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Cruiser Mk. III

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[Client Values; Actual values in
Specifically, the mismatch in crew values caused by commander's 10% crew skill bonus. Outside of a crew of 1 commander only, 100% crew is a fiction. The client values, given for 100% crew, will normally be taken into battle with 110% crew skill members aside from specific functions, causing their actual performance to deviate from the expected client value. These differences are taken into account in tooltip boxes.
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38,000  Credits Cost
37078 HP Hit Points
14.19/14.57.78/17 t Weight Limit
Crew
  1. Commander (Radio Operator)
  2. Gunner
  3. Driver
  4. Loader
Mobility
340395 hp Engine Power
48/20 km/h Speed Limit
3235 deg/s Traverse
23.9650.77 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio
NoNo Pivot
Armor
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14/14/1414/12/14 mm Turret Armor
Armament







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Shell Cost
9//45/45/60 HP Damage
27//49/71/23 mm Penetration



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102.3 r/m 

Magazine-fed Gun

Burst Length: 5 rounds
Magazine Size: 40 rounds
Cycle Time: 0.14 s
Magazine Reload Times
Nominal: 18 s
50% Crew: 22.3 s
75% Crew: 19.47 s
100% Crew: 17.26 s
With Vents: 16.88 s
With Vents and BiA: 16.51 s

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22.86 r/m 

Magazine-fed Gun

Burst Length: 1 rounds
Magazine Size: 4 rounds
Cycle Time: 0.5 s
Magazine Reload Times
Nominal: 9 s
50% Crew: 11.15 s
75% Crew: 9.73 s
100% Crew: 8.63 s
With Vents: 8.44 s
With Vents and BiA: 8.26 s

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Rate of Fire






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172.26

Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (9 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 172.26
50% Crew: 144.18
75% Crew: 161.46
100% Crew: 178.29
With Vents: 175.41
With Vents and BiA: 178.56

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 466.2
50% Crew: 448.83
75% Crew: 459.54
100% Crew: 469.89
With Vents: 468.18
With Vents and BiA: 470.07

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351.45

Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 1 (45 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 351.45
50% Crew: 298.35
75% Crew: 331.2
100% Crew: 362.25
With Vents: 357.3
With Vents and BiA: 363.15

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 485.1
50% Crew: 439.2
75% Crew: 467.55
100% Crew: 494.55
With Vents: 490.05
With Vents and BiA: 495

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Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 2 (45 Damage):


Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 351.45
50% Crew: 298.35
75% Crew: 331.2
100% Crew: 362.25
With Vents: 357.3
With Vents and BiA: 363.15

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 485.1
50% Crew: 439.2
75% Crew: 467.55
100% Crew: 494.55
With Vents: 490.05
With Vents and BiA: 495

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Magazine-fed Gun

Using Shell Type 3 (60 Damage):
With wholly penetrating hits

Theoretical Damage Per Minute
Nominal: 468.6
50% Crew: 397.8
75% Crew: 441.6
100% Crew: 483
With Vents: 476.4
With Vents and BiA: 484.2

Advantageous Damage Per Minute
Loaded-mag DPM: 646.8
50% Crew: 585.6
75% Crew: 623.4
100% Crew: 659.4
With Vents: 653.4
With Vents and BiA: 660

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Damage Per Minute


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0.53 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.657 m
With 75% Crew: 0.573 m
With 100% Crew: 0.508 m
With BiA: 0.497 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.486 m
Maximum possible: 0.466 m

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0.45 m 

With 50% Crew: 0.557 m
With 75% Crew: 0.487 m
With 100% Crew: 0.431 m
With BiA: 0.422 m
With BiA and Vents: 0.413 m
Maximum possible: 0.396 m

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1.9 s 

With 50% Crew: 2.354 s
With 75% Crew: 2.055 s
With 100% Crew: 1.822 s
With GLD: 1.656 s
With BiA: 1.782 s
With BiA and Vents: 1.743 s
With both and GLD: 1.584 s
Maximum possible: 1.519 s

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2.3 s 

With 50% Crew: 2.849 s
With 75% Crew: 2.488 s
With 100% Crew: 2.205 s
With GLD: 2.005 s
With BiA: 2.157 s
With BiA and Vents: 2.11 s
With both and GLD: 1.918 s
Maximum possible: 1.839 s

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Aim time
4642 deg/s Turret Traverse
360° Gun Arc
-15°/+20°-15°/+20° Elevation Arc
720320 rounds Ammo Capacity
General
2020 % Chance of Fire






320 m 

With 50% Crew: 251.4 m
With 75% Crew: 285.7 m
With 100% Crew: 320 m
With Recon and Situational Awareness: 336.2 m
With Coated Optics: 352 m
With Binocular Telescope: 400 m
Maximum possible: 458.1 m

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330 m 

With 50% Crew: 259.3 m
With 75% Crew: 294.7 m
With 100% Crew: 330 m
With Recon and Situational Awareness: 346.7 m
With Coated Optics: 363 m
With Binocular Telescope: 412.5 m
Maximum possible: 472.4 m

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View Range


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350 m 

With 50% Crew: 275 m
With 75% Crew: 312.5 m
With 100% Crew: 350 m
With 100% Signal Boost: 420 m
When affected by 100% Relaying: 385 m
Maximum possible: 503.6 m

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400 m 

With 50% Crew: 314.3 m
With 75% Crew: 357.2 m
With 100% Crew: 400 m
With 100% Signal Boost: 480 m
When affected by 100% Relaying: 440 m
Maximum possible: 575.6 m

For more details, see Skills or Equipment
Signal Range
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III

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38000

The Cruiser Mk. III is a British tier 3 light tank.

The vehicle was developed on the basis of the M1931 Christie tanks, purchased by the British Army in 1936. The vehicle was intended to be a fast, lightly-armored breakthrough tank. The modified design was deemed successful and became the basis for other cruiser tanks. A total of 65 vehicles were built. They saw combat in France and North Africa in 1940–1941.

Bumped up to Tier 3 in 1.9, the Cruiser III is a departure from the first two tanks in the British Tech Tree. Boasting greatly improved mobility at the cost of armour, this tank excels as a flanker, and can even do well as a sniper with the decent accuracy and penetration on its QF 2-pdr. Mk IX.

The Cruiser Mk. III leads to the Cruiser Mk. IV.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

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Guns

Tier Gun Penetration
(mm)
Damage
(HP)
Rate of fire
(rounds/minute)
Dispersion
(m/100m)
Aiming time
(s)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

I 15 mm Machine Gun BESA 27 9 102.38 0.53 1.7 70 1900
III QF 2-pdr Mk. IX 64/121/23 45/45/60 22.22 0.4 2.1 130 6000
IV 40 mm Pom-Pom 49/71/23 45/45/60 22.86 0.45 2.3 160 20000

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Engines

Tier Engine Engine Power
(hp)
Chance of Fire on Impact
(%)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

IV Nuffield Liberty Mk. III 395 20 383 11500
III Nuffield Liberty Mk. II 340 20 383 500

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Suspensions

Tier Suspension Load Limit
(т)
Traverse Speed
(gr/sec)
Rmin Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

II Cruiser Mk. III 14.5 32 B/2 4500 660
III Cruiser Mk. III* 17 35 B/2 4500 1220

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Radios

Tier Radio Signal Range
(m)
Weight
(kg)
Price
(Credits)

VI WS No. 19 Mk. I 400 40 15000
V WS No. 9 375 40 3600
III WS No. 11 350 40 600

Compatible Equipment

Low Noise Exhaust System Class 3 Camouflage Net Class 3 Coated Optics Class 3 Experimental Optics Wear-Resistant Gun Laying Drive Venting System Enhanced Gun Laying Drive Class 3 Improved Hardening Class 3 Additional Grousers Class 3 Improved Ventilation Class 3 Binocular Telescope Class 3 Turbocharger Class 3 

Compatible Consumables

Automatic Fire Extinguisher Natural Cover Optical Calibration Aim Tuning Experienced Firefighters 100-octane Gasoline 105-octane Gasoline Manual Fire Extinguisher Vent Purge Large First Aid Kit Large Repair Kit Duty Comes First Shell Organizer Focus on Target Pudding and Tea Increased Focus Small First Aid Kit Small Repair Kit Gearbox Intricacy Steady Hand Combat Course 


Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:


  • Good power/weight ratio
  • Upgraded turret provides spaced armor
  • High view range
  • 15 degrees of gun depression


Cons:


  • Weak armour and below average HP
  • Horrifyingly poor hull traverse at high speed
  • Vulnerable to ammo rack damage from frontal shots, as ammo rack is located in the front
  • Auto cannons and HE shells are very effective against this tank


Performance

Stock, this tank turns poorly at high speed, similar to the USSR A-20. However, once you're going in the right direction you will reach top speed rather quickly thanks to the tanks engine power.

Unfortunately, with the jump to Tier 3 in Update 1.9, the Pom-Pom is no longer a viable long-term option for this tank; its penetration is lacking when fighting against even some other Tier 3 tanks, let alone Tier 4's. The Cruiser III also does not get the upgraded 40 mm Bofors gun that the Cruiser IV had at Tier 3, meaning the only truly viable gun is the QF 2-pdr Mk. IX. Though the DPM and gun handling are a bit worse than they were at Tier 2, The penetration is unchanged, and the gun fits right in with those on the other Tier 3 Light Tanks.

While it doesn't have much in the way of armour, it has very good gun depression, allowing it to easily hull down on hilly terrain. The second turret also has spaced armour on the sides, which helps absorb HE damage.

One interesting thing to note is that every British radio, all the way up to tier 10, has the same weight. So, radio upgrades will never factor into any weight capacity considerations you may have when it comes to your British tanks.


Early Research

  • The 40 mm Pom-Pom carries over from Cruiser II and should be mounted immediately.
  • First, research the Nuffield Liberty Mk. III engine for a nice boost to horsepower without any added weight.
  • The suspension should be researched next for improved hull traverse speed.
  • The turret gives extra health and view range at the cost of turret traverse speed.
  • Finally, research the radios. The WS. No. 19 Mk. I carries over to the Cruiser IV.


Suggested Equipment


Improved VentilationEnhanced Suspension Camouflage Net 


Gallery

Historical Info

Cruiser, Mk III also known by its General Staff specification number A13 Mark I was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It was the first British cruiser tank to use the Christie suspension system which gave higher speeds and better cross-country performance, previous models of cruiser tanks having used triple wheeled bogie suspension.

Development history

Orders for the Mk I and Mk II Cruiser tanks were restricted, since the British Army had decided to produce a more advanced and faster cruiser tank which would incorporate the Christie suspension designed by American inventor J. Walter Christie and have better armour. In 1936, General Martel, a pioneer in tank design who had published works on armoured warfare and pioneered the lightly armoured "tankette" to enhance infantry mobility, became Assistant Director of Mechanization at the War Office. Later that year Martel witnessed demonstrations of Soviet tank designs including the BT tank, which had been influenced by Christie's work. He urged the adoption of a tank that would use the suspension system and also follow Christie's practice of using a lightweight aircraft engine such as the Liberty Engine. The government authorized purchase and licensing of a Christie design via the Nuffield Organization rather than contact the Soviet authorities.

The vehicle obtained from Christie became the basis of the Cruiser Mk III (A13). It had to be extensively redesigned by Morris Commercial Cars as it was too small and had several faults Christie had not addressed. A new company Nuffield Mechanization & Aero Limited was formed for the development and production of the design. At a meeting of the General Staff, an official specification was determined. This included 30 mm (1.2 in) armour, a 2 pdr gun, road speed of 30 mph. A subsequent review of the specification by Martel and Hobart approved 30mm armour all round provided cross-country speed could be kept at 25 mph. Pending the delivery of the A13, an interim design was approved - of the A7, A9 and A10, the A9 was selected.

The first prototype (the A13-E1) was delivered in 1937. Following testing of the two prototypes, the A13 was ordered into production and a total of 65 were manufactured. The Mk III weighed 14 long tons (14,200 kg) had a crew of 4, a 340 hp engine which gave a top speed of 30 mph (48 km/h) and was armed with a 2 pounder gun and a machine gun. However, when it was introduced into service in 1937, the Army still lacked a formal tank division. Sixty five were built, the original order being for 50. The order was completed by mid 1939.

Combat history

Like most British cruisers, the A 13 was fast but under armoured and proved unreliable mechanically. Most were lost in the French campaign in 1940, but a few were used in Greece and the North African campaign in 1940-41. The basic design was used for the Cruiser Mk IV. As part of the British Expeditionary Force sent to France, the Cruiser Mark II equipped units in the 1st Armoured Division. In the Western Desert 1940-1941 (Libya) they were in the units of the 7th Armoured Division.


Historical Gallery

Historical Accuracy Errata

The following are consensus errors or inconsistencies which have been identified with the configuration of the vehicle in question and conflict with information available on the public record. The causes for these divergences in the game are normally not disclosed and may be rooted in game balance.

*The 40 mm Pom-Pom and 15mm BESA gun configurations are fake.


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