FV4025 Contriver

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. Its strongest gun configuration deals 440 damage per shot with 265mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2640.

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)

With the top-tier gun, the Contriver can theoretically output up to 2640 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Contriver compares to its peers

There are 10 tier 11 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Contriver. Its 2000 HP places it in the top 44% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 2117). Frontal hull armor of 150mm ranks in the top 78% for the class (peer average: 161mm). Top forward speed of 38 km/h is faster than 56% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 440 damage per shot, higher than 44% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 265mm puts it in the top 67% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Contriver vs Black Rock — tier 11 heavy tank from USA
• Contriver vs T803 — tier 11 heavy tank from USA
• Contriver vs BZ-79 — tier 11 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 11 heavy tank tier list — all 10 vehicles ranked

Related tier 11 heavy tanks

• Black Rock — USA, premium
• BZ-79 — China
• Fauteur — France
• AMX 67 Imbattable — France
• KR-1 — USSR
• STK-2 — Japan
• T803 — USA
• Taschenratte — Germany
• All UK tanks · Tier 11 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

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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