Tetrarch

  Tetrarch

USSR | Light Tank | Tier II

Battle Tier

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750   Cost

28056 HP Hit Points

7.25/7.92.79/7.9 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Commander (Radio Operator)
2. Gunner (Loader)
3. Driver

Mobility

180180 hp Engine Power

64/20 km/h Speed Limit

4747 deg/s Traverse

24.8364.52 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

NoNo Pivot

Armor

// mm Hull Armor

16/14/1016/14/10 mm Turret Armor

Armament

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25/1200/19 25/1200/19 Shell Cost

45/45/6045/45/60 HP Damage

64/121/2364/121/23 mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 21 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 2.8571428571429 s 50% Crew: 3.64 s 75% Crew: 3.2 s 100% Crew: 2.86 s Rammer: 2.57 s Vents: 2.79 s Both: 2.52 s Both and BiA: 2.47 s Both and Max Crew %: 2.37 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 21 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 2.8571428571429 s 50% Crew: 3.64 s 75% Crew: 3.2 s 100% Crew: 2.86 s Rammer: 2.57 s Vents: 2.79 s Both: 2.52 s Both and BiA: 2.47 s Both and Max Crew %: 2.37 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 945 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (45 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 945 50% Crew: 742.5 75% Crew: 843.75 100% Crew: 945 100% Crew Vents: 967.05 Rammer: 1049.85 Both: 1074.6 Both and BiA: 1095.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1142.1 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 990 50% Crew: 787.5 75% Crew: 888.75 100% Crew: 990 100% Crew Rammer: 1094.85 Vents: 1012.05 Both: 1119.6 Both and BiA: 1140.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1187.1 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (45 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 945 50% Crew: 742.5 75% Crew: 843.75 100% Crew: 945 100% Crew Vents: 967.05 Rammer: 1049.85 Both: 1074.6 Both and BiA: 1095.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1142.1 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 990 50% Crew: 787.5 75% Crew: 888.75 100% Crew: 990 100% Crew Rammer: 1094.85 Vents: 1012.05 Both: 1119.6 Both and BiA: 1140.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1187.1 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (60 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1260 50% Crew: 990 75% Crew: 1125 100% Crew: 1260 100% Crew Vents: 1289.4 Rammer: 1399.8 Both: 1432.8 Both and BiA: 1460.4 Both and Max Crew %: 1522.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1320 50% Crew: 1050 75% Crew: 1185 100% Crew: 1320 100% Crew Rammer: 1459.8 Vents: 1349.4 Both: 1492.8 Both and BiA: 1520.4 Both and Max Crew %: 1582.8 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 945 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (45 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 945 50% Crew: 742.5 75% Crew: 843.75 100% Crew: 945 100% Crew Vents: 967.05 Rammer: 1049.85 Both: 1074.6 Both and BiA: 1095.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1142.1 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 990 50% Crew: 787.5 75% Crew: 888.75 100% Crew: 990 100% Crew Rammer: 1094.85 Vents: 1012.05 Both: 1119.6 Both and BiA: 1140.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1187.1 See here, here, or here for more information. ▼ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 2 (45 Damage): Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 945 50% Crew: 742.5 75% Crew: 843.75 100% Crew: 945 100% Crew Vents: 967.05 Rammer: 1049.85 Both: 1074.6 Both and BiA: 1095.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1142.1 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 990 50% Crew: 787.5 75% Crew: 888.75 100% Crew: 990 100% Crew Rammer: 1094.85 Vents: 1012.05 Both: 1119.6 Both and BiA: 1140.3 Both and Max Crew %: 1187.1 See here, here, or here for more information. ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 3 (60 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1260 50% Crew: 990 75% Crew: 1125 100% Crew: 1260 100% Crew Vents: 1289.4 Rammer: 1399.8 Both: 1432.8 Both and BiA: 1460.4 Both and Max Crew %: 1522.8 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1320 50% Crew: 1050 75% Crew: 1185 100% Crew: 1320 100% Crew Rammer: 1459.8 Vents: 1349.4 Both: 1492.8 Both and BiA: 1520.4 Both and Max Crew %: 1582.8 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.4 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.496 m With 75% Crew: 0.433 m With 100% Crew: 0.384 m With BiA: 0.375 m With BiA and Vents: 0.367 m Maximum possible: 0.352 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.4 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.496 m With 75% Crew: 0.433 m With 100% Crew: 0.384 m With BiA: 0.375 m With BiA and Vents: 0.367 m Maximum possible: 0.352 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 2.286 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 2.832 s With 75% Crew: 2.473 s With 100% Crew: 2.192 s With GLD: 1.993 s With BiA: 2.144 s With BiA and Vents: 2.097 s With both and GLD: 1.906 s Maximum possible: 1.827 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 2.286 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 2.832 s With 75% Crew: 2.473 s With 100% Crew: 2.192 s With GLD: 1.993 s With BiA: 2.144 s With BiA and Vents: 2.097 s With both and GLD: 1.906 s Maximum possible: 1.827 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

4141 deg/s Turret Traverse

360° Gun Arc

-10°/+25°-10°/+25° Elevation Arc

100100 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

2020 % Chance of Fire

260 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 204.3 m With 75% Crew: 232.2 m With 100% Crew: 260 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 273.2 m With Coated Optics: 286 m With Binocular Telescope: 325 m Maximum possible: 372.2 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 260 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 204.3 m With 75% Crew: 232.2 m With 100% Crew: 260 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 273.2 m With Coated Optics: 286 m With Binocular Telescope: 325 m Maximum possible: 372.2 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 545 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 428.2 m With 75% Crew: 486.6 m With 100% Crew: 545 m With 100% Signal Boost: 654 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 599.5 m Maximum possible: 784.2 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 545 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 428.2 m With 75% Crew: 486.6 m With 100% Crew: 545 m With 100% Signal Boost: 654 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 599.5 m Maximum possible: 784.2 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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Tetrarch

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The Tetrarch is a Soviet tier 2 premium light tank.

Developed in 1936 by the Vickers-Armstrong company. A total of 177 vehicles in two basic modifications (Mk I and Mk ICS) were manufactured from 1941 through 1942. In 1942, 20 vehicles were delivered to the U.S.S.R. under Lend-Lease, of which 19 fought on the Eastern Front until October 1943.

The Tetrarch was given as a New Years gift from Wargaming at the beginning of 2012 and has since appeared in gift shop bundles on a few occasions. Historically a British design, it was one of a number models provided to the USSR under the Lend-Lease Act and therefore appears in the USSR tech tree. Though the Tetrarch is extremely fragile, its incredible speed and powerful armament make it a highly dangerous tank capable of damaging anything it meets.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

Guns

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IV	QF 2-pdr Mk. IX-A	64/121/23	45/45/60	21	0.4	2.29		130	20150

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
III	Meadows MAT	180	20		362	4130

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
II	Tetrarch	7.9	47	B/2		1000	600

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VII	Type 9	545		100	18700

Compatible Equipment

            

Compatible Consumables

                     

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

- Very good acceleration and top speed

- Good hull and turret traverse

- Powerful gun with great penetration (APCR rounds have more penetration than you will ever need for its matchmaking tier.)

Cons:

- Very fragile, even more so than other lights

- Poor view range

- Low ground clearance; regularly bottoms-out on small bumps

- Low ammo capacity

Performance

The Tetrarch is a tank that combines game play aspects of light tanks and tank destroyers of its tier. Its 2-pounder gun has more than a lot of penetration to deal with most Tier II-III enemies -- if not all of them -- because of its excellent AP (64mm of pen) and superb APCR rounds (121mm -- the best available at Tier II), and is great for sniping. However unlike many other snipers at its tier the Tetrarch is incredibly fast and maneuverable. This combined with its turret-mounted armament means the Tetrarch can quickly relocate to different sniping positions or flank unsuspecting enemies easily. This combination of speed and firepower make it a very effective tank when played correctly, many times even in Tier III battles.

Despite its strong points the Tetrarch is not without its drawbacks. With little to no armor and a small hit point pool an exposed Tetrarch will not survive long against auto-loaders, machine guns, and anything shooting large HE shells. For this reason the Tetrarch is usually best played at a distance. Unfortunately while the Tetrarch is adept at taking out targets from such a distance it's usually dependent on its team to spot them -- the Tetrarch's poor spotting range often necessitates the use of binocs or coated optics to see targets at a safe distance. Another thing worth noting is the Tetrarch's low ground clearance, which leaves it prone to bottoming-out on rough terrain and slows it down considerably when this happens.

The Tetrarch's crew setup of Commander/Gunner/Driver is compatible with the BT-7 artillery and LT-432 -- one crew can be used for all three Soviet lights. Crew-compatible non-premiums are the BT-2, BT-5, BT-7, T-100 LT, T-26, T-46, and T-80.

Early Research

All modules are researched with the tank.

Suggested Equipment

  

Documented Tank and Crew Builds

What equipment a player chooses depends mostly on how aggressively they plan on playing the tank. Players who chose to play the Tetrarch more as a stationary sniper will benefit more from the extra concealment and view range provided by the coated optics. The third slot in such an equipment build can be occupied by either the enhanced gun laying drive (to counter the large aim bloom after shots) or vents to provide a small boost to all attributes.

Players who chose to play the Tetrarch more aggressively should try to use equipment that increases survavibility,like the spall liner or toolbox. The decrease in aim time provided by an enhanced gun laying drive will radically decrease the Tetrarch's high aim spread when on the move.

Gallery

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  Tetrarch front left view

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  Tetrarch front right view

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  Tetrarch rear left view

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  Tetrarch rear right view

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Historical Info

MkVII Tetrarch - A World War II air transportable British light tank. Developed by Vickers between 1938-1940 on its own initiative, initially as a reconnaissance tank, to replace the obsolete Mk VI. However, because of poor results shown by light tanks in the first year of World War II, the production of the Tetrarch, which began in 1940, was soon stopped. Interest in the Mk VII began again in 1941 when it was decided to use it as an air transportable tank. Series production of the Tetrarch was resumed and continued from 1941 to 1942. Total production amounted to 177 vehicles. The Tetrarch saw limited use by British troops in battle during the years 1942-1945 and remained in service after the war until the end of the 1940s. The MkVII was also available in the USSR in small quantities during the war under the Lend-Lease program.

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Historical Gallery

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  Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch

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  Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch

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  Light Tank Mk. VII Tetrarch Mk I with Little John adaptor

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  General Sir Alan Brooke, Commander-in-Chief Home Forces (5th from right, facing camera) inspecting a Light Tank Mk VII (Tetrarch) at the Army Staff College at Camberley, 6 January 1941.

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  Tetrarch light tank at the Armoured Fighting Vehicle School, Gunnery Wing at Lulworth in Dorset, 25 March 1943.

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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.

Since its introduction as a Soviet premium seven years ago, the Tetrarch is still missing from the UK tech tree. In British service its official name was Light Tank Mk VII (A17).

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Sources and External Links

Sources

Historical info paraphrased from a Google Translate version of the RU WoT Wiki entry on the MkVII.

USSR

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