Chieftain Mk. 6
Tier X Heavy Tank Great Britain

Chieftain Mk. 6

Chieftain

Tank ID 15185

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Work on the project for the tank meant to replace the Centurion began in the early 1950s, but the first prototypes only appeared in 1959. The FV4201 Chieftain entered service in May 1963 and was produced until 1985. The Chieftain Mk. 6 is the Chieftain Mk. 2 with a new power unit and an altered bow gun. A total of 2,265 vehicles were produced in various modifications.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

2,200

Weight

55.0 t

Forward speed

42 km/h

Reverse speed

15 km/h

View range

390 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 85 51 25
Turret 250 140 30

Engine: Leyland L60 No. 4 Mk. 13A · 750 hp

Radio: C42/B47 AFV stations complete

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

120 mm Tank Gun L11A1

Calibre 119 mm
Reload time 8.3 s
Aiming time 1.5 s
Dispersion 0.32
Rate of fire 7.27 /min
Ammo capacity 64

Shell types

APCR · composite rigid Damage 300 / 400 / 500

Penetration 203 / 270 / 338 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 300 / 400 / 500

Penetration 233 / 310 / 388 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 386 / 515 / 644

Penetration 105 / 140 / 175 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

No expected values available for this tank.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

No WN8 data available.

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

55.56 %

Avg. WN8

no WN8 reference for this vehicle

Battles

3,650

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 66 of 110 at Tier X

Best players on this tank

By WN8

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