Churchill Black Prince Heavy Tank
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55Heavy tank extremely effective against all targets. Strong front and side armor.
The Churchill Black Prince Heavy Tank is an elite UKF heavy tank. Available only as a call-in from the British Armored Battlegroup, it is the heaviest tank the Allies can have in skirmishes, and essentially rivals the Axis equivalent, the
The Black Prince has among the highest health out of all vehicles (tied with the Tiger Heavy Tank and
At veterancy level 1 it gains the passive ability Critical Repair, which allows it to passively remove critical states like 'engine damaged' when out of combat.
With such a behemoth of a vehicle, this is the ultimate frontline asset, able to withstand tremendous amounts of punishment while pushing forward and dishing out massive damage on its own. All of this comes with a massive cost however, as it takes an incredible amount of Command Points to unlock in the first place, alongside a very expensive resource cost to call in. Once on the field it has a massive Manpower upkeep and Population Cap too. The Black Prince is among the slowest vehicles in the game, and thus care must be taken as it can easily be flanked due to its lack of mobility. Its lack of mobility also means it will be difficult to pull out of a bad position should it over-commit its positioning.
This unit benefits from the Armored Vehicle Training upgrade available at the
Armor
heavy tank
240
150
440240The Black Prince alongside the Axis Tiger Tanks have one of the highest armour values in the game.
Veterancy
2000 XP
6000 XP
12000 XP
Veterancy Abilities
Critical Repair: Passive ability granted upon reaching veterancy level 1. The unit will automatically remove immobilization critical states, such as 'Engine Damaged', when out of combat. This happens fairly quickly once out of combat, and is very handy as otherwise a damaged engine would require repairing the unit all the way back up to full health to remove the state.
Abilities
180
Infantry Support Smoke: Active ability. When activated, constantly deploys smoke behind the vehicle for a short duration. During this time the smoke will still deploy even when moving, allowing the unit to create a trail of smoke as it moves. Useful to create a smokescreen for offensive or defensive purposes. However, given the extreme slowness of the Black Prince, this is more likely to be used defensively especially to retreat from anti-tank weaponry.
Armored Vehicle Training: Available from the Training Center. Grants combat bonuses and veterancy XP to medium/heavy vehicles.
Weapons
76mm-churchill-black-prince-uk-sp | Near | Mid | Far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Range | 0 | 25 | 40 |
| Penetration | 325 | 300 | 280 |
30cal-coaxial-churchill-uk-sp | Near | Mid | Far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| Range | 7 | 22 | 35 |
30cal-hull-churchill-uk-sp | Near | Mid | Far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| Range | 7 | 22 | 35 |
More Info
Trivia
This unit likely has a Scottish accent.
The Black Prince tank is named after Edward of Woodstock, historically known as the "Black Prince", a 14th century military leader.
The Black Prince tank was an experimental development that never actually made it to the field. By the time prototypes were developed in 1945, other tanks made the Black Prince redundant, forcing the end of its development.
Change Log
1.8.0 Update Sept 18 2024
Black Prince Heavy Tank
Heavy tanks like the Black Prince and Tiger are having their area of effect adjusted to have less damage drop-off and a larger area of effect, but they will also have a smaller one hit kill radius. There were too many situations where these heavy tanks failed to deal damage to infantry despite the shell landing near them, while other situations could see these vehicles wiping out an entire squad on a lucky hit.
The Black Prince has also received a boost to its penetration to make it better at punching through heavy armor that it encounters.
Area of effect radius increased from 3.25 to 3.75
Area of effect damage adjusted from 1/0.25/0.1 to 0.6/0.33/0.1875
Penetration increased from 300/275/240 to 325/300/280
1.6 'Coral Viper' April 2 2024
Infantry Support Smoke no longer locked behind veterancy 1 (Wiki note: Undocumented change)
The Tiger and the Black Prince are receiving a significant boost to their frontal armor to address survivability issues in head-on engagements. We are not increasing their side or rear armor to make facing with these tanks important and to reward flanking opponents.
Front armor increased from 340 to 440