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 * Good power/weight ratio * Good power/weight ratio
 * Upgraded turret provides spaced armor * Upgraded turret provides spaced armor
 +* High view range
 * Excellent choice of guns * Excellent choice of guns
? +* Extreme gun depression, one of the best in the game
 +* 4-round drum of 40mm Pom Pom has high burst damage, penetration and extreme clip refire rate
 +* 2-pdr mk. X is the best sniping gun available to any tier II light tank. It has the best accuracy, good aim time, good damage and excellent penetration that nothing else can match. Its APCR rounds can penetrate even tier 6 heavies from the front
  
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 * Weak armour and below average HP * Weak armour and below average HP
?* Poor hull traverse at high speed+* Horrifyingly poor hull traverse at high speed
 +* Vulnerable to ammo rack damage from frontal shots, as ammo rack is located in the front
 +* Slow aiming speed for the pom-pom gun
 +* Auto cannons and HE shells are very effective against this tank
  
  
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?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. With this tank you have to choose between two really good guns: On the one hand you have the 2-pdr with probably the best mix of accuracy, penetration and damage that you can find in a tier 2 tank, on the other hand you can use the semi-automatic 40mm Pom Pom gun which has a 4 shot magazine with devastating effect against close targets.+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. With this tank you have to choose between two really good guns: On the one hand you have the Ordnance QF 2-Pounder Mark IX with probably the best mix of accuracy, penetration and damage that you can find in a tier 2 tank, able to penetrate all tanks up to tier IV from the front, with good alpha damage. This is one of the few non-tank destroyer mounted cannons that can consistently penetrate the H35's frontal armor plating, making this cannon a good counter to heavily armored enemy tanks. On the other hand you can use the semi-automatic 40mm Pom Pom gun which has a 4 shot magazine with devastating effect against close targets. The 40mm Pom-Pom can 1-drum kill almost every opponent at tier II, all Tier II-III tank destroyers, artillery up to tier IV and has adequate penetration against the targets that the Cruiser Mark III will meet.
  
?Keep in mind that while it doesn't have much of armour, it has very good gun depression, allowing it to easily hull down in hilly terrain. The second turret appears to have spaced armour on the sides.+Compared to the Cruiser Mark I, while both tanks use the same weapons (besides the Mark III's stock 15mm machine gun), the Mark III has much better speed and mobility whereas the Mark I has even better gun handling. As a result, the Mark III plays more as a flanker while the Mark I is more suited to sniping.
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 +Note that the 40mm Pom Pom has a ridiculously quick clip refire rate of 96rpm between shells, meaning that the entire clip's worth of 180 damage can be emptied in 1 second.
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 +While it doesn't have much in the way of armour, it has very good gun depression, allowing it to easily hull down in hilly terrain. The second turret has spaced armour on the sides, and 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. 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.
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 |History= |History=
?Cruiser, Mk IV (A13 Mk II) was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It followed directly on from the Cruiser Mk III (A13 Mk I) tank. The first Mk IVs were Mk IIIs with extra armour fitted to the turret. Later Mk IVAs were built with the complete extra armour. The tank was used in France in 1940 and in the early part of the war in North Africa before being withdrawn from service.+
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 +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== ==Development history==
  
?Britain became interested in fast tanks after observing the Soviet BT tanks during the 1936 Red Army manoeuvres. The BT was based on the revolutionary designs of American J. Walter Christie, and so a team from Morris Motors was sent to the United States to purchase one of Christie's tanks, and also the rights to build more. The tank purchased became known as the A13E1, and this was delivered in late 1936. However, the hull was too small and this led to a second British-built prototype being constructed. 0The A13E2 was built to mount the turret of the Vickers designed Cruiser Tank MkI (A9). This carried a 40 mm 2-pounder anti-tank gun and co-axial .303 water-cooled Vickers machine gun. The drive train was also revised, with the road wheels no longer powered - as a result the tank could not be driven on its wheels alone. Better tracks were used, with rear-mounted drive sprockets; on trials over 40 mph was attained on these tracks, but later the speed was governed to 30 mph. The armour basis of the A13E2 was 15 mm, in line with other pre-war fast tank designs.+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 A13E3 was the final trials model; this led to the production tank, the A13 MkI, Cruiser Tank Mk III, which entered production in 1939 at Nuffield Mechanization & Aero Limited, a munitions subsidiary of Morris Motors. An order for 65 tanks was placed; and at least 30 tanks completed when the War Office decided to build a new model with thicker armour. The A13 MkII, Cruiser Tank Mk IV, had a maximum armour thickness of 30 mm, and faceted armour was mounted on the original turret's sides and rear. This gave the tank a far more modern appearance. Some Mk III tanks were re-built to Mk IV standard while at the factory. In service, the .303 Vickers machine gun gave constant trouble, and so the British Army decided to replace it with the 7.92 mm BESA. All British tanks were to have their designs modified to mount the new weapon from early 1940. This led to the main production version, the A13 MkIIA, Cruiser Tank MkIVA. A few examples of this model were sent with the BEF to France, along with most of the earlier A13's so far produced. It is not known how many A13 MkIVA tanks were produced; numbers depending on source. Between the Cruiser Mark III and Cruiser Mark IV, 665 were produced when production ended in 1941. English Electric, Leyland, and LMS Railway were also involved in A13 production.+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.
  
?In France the A13 did not do well; this was mainly due to poor training as a result of its being rushed into service. Many tanks shipped to France were in poor condition, some so new they had vital parts not yet installed. However, the A13 did much better in the deserts of North Africa, and coped with the conditions better than some other designs. It was fast, and its 2-pounder gun was a fine weapon against Italian and German tanks of this period. It stayed in contention as a battle tank until late 1941, when newer models of the Panzer IIIand Panzer IV appeared with thicker armour and larger guns. In North Africa it was the anti-tank gun which claimed the vast majority of British tanks lost in battle; German tanks accounted for few British losses, contrary to popular belief.+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.
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?The A13 MkIII, Cruiser Tank Mk V was a radical departure from the original A13 design and constituted a new tank. Both hull and turret were redesigned, and it used a new flat-12 Meadows engine with radiators mounted in the front hull. Named the Covenanter, it was built in large numbers, but was not battleworthy and was used only for training. The A13 MkIIA was replaced by the A15 Crusader tank, which was similar to the Covenanter but used the original A13 engine.+
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?- 65 Mk III - Built 1939 by Nuffield (some converted to Mk IV)+
?- 225-665 Mk IV and MkIVA - Built 1939-41 by Nuffield, Leyland, English Electric and LMS.+
?- Mk IV CS - Not Built+
?- MkV - Complete re-design by LMS Railway, A13, Cruiser Tank MkV Covenanter+
  
 ==Combat history== ==Combat history==
  
?The Cruiser Mk IV and MkIVA, in small numbers (40?) saw service in France in 1940 with the 1st Armoured Division of the British Expeditionary Force. Most were abandoned at Calais, and the few tanks that did see action were overwhelmed by the vastly superior German forces. From October 1940 the Cruiser Tank MkIVA was sent to North Africa, where it served alongside the older A9, Cruiser Tank MkI and A10 Cruiser Tank MkII. The A13 was never available in sufficient numbers, and a typical Armoured Brigade would have a mix of slow (10-20 mph) A9 and A10 with faster (30-40 mph) A13 and Light Tank Mk VI (acting as cruiser tanks). This gave tactical and logistical problems. However, the A13 was popular with its crews, and its only real drawback was the lack of a high-explosive shell for the 2-pounder. Like all British tanks of the period, it was vulnerable to anti-tank guns, which it had no way of countering except by short-range machine gun fire. The A13 was generally reliable, and the 2-pounder gun was adequate against all Axis tanks up to late 1941, when the A13 was retired. It was replaced by the A15 Crusader tank, which was in essence an enlarged A13 with thicker armour. +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.
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 +The 40 mm Pom-Pom and 15 mm BESA gun configurations are fake.
  
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 image:A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III 2.jpg{{!}}The A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III Side View image:A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III 2.jpg{{!}}The A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III Side View
 image:A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III 3.jpg{{!}}The A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III on trials image:A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III 3.jpg{{!}}The A13 Mark I Cruiser Tank Mark III on trials
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 +image:Cruiser MKIII.jpg{{!}}Captured!
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Cruiser Mk. III

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UK | Light Tank | Tier III
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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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102.3 r/m 
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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 
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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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172.26
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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
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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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0.53 m 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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
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320 m 
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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 
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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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350 m 
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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 
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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

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 Signal Range
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Cruiser Mk. II
Cruiser Mk. III
Cruiser Mk. IV


III

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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.

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
  • Excellent choice of guns
  • Extreme gun depression, one of the best in the game


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
  • Slow aiming speed for the pom-pom gun
  • 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. With this tank you have to choose between two really good guns: On the one hand you have the Ordnance QF 2-Pounder Mark IX with probably the best mix of accuracy, penetration and damage that you can find in a tier 2 tank, able to penetrate all tanks up to tier IV from the front, with good alpha damage. This is one of the few non-tank destroyer mounted cannons that can consistently penetrate the H35's frontal armor plating, making this cannon a good counter to heavily armored enemy tanks. On the other hand you can use the semi-automatic 40mm Pom Pom gun which has a 4 shot magazine with devastating effect against close targets. The 40mm Pom-Pom can 1-drum kill almost every opponent at tier II, all Tier II-III tank destroyers, artillery up to tier IV and has adequate penetration against the targets that the Cruiser Mark III will meet.

Compared to the Cruiser Mark I, while both tanks use the same weapons (besides the Mark III's stock 15mm machine gun), the Mark III has much better speed and mobility whereas the Mark I has even better gun handling. As a result, the Mark III plays more as a flanker while the Mark I is more suited to sniping.

Note that the 40mm Pom Pom has a ridiculously quick clip refire rate of 96rpm between shells, meaning that the entire clip's worth of 180 damage can be emptied in 1 second.

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

All guns can be mounted on the tank, even while stock, so first on the list is a gun upgrade. After that you should go for suspension and engine to slightly improve your hull traverse. After that's done, you may choose to research the upgraded turret, which provides faster aim times, or move up a Tier.


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.


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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.

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


UK
Light Tanks ICruiser Mk. I • IIM2 • IICruiser Mk. II • IILight Mk. VIC • IIIValentine • IIIStuart I-IV • IIICruiser Mk. III • IVCruiser Mk. IV • VCovenanter • VIA46 • VICrusader • VIIGSR 3301 Setter • VIIIFV1066 Senlac • VIIILHMTV • IXGSOR3301 AVR FS • XManticore
Medium Tanks IVickers Medium Mk. I • IIVickers Medium Mk. II • IIIVickers Medium Mk. III • IVMatilda • IVMatilda LVT • IVGrant • IVAC 1 Sentinel • VCavalier • VValiant • VSherman III • VMatilda Black Prince • VISherman Firefly • VICromwell • VIAC 4 Experimental • VICromwell B • VISherman VC Firefly • VIIComet • VIIICenturion Mk. I • VIIIFV4202 • VIIIChieftain/T95 • VIIICenturion Mk. 5/1 RAAC • VIIIChimera • IXCobra • IXCenturion Mk. 7/1 • XCenturion Action X
Heavy Tanks VChurchill I • VExcelsior • VIChurchill VII • VITOG II* • VIIBlack Prince • VIIFV201 (A45) • VIIICharlemagne • VIIICaliban • VIIIGonsalo • VIIICaernarvon • VIIICaernarvon Action X • IXFV4201 Chieftain Proto • IXConqueror • XFV215b • XSuper Conqueror • XT95/FV4201 Chieftain
Tank Destroyers IIUniversal Carrier 2-pdr • IVValentine AT • IVAlecto • VArcher • VAT 2 • VIChurchill Gun Carrier • VIAchilles • VIAT 8 • VIExcalibur • VIIChallenger • VIIAT 15A • VIIAT 7 • VIIIGSOR 1008 • VIIIAT 15 • VIIICharioteer • VIIITurtle Mk. I • IXTortoise • IXFV4004 Conway • XFV215b (183) • XFV4005 Stage II • XFV217 Badger
Self-Propelled Artillery IILoyd Gun Carriage • IIISexton II • IIISexton I • IVBirch Gun • VBishop • VIFV304 • VIICrusader 5.5-in. SP • VIIIFV207 • IXFV3805 • XConqueror Gun Carriage
Light Tanks
USA IT1 Cunningham • IIM2 Light Tank • IIT1E6 • IIT2 Light Tank • IIT7 Combat Car • IIIM22 Locust • IIIM3 Stuart • IIIMTLS-1G14 • IVM5 Stuart • VM24 Chaffee • VM7 • VIM24E2 Super Chaffee • VIT21 • VIT37 • VIIT71 CMCD • VIIT71 DA • VIIIT92 • VIIIM41 Walker Bulldog • IXT49 • XXM551 Sheridan
UK ICruiser Mk. I • IIM2 • IICruiser Mk. II • IILight Mk. VIC • IIIValentine • IIIStuart I-IV • IIICruiser Mk. III • IVCruiser Mk. IV • VCovenanter • VIA46 • VICrusader • VIIGSR 3301 Setter • VIIIFV1066 Senlac • VIIILHMTV • IXGSOR3301 AVR FS • XManticore
Germany ILeichttraktor • IIPz.Kpfw. II Ausf. D • IIMKA • IIPz.Kpfw. 35 R • IIPz.Kpfw. 38H 735 (f) • IIPz.Kpfw. 35 (t) • IIPz.Kpfw. I • IIPz.Kpfw. II • III43 M. Toldi III • IIIPz.Kpfw. M 15 • IIIPz.Kpfw. 38 (t) • IIIPz.Kpfw. III Ausf. E • IIIPz.Kpfw. II Ausf. J • IIIPz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C • IIIPz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G • IIIPz.Kpfw. T 15 • IVPz.Kpfw. 38 (t) n.A. • IVPz.Kpfw. II Luchs • VVK 16.02 Leopard • VIVK 28.01 mit 10,5 cm L/28 • VIVK 28.01 • VIIAufklärungspanzer Panther • VIISpähpanzer SP I C • VIIIleKpz M 41 90 mm • VIIIleKpz M 41 90 mm GF • VIIIHWK 12 • VIIIHWK 30 • IXSpähpanzer Ru 251 • XRheinmetall Panzerwagen
France IRenault FT • IID1 • IIAM 39 Gendron-Somua • IIAMR 35 • IIFCM 36 • IIRenault R35 • IIHotchkiss H35 • IIIAMX 38 • IVAMX 40 • VAMX ELC bis • VIAMX 12 t • VIPanhard AMD 178B • VIIAMX 13 75 • VIIHotchkiss EBR • VIIAMX 13 57 • VIIAMX 13 57 GF • VIIIPanhard EBR 75 (FL 10) • VIIIPanhard AML Lynx 6x6 • VIIIBat.-Châtillon 12 t • VIIIELC EVEN 90 • IXAMX 13 90 • IXPanhard EBR 90 • XPanhard EBR 105 • XAMX 13 105
USSR IMS-1 • IIBT-2 • IIT-45 • IIT-26 • IIT-60 • IITetrarch • IIIBT-SV • IIILTP • IIIM3 Light • IIIBT-7 artillery • IIIT-116 • IIIBT-5 • IIIT-127 • IIIT-46 • IIIT-70 • IVBT-7 • IVT-80 • IVValentine II • VA-20 • VT-50 • VIMT-25 • VIT-50-2 • VIILTG • VIIILTTB • VIIILT-432 • IXT-54 ltwt. • XT-100 LT
China IIVickers Mk. E Type B • IIIType 2597 Chi-Ha • IVM5A1 Stuart • VI59-16 • VIType 64 • VIIType 62 • VIIWZ-131 • VIIIWZ-132 • VIIIM41D • IXWZ-132A • XWZ-132-1
Japan IRenault Otsu • IIType 95 Ha-Go • IIType 97 Te-Ke • IIIType 97 Chi-Ha • IIIType 98 Ke-Ni • IVType 5 Ke-Ho
Czechoslovakia IKolohousenka • IILT vz. 35 • IIILT vz. 38
Sweden IStrv fm/21 • IIStrv m/38 • IIL-60 • IIIStrv m/40L • IIILago M38
Italy IFiat 3000 • IIL6/40
Poland I4TP • IITKS z n.k.m. 20 mm • II7TP • III10TP • IV14TP
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