Vickers Mk.3

This page is about the British medium tank Vickers Mk.3. For other versions, see Vickers MBT (Family).

Vickers Mk.3

Vickers Mk.1

Vickers Mk.11

Vickers Mk.3

Vickers Mk.1

Vickers Mk.11

Britain

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.3	8.3

Class:

Medium tank

Research:135 000

Purchase:380 000

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Description

The Vickers Battle Tank Mk.3 is a rank VI British medium tank with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull80 / 30 / 20

Turret80 / 40 / 40

Crew4 people

Visibility88 %

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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

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB56 / 13 km/h

RB and SB50 / 12 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

2 back

Weight38.7 t

Engine power

AB1 374 hp

RB and SB720 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB35.5 hp/t

RB and SB18.6 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	56	13	38.7	1,116	1,374	28.84	35.5
Realistic	50	12		637	720	16.46	18.6

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 477 → 6 178

RB4 952 → 6 833

SB6 792 → 9 372

Total cost of modifications110 500

196 000

Talisman cost2 300

Crew training110 000

Experts380 000

Aces1 400

Research Aces830 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 200 / 250 %

208 / 208 / 208 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 270 Suspension Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 230 Brake System Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 230 Filters Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 250 Transmission Research: 7 900 Cost: 13 000 260 Engine Research: 7 900 Cost: 13 000 260	Improved Parts Research: 2 400 Cost: 13 000 270 Improved FPE Research: 2 000 Cost: 11 000 230 Crew Replenishment Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 250 Smoke grenade Research: 7 900 Cost: 13 000 260	Horizontal Drive Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 270 Adjustment of Fire Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 230 Elevation Mechanism Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 250 105mm_usa_HEAT_FS_ammo_pack Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 250 Laser rangefinder Research: 7 900 Cost: 13 000 260 Artillery Support Research: 7 900 Cost: 13 000 260

Armaments

Laser rangefinder

Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder

Main armament

105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A1 cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition50 rounds

First-order9 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

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	720	11.4	0.1	4	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

12.7 mm L21A1 machine gun

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Belt capacity3 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

0.6 → 0.5 s

Fire rate300 shots/min

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

Machine guns

7.62 mm L3A1 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition3 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun

Ammunition2 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 001 shots/min

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

Pros:

• Good mobility, including good reverse speed
• Equipped with a laser rangefinder
• Gun depression angle of -10°
• Gunsight with 10x zoom
• Access to a HEAT-FS shell
• Stock APDS shell retains good penetration at an angle

Cons:

• Even with the turret upgrade, the armour of the Vickers Mk.3 is poor
• 10x zoom can be impractical while aiming at close targets
• The large ammo rack in the front is still present
• Small-calibre machine guns don't offer much penetration and the rangefinding 12.7 mm MG fires only tracer bullets that have low penetration power

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Vickers Mk.3 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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• reference to the series of the vehicles;
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External links

• [Devblog] Vickers Mk.3: handy upgrades

Vickers-Armstrongs Limited
Ships
Tribal-class	HMS Eskimo · HMCS Haida
Invincible-class	HMS Invincible*
Kongō-class	IJN Kongo**
Tanks
Light Tanks	VFM5*** · Vickers Mk.11***
Light Tank Mk VI	Light AA Mk I
Light Tank Mk VII	Tetrarch I
Light Tank Mk VIII	Alecto I
Tank, Infantry, Valentine	Valentine I · Valentine IX · Valentine XI · Archer
Vickers MBT	Vickers Mk.1 · Vickers Mk.3 · Vickers Mk.7***
Heavy Tanks	Independent****
Export	▂МК-IX "Valentine" · Vickers Mk.E****
See also	Vickers-Armstrongs Aircraft Limited
	*Previously Armstrong Whitworth
	**Built for Japan
	***Vickers Defence Systems
	****Previously Vickers Limited