Vickers Mk.11 - Revision history

U42773747: veak doesnt have VT ammo anymore, so i generalized the tip (shturm still exists, americans exists, china exists, idk.

2024-06-08T22:02:46Z

veak doesnt have VT ammo anymore, so i generalized the tip (shturm still exists, americans exists, china exists, idk.

U44629479: /* Media */ Added skins

2024-04-28T11:34:48Z

‎Media: Added skins

U44629479: /* External links */ Added Devblog

2024-02-10T20:58:30Z

‎External links: Added Devblog

U42773747: /* Pros and cons */ R

2024-01-29T22:15:25Z

‎Pros and cons: R

U28580205 at 04:59, 28 January 2024

2024-01-28T04:59:10Z

U42773747: i'd really appreciate if the drone pro stayed, it really is that powerful. Added to con text to explain that it mostly relates to stock state of the tank (tbh VFM5 has it much worse with being a natural 9.3 while having only half of the benefits.)

2024-01-23T16:34:07Z

i'd really appreciate if the drone pro stayed, it really is that powerful. Added to con text to explain that it mostly relates to stock state of the tank (tbh VFM5 has it much worse with being a natural 9.3 while having only half of the benefits.)

U90266779: /* Usage in battles */ Better reflect the inadequate firepower at this tier

2024-01-23T04:32:07Z

‎Usage in battles: Better reflect the inadequate firepower at this tier

U90266779 at 04:29, 23 January 2024

2024-01-23T04:29:16Z

U42773747: /* Usage in battles */ typo and miswording i guess

2024-01-07T22:20:48Z

‎Usage in battles: typo and miswording i guess

U42773747: Will add whatever i found for its uses. Mine take on this tank play is very much an anathema to the general public, so feel free to edit this out, idk.

2024-01-07T22:13:34Z

Will add whatever i found for its uses. Mine take on this tank play is very much an anathema to the general public, so feel free to edit this out, idk.

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 Against all odds, this tank is a rather good first vehicle on hilly and somewhat open maps. While it doesn't have any armour, players really hate to fire on the move while moving towards their first objective, so on medium to small maps, you can easily send 1 to 3 people back to the spawn while driving to the capture or vantage point of choice simply because the truck is absolutely stable and the gun is easy to aim after minimal practice. This initial assault is particularly effective against teams mainly consisting of Soviet or Chinese tanks, as they are way less compatible with hills due to their issues with gun depression and are unlikely to hunker down and snipe you from the very start. Any other targets can be scouted for free points and cover from your teammates.
-After initial encounter, finding a good position to prevent enemies from encroaching around your capture point is generally the best choice. While the truck doesn't have cover abuse ability to an extent seen on the ZT3A2, it can use some shallow ridges as a sniping point instead of cover. Even just parking in the middle of some random river may work (it swims and can snipe!), as nobody will be watching out that kind of ambush. While having nothing to do (or if your teammates ask for it), the scouting drone should be used to evaluate the map situation (if you are driving somewhere, use cruise control to keep the tank driving forward). Since the drone of this tank has thermal vision (no one else has this ability yet), it is extremely valuable and will make finding enemy tanks trivial. If in an uptier, try to avoid losing it to the IR missiles of SPAA such as Soviet Strela or German Ozelot, or to VT shells of the Swedish VEAK 40 by not flying it too high.
+After initial encounter, finding a good position to prevent enemies from encroaching around your capture point is generally the best choice. While the truck doesn't have cover abuse ability to an extent seen on the ZT3A2, it can use some shallow ridges as a sniping point instead of cover. Even just parking in the middle of some random river may work (it swims and can snipe!), as nobody will be watching out that kind of ambush. While having nothing to do (or if your teammates ask for it), the scouting drone should be used to evaluate the map situation (if you are driving somewhere, use cruise control to keep the tank driving forward). Since the drone of this tank has thermal vision (no one else has this ability yet), it is extremely valuable and will make finding enemy tanks trivial. If in an uptier, try to avoid losing it to the VT ammunition or to IR missiles of SPAA such as Soviet Strela or German Ozelot.
 If extremely bored by passive gameplay, or pushed hard, the tank can even use other tanks as cover to annoy enemy ever harder despite an abundance of APFSDS at the tier that can overpenetrate tanks, since the turret crew is sitting pretty high and the hull is mostly empty if low ammunition amount was taken, so even if enemy obliterates your teammate and hits you as well, you may not even care about it (as most lethal hits will be aimed at your ally, which is generally too low). In fact, it is extremely beneficial to team up with certain tough tanks to become a "double turreted monster" that repairs at ludicrous speeds and double taps anyone with lethal APFSDS before they can even drive out of cover properly. Be wary of any flanks from the side when employing such tactics and remember about your own vulnerability to any chemical shells. Being in a squad with the said teammate will also give you extra spawn points (or bomber points in AB) when they blow up things scouted by you, and being in a voice chat with them, or at least informing them of what you are doing will also increase your overall performance (for example, a person that is not even cooperating with you willingly might backpedal into you instead of letting you repair them, dooming you both, then say mean things about you in chat for "interfering" with their retreat).

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 == Media ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
+* [[wt:en/news/8515-development-vickers-mk11-the-wheeled-behemoth-en|[Devblog] Vickers Mk.11: The Wheeled Behemoth]]
 {{Britain light tanks}}
 [[Category:Wheeled ground vehicles]]

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 '''Pros:'''
-*Has a laser rangefinde
+*Has a laser rangefinder
 *Its scouting drone has thermal scope, which is normally only seen at higher rank battles/vehicles
 *Generally cannot drive faster than its stabilizer can handle, letting it to retaliate against sudden attacks at any moment

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-The armour of this vehicle is majorly a joke and is not to be relied on.
+The armour of this vehicle should not be relied on.
 For the hull, the bulletproof glass in front of the driver cannot stop even 12.7 mm from 500 m away, and the driver compartment is not sealed away from the turret crew, so it's easy to directly machine gun the secondary ammo rack, as well as overpressure the entire tank with anything besides maybe small HEAT-FS from the front. Even the engine seal is not strong enough to protect gunner and commander from big shell debris, so it's entirely up to luck if the tank survives any hull hits at all, even from the front. Since the turret crew sits very high, sometimes the internal screen will prevent 20 and 30 mm autocannons from instantly blowing them up, giving them a split second to turn the gun onto offending light tank / SPAA before they decided to unload into the turret. Due to hull being only 12 mm thick against modern APHE, it usually will not detonate on hull hit unless the commander is exceptionally unlucky and the shell landed at an odd angle. This fact still won't save the turret crew  if APHE flies straight into the turret direction, being fired from low ground or for any other reason.
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 '''Pros:'''
-*Laser rangefinder before BR 9.0
+*Has a laser rangefinde
-*Its scouting drone has thermal scope, which is normally only seen at a BR 10 (provides unavoidable global map reconnaisance in RB/SB)
+*Its scouting drone has thermal scope, which is normally only seen at higher rank battles/vehicles
 *Generally cannot drive faster than its stabilizer can handle, letting it to retaliate against sudden attacks at any moment
 *Very tall and can use some more obscure vantage points, including other tanks

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 *Laser rangefinder before BR 9.0
-*Very tall and can use some more obscure vantage points
+*Its scouting drone has thermal scope, which is normally only seen at a BR 10 (provides unavoidable global map reconnaisance in RB/SB)
 *Generally cannot drive faster than its stabilizer can handle, letting it to retaliate against sudden attacks at any moment
 *Technically can survive a hull hit from APFSDS tanks and technically can sustain autocannon attack from the front for a second
 '''Cons:'''
-*Ineffective firepower at its BR with only HEAT-FS
+*Ineffective firepower at its BR when stock, initially armed only with HEAT-FS and unreliable HESH
 *The armour will only protect from frontal threats, and only until they realize that hitting the turret is the way to go
 *Literally no protection from overpressure, might only sustain HEAT-FS by random chance

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 '''Pros:'''
-*Very decent for sniping and being a general nuisance when fully researched
-**Laser rangefinder before BR 9.0
+*Laser rangefinder before BR 9.0
-**Very tall and can use some more obscure vantage points
+*Very tall and can use some more obscure vantage points
-**Stable enough to snipe off water
+*Stable enough to snipe off water
 *Generally cannot drive faster than its stabilizer can handle, letting it to retaliate against sudden attacks at any moment
 *Technically can survive a hull hit from APFSDS tanks and technically can sustain autocannon attack from the front for a second
 '''Cons:'''
 *Ineffective firepower at its BR with only HEAT-FS
 *The armour will only protect from frontal threats, and only until they realize that hitting the turret is the way to go
-**Literally no protection from overpressure, might only sustain HEAT-FS by random chance
+*Literally no protection from overpressure, might only sustain HEAT-FS by random chance
-**The gun does not have an autoloader like Rooikats, so rushing forward in this tank is a very questionable move despite its spaced interiour
+*The gun does not have an autoloader like Rooikats, so rushing forward in this tank is a very questionable move despite its spaced interiour
 *No thermal scope in the gunner seat, user really has to multitask between the drone and tank, use cruise control, etc
 *Only reaches its top speed on a road and is rather slow otherwise
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 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[WMA301]]
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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
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 The armour of this vehicle is majorly a joke and is not to be relied on.
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 == Usage in battles ==
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-''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''
 === Pros and cons ===