FV4025 Contriver

FV4025 Contriver is a tier 11 heavy tank from UK in World of Tanks. This is a researchable tech-tree vehicle.

FV4025 Contriver stats at a glance

The FV4025 Contriver has 2000 hit points , 150mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 38 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.4:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Contriver can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.2:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Contriver compares to its peers

There are 9 tier 11 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Contriver. Its 2000 HP places it in the top 37% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 2052). Frontal hull armor of 150mm ranks in the top 75% for the class (peer average: 158mm). Top forward speed of 38 km/h is faster than 50% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Contriver vs Black Rock — tier 11 heavy tank from USA
• Contriver vs BZ-79 — tier 11 heavy tank from China
• Contriver vs Fauteur — tier 11 heavy tank from France
• Contriver vs Imbattable — tier 11 heavy tank from France
• See full tier 11 heavy tank tier list — all 9 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

In the late '50s to early '60s, the U.K. was actively working to develop double-barreled coastal defense tanks. During the process, it became clear that due to their heavy weight, these vehicles had a very high contact pressure factor which badly needed to be reduced. The idea of a four-tracked tank thus emerged. Intelligence data on the Object 279 received in the U.S.S.R. was applied in the vehicle's development, but the concept was altered somewhat. The outer tracks were made lighter than the inner ones, and the suspension system was replaced with a British one with vertical coil springs. Th...

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