Vickers Mk.1 - Revision history

U44629479: Edits

2024-08-18T20:00:11Z

Edits

U85642047: /* History */ fixed spelling ("Amstrong" -> "Armstrong")

2024-08-18T15:05:31Z

‎History: fixed spelling ("Amstrong" -> "Armstrong")

U38088265: /* Description */

2024-05-25T10:35:51Z

‎Description

U42773747: fix to reload speed in description.

2024-05-21T17:07:12Z

fix to reload speed in description.

U2126463: /* Description */

2024-05-21T00:48:11Z

‎Description

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-22T18:18:43Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U9202753: New Specs-Card-Image added

2022-10-29T16:16:42Z

New Specs-Card-Image added

U46924978: /* Pros and cons */ another minor edit

2022-04-10T11:04:56Z

‎Pros and cons: another minor edit

U46924978: /* Pros and cons */

2022-04-10T11:03:59Z

‎Pros and cons

U44629479: /* Ammo racks */ Added "Last updated" note

2022-01-20T15:50:13Z

‎Ammo racks: Added "Last updated" note

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank developed as a private project by Vickers-Armstrong intended for export. The development began in the 1960s, using existing components or components currently under development such as the Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm gun, Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, and FCS and transmission from the Chieftain main battle tank. In 1961, an agreement was made with India to help the country develop and produce a tank, as well as help with setting up the factory to assemble it. The Vickers Mk.1 was made to be a cheap yet effective tank appealing to the less developed countries of Africa or the Middle East. The first prototype was completed in 1963 and in 1964, one of the prototypes was sent to India, where a licensed copy of the Mk.1 called [[Vijayanta]] was produced, being the first indigenous Indian tank. 70 tanks were also sold to Kuwait, although these were modified for the desert environment including installation of tropical filters and one of the rear wheels being moved further back to decrease ground pressure for easier traversing over desert terrain.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank developed as a private project by Vickers-Armstrongs intended for export. The development began in the 1960s, using existing components or components currently under development such as the Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm gun, Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, and FCS and transmission from the Chieftain main battle tank. In 1961, an agreement was made with India to help the country develop and produce a tank, as well as help with setting up the factory to assemble it. The Vickers Mk.1 was made to be a cheap yet effective tank appealing to the less developed countries of Africa or the Middle East. The first prototype was completed in 1963 and in 1964, one of the prototypes was sent to India, where a licensed copy of the Mk.1 called [[Vijayanta]] was produced, being the first indigenous Indian tank. 70 tanks were also sold to Kuwait, although these were modified for the desert environment including installation of tropical filters and one of the rear wheels being moved further back to decrease ground pressure for easier traversing over desert terrain.
 Introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]], the Vickers Mk.1 can be utilized as a sniper vehicle due to its good gun depression and infamously fast reload of 5.0 sec on aced crew. However, the sight offers only 4.9-6.0x zoom, which hinders its long range performance. The mobility of the Vickers is average, and the turret armour is quite weak due to the flat gun mantlet and turret front. The hull however is angled at 60° offering moderate protection. The Vickers is best utilized as a second line vehicle, supporting more armoured allies in their effort to turn the tide of the battle to your side.
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 == History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-The Vickers-Armstrong Company designed the Vickers Mk.1 in the sixties as a cheap and efficient variant of the Chieftain, ready to be exported. In 1961, India purchased the license for development, and Vickers-Armstrong helped to set up the factory. Over the course of its life, many variants were developed, including the Mk.2 and Mk.3. Later, Vickers Valiant(Mk.4) in 1977 and finally Mk.7 MBT. Currently, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania are the foremost operators.
+The Vickers-Armstrongs Company designed the Vickers Mk.1 in the sixties as a cheap and efficient variant of the Chieftain, ready to be exported. In 1961, India purchased the license for development, and Vickers-Armstrongs helped to set up the factory. Over the course of its life, many variants were developed, including the Mk.2 and Mk.3. Later, Vickers Valiant(Mk.4) in 1977 and finally Mk.7 MBT. Currently, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania are the foremost operators.
 == Media ==

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 == History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-The Vickers-Amstrong Company designed the Vickers Mk.1 in the sixties as a cheap and efficient variant of the Chieftain, ready to be exported. In 1961, India purchased the license for development, and Vickers-Armstrong helped to set up the factory. Over the course of its life, many variants were developed, including the Mk.2 and Mk.3. Later, Vickers Valiant(Mk.4) in 1977 and finally Mk.7 MBT. Currently, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania are the foremost operators.
+The Vickers-Armstrong Company designed the Vickers Mk.1 in the sixties as a cheap and efficient variant of the Chieftain, ready to be exported. In 1961, India purchased the license for development, and Vickers-Armstrong helped to set up the factory. Over the course of its life, many variants were developed, including the Mk.2 and Mk.3. Later, Vickers Valiant(Mk.4) in 1977 and finally Mk.7 MBT. Currently, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania are the foremost operators.
 == Media ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank developed as a private Vickers-Armstrong project intended for export. The developement began in the 1960s, using existing components or components currently under developement such as the Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm gun, Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine or FCS and transmission from the Chieftain main battle tank. In 1961 agreement was made with India to help the country develop and produce a tank, aswell as help with setting up the factory to aseemble it.  The Vickers Mk.1 was made to be cheap, yet effective tank appealing to the less developed countries of the Africa or Middle East. First prototype was completed in 1963 and in 1964, one of the prototypes was sent to India, where a licensed copy of a Mk.1 called Vijayanta was produced, being a first indigenous Indian tank. 70 tanks were also sold to Kuwait, although these were modified for the desert environment including installation of tropical filters or one of the rear wheels being moved further back to decrease ground pressure for easier traversing of desert terrain.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank developed as a private project by Vickers-Armstrong intended for export. The development began in the 1960s, using existing components or components currently under development such as the Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm gun, Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, and FCS and transmission from the Chieftain main battle tank. In 1961, an agreement was made with India to help the country develop and produce a tank, as well as help with setting up the factory to assemble it. The Vickers Mk.1 was made to be a cheap yet effective tank appealing to the less developed countries of Africa or the Middle East. The first prototype was completed in 1963 and in 1964, one of the prototypes was sent to India, where a licensed copy of the Mk.1 called [[Vijayanta]] was produced, being the first indigenous Indian tank. 70 tanks were also sold to Kuwait, although these were modified for the desert environment including installation of tropical filters and one of the rear wheels being moved further back to decrease ground pressure for easier traversing over desert terrain.
-The Vickers Mk.1 was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]. The Vickers Mk.1 can be utilized as a sniper vehicle due to its good gun depression and infamous fast reload of 5.0 sec on aced crew. However the sight offers only 4.9-6.0x zoom, which hinders its long range performance. The mobiltiy of Vickers is average, and the turret armour is quite weak due to the flat gun mantlet and turret front. The hull however is angled at 60° offering moderate protection. The Vickers is best utilized as a second line vehicle, supporting more armoured allies in their effort to turn the tide of the battle to your side.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]], the Vickers Mk.1 can be utilized as a sniper vehicle due to its good gun depression and infamously fast reload of 5.0 sec on aced crew. However, the sight offers only 4.9-6.0x zoom, which hinders its long range performance. The mobility of the Vickers is average, and the turret armour is quite weak due to the flat gun mantlet and turret front. The hull however is angled at 60° offering moderate protection. The Vickers is best utilized as a second line vehicle, supporting more armoured allies in their effort to turn the tide of the battle to your side.
 == General info ==

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank developed as a private Vickers-Armstrong project intended for export. The developement began in the 1960s, using existing components or components currently under developement such as the Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm gun, Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine or FCS and transmission from the Chieftain main battle tank. In 1961 agreement was made with India to help the country develop and produce a tank, aswell as help with setting up the factory to aseemble it.  The Vickers Mk.1 was made to be cheap, yet effective tank appealing to the less developed countries of the Africa or Middle East. First prototype was completed in 1963 and in 1964, one of the prototypes was sent to India, where a licensed copy of a Mk.1 called Vijayanta was produced, being a first indigenous Indian tank. 70 tanks were also sold to Kuwait, although these were modified for the desert environment including installation of tropical filters or one of the rear wheels being moved further back to decrease ground pressure for easier traversing of desert terrain.
-The Vickers Mk.1 was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]. The Vickers Mk.1 can be utilized as a sniper vehicle due to its good gun depression and fast reload of 7.1 sec on aced crew. However the sight offers only 4.9-6.0x zoom, which hinders its long range performance. The mobiltiy of Vickers is average, and the turret armour is quite weak due to the flat gun mantlet and turret front. The hull however is angled at 60° offering moderate protection. The Vickers is best utilized as a second line vehicle, supporting more armoured allies in their effort to turn the tide of the battle to your side.
+The Vickers Mk.1 was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]. The Vickers Mk.1 can be utilized as a sniper vehicle due to its good gun depression and infamous fast reload of 5.0 sec on aced crew. However the sight offers only 4.9-6.0x zoom, which hinders its long range performance. The mobiltiy of Vickers is average, and the turret armour is quite weak due to the flat gun mantlet and turret front. The hull however is angled at 60° offering moderate protection. The Vickers is best utilized as a second line vehicle, supporting more armoured allies in their effort to turn the tide of the battle to your side.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank developed as a private Vickers-Armstrong project intended for export. The developement began in the 1960s, using existing components or components currently under developement such as the Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm gun, Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine or FCS and transmission from the Chieftain main battle tank. In 1961 agreement was made with India to help the country develop and produce a tank, aswell as help with setting up the factory to aseemble it.  The Vickers Mk.1 was made to be cheap, yet effective tank appealing to the less developed countries of the Africa or Middle East. First prototype was completed in 1963 and in 1964, one of the prototypes was sent to India, where a licensed copy of a Mk.1 called Vijayanta was produced, being a first indigenous Indian tank. 70 tanks were also sold to Kuwait, although these were modified for the desert environment including installation of tropical filters or one of the rear wheels being moved further back to decrease ground pressure for easier traversing of desert terrain.
-The Vickers Mk.1 is like a sniper, designed to engage with minimal threat to the tank and its crew while still being a major thorn in the enemy's side. Stick to the knowledge of the maps you'll be playing on to enhance your defensive playstyle, grabbing husks of old tanks or tank ditches to your advantage then bursting out of cover to ambush enemies.
+The Vickers Mk.1 was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]. The Vickers Mk.1 can be utilized as a sniper vehicle due to its good gun depression and fast reload of 7.1 sec on aced crew. However the sight offers only 4.9-6.0x zoom, which hinders its long range performance. The mobiltiy of Vickers is average, and the turret armour is quite weak due to the flat gun mantlet and turret front. The hull however is angled at 60° offering moderate protection. The Vickers is best utilized as a second line vehicle, supporting more armoured allies in their effort to turn the tide of the battle to your side.
 == General info ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
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+{{:Royal Ordnance L7A1 (105 mm)/Ammunition|Shot L28A1, Shell L35}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=uk_vickers_mbt_mk_1
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 }}

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 * APDS shell has a high muzzle velocity, offering a flat trajectory
 * HESH ammunition is effective against lightly armoured vehicles
-* Has a 12.7 mm L21A1 machine gun used for range finding (same trajectory as HESH)
+* Has a 12.7 mm L21A1 machine gun designed for range finding (same trajectory as HESH)
 * Fast reload speed
 * Above average reverse speed compared to some British tanks

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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
-<!-- '''Last updated: 2.9.0.33''' -->
+<!-- '''Last updated: 2.13.0.71''' -->
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