English tank black prince find scale model. Black Prince (Black Prince). Research and leveling modules

British heavy tank of the seventh level. It is distinguished by good all-round armor with an irrational slope and a high margin of safety. The gun is quite accurate and fast-firing, but has relatively low penetration. It is the successor to the traditions of its predecessors and does an excellent job of supporting allies.

Modules

Compatible hardware

Compatible Gear

combat effectiveness

It is a heavier version of its predecessor, we have more armor and fewer holes, but the dimensions have become somewhat more and the speed remained at the same level. Frontal armor, although it has an impressive thickness, but at the same time it has a number of vulnerabilities, for example, a course machine gun. In general, the car has decent armor for a level 7, but there are such ridiculous moments when in one battle you are pierced by the KV-2 from the ZiS-6, and in another you are suddenly not pierced by the ISU-152 from the BL-10, in other words, the armor is extremely random. The effectiveness of the armor can be increased by placing the car in a rhombus, as a rule, your classmates and everything below are not able to damage you, especially at long distances (the most dangerous is the AMX M4 (1945), armed with a 90mm gun). It is worth noting good all-round armor, we are almost not afraid of small artillery, however, the stern greatly undermines this plus, the MTO has very weak armor even in comparison with Churchill I, so there is a risk of taking full damage even from the SU-26. Our weapon has relatively weak performance for level 7, but this is not so critical. The 17-pounder is distinguished by good accuracy, fairly fast aiming and a very acceptable rate of fire, and given the fact that our classmates are not particularly durable (the only exception is the KV-3, with which perhaps the most problems) we can quite confidently pierce our neighbors and cars below level. However, the situation is quite different if we get to 8 or 9 levels. Generally high accuracy allows you to resist level 8 vehicles, aiming weak spots it’s quite possible to pretty much harm the enemy, but keep in mind that you are very vulnerable alone, it’s better to stick to more powerful vehicles, sometimes you even have to get hit for them (for example, covering T34), your armor is very random, where you may not be pierced, some AMX 50 100 will take damage when he should be doing it himself. At 9 levels, we play the role of an exclusively defensive machine and in extreme cases cover less armored comrades, our gun is almost useless here, and in terms of mobility we lose to absolutely all TTs. In such a disappointing situation, it is quite reasonable to stay on the defense of an unprotected area (you should choose that position on which is the hardest to get to.) The armor can easily withstand several hits even from the top guns and thus allow you to buy some time for your teammates, and an accurate and fast-firing gun will allow you to keep the enemy without the harp, which also gives you some time. Playing in a platoon will make your life much easier, it is advisable to combine BP with vehicles with penetrating and long-range weapons (for example, with Panther or AMX M4 45), you will be able to hold back the enemy in close combat (thus having the ability to target weaknesses in opponents), and your comrades will be able to support you from afar with their more powerful weapons.

• The top gun partially solves problems with penetration, but heavy tanks of tiers 7-9 are still problematic to penetrate head-on. Knowing the armor of opponents helps a lot.
• Rapid aiming allows you to fire on the move - use it. Often the enemy begins to crawl away, knocking down his sight and mixing.
• Despite the monstrous price of gold shells, it makes sense to carry 4-5 pieces with you to use in a situation where the outcome of the battle depends on the outcome of the battle and, as a result, your profit and experience. For example, when you are hit by an IS-3 and both of you have 100 HP left, the one that hits first wins. A gold projectile can be the difference between winning and losing at certain points in a fight.
• Beware of enemy artillery, you have a very low speed and impressive size

Equipment, equipment and ammunition

BB100BP20OF20

Assault variant

Sniper variant

Alternative variant

Equipment - some explanations.

In the assault version, we have a standard set for the most active actions. We shoot more often and have the opportunity to do it on the go with greater efficiency. In the sniper variation, we sacrifice the rate of fire and accuracy right off the bat, but in return we get some plus to invisibility and a more impressive view in order to detect the enemy as early as possible. IN alternative we keep the rate of fire, but have a slightly lower accuracy on the move, but we get a stable increase in visibility.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

• Good circular armor, sometimes saving even from level 9 guns
• Accurate and fast-firing weapon
• Good accuracy when shooting on the move
• The largest margin of safety among level 7 TTs (only the Tiger has the same amount, despite the fact that its armor is much weaker)
• No need to upgrade the top tower (saving time and experience)
• The stock chassis pulls all the modules (again, we save time and experience)
• Good review for its level, only T29 is better
• Impressive ammunition load
• Quickly enough brought to the top state

Disadvantages:

• low mobility
• Very large dimensions
• Relatively weak weapon for its level
• Lack of rational tilt angles for armor
• Extremely vulnerable food
• Presence of vulnerable points in VLD
• Lack of any alternative to the 17-pounder

Black Prince rating

• - quite strong armor and a quick-firing gun allow you to effectively deal with STs and vehicles on a lower level
• - good booking, high strength, accurate and quick-firing guns allow for a long time to shoot down the capture of the base
• - for good armor and high strength
• - high accuracy of the 17-pound gun
• - for a combination of excellent rate of fire and low one-time damage.
• - excellent all-round armor and high durability allow you to defeat most of your classmates and cars below the level
• - vulnerability to artillery and relatively frequent crits, with a large margin of safety, contribute to this award

16-12-2016, 23:41

Good day and welcome to the site! Tankers, today we will talk about one of the most disliked vehicles of the majority, a heavy tank of the seventh level of Britain - in front of you Black Prince guide.

Of course, this machine has a lot of certain shortcomings, some of them are really serious, however, if everything is done correctly, the prince is capable of serious accomplishments. To understand this, let's look at Black Prince TTX, we will equip it properly and talk about the tactics of fighting on this heavy.

TTX Black Prince

First of all, our British royal has a very good health margin, and also boasts a good base viewing range of 370 meters.

Now let's talk about the main feature of each heavy tank, namely, consider Black Prince characteristics booking. Of course, let's start with the frontal projection, and here it is immediately clear that not everything is unambiguous. The strongest part of the tank is the turret, in the forehead it has a large gun mask, and in general it is protected very seriously, the reduction here reaches 250, 300, and in some places even 390 millimeters, which makes it possible for us to tank even opponents of a higher level.

Forehead of the hull Black prince world of Tanks it is worse protected, all the plates are located at right angles, have practically no slopes, their thickness is approximately 152-164 mm. When turning the hulls, you can tank classmates, but not all of them, and levels 8 and 9 break through us very easily.

There is one more unpleasant nuance for Black Prince. If you look at the screenshot above, where the display of caterpillars is disabled, you will understand that if you shoot our prince directly at the harp, there is a high probability of inflicting damage, because there is a hull right behind it.

Of course, if we consider heavy tank black Prince from the side, it will not be difficult to break through it, however, the side armor with a thickness of 95 millimeters makes it excellent to tank when placing a tank in a rhombus and you should try to use this.

And now let's pay attention to the mobility of this device and from this side the Briton looks completely unprofitable. Black prince tank received a very low maximum speed, mediocre dynamics and maneuverability, for this reason many players do not like the prince.

By the way, for such a maximum speed Horse power enough with the head, the car reaches the maximum speed quickly and is able to support it, you just won’t be able to drive fast.

gun

The most important part of every combat vehicle is a cannon, because otherwise it would not be combat. In our case, the weapons are very non-standard, take at least the fact that Black Prince gun has a very low alpha strike. However, due to the high rate of fire, we are still able to deliver about 1800 damage per minute without a rammer, this is an average figure by the standards of the TT-7.

Something else interferes much more - British heavy tank Black Prince WoT has the worst penetration parameter at the level of the base projectile. For this reason, it is better to carry about 15-20% of gold supplies with you.

However, poor penetration is compensated by very good accuracy, because we have the opportunity to aim vulnerabilities in enemy armor. Black Prince World of Tanks it has a small spread, converges quickly, and stabilization is not bad here, apparently due to the low speed of movement.

By the way, despite all its squareness and external clumsiness, Black prince tank able to lower the implement 8 degrees down, which is very comfortable. True, when turning the gun to the stern, the declination angle deteriorates to 4.5 degrees.

Advantages and disadvantages

This British-made device can be called as simple as five kopecks, most of the strengths and weaknesses Black Prince World of Tanks visible immediately, however, for ease of perception, it is better to break these nuances into points.
Pros:
Good frontal armor of the turret;
A significant margin of safety;
High rate of fire and good DPM;
Excellent accuracy;
Comfortable vertical aiming angles.
Minuses:
Lack of armor slopes;
Weak protection of the forehead of the hull;
Very poor mobility;
Small one-time damage;
Weak penetration base projectile.

Equipment for Black Prince

As usual, to properly equip the tank additional modules, it is necessary to look at the existing advantages and disadvantages. Since among the minuses, there is really nothing to compensate, for Black prince equipment should improve it strengths, and it will look like this:
1. - will make our damage per minute even more significant, respectively, we will become a more dangerous opponent in battle.
2. - it is with this module that it will be possible to shoot very effectively on the move, very often hitting the target even at medium distances.
3. - have good review is very important in our game, so it would be quite logical to stop at this option.

However, you can go the other way, give preference to the maximum damage inflicted, in which case the third item changes to . In this case, our vision range is deteriorating, but we get even faster reloading, mixing, as well as a slight increase in vision.

Crew training

In fact, we will pursue the same goals when training the crew, but it’s worth adding a few skills, thanks to which the vehicle will become more tenacious, after all, we have a heavy tank in our hands. The good news is that there are 5 tankers in the tank, each with their own specialization, thus Black Prince perks should be taught in the following order:
Commander - , , , .
Gunner - , , , .
Driver mechanic - , , , .
Radio operator - , , , .
Loader - , , , .

Equipment for Black Prince

With our mobility and the fact that the prince often happens to hold back the enemy, taking damage and tanking in every possible way, it is necessary to have at least , , . However, even more the right choice which will allow you to get out of the most difficult situation, will carry on Black Prince gear from , , , where the last option, if desired, can be replaced by .

Tactics of the game on Black Prince

Despite all the sticks thrown into this tank, it cannot be called frankly weak, rather specific. Black Prince World of Tanks has one really serious minus - slowness. More than once there will be situations when you did not have time to get there, and your team has already killed everyone, or vice versa, while you were driving, they killed all the allies, and then the crowd took on you.

For Black Prince tactics the fight begins with the fact that you must choose the direction for the attack, because in our hands there is only one direction of the tank, which you need to press to the last, or not move far from the base if you feel that you have to defend it.

Of course, at the top of the list Black Prince heavy tank is able to tank very well and the most ideal solution would be to play from the tower. If you manage to take a position where the hull is completely hidden, and the enemy artillery cannot attack you, even higher-level vehicles can be deterred. And in those cases when it is impossible to play from the tower, the Black Prince tank must turn the hull, increasing the reduced armor, and constantly dance.

Regarding the fights at the bottom of the list, our armor becomes much less impressive, you can only tank well with a tower, but it can also be penetrated. For this reason, it is better to distance yourself and fire from afar, since an accurate weapon allows. By the way, when fighting against nines, you can also keep the damage pretty good, leaving a reverse rhombus because of a building or other obstacle. Black Prince has thick enough sides for such a feint.

For the rest, try to follow the mini-map, be very afraid of enemy artillery and do not go to open spaces, because of the limited speed of movement, getting out of the fire will be a real miracle.

The heavy infantry tank Mk IV Churchill, which was actively used by Great Britain and friendly states, had a number of characteristic flaws that seriously limited its combat capabilities. First of all, the claims were not enough powerful weapons early modifications and a relatively weak engine. To get rid of the existing shortcomings, modernization of the existing machine was repeatedly carried out. In addition, new projects of armored vehicles with improved performance were proposed, based on the existing Churchill. One of the attempts to carry out a deep modernization of the existing tank was the A43 Black Prince project.

By 1943, it became clear that current form infantry tank Churchill does not meet the requirements of the time. Several of the first modifications of this machine carried guns of 45 and 57 mm caliber, the power of which no longer allowed to fight different purposes on the battlefield, primarily with existing enemy tanks. The simplest and most obvious solution to this problem was to use more powerful weapons. As part of the development of the Churchill, several new modifications were soon created with guns up to 95 mm in caliber. In addition, in parallel with the improvement of the existing machine, it was proposed to create new model tank with the required characteristics.

Experienced tank A43 Black Prince. Photo Weaponsandwarfare.com

The development of a new project was entrusted to Vauxhall specialists. The objective of the project was to create a new infantry tank based on the design of the existing Churchill armored vehicle and having more powerful weapons. It should be noted that new project eventually became last try creation of the so-called. infantry tank. Soon the British military became disillusioned with the existing concepts of armored vehicles, as a result of which work began on the so-called. universal tanks.

A promising tank capable of replacing the Churchill machine received working designation A43 and the name Super Churchill. Subsequently, the project was renamed Black Prince - in honor of the English historical figure Edward Woodstock, nicknamed the "Black Prince". It was under the new name that the latest project of an infantry tank became widely known.

Front view, the forehead of the tower is not covered by a cover. Photo by C Ward / Flickr.com

The goal of the new project was quite simple. Designers were required to equip an existing heavy tank with a new Ordnance QF 17-pounder gun with increased power. To install a larger gun, certain changes had to be made to the design of the tank. preliminary analysis opportunities showed that to install new gun it will be necessary to rework not only the existing tower, but also the armored hull. As a result, the promising A43 tank was indeed based on the design of the existing Mk IV, but at the same time it had to differ from it in size and other features.

To install a 17-pound gun in the framework of the A43 project, a new larger turret with a larger diameter shoulder strap had to be developed. The last feature of the new project led to the need for some increase in the width of the hull. Other features of the hull design remained almost unchanged. The existing design was corrected only in connection with the installation of one or another new equipment.

Outwardly, the tank looked like a serial Churchill car. Photo aviarmor.net

The result of this approach to the creation of a new model of armored vehicles was the preservation of the existing shape of the hull while changing its size. In addition, it was proposed to increase the level of protection of the machine by using thicker bookings. The hull retained the wedge-shaped profile of the frontal part with an inclined upper part mated with a vertical sheet. The bottom sheet of the forehead was 140 mm thick, the middle one 57 mm, and the top one 152 mm. The hull of the tank had side niches located inside the track. The side parts of such units had a thickness of up to 95 mm. From above and behind the hull was covered with a 19-mm roof and aft sheets up to 51 mm thick.

The tower of the "Black Prince" was supposed to be a modified unit of the serial "Churchill". From the existing product, the dome of the new tower differed in more powerful protection and increased size. In addition, some contours of the structure were finalized. The maximum thickness of the turret armor reached 152 mm in the frontal part, the minimum - 20 mm of the roof. The tower had a frontal unit with an inclined front and an embrasure in which there was a swinging mask internal location. The sides were formed by two sheets placed at an angle to each other. It was planned to use a small feed niche.

View of the starboard side. Photo Imperial War Museum / Iwm.org.uk

Being a deep modernization of a serial infantry tank, the new A43 was to be built according to the same layout. In front of the hull there was a control compartment, behind it was a tower and fighting compartment. The aft compartment was completely allocated for the engine, transmission units, fuel system, etc.

For some not entirely clear reasons, probably because of the desire to obtain the maximum degree of unification, the new heavy tank had to receive exactly the same engine compartment equipment as the serial Churchill. It was proposed to leave a two-row 12-cylinder Bedford gasoline engine in the rear of the hull, developing power up to 350 hp. Two radiators were placed next to the engine, it was also mated with a single-disk main dry friction clutch, a four-speed manual gearbox, a turning mechanism and other transmission units.

Car at the landfill. Photo Imperial War Museum / Iwm.org.uk

According to some reports, the issue of equipping a heavy tank with an 600 hp engine was considered. However, apparently, this proposal never left the stage of preliminary studies. As a result, the specific power of the machine remained at the level of 7 hp. per ton, although it could be increased by one and a half times with the corresponding consequences for mobility.

used chassis existing structure. Photo Imperial War Museum / Iwm.org.uk

On the side niches of the hull, 10 small-diameter road wheels with individual spring suspension were attached from below. In front of the main rollers and behind them, the project provided for the use of two similar parts suspended at a certain height above the ground. Guide wheels were placed in front of the hull, and drive wheels in the stern. Instead of traditional support rollers, special guides were used on the corresponding surface of the body. For the tank, new tracks had to be developed to compensate for the increase in combat weight. The tracks, in general, retained the existing design, but differed in width increased to 24 inches (610 mm). Increasing the track width by 10 inches reduced the specific pressure to an acceptable level.

The main idea of ​​the A43 Black Prince project was to use a powerful tank gun Ordnance QF 17-pounder. This gun had a 76.2 mm barrel with a length of 55 calibers. Provided muzzle brake and advanced anti-recoil devices. The gun was to be mounted on modified mounts in the frontal part of the turret. In the fighting compartment of a relatively large volume, it was possible to place stacks and racks for 89 unitary shells.

Front view, the tower received a cover. Photo aviarmor.net

With the help of a relatively long barrel, the QF 17-pounder gun could disperse high-explosive projectile up to a speed of 880 m / s, armor-piercing - up to 1200 m / s. Depending on the type of armor-piercing projectile, the gun at a distance of 900 m could penetrate from 130 to 190 mm of homogeneous armor. In some cases, the gun retained the ability to destroy an enemy tank at distances up to 2-3 km.

As an auxiliary weapon, the crew of the new tank was to use two rifle-caliber BESA machine guns. One of them was mounted on a gun mount and served as a pair. The second was located in the course setting of the front sheet, to the left of the longitudinal axis of the machine. The total ammunition load of two machine guns consisted of several thousand rounds.

Tank at the range. Photo Imperial War Museum / Iwm.org.uk

Being an improved version of the existing machine, new tank The A43 retained a similar crew composition. The Black Prince was to be driven by five tankmen. The driver (on the right) and the gunner (on the left) were placed in the front compartment of the hull control. The latter also served as an assistant driver and radio operator. The commander and gunner were located inside the tower, at its left side. To their right was the loader. The crew had hatches in the roof of the hull and turret: the control compartment and the fighting compartment each had two hatches. The driver's workplace also had a front viewing hatch for driving on the march. In case of emergency evacuation, the tank had auxiliary hatches in the sides of the fighting compartment.

The installation of a new, more powerful gun, with the accompanying modifications to the turret and chassis, resulted in the new tank being noticeably larger and heavier than the base vehicle. The total length of the A43 infantry tank, including the gun, was 8.81 m, width - 2.9 m, height - 3.44 m. The combat weight reached 50 tons, which was about 10 tons more than the corresponding Churchill parameter. Given the retention of the 350-horsepower engine, the increase in weight has led to a noticeable drop power density. The mobility of the "Black Prince" was to be provided with only 7 hp. per ton.

Right view. Photo Imperial War Museum / Iwm.org.uk

Insufficiently powerful engine did not allow to obtain acceptable mobility. Max speed tank on the highway was only 10.5 miles per hour (18 km / h), on rough terrain - 7.5 miles per hour (10-11 km / h). The design of the undercarriage ensured climbing a wall 75 cm high and crossing a trench 3 m wide. Without preparation, the tank could cross a ford 1 m deep.

The Vauxhall A43 Black Prince project started in 1943. The pace of development of a promising tank left much to be desired. The project was completed only by the beginning of 1945, after which the construction of the first prototype began. The prototype was brought to the test only at the beginning of the 45th. The tank went to the training ground, where it confirmed all the most serious fears. In practice, it was found that, along with the growth of firepower and the level of protection in the new project, a noticeable reduction in mobility was obtained. Due to the low driving performance, the tank could not compete with other modern armored vehicles of British or foreign design.

The turret is deployed "in marching", the gun is fixed. Photo Weaponsandwarfare.com

For testing and future testing at the front, six experienced tanks"Black Prince". By the time the fighting in Europe ended, these prototypes remained at the manufacturing plant or training ground. Equipment with enhanced combat characteristics simply did not have time for the war. At the same time, the military and industry got the opportunity to carefully study new models of armored vehicles and draw the necessary conclusions. Considering the characteristic problems of the project, it was hardly worth hoping for a positive decision from the customer.

Even before the start of testing of experimental A43 tanks, the military was considering the possibility of signing a contract for the supply of three hundred serial vehicles of this type. A similar document was supposed to appear after testing prototypes, in late spring or early summer of 1945. However, by this time, the insufficient characteristics of the equipment had been confirmed, and in addition, the end of the war made it possible to reduce the pace of development of new combat vehicles. As a result, plans to order production tanks were rejected. Vauxhall never received an official order to launch full-scale production of the Black Princes.

Machine diagram. Figure Weaponsandwarfare.com

Further development of the project was also considered inappropriate. To improve mobility, it was necessary to rework the project, which took some time. At the same time, the British army has already managed to get several hundred Sherman Firefly medium tanks with a 17-pounder gun and acceptable mobility. In addition, by 1945, the medium-weight cruising tank Comet was created and put into series, which was further development the older Mk VIII Cromwell. This tank carried a 77 mm HV gun - a shortened QF 17-pounder with slightly less high performance penetration. Finally getting ready mass production medium tanks Centurion.

All existing tanks with similar weapons compared favorably with the A43 more high speed and permeability. The only advantage of this machine was more high level protection provided by armor up to 152 mm thick. However, the combination of such armor with low speed was considered unacceptable for new technology. According to some reports, the possibility of additional modernization of the Black Prince tank was studied by installing the Centurion turret with a 76-mm cannon, but this idea did not reach practical implementation.

The only prototype in the Bovington Museum. Photo by Wikimedia Commons

By the middle of 1945, the development company and the army had six experimental A43 Black Prince tanks at their disposal. After testing and deciding to close the project, this technique began to be used as test platforms to test other new developments. As the resource developed, experienced infantry tanks were decommissioned and dismantled as unnecessary. In a few years, five tanks were disposed of. Only one prototype, built fourth in its series, managed to avoid this fate. After for long years idle tank transferred to the museum military equipment in Bovington. Repairs were carried out there, after which the armored vehicle again got the opportunity to move independently.

The A43 Black Prince project was a promising attempt to significantly improve the combat qualities of existing heavy infantry tanks Mk IV Churchill through the use of a more powerful 76 mm gun. However, in practice, the original proposal encountered a number of serious difficulties that did not allow the desired armored vehicle to be quickly obtained. The required results in the form of an increase in firepower were achieved at the cost of an unacceptable weighting of the tank and a drop in mobility. Such a machine, which has advantages over other equipment only in protection and gun power, was not of interest to the army. Moreover, by the middle of 1945, other tanks with similar combat qualities were created, which made the promising A43 simply unnecessary. Not the most successful project eventually put an end to the so-called. infantry tanks.

According to the websites:
http://tankmuseum.org/
http://militaryfactory.com/
http://aviarmor.net/
https://weaponsandwarfare.com/
http://tankimira.ru/

Video overview Black guide Prince World of Tanks

Tank Black Prince or A43 was born only in May 1945. And for the first time, a more powerful anti-personnel gun was planned to be installed on a Churchill tank back in September 1941, but then this led to the appearance of self-propelled guns based on Churchill with a 76-mm gun. In 1943, in connection with the preparations for the invasion of Europe, the need for an infantry support tank appeared again. Firm Vauxhall offered to return to the consideration of the tank based on "Churchill". Even at the design stage, it became clear that the base of the "Churchill" tank was too narrow for a turret with a 17-pounder gun. Then Vauxhall decides to increase the width of the Churchill base. So the first prototype appeared with the name A43 or "Super Churchill", and later "Black Prince". Although the new tank used many components and assemblies of the Churchill 7 tank, in the end it turned out to be completely new car. Outwardly very similar to its "parent", the Black Prince World of Tanks tank had an extended 24 inch tracks, air intake grilles were on the roof of the hull, and the engine was in the stern. The first samples of the A43 were presented in May 1945, after the end of the war in Europe and the need for it disappeared. A total of 6 prototypes were produced.

TTX Black Prince

stock condition

Maximum weight: 51 tons

Engine power: 350 HP

Speed: 20 mph

Turning speed: 18/sec

Hull armor:

Forehead: 152.4mm

Board: 95.25 mm

Feed: 25.4 mm

Hull armor:

Forehead: 152.4mm

Board: 95.25 mm

Feed: 95.25 mm

Crew: 5 people

Armament: OQF 77mm Gun Mk. II

Penetration: 148/226/38

Damage: 140/140/190

Rate of fire: 14.29 rds / min

Spread: 0.34m/100m

Mixing: 2.3 s

Walkie-talkie: 450 m

Top condition

Maximum weight: 53 tons

Engine power: 600 HP

Speed: 20 mph

Turning speed: 20;/sec

Hull armor:

Forehead: 152.4mm

Board: 95.25 mm

Feed: 25.4 mm

Hull armor:

Forehead: 152.4mm

Board: 95.25 mm

Feed: 95.25 mm

Crew: 5 people

Armament: OQF 17-pdr Gun Mk. VII

Penetration: 171/239/38

Damage: 150/150/190

Rate of fire: 12 rds / min

Spread: 0.34m/100m

Mixing: 2.3 s

Walkie-talkie: 700 m

pros

• circular armor of the tower, excellent for its level, allows less distraction from the "fireflies"
• very accurate and fast-firing cannon allows you to fire from long distances
• great shooting on the go
• Highest HP at your level
• stock tower is top
• great review for your level
• easy to get to the top

Minuses

• very slow and clumsy (hello Mouse)
• huge sizes always attract art
• low gun penetration will force you to learn all the weak points of the enemy
• low alpha damage
• straight sides and stern rarely ricochet and will not allow you to play "swing" from around the corner
• VLD has vulnerabilities

Crew and additional skills

1. Commander
2. Driver mechanic
3. radio operator
4. gunner
5. Charging

Like any heavy, the first thing we need is repairs. Gusli perfectly eat damage, so we will shoot them down regularly. Then everyone pumps from their desires, but I would advise you to pump a “light bulb” from the commander, it often saves you from artillery, pump the mechanics off-road king or virtuoso, the gunner must pump the sniper skill, because. we hit weakly, we will knock out modules. Because we often hit from long distances, and we have a good view, then the radio operator needs to pump radio interception.

Penetration of the Black Prince of the penetration zone

Additional modules.

We have an excellent rate of fire and accuracy, so we need to improve our strengths. I advise you to install a rammer (with it the rate of fire increases to 13.2), it also makes sense to install ventilation (the rate of fire increases to 13.86), I usually put a repair box as the third module, but after pumping the repair skill by 100%, it can be replaced with stabilizer.

Tactics

Tactics primarily depends on where you are on the list. Playing in the TOP, you can safely tank and storm, at our level we are "gods" and we are only afraid of the Frenchman. Do not forget to place the tank in a rhombus and substitute the harp, this will complicate the task of the enemy. But be also attentive to your rear, we count the feed from the "cardboard" therefore we go only with the cover of medium and light tanks, so that we would not be spun. Playing at the bottom of the list on Black Prince World of Tanks, the tactics are radically different. Our circular armor will no longer save us. It is best to play on the "second" line, having an accurate and fast-firing cannon, you can bite and annoy the heavies while they butt heads with our allies on the front line. Knowing the penetration points, we can even damage the IS-3. Separately, let's say about art, it is our main headache. As soon as you light up you are the number one target for arta. No one can resist throwing a “suitcase” at a huge and slow tank, which is almost impossible to miss. The roof of the hull in the stern has almost no armor, and even such art as can cause significant damage.

Output

For our level, we got a pretty good tank that knows how to pick its opponents well. But weak weapon introduces its own adjustments to the game, we are forced to learn the enemy’s weak points and aim them more carefully, since accuracy allows us to do this. Having low mobility, it is necessary 30 seconds before the battle to be able to analyze and determine the direction of the attack of enemy forces. You should also learn all the places where art does not hit.