places it in the top 88% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1524). Frontal hull armor of 80mm ranks in the top 98% for the class (peer average: 154mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 54% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Chieftain P. vs 50TP — tier 9 heavy tank from Poland
• Chieftain P. vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Chieftain P. vs AMX 50 120 — tier 9 heavy tank from France
• Chieftain P. vs AMX M4 51 FL — tier 9 heavy tank from France
• See full tier 9 heavy tank tier list — all 60 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

The development of a new tank for the British Army started in 1951. During research, various armaments, power units, and transmissions were considered. In January 1960, the first prototype of a new vehicle was built. In total, 6 prototypes were built that were improved several times during the trials. The continued work on the prototypes led to the Chieftain being adopted for service in 1966.

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