FV230 Canopener
UK·
Heavy Tank·HT universalA project for a heavy coastal defense tank developed in the U.K. in the late 1950s as part of a program of coastal defense against suspected maritime landings. Impressive firepower, excellent armoring including strong sloped hull armor, and decent mobility made the vehicle a formidable opponent in combat against landing vessels. The gun was equipped with a mechanism comprising movable covers on the muzzle breaks to protect the bore from moisture. During the tank's development it became clear that anti-ship missiles would be the future of maritime battles and not artillery guns. As a result, the project was deemed to have no prospects and was discontinued before a prototype was built.
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 17 plates
Turret
All 19 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 2,520
- Damage
- 420
- Penetration
- 258 mm
- … at 500m
- 240 mm
- Reload time
- 10.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 6.00/min
- Aim time
- 2.00 s
- Dispersion
- 0.330 m
- … moving
- 0.160
- … tank traverse
- 0.160
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 165
- Caliber
- 120.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,050 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 80
- Potential damage
- 33,600
- Shell cost
- 1,084 cr
- Top speed
- 34 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12 km/h
- Power/weight
- 13.89 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 22.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 30.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 34.0 km/h
- … medium
- 34.0 km/h
- … soft
- 24.2 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 22.0 °/s
- … medium
- 18.6 °/s
- … soft
- 10.5 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.30
- … soft
- 2.30
- Hull armor
- 200 / 100 / 40
- Turret armor
- 260 / 110 / 70
- Health
- 2,250
- Engine health
- 345
- … repaired
- 173
- Track health
- 250
- … repaired
- 188
- … repair time
- 6.72 s
- Ammo rack health
- 250
- … repaired
- 188
- Fuel tank health
- 200
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 90,000 kg
- Stationary camo
- 3.75 / 0.43%
- Moving camo
- 1.90 / 0.22%
- View range
- 390 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
- Tank cost
- 6,100,000 cr
360° traverse
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader- Loader
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Top players
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Video reviews
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