Khalid

Khalid

Khalid

Britain

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.3	9.3	9.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:8 910

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

RB3 148

SB3 887

Crew training10 000

Experts850 000

Aces2 100

Research Aces1 900 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 150 / 200 / 230 %

2 × 220 / 220 / 220 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment Smoke grenade	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire Elevation Mechanism 120mm_britain_L23_APDSFS_ammo_pack Laser rangefinder Artillery Support 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°

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

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

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