Chimera
Tank ID 57425
Vehicle description
Wargaming Tankopedia
A project for a heavy British tank, designed to counter the Soviet IS-3. Despite non-standard solutions and the application of German tank-building technologies, the project was discontinued and existed only in blueprints.
Description from the Wargaming Tankopedia · Language selected automatically
Technical profile
Standard configuration
Hit points
1,400
Weight
56.4 t
Forward speed
50 km/h
Reverse speed
20 km/h
View range
380 m
Signal range
750 m
Armour
| Front | Sides | Rear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 114 | 76 | 51 |
| Turret | 203 | 76 | 76 |
Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. XI SC · 900 hp
Radio: SR C45
Armament
Standard gun and ammunition
QF 5-in. Gun
Shell types
Penetration 164 / 218 / 273 mm
Penetration 189 / 252 / 315 mm
Penetration 48 / 64 / 80 mm
Marks of Excellence
Damage thresholds
Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)
Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.
WN8 Expected Values
XVM reference
XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)
Community stats
Measured, not estimated
Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.
Win rate
61.67 %
Avg. WN8
2,977
Battles
8,784
As of Aug 31, 2026
Rank 1 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 | mailand eu | 5,053 | 89 | 71.91 % |
| 2 | skill4ltu eu | 4,709 | 290 | 70.69 % |
| 3 | Yzne eu | 4,536 | 239 | 76.15 % |
| 4 | marty_vole eu | 4,453 | 409 | 69.44 % |
| 5 | Dakillzor eu | 4,370 | 248 | 70.56 % |
| 6 | GuoChefFroto na | 4,338 | 228 | 67.11 % |
| 7 | IThree_starsI eu | 4,114 | 293 | 69.28 % |
| 8 | Rasierer32 eu | 4,078 | 172 | 62.21 % |
| 9 | Panzerfighter_ eu | 4,002 | 65 | 67.69 % |
| 10 | Thraximundurabrask na | 3,728 | 56 | 55.36 % |
