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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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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.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Direct Hit"]].
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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.
 
  
 
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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 breech) will knock out all 3 crew members and send this vehicle back to the hangar.
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==== Ammunition ====
 
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| M728 || APDS || 260 || 258 || 250 || 240 || 231 || 222
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| Shell L35 || HESH || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127 || 127
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| M456 || HEATFS || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400 || 400
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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| M728 || APDS || 1,426 || 4.65 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 75° || 78° || 80°
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| M456 || HEATFS || 1,173 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
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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 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.
 
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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
 
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* 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.
 
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* 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
 
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* 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.
 
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* Aim for the left side of the hull in a head on to defeat the driver, gunner and commander.
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Good mobility, including good reverse speed
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* Access to a HEAT-FS shell which is a rarity among British tanks
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* Equipped with a laser rangefinder
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* One of the first tanks in the British tree to get the laser rangefinder
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* Gun depression angle of -10°
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* Stock APDS shell trades flat penetration for better angled pen
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* Gunsight with 10x zoom
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* Gun depression of 10 degrees, unlike Vickers Mk.1
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* Access to a HEATFS shell
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* Mobility on par with Mk.1, including better-than-average reverse speed for a British tank
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* Stock APDS shell retains good penetration at an angle
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* 10x zoom is also above average...
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* Poor and unreliable armour
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* ...but it's the only option available which can be inconvenient while aiming at closer targets
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* 10x zoom can be impractical while aiming at close targets
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* Even after the turret upgrade the armour of Vickers Mk.3 is poor and can usually stop fire only from smaller caliber autocannons
 
* The large ammo rack in the front is still present
 
* The large ammo rack in the front is still present
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* Small-calibre machine guns don't offer much penetration and the [[L21A1 (12.7 mm)|rangefinding 12.7 mm MG]] fires only tracer bullets that have low penetration power
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* Lower caliber machine guns don't offer much penetration and [[L21A1 (12.7 mm)|12.7mm rangefinder MG]] fires only incendiary bullets that have even lower pen
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* Early grind can be underwhelming, before acquiring essential modules Vickers Mk.3 is basically just the Mk.1 and better gun depression
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Vickers Mk.3

Description

The Vickers Battle Tank Mk.3 is a rank British medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Survivability and 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.

Armour type:

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull ___ mm ___ mm Top
___ mm Bottom 		___ mm ___ - ___ mm
Turret ___ - ___ mm Turret front
___ mm Gun mantlet 		___ - ___ mm ___ - ___ mm ___ - ___ mm
Cupola ___ mm ___ mm ___ mm ___ mm

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Mobility

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Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade Expression error: Unexpected * operator. 1,116 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__
Realistic 637 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: Royal Ordnance L7A1 (105 mm)
105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A1 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 50 -10°/+20° ±180° Two-plane 26.4 36.5 44.3 49.0 52.1 8.71 7.70 7.10 6.70
Realistic 16.5 19.4 23.5 26.0 27.7

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
M728 APDS 260 258 250 240 231 222
Shell L35 HESH 127 127 127 127 127 127
M456 HEATFS 400 400 400 400 400 400
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
M728 APDS 1,426 4.65 N/A N/A N/A 75° 78° 80°
Shell L35 HESH 730 11.4 0.05 0.1 3,150 73° 77° 80°
M456 HEATFS 1,173 10.5 0.05 0.1 1,270 65° 72° 77°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Vickers Mk.3
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
50 39 (+11) 35 (+15) 10 (+40) 1 (+49) No

Notes:

  • Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
  • Racks 1 and 2 deplete from left to right.
  • Rack 4 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 9 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
  • This rack is also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 4 - 1 - 2 - 3.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1-3 into rack 4. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Additional armament

Main article: L21A1 (12.7 mm)
12.7 mm L21A1
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 1,000 (3) 300 N/A N/A

Machine guns

Main articles: FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm), L3A1 (7.62 mm)
7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 2,000 (200) 600 -10°/+50° ±120°
7.62 mm L3A1
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 3,000 (250) 500 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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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:

  • Access to a HEAT-FS shell which is a rarity among British tanks
  • One of the first tanks in the British tree to get the laser rangefinder
  • Stock APDS shell trades flat penetration for better angled pen
  • Gun depression of 10 degrees, unlike Vickers Mk.1
  • Mobility on par with Mk.1, including better-than-average reverse speed for a British tank
  • 10x zoom is also above average...

Cons:

  • ...but it's the only option available which can be inconvenient while aiming at closer targets
  • Even after the turret upgrade the armour of Vickers Mk.3 is poor and can usually stop fire only from smaller caliber autocannons
  • The large ammo rack in the front is still present
  • Lower caliber machine guns don't offer much penetration and 12.7mm rangefinder MG fires only incendiary bullets that have even lower pen
  • Early grind can be underwhelming, before acquiring essential modules Vickers Mk.3 is basically just the Mk.1 and better gun depression

History

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Media

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See also

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  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Britain medium tanks
Valentine  Valentine I · Valentine IX · Valentine XI
Cromwell  Cromwell I · Cromwell V · Cromwell V (RP-3)
Cromwell derivatives  Challenger · Avenger · Comet I · Comet I "Iron Duke IV" · Charioteer Mk VII
Centurion  Centurion Mk 1 · Centurion Mk.2 · Centurion Mk 3 · Centurion Mk.5 AVRE · Centurion Mk 10 · Centurion Action X · FV4202
Vickers MBT  Vickers Mk.1 · Vickers Mk.3 · Vickers Mk.7
Chieftain  Chieftain Mk 3 · Chieftain Mk 5 · Chieftain Mk 10
Challenger 1  Challenger Mk.2 · Challenger Mk.3 · Challenger DS
Challenger 2  Challenger 2 · Challenger 2 (2F) · Challenger 2 TES · Challenger 2 OES · Challenger 2E · Challenger 2 Black Night
Challenger 3  Challenger 3 TD
Australia  A.C.I · A.C.IV · Centurion Mk.5/1
South Africa  Olifant Mk.1A · Olifant Mk.2 · TTD
India  Vijayanta · Bhishma TWMP
Israel  ▄Sho't Kal Dalet
Jordan  Khalid
Sweden  ▄Strv 81 (RB 52)
USA  Grant I · Sherman II · Sherman Firefly · Sherman IC "Trzyniec"

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