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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · CRUSADER-55-IN-SP
Crusader 5.5-in. SP
VII

Crusader 5.5-in. SP

United KingdomUK·SPG / ArtillerySPG·SPG

An SPG on the Crusader chassis with a 140-mm howitzer. The vehicle was developed after the end of WWII. The work on the project was discontinued at the prototyping stage. Never entered mass production or saw service.

Configuration
Health
350
DPM
1,138
View range
275m
Speed
14km/h
Camo
59Average
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-25
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
1,901
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
1,540
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,109
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
4mm
28.3mm

Hull

All 7 plates

Turret 2 of 2

All 1 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/5
Weaponry
DPM
1,138
Damage
550
Penetration
35 mm
… at 500m
35 mm
Reload time
29.00 s
Rate of fire
2.07/min
Aim time
4.80 s
Dispersion
0.660 m
… moving
0.300
… tank traverse
0.300
… turret traverse
0.400
… after firing
6.0
Damage vs. modules
96
Caliber
140.0 mm
Shell velocity
440 m/s
Max range
10,000 m
Ammo capacity
32
Potential damage
17,600
Shell cost
700 cr
Mobility
Top speed
14 km/h
Reverse speed
44 km/h
Power/weight
21.58 hp/t
Tank traverse
32.0 °/s
Turret traverse
14.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
14.0 km/h
… medium
14.0 km/h
… soft
14.0 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
32.0 °/s
… medium
27.1 °/s
… soft
16.8 °/s
Gun elevation
45 °
Gun depression
5 °
Gun traverse range
-19° / 20°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.10
… medium
1.30
… soft
2.10
Everything Else
Hull armor
28 / 28 / 12
Health
350
Engine health
240
… repaired
120
Track health
180
… repaired
135
… repair time
6.67 s
Ammo rack health
190
… repaired
143
Fuel tank health
150
… repaired
50
Total weight
19,000 kg
Stationary camo
14.25 / 6.10%
Moving camo
7.15 / 3.06%
View range
275 m
Fire chance
20%
Tank cost
1,440,000 cr
Gun Constraints

-19° / 20° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Loader
  • Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
VI
Stock
Q.F. 4.5-in. Howitzer
VII
14,000
B.L. 5.5-in. Gun (CSP)
Radios
VIII
Stock
WS No. 19 Mk. III
Engines
VI
Stock
Nuffield Liberty Mk. III (CSP)
VII
1,000
Nuffield Liberty Mk. V (CSP)
Tracks
VI
Stock
Crusader Mk. II
VII
9,000
Crusader 5.5-in. SP
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1124
Above Average
Avg WNX
957
aboveAverage
Win rate
50.7%
Below Average
DPG
807
Frags
0.62
Spots
0.04
Survival
45.1%
Dmg taken
201
Hit rate
36.9%
Spot assist
19
Track assist
47
Defense
0.64
Avg XP
525

Aggregated from 808 tracked NA players · 8,667 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,109
85%1,540
95%1,901

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-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the Crusader 5.5-in. SP on NA

  1. #1mustfa115 battles1,383
  2. #2Marlboro_Fred3,749 battles1,369
  3. #3kaobang_cotp159 battles1,305
  4. #4Zakume128 battles1,301
  5. #5Wargarning_CEO971 battles1,280
  6. #6jesseoli495 battles1,273
  7. #7Wheresnessie102 battles1,262
  8. #8R10mn126 battles1,260
  9. #9Kickballz410160 battles1,249
  10. #10Kagton110 battles1,245
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • EngineNuffield Liberty Mk. IIINuffield Liberty Mk. III (CSP)
    • EngineNuffield Liberty Mk. VNuffield Liberty Mk. V (CSP)
    • GunCrusader 5.5-in. SP / B.L. 5.5-in. GunCrusader 5.5-in. SP / B.L. 5.5-in. Gun (CSP)
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