XP cost1,500(~€0.56)
Credits cost38,000(~€0.69)
Total cost~€1.25
Free XP from T11,720(~€0.59)
III
Light tank
Light tankCruiser Mk. III
World of Tanks EU statistics for the III UK light tank Cruiser Mk. III.
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 III historical reference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.