Second Iteration of FV229 Contender in World of Tanks (WOT) Supertest – November 21
The second iteration of the FV229 Contender entered the World of Tanks (WOT) supertest on November 21. We couldn’t showcase these changes earlier due to the need to present the main performance characteristics of the tank first. Significant changes are highlighted here, but they were not the final ones. By the release of the General Test 1.27.1, the tank received additional edits, which are shown below. This post aims to provide historical context and understanding of the tank’s characteristic changes (how the game balance of WOT works).
FV229 Contender (🇬🇧Great Britain, TT-9, Researchable, New Mechanics: Choosing a Firing Mode)
Changes Relative to the First Iteration of the Supertest:
Firepower:
Chassis 1/2 – FV229 Contender
- Dispersion on the move (max): from 0.22 (7.48) to 0.20 (6.80)
- Dispersion from chassis traverse (max): from 0.22 (5.05) to 0.20 (4.59)
Chassis 2/2 – FV229 Contender Mk. II
- Dispersion on movement (max): from 0.20 (6.80) to 0.18 (6.12)
- Dispersion on chassis traverse (max): from 0.20 (5.01) to 0.18 (4.51)
Turret 1/2 – FV229 Contender
- Gun 1/2 – Twin 32-pdr Gun MBC Mk. 2
- Gun loading: from 8.63 to 7.29
- Aiming time: from 2.21 to 2.01
- Gun rate of fire: from 6.95 to 8.23
- Armor penetration of 1 (AP) shell: from 226 to 232
- Armor penetration of 1 (AP) shell at 500m: from 211 to 217
- Muzzle velocity of 1 (AP) shell: from 1,020 to 1,000
- Average damage per minute of 1 (AP) shell: from 1,947 to 2,306
- Armor penetration of 2 (AP) shells: from 258 to 282
- Armor penetration of 2 (AP) shells at 500m: from 248 to 269
- Muzzle velocity of 2 (AP) shells: from 1,275 to 1,220
- Average damage per minute of 2 (AP) shells: from 1,947 to 2,306
- Armor penetration of 3 (HE) shells: from 42 to 47
- Muzzle velocity of 3 (HE) shells: from 1,020 to 1,000
- Damage of 3 (HE) shells: from 370 to 350
- Average damage per minute of 3 (HE) shells: from 2,573 to 2,882
- Gun 2/2 – Twin 105 mm T8 Gun MBC
- Gun loading: from 11.03 to 9.97
- Gun rate of fire: from 5.44 to 6.02
- Dispersion at 100 m: from 0.35 to 0.34
- Average damage per minute of 1 (AP) shell: from 2,122 to 2,347
- Average damage per minute of 2 (AP) shell: from 2,122 to 2,347
- Average damage per minute of 3 (HE) shell: from 2,612 to 2,888
Turret 2/2 – FV229 Contender Mk. II
- Gun 1/2 – Twin 32-pdr Gun MBC Mk. 2
- Gun loading: from 8.63 to 7.00
- Aiming time: from 2.21 to 1.82
- Gun rate of fire: from 6.95 to 8.57
- Dispersion at 100 m: from 0.33 to 0.32
- Armor penetration of 1 (AP) shell: from 226 to 232
- Armor penetration of 1 (AP) shell at 500 m: from 211 to 217
- Muzzle velocity of 1 (AP) shell: from 1,020 to 1,000
- Average damage per minute of 1 (AP) shell: from 1,947 to 2,400
- Armor penetration of 2 (AP) shells: from 258 to 282
- Armor penetration of 2 (AP) shells at 500 m: from 248 to 269
- Initial flight speed of 2 (AP) projectile: from 1,275 to 1,220
- Average damage per minute of 2 (AP) projectile: from 1,947 to 2,400
- Armor penetration of 3 (HE) projectile: from 42 to 47
- Initial flight speed of 3 (HE) projectile: from 1,020 to 1,000
- Damage of 3 (HE) shell: from 370 to 350
- Average damage per minute of 3 (HE) shell: from 2,573 to 3,000
- Gun 2/2 – Twin 105 mm T8 Gun MBC
- Gun loading: from 10.55 to 9.59
- Gun rate of fire: from 5.69 to 6.26
- Dispersion at 100 m: from 0.34 to 0.33
- Average damage per minute of 1 (AP) shell: from 2,219 to 2,441
- Average damage per minute of 2 (AP) shell: from 2,219 to 2,441
- Average damage per minute of 3 (HE) shell: from 2,731 to 3,004
source – wotexpress eu
