Tier VII Heavy Tank Great Britain

FV201 (A45)

Tank ID 55121

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed starting in 1944 by English Electric as a possible replacement for the A43 Black Prince. Some components were unified with the A41 Centurion. In 1948 trials of a prototype were started. The prototype mounted a Centurion Mk. II turret and a 17-pounder gun. Due to changes in Armored Forces policy and doctrine, development proceeded no further. However, the design later served as a basis for several post-war heavy tanks.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,500

Weight

55.9 t

Forward speed

31 km/h

Reverse speed

16 km/h

View range

380 m

Signal range

570 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	76	51	38
Turret	152	89	89

Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. XI · 800 hp

Radio: WS No. 19 Special

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

OQF 17-pdr Gun Mk. VII

Calibre 76 mm

Reload time 4.3 s

Aiming time 2.3 s

Dispersion 0.39

Rate of fire 13.95 /min

Ammo capacity 74

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 113 / 150 / 188

Penetration 128 / 171 / 214 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 %

1,623

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,361

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,050

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 984

Avg. spotted 1.09

Avg. kills 0.91

Avg. defence 1.09

Exp. win rate 53.69 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

55.43 %

Avg. WN8

1,876

Battles

3,655

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 19 of 85 at Tier VII

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	skill4ltu eu	4,277	107	69.16 %
2	Daddy eu	3,907	78	80.77 %
3	Yzne eu	3,861	102	59.80 %
4	BIGGUCClSOSA eu	3,208	150	62.67 %
5	SupremeMaster eu	2,440	136	60.29 %
6	KzH_bis__DZE eu	2,283	76	55.26 %
7	WelleErdball23 eu	2,132	62	54.84 %
8	Assobist eu	2,003	99	54.55 %
9	mka999 eu	1,995	119	65.55 %
10	Bleeding333 eu	1,959	102	49.02 %