FV3805
Tier IX Artillery Great Britain

FV3805

Tank ID 11601

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

In 1947, the SPG development program was approved by the British government. Several variants based on the Centurion were proposed. One of them featured a 140-mm howitzer. Two prototypes were built in 1957. In 1960, development of the SPG was discontinued. The vehicle never saw service.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

450

Weight

46.0 t

Forward speed

40 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

275 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 51 51 51
Turret

Engine: Rolls-Royce Meteor Mk. IVB (3805) · 650 hp

Radio: SR C42

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

B.L. 5.5-in. Gun

Calibre 140 mm
Reload time 23.0 s
Aiming time 4.3 s
Dispersion 0.63
Rate of fire 2.61 /min
Ammo capacity 76

Shell types

HE · high explosive Damage 413 / 550 / 688

Penetration 26 / 35 / 44 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 488 / 650 / 813

Penetration 33 / 44 / 55 mm

AP · armour-piercing Damage 300 / 400 / 500

Penetration 159 / 212 / 265 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
2,310
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
3,361
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
4,341

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 1,400
Avg. spotted 0.03
Avg. kills 0.84
Avg. defence 0.85
Exp. win rate 51.01 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.81 %

Avg. WN8

1,503

Battles

25,276

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 119 of 129 at Tier IX

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 Panzerfighter_ eu 3,741 292 55.82 %
2 Ursid eu 3,090 469 61.62 %
3 Yzne eu 2,968 219 67.58 %
4 WhiteScar eu 2,855 542 59.41 %
5 skill4ltu eu 2,708 237 61.60 %
6 hRdyy eu 2,557 53 67.92 %
7 methinator eu 2,479 216 53.24 %
8 EPO eu 2,471 178 60.67 %
9 Keyhand eu 2,336 266 60.90 %
10 IceReaper eu 2,256 140 55.00 %

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