Caernarvon
Tier VIII Heavy Tank Great Britain

Caernarvon

Tank ID 3921

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Development of this infantry support tank started in 1944. The first prototype was ready for trials in 1952. A total of 21 tanks were manufactured but never entered service. Some of the vehicles were later converted into Conqueror heavy tanks.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,660

Weight

59.2 t

Forward speed

34 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

390 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 130 76 38
Turret 152 89 89

Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. IVC (221) · 830 hp

Radio: SR C42

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

OQF 17-pdr Gun Mk. VII (221)

Calibre 76 mm
Reload time 3.4 s
Aiming time 2.1 s
Dispersion 0.34
Rate of fire 17.65 /min
Ammo capacity 70

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 113 / 150 / 188

Penetration 148 / 197 / 246 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 113 / 150 / 188

Penetration 179 / 239 / 299 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 143 / 190 / 238

Penetration 29 / 38 / 48 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
2,054
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
2,987
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
3,858

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 1,245
Avg. spotted 1.04
Avg. kills 0.83
Avg. defence 0.81
Exp. win rate 52.25 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

54.17 %

Avg. WN8

1,915

Battles

37,623

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 123 of 228 at Tier VIII

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 Daddy eu 7,025 54 72.22 %
2 iyouxin eu 6,785 135 72.59 %
3 EvilQuintessence eu 5,655 97 67.01 %
4 PierreNoire67 eu 5,580 60 70.00 %
5 Dakillzor eu 5,438 123 73.98 %
6 Rasierer32 eu 5,307 80 71.25 %
7 DaCupCakkeZor eu 5,051 73 64.38 %
8 Perfectible na 4,818 87 66.67 %
9 Yzne eu 4,660 238 71.43 %
10 mailand eu 4,620 99 73.74 %

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