FV229 Contender

FV229 Contender is a tier 9 heavy tank from UK in World of Tanks. This is a researchable tech-tree vehicle.

FV229 Contender stats at a glance

The FV229 Contender has 1600 hit points , 165mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 34 km/h. . The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.8:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (4)

How Contender compares to its peers

There are 60 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Contender. Its 1600 HP places it in the top 20% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1521). Frontal hull armor of 165mm ranks in the top 32% for the class (peer average: 153mm). Top forward speed of 34 km/h is faster than 20% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Contender vs 50TP — tier 9 heavy tank from Poland
• Contender vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Contender vs AMX 50 120 — tier 9 heavy tank from France
• Contender 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

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.

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