Vijayanta - Revision history

U78375386: The Vijayanta was not the first Indian tank added to the game. Bhishma TWMP predates it.

2024-04-17T10:22:45Z

The Vijayanta was not the first Indian tank added to the game. Bhishma TWMP predates it.

U28580205: /* Survivability and armour */

2023-11-20T03:48:02Z

‎Survivability and armour

U4656018: Updated description and additions to survivability

2023-11-17T08:38:38Z

Updated description and additions to survivability

U28580205: /* Pros and cons */

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‎Pros and cons

U745923: /* Pros and cons */ Added more pros and cons

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‎Pros and cons: Added more pros and cons

U745923: /* Pros and cons */

2023-11-05T05:47:14Z

‎Pros and cons

U745923: /* Pros and cons */

2023-11-05T05:45:40Z

‎Pros and cons

U745923: /* Pros and cons */ added a preliminary list of pros and cons, feel free to improve it

2023-11-05T05:45:10Z

‎Pros and cons: added a preliminary list of pros and cons, feel free to improve it

U38088265: Added data

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U44629479: /* External links */ Added Devblog

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (विजयंता; lit. Victorious) was the first MBT built in India as the licensed variant of the British [[Vickers Mk.1]]. As the export tank designed by the Vickers-Armstrong, Vickers Mk.1 were designed to be a lighter yet as powerful medium tank as the Centurion series in British service; the design of this tank was acquired by India in 1961 and development soon started in UK. The development was completed by 1964 with a prototype delivered to India and joined the Indian Army a year later under the name Vijayanta. The tank was saw in action during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and Indo-Pakistan War of 1999; although planned for decommission by 2008, the introduction of Russian-built/licensed MBTs and complications on the domestic Arjun MBT however didn't fully phrase-out all Vijayanta with were still spotted as late as 2019, serving as batteries for border troops.
-Introduced in [[Update "La Royale"]] as a premium British medium tank and the first Indian ground vehicle to be introduced in game. The Vijayanta is essentially a Vickers Mk.1 with M456 105 mm HEAT-FS, other than the additional ammunition option, both tanks can be utilize with same tactics as a supporting tank while players have to pay extra caution to avoid frontline battles at all cost since the protection is rather poor for its tier.
+Introduced in [[Update "La Royale"]] as a premium British medium tank, the Vijayanta is essentially a Vickers Mk.1 with M456 105 mm HEAT-FS, other than the additional ammunition option, both tanks can be utilize with same tactics as a supporting tank while players have to pay extra caution to avoid frontline battles at all cost since the protection is rather poor for its tier.
 == General info ==
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 <!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
 * Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
 * Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull, Turret roof)
 * Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
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 '''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of -->
 <!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. -->
 * Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.

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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-A short answer to the protect of Vijayanta: it is totally identical to Vickers Mk.1. As Vickers Mk.1 was designed to be the alternative to the fleet of Centurion tanks in British and overseas services, the main design feature was retaining the same firepower as the post-Mk.10 Centurions while having better mobility thanks to its lighter weight; but lighter weight also means lesser protection. The later variants of Centurion has around 240 mm RHA on UFP - for Vijayanta, it's less than half of Centurions (barely over 100 mm RHA); at its tier where APFSDS and HEATFS are very commonplace, it can be said that chances of non-penetration or ricochet is very minimal.
+A short answer to the protection of Vijayanta: it is totally identical to Vickers Mk.1. As Vickers Mk.1 was designed to be the alternative to the fleet of Centurion tanks in British and overseas services, the main design feature was retaining the same firepower as the post-Mk.10 Centurions while having better mobility thanks to its lighter weight; but lighter weight also means lesser protection. The later variants of Centurion has around 240 mm RHA on UFP - for Vijayanta, it's less than half of Centurions (barely over 100 mm RHA); at its tier where APFSDS and HEATFS are very commonplace, it can be said that chances of non-penetration or ricochet is very minimal.
 For the internal layout, like Vickers Mk.1, the crews are rather cramped and three of them are on the same axis by the right side (from Vijayanta's PoV), the problem is further worsen due to the ammunition layout of the tank (up to 25 shells up front, next to the driver); any penetrated shots at the center-mass or from the right side will very like knock down the tank right away, if not detonate right away (at full load). So staying behind the lines to maximize its survivability while helping the team to take out enemy targets.

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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 premium rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "La Royale"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (विजयंता; lit. Victorious) was the first MBT built in India as the licensed variant of the British [[Vickers Mk.1]]. As the export tank designed by the Vickers-Armstrong, Vickers Mk.1 were designed to be a lighter yet as powerful medium tank as the Centurion series in British service; the design of this tank was acquired by India in 1961 and development soon started in UK. The development was completed by 1964 with a prototype delivered to India and joined the Indian Army a year later under the name Vijayanta. The tank was saw in action during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and Indo-Pakistan War of 1999; although planned for decommission by 2008, the introduction of Russian-built/licensed MBTs and complications on the domestic Arjun MBT however didn't fully phrase-out all Vijayanta with were still spotted as late as 2019, serving as batteries for border troops.
 == General info ==
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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''
+A short answer to the protect of Vijayanta: it is totally identical to Vickers Mk.1. As Vickers Mk.1 was designed to be the alternative to the fleet of Centurion tanks in British and overseas services, the main design feature was retaining the same firepower as the post-Mk.10 Centurions while having better mobility thanks to its lighter weight; but lighter weight also means lesser protection. The later variants of Centurion has around 240 mm RHA on UFP - for Vijayanta, it's less than half of Centurions (barely over 100 mm RHA); at its tier where APFSDS and HEATFS are very commonplace, it can be said that chances of non-penetration or ricochet is very minimal.
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
 <!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
 * Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || ___ mm || ___ mm ''Top'' <br> ___ mm ''Bottom'' || ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
+|Hull||60 mm (56°) ''Front glacis''
-|-
+mm (32°) ''Lower glacis''
-| Turret || ___ - ___ mm ''Turret front'' <br> ___ mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm || ___ - ___ mm
+|30 mm ''Top''
 |-
-| Cupola || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm || ___ mm
+|Turret||80 mm (19°) ''Turret front''
 |-
 |}
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 '''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of -->
 <!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. -->
 === Mobility ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
-''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''
+Thanks to the lighter chassis, it can be said that Vijayanta traded its protection for far better mobility than the Centurion series. It can go as "fast" as 48 km/h while still retains similar reverse at 11.1 km/h; while it is nowhere comparable to Warsaw-Pact and most other NATO tanks (any but M48 and M60 series), it does give Vijayanta more flexibility than Centurion.
 {{tankMobility|abMinHp=942|rbMinHp=538}}
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 * An effective HEAT shell with a relatively high muzzle velocity
 * Access to APDS and HESH as well
-* Above average reverse speed in comparison to some other British tanks
+* Above average speed in comparison to some other British tanks thanks to lighter weight
 '''Cons:'''
 * Poor armour all around, front armour is only good against autocannons
 * Only -7° of gun depression compared to the more common -10°
 * The coaxial 12.7 mm machine gun is meant for rangefinding and has only 7 mm of penetration

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 === Pros and cons ===
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
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 * 5 second reload with max crew
 * Two-plane stabilizer
-* 3 machine guns (2x7.62mm & 1x12.7mm) with one on the roof
+* 3 machine guns (2 x 7.62 mm & 1 x 12.7 mm) with one on the roof
 * An effective HEAT shell with a relatively high muzzle velocity
 * Access to APDS and HESH as well
 * Above average reverse speed in comparison to some other British tanks
 * Very mobile due to lighter weight
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 * Poor armour all around, front armour is only good against autocannons
 * Only -7° of gun depression compared to the more common -10°
-* The coaxial 12.7mm machine gun is meant for rangefinding and has only 7mm of penetration
+* The coaxial 12.7 mm machine gun is meant for rangefinding and has only 7 mm of penetration
-* The roof machine gun is only 7.62mm
+* The roof machine gun is only 7.62 mm
 * Ammo rack in the front right next to the driver
 * Slow gun elevation speed affects gun handling

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 * 5 second reload with max crew
 * 3 machine guns (2x7.62mm & 1x12.7mm) with one on the roof
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 * The coaxial 12.7mm machine gun is meant for rangefinding and has only 7mm of penetration
 * The roof machine gun is only 7.62mm
 == History ==

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 '''Pros:'''
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

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 ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''
-{{tankMobility}}
+{{tankMobility|abMinHp=942|rbMinHp=538}}
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 <!-- ''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.'' -->
 {{main|Royal Ordnance L7A1 (105 mm)}}
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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 44 || rowspan="2" | -7°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__
+| rowspan="2" | 44 || rowspan="2" | -7°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | Two-plane || 26.4 || 36.5 || 44.3 || 49.0 || 52.2 || rowspan="2" | 6.50 || rowspan="2" | 5.75 || rowspan="2" | 5.30 || rowspan="2" | 5.00
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
-| __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
+| 16.5 || 19.4 || 23.5 || 26.0 || 27.7
 |-
 |}
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 <!-- ''Some tanks are armed with several guns in one or more turrets. Evaluate the additional weaponry and give advice on its use. Describe the ammunition available for additional weaponry. Give advice on about how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage. If there is no additional weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
 {{main|L21A1 (12.7 mm)}}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| || ___ (___) || ___ || __° || __°
+| Coaxial || 600 (3) || 300 || - || -
 |-
 |}
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 <!-- ''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.'' -->
 {{main|L3A1 (7.62 mm)|L37A1 (7.62 mm)}}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| || ___ (___) || ___ || __° || __°
+| Coaxial || 3,000 (250) || 500 || - || -
 |-
 |}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| || ___ (___) || ___ || __° || __°
+| Pintle || 1,000 (100) || 650 || -10°/+30° || ±60°
 |-
 |}

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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
+* [[wt:en/news/8301-development-vijayanta-armour-from-india-en|[Devblog] Vijayanta: Armour from India]]
 {{Britain medium tanks}}
 {{Britain premium ground vehicles}}