Vickers MBT Mk. 3 characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 390hp
- Penetration
- 268mm
- DPM
- 2,925
- Reload
- 8.00s
- Rate of fire
- 7.50/min
- Aim time
- 2.00s
- Accuracy
- 0.270m
- Dispersion moving
- 0.100
- Shell velocity
- 1,540m/s
- Caliber
- 105mm
- Gun depression
- 20°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 55km/h
- Reverse speed
- 25km/h
- Engine power
- 850hp
- Power/weight
- 22.0hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 50.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 48.0°/s
- Hard terrain
- 0.60
- Medium terrain
- 0.70
- Soft terrain
- 1.50
Survivability
- Hit points
- 1,520hp
- Hull armor (front)
- 60mm
- Turret armor (front)
- 80mm
- Fire chance
- 0%
- Ammo rack HP
- 260hp
- Track HP
- 250hp
Spotting & other
- View range
- 410m
- Signal range
- 750m
- Camo (still)
- 0.2%
- Camo (moving)
- 0.2%
- Weight
- 38.7t
Vickers MBT Mk. 3 historical reference
The Vickers Mk.3 was a development of the Vickers Mk.1 tank. It was designed for export in the mid-1970s as an independent project and was supposed to be a cheap alternative to sophisticated and expensive tanks like the Chieftain. In 1977, Vickers signed a contract to build 76 Vickers Mk.3 tanks for the Kenyan Army. They were produced at the Vickers Scotswood plant in Newcastle from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, Vickers signed a contract to deliver 108 Mk.3N tanks for the Nigerian Army, while in 1990 Nigeria placed an order for another 64 Mk.3 vehicles. The tank was produced until 1995.