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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Apex Predators"]].
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (FV4030/2) is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Apex Predators"]].
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A modernized Chieftain Mk.5 sold to Jordan in late 1970s after the Islamic Revolution in Iran spoiled the original sales to Iran; thanks to a new 1200 hp engine, it now enjoys better overall mobility over its predecessors in UK service while utilizing the fire control system from later Mk.10s. But players have to beware of its not-so-effective protection and only APDS is available for Khalid.
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''Note: '''Khalid''' (lit. eternal) is a common name in Arabic World and not to be confused with the '''Al-Khalid MBT''' of Pakistan''
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 
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For gamers who have already been long-time players of the UK tech tree, Khalid looks exactly like any other Chieftains plus a panoramic periscope with NVD and digital camo. As the tank is based on Chieftain Mk 5, the appearance and the overall dimensions are totally identical where they both shared a curved, cast hull armor and casted turret; protection-wise, it might be sufficient at earlier tiers at around 8.3 where it will face some kinetic shells from "doomsday tank" or earliest APDS shells- this is not the case for Khalid as it now sits at 9.0 where HEATs are commonplace and APFSDS as well. The hull armor might sometimes do miracles on shots that falls onto the armor at extreme angles, but it will most likely be penetrated with some extent of damages to the tank; while the turret itself has around 280 mm of armor at its thickest point which might not sound much, the irregular shape of the turret does help to bounce off oncoming shells at longer ranges and in hull-down position. Although the internal components seem packed, chances are the shrapnel will only be enough to take out the driver and damage some components, the tank itself would still survive that shot and having the chance to return fire.  
  
 
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| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
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| Hull ||70-127 mm (43-79°) ''Front glacis''
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76.2 mm (43-44°) ''Lower glacis''
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|88-220 (8-30°) + 13 mm ''Front Top''
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50 mm (1-31°) ''Center Top''
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37 mm (30°) + 13 mm ''Rear Top''
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37 (10°) + 13 mm ''Bottom''
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|37 mm (1-7°)||13-28 mm
 
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| Turret ||125-250 mm (2-81°) ''Turret front''
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100-220 mm (1-53°) ''Gun mantlet''
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|45-196 mm (1-65°)
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|45 mm (1°)||50.8 mm ''Front''
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25 mm ''Rear''
 
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| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
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| Cupola || colspan="3" |150 mm
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|25 mm
 
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The Chieftain series are known for their rather sluggish mobility and top speed (at only 48 km/h), but in Khalid's case, since the export version for Chieftains opted for the latest Rolls-Royce (later Perkins) CV-12 engine and TN-34 transmission which would eventually used on FV4030 Challengers, this means a vastly improvement on its mobility; not only this can push the tank at a higher top speed at 56 km/h with higher acceleration, this also makes it the fastest MBT in reverse at its tier (at -37 km/h), making it surprisingly flexible for enemy encounters.
  
 
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Although the L11A5 and its caliber at 120 mm has been the weapon of choice for Chieftain, which was one of the most advanced tanks of its era, but this is not the case for the Khalid. Since the overall upgrades on Khalid focus on the FCS, the gun laying mechanism is totally identical to its tech-tree predecessors, players might find this problematic as this gives less reaction time than its other NATO counterparts; but the relatively high rate of fire does migrate some gun-handling problems, but it is best to keep extra situational awareness for best utilization.
  
 
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| rowspan="2" | 54 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__
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| rowspan="2" | 54 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane ||21.4||29.6||36.0||39.8||42.4|| rowspan="2" |9.75|| rowspan="2" |8.63|| rowspan="2" |7.95|| rowspan="2" |7.50
 
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 
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| Shot L15A3 || APDS || __ || __ || __ || __ || __ || __
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| Shell L31A7 || HESH || __ || __ || __ || __ || __ || __
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 
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To conclude, Khalid has rather obsolete firepower for its tier; but aiming carefully or take flanks can still make good use of the gun.
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'''L15A3 APDS'''- The most common round for British 120 mm for pre-Challenger tanks and the only kinetic shell option for Khalid; although it is more than enough to take down most tanks which happened to ran into Khalid, but at its current tier at 9.0 where T-64A and T-72A appear, the shell is very likely does nothing to them without hitting LFP or driver's hatch. So aim carefully for a one-hit kill as APDS has lesser spalling.
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'''L31A7 HESH'''- The other common round for British 120 mm up to this date, the shell itself has rather high penetration for a HESH shell and any hits from it will very likely disintegrate any light vehicles that happened to ran into Khalid; alternatively this also gives Khalid the chance to take down tanks with their hatches exposed as the shell "sticks" to the surface and cause extensive damage to the interior of enemy tanks, either from spalling or overpressure.
 
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Although smoke grenade comes stock with Khalid (premium), there is still an option for gun-launched smoke shells to block enemy's eyesight and sometimes TVD cameras in case for a retreat or changing position.
  
 
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A common feature for British tanks are their lack of high-caliber machine guns, Khalid also falls into this norm with only rifle-caliber machine guns for gun-ranging and handling infantry, only good for gunning down exposed crews or sometimes aircrafts in rare occasions.
  
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Overall better mobility over previous Chieftains thanks to the new power pack
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* Lacks any form of composite armor to migrate HEAT shells
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* Relatively obsolete protection at its tier
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* Fixed 8x gunsight that could be a problem at long-range engages
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* No APFSDS for its main cannon
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== History ==
 
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Revision as of 03:54, 27 December 2022

RANK 5 FRANCE
Somua SM PACK
Khalid
uk_khalid.png
GarageImage Khalid.jpg
Khalid
Britain flag.png Britain
VI Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
9.3 9.3 9.3
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:8 910 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
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Description

The Khalid (FV4030/2) is a premium rank VI British medium tank with a battle rating of 9.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".

A modernized Chieftain Mk.5 sold to Jordan in late 1970s after the Islamic Revolution in Iran spoiled the original sales to Iran; thanks to a new 1200 hp engine, it now enjoys better overall mobility over its predecessors in UK service while utilizing the fire control system from later Mk.10s. But players have to beware of its not-so-effective protection and only APDS is available for Khalid.

Note: Khalid (lit. eternal) is a common name in Arabic World and not to be confused with the Al-Khalid MBT of Pakistan

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
Armourfront / side / back
Hull86 / 38 / 25
Turret280 / 86 / 45
Crew4 people
Visibility89 %

For gamers who have already been long-time players of the UK tech tree, Khalid looks exactly like any other Chieftains plus a panoramic periscope with NVD and digital camo. As the tank is based on Chieftain Mk 5, the appearance and the overall dimensions are totally identical where they both shared a curved, cast hull armor and casted turret; protection-wise, it might be sufficient at earlier tiers at around 8.3 where it will face some kinetic shells from "doomsday tank" or earliest APDS shells- this is not the case for Khalid as it now sits at 9.0 where HEATs are commonplace and APFSDS as well. The hull armor might sometimes do miracles on shots that falls onto the armor at extreme angles, but it will most likely be penetrated with some extent of damages to the tank; while the turret itself has around 280 mm of armor at its thickest point which might not sound much, the irregular shape of the turret does help to bounce off oncoming shells at longer ranges and in hull-down position. Although the internal components seem packed, chances are the shrapnel will only be enough to take out the driver and damage some components, the tank itself would still survive that shot and having the chance to return fire.

Armour type:

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 70-127 mm (43-79°) Front glacis

76.2 mm (43-44°) Lower glacis

88-220 (8-30°) + 13 mm Front Top

50 mm (1-31°) Center Top 37 mm (30°) + 13 mm Rear Top 37 (10°) + 13 mm Bottom

37 mm (1-7°) 13-28 mm
Turret 125-250 mm (2-81°) Turret front

100-220 mm (1-53°) Gun mantlet

45-196 mm (1-65°) 45 mm (1°) 50.8 mm Front

25 mm Rear

Cupola 150 mm 25 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB62 / 41 km/h
RB and SB56 / 37 km/h
Number of gears8 forward
6 back
Weight58.0 t
Engine power
AB2 322 hp
RB and SB1 217 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB40.0 hp/t
RB and SB21.0 hp/t

The Chieftain series are known for their rather sluggish mobility and top speed (at only 48 km/h), but in Khalid's case, since the export version for Chieftains opted for the latest Rolls-Royce (later Perkins) CV-12 engine and TN-34 transmission which would eventually used on FV4030 Challengers, this means a vastly improvement on its mobility; not only this can push the tank at a higher top speed at 56 km/h with higher acceleration, this also makes it the fastest MBT in reverse at its tier (at -37 km/h), making it surprisingly flexible for enemy encounters.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 62 41 58 _,___ 2,322 __.__ 40.03
Realistic 56 37 _,___ 1,217 __.__ 20.98

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB3 085 Sl icon.png
RB3 148 Sl icon.png
SB3 887 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts850 000 Sl icon.png
Aces2 100 Ge icon.png
Research Aces1 900 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 150 / 200 / 230 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 220 / 220 / 220 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Mobility Protection Firepower
Mods new tank traks.png
Tracks
Mods new tank suspension.png
Suspension
Mods new tank break.png
Brake System
Mods new tank filter.png
Filters
Mods new tank transmission.png
Transmission
Mods new tank engine.png
Engine
Mods tank tool kit.png
Improved Parts
Mods extinguisher.png
Improved FPE
Mods tank reinforcement uk.png
Crew Replenishment
Mods smoke screen.png
Smoke grenade
Mods new tank horizontal aiming.png
Horizontal Drive
Mods tank cannon.png
Adjustment of Fire
Mods new tank vertical aiming.png
Elevation Mechanism
Mods tank ammo.png
120mm_britain_L23_APDSFS_ammo_pack
Mods tank laser rangefinder.png
Laser rangefinder
Mods art support.png
Artillery Support
Mods tank ammo.png
120mm_britain_Smoke_ammo_pack

Armaments

Laser rangefinder
Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Main armament

120 mm Ordnance BL Tk. L11A5 cannon
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Ammunition54 rounds
First-order17 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
9.7 → 7.5 s
Vertical guidance-10° / 20°
Main article: Ordnance BL Tk. L11 (120 mm)

Although the L11A5 and its caliber at 120 mm has been the weapon of choice for Chieftain, which was one of the most advanced tanks of its era, but this is not the case for the Khalid. Since the overall upgrades on Khalid focus on the FCS, the gun laying mechanism is totally identical to its tech-tree predecessors, players might find this problematic as this gives less reaction time than its other NATO counterparts; but the relatively high rate of fire does migrate some gun-handling problems, but it is best to keep extra situational awareness for best utilization.

120 mm Ordnance BL Tk. L11 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 54 -10°/+20° ±180° Two-plane 21.4 29.6 36.0 39.8 42.4 9.75 8.63 7.95 7.50
Realistic 13.4 15.8 19.1 21.1 22.5

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
Shot L15A3 APDS 320 315 305 294 280 270
Shell L31A7 HESH 152 152 152 152 152 152
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
Shot L15A3 APDS 1,372 7.48 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
Shell L31A7 HESH 670 17.34 0.1 4 6,530 73° 77° 80°

To conclude, Khalid has rather obsolete firepower for its tier; but aiming carefully or take flanks can still make good use of the gun.

L15A3 APDS- The most common round for British 120 mm for pre-Challenger tanks and the only kinetic shell option for Khalid; although it is more than enough to take down most tanks which happened to ran into Khalid, but at its current tier at 9.0 where T-64A and T-72A appear, the shell is very likely does nothing to them without hitting LFP or driver's hatch. So aim carefully for a one-hit kill as APDS has lesser spalling.

L31A7 HESH- The other common round for British 120 mm up to this date, the shell itself has rather high penetration for a HESH shell and any hits from it will very likely disintegrate any light vehicles that happened to ran into Khalid; alternatively this also gives Khalid the chance to take down tanks with their hatches exposed as the shell "sticks" to the surface and cause extensive damage to the interior of enemy tanks, either from spalling or overpressure.

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy time
(s) 		Screen hold time
(s) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
L34 670 17.1 20 5 25 50

Although smoke grenade comes stock with Khalid (premium), there is still an option for gun-launched smoke shells to block enemy's eyesight and sometimes TVD cameras in case for a retreat or changing position.

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
54 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Machine guns

7.62 mm L8A2 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition6 000 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate1 001 shots/min
7.62 mm L37A2 machine gun
Ammunition2 000 rounds
Belt capacity100 rounds
Reloadbasic crew → aces
10.4 → 8.0 s
Fire rate650 shots/min
Main articles: L8A1 (7.62 mm), L37A1 (7.62 mm)

A common feature for British tanks are their lack of high-caliber machine guns, Khalid also falls into this norm with only rifle-caliber machine guns for gun-ranging and handling infantry, only good for gunning down exposed crews or sometimes aircrafts in rare occasions.

7.62 mm L8A1
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 6,000 (200) 600 N/A N/A
7.62 mm L37A1
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 2,000 (100) 650 -10°/+50° ±180°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Overall better mobility over previous Chieftains thanks to the new power pack
  • Retains the same, high gun depression for its main cannon
  • Access to a panoramic periscope for commander with override capabilities
  • The hull and cast turret's shape can sometimes bounce off incoming shots

Cons:

  • Lacks any form of composite armor to migrate HEAT shells
  • Relatively obsolete protection at its tier
  • Fixed 8x gunsight that could be a problem at long-range engages
  • No APFSDS for its main cannon
  • Rather large size at its tier
  • Relatively slow gun traverse speed

History

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Media

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See also

The FV4001 Chieftain family

  • Chieftain Mk 3- One of the precursors of the family with lower top speed
  • Chieftain Mk 5- The predecessor of Khalid with better Leyland engine
  • Chieftain Mk 10- The most advanced variant in game with APFSDS and new FCS

External links

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Britain medium tanks
Valentine  Valentine I · Valentine IX · Valentine XI
Cromwell  Cromwell I · Cromwell V · Cromwell V (RP-3)
Cromwell derivatives  Challenger · Avenger · Comet I · Comet I "Iron Duke IV" · Charioteer Mk VII
Centurion  Centurion Mk 1 · Centurion Mk.2 · Centurion Mk 3 · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk 10 · Centurion Action X · FV4202
Vickers MBT  Vickers Mk.1 · Vickers Mk.3 · Vickers Mk.7
Chieftain  Chieftain Mk 3 · Chieftain Mk 5 · Chieftain Mk 10
Challenger 1  Challenger Mk.2 · Challenger Mk.3 · Challenger DS
Challenger 2  Challenger 2 · Challenger 2 (2F) · Challenger 2 TES · Challenger 2 OES · Challenger 2E · Challenger 2 Black Night
Challenger 3  Challenger 3 TD
Australia  A.C.I · A.C.IV · Centurion Mk.5/1
South Africa  Olifant Mk.1A · Olifant Mk.2 · TTD
India  Vijayanta · Bhishma TWMP
Israel  ▄Sho't Kal Dalet
Jordan  Khalid
Sweden  ▄Strv 81 (RB 52)
USA  Grant I · Sherman II · Sherman Firefly · Sherman IC "Trzyniec"

Britain premium ground vehicles
Light tanks  A13 Mk I (3rd R.T.R.) · A13 Mk II 1939 · AEC Mk II · Crusader "The Saint" · Rooikat 105
Medium tanks  A.C.I · Grant I · Cromwell V (RP-3) · Sherman IC "Trzyniec" · A.C.IV · Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
  Centurion Mk.2 · ▄Strv 81 (RB 52) · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk.5/1 · ▄Sho't Kal Dalet · Centurion Action X
  Vijayanta · Khalid · Challenger DS · Challenger 2 OES
Heavy tanks  Independent · Matilda Hedgehog · Excelsior · TOG II · Churchill Crocodile · Black Prince
Tank destroyers  Alecto I · Achilles (65 Rg.) · QF 3.7 Ram

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