Vickers Mk.E

Vickers Mk.E

Vickers Mk.E

Description

The Vickers Mk.E Type B is a rank Swedish light tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

General info

Survivability and armour

The armour on the Vickers Mk.E will only stop rifle-calibre munitions reliably, although some machine guns like the British 7.92 mm BESA or the German 7.92 mm MG34/42 can easily punch through certain 10 mm plates. The unsloped armour plates, combined with their weak protection levels boils down to one conclusion: avoid getting shot at. However, unlike the T-26, the Vickers comes with 4 crewmen, which means that shells with no explosive filler shells may not knock out the entire crew with one hit to the hull, giving you a small chance to fight back, but don't count on this too much.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour

Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	10 mm (32°, 59°), 17.5 mm (1°) Upper plate 10 mm (80°) Upper glacis 17.5 mm (11°) Lower plate 10 mm (49°) Lower glacis 10 mm (9-59°) Driver's port	10 mm	17.5 mm (1°) Upper plate 10 mm (9°) Lower plate	5 mm Hull 10 mm rear
Turret	13.6 mm (10°) Turret front 13.6 mm (1-71°) Gun mantlet	13.6 mm (10°)	13.6 mm (9°)	5 mm

Notes:

• Tracks and suspension wheels are 15 mm thick

Mobility

The Vickers Mk.E has a cruise speed that allows it to keep up with most vehicles at its BR. You will not be doing anything close to racing speeds, but the tank will get you where you need to go in due time.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				143			__.__
Realistic				81			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

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37 mm Psv.K/36					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°	N/A	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

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
psav Vj4	AP	62	58	42	29	20	14
pstkr 27-34	APHE	55	51	37	26	17	12

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%
psav Vj4	AP	810	0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
pstkr 27-34	APHE	800	0.74	1.2	9	15	47°	60°	65°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Vickers Mk.E

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
50	43 (+7)	1 (+49)	No

Note:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.

Machine guns

The small calibre of the ksp m/36 machine gun makes it only suited to damage open-topped vehicles or low-flying aircraft. The belt is large enough to fire continuously at the enemy for at least 20 seconds.

8 mm ksp m/36
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4,000 (250)	649	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• The APHE round has a good penetration for the low BR and inflicts potent post-penetration damage

Cons:

• Poor protection
• Side armour can be penetrated even by light machine guns

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Vickers Mk.E from live.warthunder.com.

See also

• T-26 (Family)

External links

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