Vickers Mk.3 - Revision history

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank, developed from the previous Vickers MBT Mk.1 and Mk.2. It was last tank made by Vickers that saw export sales . The main difference between the Vickers Mk.1 and Mk.3 is the turret, where Mk.3 features cast turret front welded to armoured body aswell as cast mantlet offering better protection compared to the flat one found on Mk.1. The Mk.3 also have increased depression from -7° at Mk.1 to -10° for Mk.3. For increased accuracy, laser range finder from Chieftain was added as the 12.7 mm ranging machine gun was deemed inadequate for the ranges the tank was supposed to engage targets. Ammo stowage of the Mk-3 is also bigger compared to Mk.1 with space for additional six rounds for a total of 50. In 1977, Kenya was the first country to order the Vickers Mk.3, with 76 tanks and 7 armoured recovery vehicles based on the Vickers chassis. Between 1981 and 1990, Nigeria ordered another 136 tanks and 12 ARV together with 26 bridge laying tanks. Last customer ordering the Vickers Mk.3 was Tanzania with 4 ARV delivered in 1989.  All the countries that ordered the tank still have it in service until today.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank, developed from the previous [[Vickers Mk.1|Vickers MBT Mk.1]] and Mk.2. It was the last tank made by Vickers that saw export sales. The main difference between the Vickers Mk.1 and Mk.3 is the turret, where the Mk.3 featured a cast turret front welded to an armoured body, as well as a cast mantlet offering better protection compared to the flat one found on Mk.1. The Mk.3 also had increased depression from -7° at Mk.1 to -10° for Mk.3. For increased accuracy, a laser range finder from the [[Chieftain (Family)|Chieftain]] was added, as the 12.7 mm ranging machine gun was deemed inadequate for the ranges the tank was supposed to engage targets from. The ammo stowage of the Mk-3 was also bigger compared to the Mk.1, with space for additional six rounds for a total of 50. In 1977, Kenya was the first country to order the Vickers Mk.3, with 76 tanks and 7 armoured recovery vehicles based on the Vickers chassis. Between 1981 and 1990, Nigeria ordered another 136 tanks and 12 ARV together with 26 bridge laying tanks. The last customer to order the Vickers Mk.3 was Tanzania, with 4 ARV delivered in 1989. All countries that ordered the tank still have it in service to this day.
-The Vickers Mk.3 was introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]]. Unlike its precedessor the Vickers Mk.1, the Mk.3 offers better ballistic protection of a turret, aswell as better gun depression allowing for easier position to hulldown. Unlike the Mk.1, the Mk.3 gains access to M456 shell oferring 400 mm CE penetration at all ranges againts targets where APDS would shatter or not penetrate. The Mk.3 also offers slightly better mobility due to 720 hp engine compared to the 608 hp engine found at Mk.1 while the weight increased only by 600kg. The Mk.3 also offers higher magnification optics compared to the Mk.1 although with fixed 10.0x zoom.
+The Vickers Mk.3 was introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]]. Unlike its predecessor, the [[Vickers Mk.1]], the Mk.3 offers better ballistic protection in the turret, as well as better gun depression allowing for easier hull-down positioning. Unlike the Mk.1, the Mk.3 gains access to the M456 HEATFS shell, offering 400 mm CE penetration at all ranges against targets where APDS would shatter or not penetrate. The Mk.3 also offers slightly better mobility due to the 720 hp engine compared to the 608 hp engine found in the Mk.1 while the weight increased only by 600 kg. The Mk.3 also offers higher magnification optics compared to the Mk.1 although with fixed 10.0x zoom.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a British main battle tank, developed from the previous Vickers MBT Mk.1 and Mk.2. It was last tank made by Vickers that saw export sales . The main difference between the Vickers Mk.1 and Mk.3 is the turret, where Mk.3 features cast turret front welded to armoured body aswell as cast mantlet offering better protection compared to the flat one found on Mk.1. The Mk.3 also have increased depression from -7° at Mk.1 to -10° for Mk.3. For increased accuracy, laser range finder from Chieftain was added as the 12.7 mm ranging machine gun was deemed inadequate for the ranges the tank was supposed to engage targets. Ammo stowage of the Mk-3 is also bigger compared to Mk.1 with space for additional six rounds for a total of 50. In 1977, Kenya was the first country to order the Vickers Mk.3, with 76 tanks and 7 armoured recovery vehicles based on the Vickers chassis. Between 1981 and 1990, Nigeria ordered another 136 tanks and 12 ARV together with 26 bridge laying tanks. Last customer ordering the Vickers Mk.3 was Tanzania with 4 ARV delivered in 1989.  All the countries that ordered the tank still have it in service until today.
 == General info ==

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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
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-The hull armour is weak and cannot be relied upon at this battle rating, while the turret can bounce some poorly shot shells due to its sharp angles towards its side. Getting to a hull down position and utilizing the tank's ability to retreat when a shot is fired or received is necessary to prevent getting shot and damaged. The turret houses 3 of the 4 crew members, meaning that a good shot (unless protected by the gun breach) will knock out all 3 crew members and send this vehicle back to the hangar.
+The hull armour is weak and cannot be relied upon at this battle rating, while the turret can bounce some poorly shot shells due to its sharp angles towards its side. Getting to a hull down position and utilizing the tank's ability to retreat when a shot is fired or received is necessary to prevent getting shot and damaged. The turret houses 3 of the 4 crew members, meaning that a good shot (unless protected by the gun breech) will knock out all 3 crew members and send this vehicle back to the hangar.
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->

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 '''Cons:'''
-* Even with the turret upgrade, the armour of the Vickers Mk.3 is poor
+* Poor and unreliable armour
 * 10x zoom can be impractical while aiming at close targets
 * The large ammo rack in the front is still present

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 * Even with the turret upgrade, the armour of the Vickers Mk.3 is poor
 * 10x zoom can be impractical while aiming at close targets
 * The large ammo rack in the front is still present

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:Royal Ordnance L7A1 (105 mm)/Ammunition|M728, Shell L35, M456}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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 | Shell L35 || HESH || 720 || 11.4 || 0.1 || 4 || 3,150 || 73° || 77° || 80°
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-| M456 || HEATFS || 1,173 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
+| M456 || HEATFS || 1,174 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
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 There are multiple ways to play this tank. The most common way is utilising your good acceleration and speed to get into key sniping points on the map. Here the use of your laser rangefinder can help you snipe up to 2 km effectively. For this role, APDS is recommended due to its higher velocity than the HEATFS shell and yet still have decent penetration. Use your first shot to make the enemy tank immobile and then finish them off as it is highly unlikely they shall be able to locate you at a distance, find the proper range (unless they they happen to also have laser rangefinders which is more likely in a uptier battle) and then shoot you. To snipe, it is also advised to go hull-down and use the 10* of gun depression to reduce the amount of area exposed to enemy fire. Although not comparable to other tanks at its BR, the reverse speed of 11 km/h is still decent to get out of sticky situations.
 The Vickers Mk.3 can also be used in CQC and urban fighting maps as it has good mobility and turret traverse to be able to react to an enemy in different directions. The commander's machine gun on top of the turret can be used to mark targets for friendly players as well as be able to deter incoming planes or damage them.
 A mixture of APDS and HEATFS shells are good as the APDS can reliably damage an enemy tank upon penetration due to its better post-penetration damage than the HEATFS shell. The HEATFS shell can be used in scenarios such as an uptier where the APDS shell may be too lacking for penetrating much better armoured tanks and MBTs

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 * Gun depression angle of -10°
 * Gunsight with 10x zoom
-* Access to a HEAT-FS shell
+* Access to a HEATFS shell
 * Stock APDS shell retains good penetration at an angle

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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
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-The hull armour is weak and cannot be relied upon at this battle rating while the turret can bounce some poorly shot shells due to its sharp angles towards its side. Hull down and the ability to retreat when a shot is fired or received is necessary as this tank to prevent getting shot and damaged. The turret houses 3 of the 4 crew members, meaning that a good shot (unless protected by the gun breach) will kill all 3 crew members and send this vehicle back to the hangar.
+The hull armour is weak and cannot be relied upon at this battle rating, while the turret can bounce some poorly shot shells due to its sharp angles towards its side. Getting to a hull down position and utilizing the tank's ability to retreat when a shot is fired or received is necessary to prevent getting shot and damaged. The turret houses 3 of the 4 crew members, meaning that a good shot (unless protected by the gun breach) will knock out all 3 crew members and send this vehicle back to the hangar.
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
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 == Usage in battles ==
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-There are multiple ways to play this tank. The most common way is utilising your good acceleration and speed to get into key sniping points on the map. Here the use of your laser rangefinder can help you snipe upto 2km effectively. For this role APDS is recommended due to its higher velocity than the HEATFS shell and yet still have decent penetration. Use your first shot to make the enemy tank immobile and then finish them off as it is highly unlikely they shall be able to locate you at a distance, find the proper range (unless they they happen to also have laser rangefinders which is more likely in a uptier battle) and then shoot you. To snipe it is also advised to go hull-down and use the 10* of gun depression to reduce the amount of area exposed to enemy fire. Although not comparable to other tanks at its BR, the reverse speed of 11km/h is still decent to get out of sticky situations.
 The Vickers Mk.3 can also be used in CQC and urban fighting maps as it has good mobility and turret traverse to be able to react to an enemy in different directions. The commander's machine gun on top of the turret can be used to mark targets for friendly players as well as be able to deter incoming planes or damage them.
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 A mixture of APDS and HEATFS shells are good as the APDS can reliably damage an enemy tank upon penetration due to its better post-penetration damage than the HEATFS shell. The HEATFS shell can be used in scenarios such as an uptier where the APDS shell may be too lacking for penetrating much better armoured tanks and MBTs
-Notable enemies and how to engage them:
+;Notable enemies and how to engage them:
-* T-55: The UFP can be penetrated by the APDS shell. It Is best to shoot the right side of this tanks when head on as it will kill the driver, gunner and commander leading to its death. Although the left side where the ammo and fuel is stored is still a viable option, it is inconsistent and may not cause the tank to get destroyed.
+* T-55: The UFP can be penetrated by the APDS shell. It is best to shoot the right side of this tanks when head-on as it will incapacitate the driver, gunner and commander, leading to the tank's destruction. Although the left side where the ammo and fuel is stored is still a viable option, it is inconsistent and may not cause the tank to get destroyed.
 * M48/M60: The UFP can bounce the APDS shell when at shot at irregular angles, it is recommended to use the HEATFS shell or attempt to hit its ammo by shooting the LFP with APDS
-* Leopard A1A1: Similar to all NATO tanks, the left side of the weak front hull can be shot and kill 3 crew members resulting in a death or aim for the lower hull side on the left to hit the ammo storage area.
+* Leopard A1A1: Similar to all NATO tanks, the left side of the weak front hull can be shot and knock out 3 crew members, resulting in a death or aim for the lower hull side on the left to hit the ammo storage area.
-How to counter the Vickers Mk.3
+;How to counter the Vickers Mk.3
-* Aim for the left side of the hull in a head on to kill both the driver, gunner and commander.
+* Aim for the left side of the hull in a head on to defeat the driver, gunner and commander.
 * Aim for the lower left side to detonate the frontal ammo storage.