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A43 BP prototype
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A43 BP prototype

United KingdomUK·Heavy TankHeavy Tank·HT assault

Developed from 1943 through 1945 on the basis of the Churchill tank. It featured a wider and elongated hull to carry the upgraded turret with a 17-pounder gun. A total of six Black Prince prototypes were produced from 1944 through 1945. A few vehicles underwent trials but never saw action.

Health
1,000
DPM
1,698
View range
360m
Speed
20km/h
Camo
26Poor
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-27
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
1,922
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,549
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,176
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

Armor thicknessMeasured

Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.

Armor
19.1mm
152.4mm

Hull

All 13 plates

Turret

All 14 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/5
Weaponry
DPM
1,698
Damage
150
Penetration
171 mm
… at 500m
161 mm
Reload time
5.30 s
Rate of fire
11.32/min
Aim time
2.50 s
Dispersion
0.370 m
… moving
0.180
… tank traverse
0.180
… turret traverse
0.230
… after firing
4.0
Damage vs. modules
105
Caliber
76.0 mm
Shell velocity
884 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
89
Potential damage
13,350
Shell cost
175 cr
Mobility
Top speed
20 km/h
Reverse speed
12 km/h
Power/weight
12.00 hp/t
Tank traverse
20.0 °/s
Turret traverse
28.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
20.0 km/h
… medium
20.0 km/h
… soft
19.2 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
20.0 °/s
… medium
16.3 °/s
… soft
10.4 °/s
Gun elevation
20 °
Gun depression
8 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.30
… medium
1.60
… soft
2.50
Everything Else
Hull armor
152 / 95 / 51
Turret armor
152 / 95 / 102
Health
1,000
Engine health
200
… repaired
111
Track health
140
… repaired
105
… repair time
6.53 s
Ammo rack health
200
… repaired
135
Fuel tank health
200
… repaired
70
Total weight
50,000 kg
Stationary camo
6.20 / 1.16%
Moving camo
3.10 / 0.58%
View range
360 m
Fire chance
20%
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Radio Operator
  • Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1466
Good
Avg WNX
1389
good
Win rate
51.0%
Average
DPG
939
Frags
0.78
Spots
0.84
Survival
23.6%
Dmg taken
968
Hit rate
70.5%
Spot assist
177
Track assist
20
Defense
0.26
Avg XP
753

Aggregated from 242 tracked NA players · 851 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,176
85%1,549
95%1,922

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the A43 BP prototype on NA

  1. #1Cloudlikerrrr110 battles1,887
  2. #2DVSdrummer55154 battles1,534
  3. #3Maximum_Green114 battles1,375
  4. #4staplebluejo422 battles1,333
  5. #5otzer129 battles1,259
  6. #6jc021118 battles1,192
  7. #7FUBARdWolf116 battles1,178
  8. #8corrado14112 battles1,171
  9. #9mineminemine132 battles1,160
  10. #10Reifer01129 battles1,105
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

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A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

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