Matilda Black Prince
Tier V Medium Tank Great Britain

Matilda Black Prince

Matilda BP

Tank ID 53585

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

This vehicle features a 6-pounder gun fitted in the A27 turret. Only one prototype was produced, after which development was discontinued due to complications with the turret mounting. The vehicle never entered service.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

800

Weight

30.0 t

Forward speed

22 km/h

Reverse speed

10 km/h

View range

350 m

Signal range

570 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 75 70 55
Turret 76 64 57

Engine: 2x Leyland E165 · 190 hp

Radio: WS No. 19 Special

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

QF 6-pdr Mk. V A

Calibre 57 mm
Reload time 2.3 s
Aiming time 2.3 s
Dispersion 0.41
Rate of fire 26.09 /min
Ammo capacity 65

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 56 / 75 / 94

Penetration 83 / 110 / 138 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 56 / 75 / 94

Penetration 135 / 180 / 225 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 75 / 100 / 125

Penetration 23 / 30 / 38 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
889
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
1,293
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
1,671

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 539
Avg. spotted 0.79
Avg. kills 1.08
Avg. defence 1.43
Exp. win rate 54.38 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

55.64 %

Avg. WN8

1,938

Battles

5,606

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 26 of 87 at Tier V

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 Yzne eu 6,193 63 61.90 %
2 Xilense eu 4,449 88 78.41 %
3 skill4ltu eu 4,207 141 66.67 %
4 m00h eu 4,093 159 64.15 %
5 Quickfingers eu 3,107 207 65.22 %
6 Der_Schiessburger eu 2,872 50 66.00 %
7 Iceprince eu 2,541 61 49.18 %
8 favorius eu 2,403 55 60.00 %
9 grego34 na 2,387 173 52.02 %
10 SAMCRO81 eu 2,386 245 62.45 %

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