Chieftain Mk. 6

"The tank entered service in May 1963 and was produced until 1985. A total of 2,265 vehicles were manufactured." The Chieftan Mk. 6 is a British tier 10 heavy tank.

Chieftain Mk. 6
Turret: tier 10 Chieftain Mk. 6

Turret Armor:

Traverse Speed (deg/sec):

View Range (m):

Gun: tier 10 120 mm Tank Gun L11A1

Rate of Fire (rounds/min):

Penetration:

Damage:

Aiming Time (sec):

Accuracy:

Engine: tier 10 Leyland L60 No. 4 Mk. 13A

Engine Power (h.p.):

Tracks: tier 10 Chieftain Mk. 6

Traverse speed (deg/sec):

Radio: tier 10 C42/B47 AFV stations complete

Signal Range (m):

Pros

 * Strong turret armor, cupola weakspot and view range port can be negated by constant moving
 * Upper frontal plate isn't very strong but very sloped. Will usually pull bounces from anything that isn't up close to it or has high penetration rounds
 * Great gun handling; depression and aim time are very good while the accuracy is the best of its class

Cons

 * Generally considered outclassed since the release of the Super Conqueror and buffed FV215b, both of which have slightly worse gun handling but significantly better armor
 * Weak all around hull armor, side and rear armor are incredibly weak while the front relies more on slope
 * Upper frontal plate can be penned when facehugging or by TD's at any range
 * Frontally placed ammo racks can be easily damaged or detonated when shot at the lower frontal plate. The driver can also be easily killed this way
 * While mobility is improved over its heavy counterparts, it's still pretty bad

Performance wise, it's very similar to its heavy counterparts, it has a middle placed turret like the Super Conqueror, worse albeit angled frontal armor, slightly higher top speed, and a slightly better gun. The frontal armor consists of only 71-90 armor, but the upper plate is very sloped resulting in only TD guns usually getting through. The lower plate however is very weak as with other British heavies and must be hidden whenever possible as a shot to it will likely damage the fragile ammo racks behind. Wet Ammo Rack equipment and a Safe Stowage trained crew are a must to somewhat negate damage to the Chieftain's weak ammo rack. The Chieftain has incredibly weak side armor and is not recommended for sidescraping.

History
The FV4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It was the "most formidable main battle tank in the world" at the time of its introduction in 1966 with the most powerful main gun and most effective armour of any tank yet made. This was further improved while in service with Chobham armour upgrades.

A development of the Centurion, the Chieftain introduced the supine (reclining backwards) driver position to British design enabling a heavily sloped hull with reduced height. A new powerpack and improved transmission gave it higher speed than the Centurion despite being heavier due to major upgrades to armour protection and the armament. It remained in service until replaced by the Challenger 1 which shared a large number of the Chieftain's features.