FV230 Canopener

FV230 Canopener is a tier 10 heavy tank from UK in World of Tanks. This is a researchable tech-tree vehicle.

FV230 Canopener stats at a glance

The FV230 Canopener has 1800 hit points , 200mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 34 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Canopener significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Canopener compares to its peers

There are 71 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Canopener. Its 1800 HP places it in the top 47% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1843). Frontal hull armor of 200mm ranks in the top 31% for the class (peer average: 169mm). Top forward speed of 34 km/h is faster than 19% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Canopener vs 113 BO — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Canopener vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Canopener vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Canopener vs 116-F3 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 71 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

A project for a heavy coastal defense tank developed in the U.K. in the late 1950s as part of a program of coastal defense against suspected maritime landings. Impressive firepower, excellent armoring including strong sloped hull armor, and decent mobility made the vehicle a formidable opponent in combat against landing vessels. The gun was equipped with a mechanism comprising movable covers on the muzzle breaks to protect the bore from moisture. During the tank's development it became clear that anti-ship missiles would be the future of maritime battles and not artillery guns. As a result, th...

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