History[]
The FV4101 Charioteer was a post-war armoured fighting vehicle of the British Army. The vehicle was produced in the 1950's to up-gun units of the Royal Armoured Corps continuing to use the Cromwell medium tank during the early phases of the Cold War. The vehicle was a modified Cromwell, with a more powerful gun installed in a lightly armored turret. All was mounted at a Cromwell chassis. The Charioteer was actually not used very much by the British army, but in other countries this tank saw more extensive action. It saw combat overseas by users in Europe and the Middle East, but most action conflicts of the Charioteer were in the Middle East. There were a total of 442 vehicles built.
In-game[]
The FV401 Charioteer is a fairly decent tank capable of being very dangerous in the right hands. It has higher than average DPM, but it’s damage is more on the low side for its level. The mobility is slightly below average for a medium tank, but it’s fast enough to go around and circle enemies or flank. It also doesn’t have much armor or health. HE shells can deal a lot of damage to it on occasion and can take it out somewhat quickly due to this.
Pros[]
•High rate of fire
•Access to APDS for dealing with high armor targets
Cons[]
-Low health
-Thin armor, HE can do a lot of damage
-Slightly below average mobility