FV226 Contradictious Review – instant double shots – World of Tanks

Contradictious is a another tank from 2024 lootboxes and boy is it interesting. Great hull and monster turret armor with a new mechanic where you can shoot double shots for 720 alpha damage without charge time summs this vehicle up. Let’s compare it to the soviet counterpart.

List of content:

• Firepower
• Mobility
• Armor
• Miscellaneous
• Tips
• Crew Skills
• Equipment
• Conclusion

Let’s compare it to the arguably the best double shot tank in the game, the Object 703 Version 2.

Firepower

Spec	Contradictious	Obj. 703 II
DPM	2,048	1,952
Penetration	225	221
Damage	360	390
Caliber	105	122
Shell velocity	1,000	1,150
Ammo capacity	80	40

So the DPM is about 5% higher then the 703, but it has less alpha damage and quite a bit less shell velocity, but that makes sense since the Contradictious uses AP ammo as standard, while 703 has APCR as standard ammo. Meaning Contradictious is not a great sniper, you’ll need to give much lead to your shots.

Not a huge advantage, but what is nice to have is such a huge amount of ammo capacity of 80 shells, makes spamming double shots that much less risky to not run out of the shells by the end of the game and also you can balance your loadout with more premium rounds.

Let’s take a look at the new mechanic this vehicle brings to the game, the instant double shots using the siege mode. If you are fighting such a vehicle, you can actually see in which mode the tank is currently.

So, if both barrels are open, it means the tank is in siege mode where it can shoot from the both barrels without charging. If one barrel is open, it is in single shot mode.

Unlike the 703 for example, it can’t use both barrels when in single shot mode, you fire one shell and then reload the whole shell and then you can shoot again.

While in siege mode, a lot of characteristics change on the vehicle:

Spec	Siege mode	Standard mode
Aim time	3.36s	2.11s
Dispersion	1.15	0.35
… moving	0.01	0.2
… tank treverse	0.01	0.2
… turret treverse	0.01	0.12
Top speed	20 km/h	36 km/h

Essentially, you get a lot slower and a lot more inacurrate while in siege mode. You also get a different reticle in this mode:

While this reticle should help you out not to shoot while one of your barrels is blocked, I much prefer a standard reticle that other double barrel tanks are using.

Mobility

Spec	FV226	Obj. 703 II
Top speed	36 km/h	38 km/h
Reverse speed	12 km/h	15 km/h
Power/weight	15	12.5
Weight	70 tons	60 tons

Mobility wise is solid for a heavy tank, interestingly it has exactly the same ground resistances as the 703 version 2. With good power to weight ratio it reaches the top speed without any problems, but the reverse speed is quite slow and it will be hard to disengage.

Armor

Spec	FV226	Obj. 703 II
Hull armor	150/70/60	140/100/60
Turret armor	250/120/90	220/120/90

While the 703’s turret and hull are really good for a tier 8, the Contradictious has even better hull and turret that will be hard to penetrate even for tier 9s and 10s.

It has around 230 mm of effective armor in main part of the hull, the lower plate has around 160 mm, so it can be penned even by tier 7s quite reliably. The hull armor on the front can take quite a beating from lower and same tier tanks, they will have hard time going through it with standard ammo.

Turret is the star of the show, around 330 mm of armor, even gold rounds from tier 10s will not penetrate most of the time which is amazing. At the top you have 2 weakspots around with 150 mm of armor, also they are visible when using your gun depression.

If you are going to use all 10 degrees of gun depression, your hull becomes godlike, with around 340 mm of effective armor. This tank is an absolute god on the ridgeline, like a Krangvagn on tier 10.

Side and rear tho are very weak indeed, even some HESH rounds will be able to go through your armor.

Miscellaneous

Spec	FV226	Obj. 703 II
Stationary camo	3.48	6.27
After firing	0.69	1.19
Moving camo	1.77	3.13
Shell cost	1,200	1,180
View Range	370	350

This tank has absolutely terrible camo rating, you will get spotted by anything everytime, but at least you are not as blind as the 703 with 370 meters view range, still nowhere a good view range tho.

Shell cost is quite high also when you consider that it has 30 less alpha damage and it’s still more expensive then 703’s shells. It does impact the profitability of the vehicle.

Tips

Ridgelines make you a god in equal tier games, use them as much as possible, the only tank that could run your day is something like the BZ-176 with HE rounds.

You are a lot more accurate with the single shot mode, use it on middle to long ranges, while in close quarter combat you can rely more on the siege mode with double shots.

Since you don’t have the ability to use both of the barrels in the single shot mode, you are not as strong to hold your own in tricky situations such as the 703 can. Stick to your teammates to support you when you are reloading especially double shots.

Crew skills

Commander

• Brothers in Arms
• Repairs
• Recon
• Emergency
• Coordination
• Practicality

Radio operator

• Situational awareness
• Side by side
• Firefighting

Gunner

• Brothers in arms
• Repairs
• Deadeye
• Designated target
• Concentration
• Armorer

Drivers

• Brothers in arms
• Repairs
• Smooth Ride
• Off road driving
• Controlled impact
• Engineer

Loader

• Brothers in arms
• Repairs
• Adrenaline Rush
• Safe stowage
• Intuition
• Ammo tuning

Equipment

• Turbo
• Vents
• Aiming device

Conclusion

Overall a great tier 8 premium heavy and a good credit maker. Gun is reliable source of dealing damage on longer ranges with great accuracy with single shots, while it can deal devastating amounts on damage with double shots in close range engagements. Packed with best in class turret armor, it can whittle down it’s opponents on the ridgeline with ease.

Check our review of the another 2024 lootbox tank:

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