
Cruiser Mk. I
The first cruiser tank in the British arsenal. Development was started in 1934 by Vickers. A total of 125 vehicles were mass-produced from 1936 through 1937.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 9 plates
Turret
All 8 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 750
- Damage
- 45
- Penetration
- 40 mm
- … at 500m
- 22 mm
- Reload time
- 3.60 s
- Rate of fire
- 16.67/min
- Aim time
- 2.50 s
- Dispersion
- 0.520 m
- … moving
- 0.360
- … tank traverse
- 0.360
- … turret traverse
- 0.100
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 54
- Caliber
- 40.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 792 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 180
- Potential damage
- 8,100
- Top speed
- 35 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 12 km/h
- Power/weight
- 10.56 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 35.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 32.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 35.0 km/h
- … medium
- 30.2 km/h
- … soft
- 21.1 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 35.0 °/s
- … medium
- 27.5 °/s
- … soft
- 19.3 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 15 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.40
- … soft
- 2.00
- Hull armor
- 14 / 10 / 10
- Turret armor
- 14 / 12 / 14
- Health
- 260
- Engine health
- 32
- … repaired
- 15
- Track health
- 50
- … repaired
- 40
- … repair time
- 3.42 s
- Ammo rack health
- 60
- … repaired
- 40
- Fuel tank health
- 100
- … repaired
- 40
- Total weight
- 12,780 kg
- Stationary camo
- 11.15 / 3.74%
- Moving camo
- 8.35 / 2.80%
- View range
- 280 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
360° traverse
Commander
Gunner
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader
Module research






Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the Cruiser Mk. I on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
11:31reviewThe Flawed First | A.9, Cruiser Mk.I
8:07reviewWorld of Tanks | Cruiser Mk.I Get 1 Class | 604, 683
3:01reviewCruiser Mk. I - Ace Mastery - Top Gun - Malinovka - 1080p
4:37reviewWorld Of Tanks Cruiser MK I
4:23reviewWorld of Tanks - Cruiser Mk. I
7:17reviewWOT: Himmelsdorf - Cruiser Mk. I - 5 frags
6:08reviewWOT: Malinovka - Cruiser Mk. I - 1 frag - Confederate, Scout,
3:26reviewworld of tanks 8.1 cruiser Mk. I
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
- 2.0Sep 1, 2025
- EngineRolls-Royce PhantomRolls-Royce Phantom (I)
- Power120135
- Vehicle durability255260
- GunCruiser Mk. I / QF 2-pdr Mk. IX prototypeCruiser Mk. I / QF 2-pdr Mk. IX prototype (I)
- AP penetration3540
- APCR* penetration5865





