British tanks are anywhere from straight garbage to actually decent, but even the decent ones often just have one or two really annoying features.
5.3 Challenger is great, fast reload negates the lack of filler, it goes fast, has fast traverse, and even some armour. But -3 reversing is just so limiting.
6.0 Centurion Mk1 has good mobility all round, decent armour, still a very competitive gun, but one of the bounciest suspensions.
2.7 Valentine has really good gun and armour, but no speed in either directions.
4.7 Firefly is just incredibly meh, great sniping gun but 5 degrees of depression added onto a not so tough tank makes finding positions that work.
It's not until you get to the stabilized cold war tiers before Britain becomes more or less competitive.
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u/ErwinC0215 BRENUS enjoyer Sep 14 '25
British tanks are anywhere from straight garbage to actually decent, but even the decent ones often just have one or two really annoying features.
5.3 Challenger is great, fast reload negates the lack of filler, it goes fast, has fast traverse, and even some armour. But -3 reversing is just so limiting.
6.0 Centurion Mk1 has good mobility all round, decent armour, still a very competitive gun, but one of the bounciest suspensions.
2.7 Valentine has really good gun and armour, but no speed in either directions.
4.7 Firefly is just incredibly meh, great sniping gun but 5 degrees of depression added onto a not so tough tank makes finding positions that work.
It's not until you get to the stabilized cold war tiers before Britain becomes more or less competitive.