Caernarvon

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Black Prince

110 000

1 400 000

Crew:

Commander
Driver
Gunner
Loader (Radio Operator)

Advantages:

Gun has insanely good RoF combined with reasonable penetration and accurate firing on the move, can fire and advance
Good gun depression combined with strong armor on second turret
Best DPM of all T8 heavies (near 2700 stock, 3300 max)
Improved speed over lower tier British heavies and good view range
Upper frontal armor is well angled and can bounce several shells from same tier tanks

Disadvantages:

Lower plate is easily hit and penetrated, especially on flat ground, poor roof armor and speed make it an easy target for SPG
Low traverse speed
Ammo rack is weak and can be damaged frontally.
High ammo cost for average alpha rounds
Poor alpha damage for a heavy tank

Tank description:

The Caernarvon is a British tier 8 heavy tank.Development of this infantry support tank started in 1944. The first prototype was ready for trials in 1952. A total of 21 tanks were manufactured but never entered service. Some of the vehicles were later converted into Conqueror heavy tanks.A big change in the British heavy tank line, the Caernarvon marks the beginning of the "Universal Tank" era of the tree. Therefore, its mobility is much better than that of the Black Prince. However the hull armor is not as thick despite being sloped which is something previous tanks lacked. The top gun is an improvement of the one from its predecessor in terms of aim time, accuracy and rate of fire and has an ideal role for hulldown tactics as its large and well-armoured (269.9mm) gun mantlet can eat most shots tier-for-tier with no consequence. This playstyle has been improved with patch 9.20.1 which upgraded the top gun from a twenty pounder to the 32 pounder. Unfortunately, it takes quite a while to realize this tank''s potential if one has not previously unlocked modules on the British Medium tree. This tank has low alpha damage (280) and weak hull armor - therefore it is absolutely crucial to exploit this tank''s strengths to the maximum in order to be successful in it, most notably its incredibly high rate of fire combined with tough turret and nice gun depression. When played to its strengths, this tank can indeed be fearsome and after the latest buffs in patch 9.20.1 it is now widely considered to be among the best tier 8 heavy tanks.The Caernarvon leads to the Conqueror.

Development of this infantry support tank started in 1944. The first prototype was ready for trials in 1952. A total of 21 tanks were manufactured but never entered service. Some of the vehicles were later converted into Conqueror heavy tanks.