Cruiser Mk. III tech tree branch
Cruiser Mk. III characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 45hp
- Penetration
- 49mm
- DPM
- 1,149
- Reload
- 7.90s
- Rate of fire
- 25.53/min
- Aim time
- 2.10s
- Accuracy
- 0.420m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.230
- Shell velocity
- 732m/s
- Caliber
- 40mm
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 15°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 48km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20km/h
- Engine power
- 425hp
- Power/weight
- 29.2hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 44.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 46.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 1.00
- Medium terrain
- 1.20
- Soft terrain
- 1.80
Survivability
- Hit points
- 312hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 14mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 14mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 85hp
- Track HP
- 70hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 330m
- Signal range
- 400m
- Camo (still)
- 0.2%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.2%
- Weight
- 14.5t
Cruiser Mk. III historical reference
The vehicle was developed on the basis of the M1931 Christie tanks, purchased by the British Army in 1936. The vehicle was intended to be a fast, lightly-armored breakthrough tank. The modified design was deemed successful and became the basis for other cruiser tanks. A total of 65 vehicles were built. They saw combat in France and North Africa in 1940–1941.