FV229 Contender
UK·
Heavy Tank·HT universalA heavy coastal defense tank developed in the late 1950s as part of a corresponding program. It was chiefly designed for effective defense against the Soviet Army, which was expected to land on the English Channel shore during wartime. The tank was planned to be equipped with a double-barreled gun system able to cause guaranteed damage to light LSTs and amphibious vehicles, as well as fight tanks on the coast. Its armor, in turn, was supposed to ensure protection not only from tank ammunition but also from naval artillery supporting the landing. The project remained in blueprints.
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.
Hull
All 15 plates
Turret 2 of 2
All 18 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,340
- Damage
- 390
- Penetration
- 248 mm
- … at 500m
- 230 mm
- Reload time
- 10.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 6.00/min
- Aim time
- 2.20 s
- Dispersion
- 0.340 m
- … moving
- 0.180
- … tank traverse
- 0.180
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 150
- Caliber
- 105.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,030 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 80
- Potential damage
- 31,200
- Shell cost
- 892 cr
- Top speed
- 34 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12 km/h
- Power/weight
- 13.64 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 24.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 30.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 34.0 km/h
- … medium
- 34.0 km/h
- … soft
- 23.7 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 24.0 °/s
- … medium
- 20.3 °/s
- … soft
- 11.5 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.30
- … soft
- 2.30
- Hull armor
- 165 / 90 / 40
- Turret armor
- 280 / 100 / 60
- Health
- 2,000
- Engine health
- 310
- … repaired
- 155
- Track health
- 240
- … repaired
- 180
- … repair time
- 6.67 s
- Ammo rack health
- 230
- … repaired
- 173
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 77,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 5.10 / 0.78%
- Moving camo
- 2.55 / 0.39%
- View range
- 380 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
- Tank cost
- 3,600,000 cr
360° traverse
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader- Loader
Module research
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Video reviews
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.2.1Apr 1, 2026
- Dispersion on turret traverse0.12 m0.1 m
- Dispersion at 100 m0.33 m0.31 m
- AP/APCR shell damage280 HP320 HP
- HE shell damage350 HP400 HP
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- Mobility on hard terrain——
- Mobility on medium terrain——
- Mobility on soft terrain——
- Reload time7.66.3
- Dispersion at 100 m0.340.33
- Aiming time2.11.9
- Reload time7.36.3