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Cruiser Mk. III
III

Cruiser Mk. III

United KingdomUK·Light TankLight Tank

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.

Configuration
Health
390
DPM
1,149
View range
330m
Speed
48km/h
Camo
46Average
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA

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.

Armor
6mm
14mm

Hull

All 8 plates

Turret 2 of 2

All 7 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
DPM
1,149
Damage
45
Penetration
49 mm
… at 500m
38 mm
Reload time
7.90 s
Clip size
4
… clip damage
180 / 1.5s
… intra-clip
0.50 s
Rate of fire
25.53/min
Aim time
2.10 s
Dispersion
0.420 m
… moving
0.230
… tank traverse
0.230
… turret traverse
0.120
… after firing
3.0
Damage vs. modules
54
Caliber
40.0 mm
Shell velocity
732 m/s
Max range
400 m
Ammo capacity
320
Potential damage
14,400
Shell cost
30 cr
Mobility
Top speed
48 km/h
Reverse speed
20 km/h
Power/weight
29.25 hp/t
Tank traverse
44.0 °/s
Turret traverse
46.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
48.0 km/h
… medium
48.0 km/h
… soft
48.0 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
44.0 °/s
… medium
36.7 °/s
… soft
24.4 °/s
Gun elevation
20 °
Gun depression
15 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
1.00
… medium
1.20
… soft
1.80
Everything Else
Hull armor
14 / 14 / 14
Turret armor
14 / 12 / 14
Health
390
Engine health
104
… repaired
52
Track health
70
… repaired
55
… repair time
6.86 s
Ammo rack health
85
… repaired
55
Fuel tank health
100
… repaired
40
Total weight
14,530 kg
Stationary camo
11.35 / 3.87%
Moving camo
8.50 / 2.90%
View range
330 m
Fire chance
20%
Tank cost
38,000 cr
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • CommanderRadio Operator
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
II
Stock
QF 2-pdr Mk. IX (III)
III
1,000
40 mm Pom-Pom
Turrets
II
Stock
Cruiser Mk. III
III
320
Cruiser Mk. III*
Radios
VI
Stock
WS No. 19 Mk. I
Engines
II
Stock
Nuffield Liberty Mk. II (III)
III
1,100
Nuffield Liberty Mk. III (III)
Tracks
II
Stock
Cruiser Mk. III
III
310
Cruiser Mk. III*
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
2213
Great
Avg WNX
1435
good
Win rate
42.7%
Terrible
DPG
466
Frags
0.82
Spots
1.31
Survival
16.6%
Dmg taken
372
Hit rate
58.9%
Spot assist
38
Track assist
7
Defense
0.72
Avg XP
339

Aggregated from 252 tracked NA players · 1,166 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%—
85%—
95%—

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the Cruiser Mk. III on NA

  1. #1tank66c162 battles771
  2. #2Misterleo190 battles650
  3. #3Leostra641 battles629
  4. #4Crosscut7121 battles585
  5. #5Silent_Sveinn108 battles547
  6. #6tnkcrshr151 battles546
  7. #7xxsukoixx322 battles546
  8. #8CharlesBronson2015115 battles539
  9. #9Bobarossa112 battles535
  10. #10Superlove2015293 battles513
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

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A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • Dispersion during movement——
    • Dispersion on hull traverse——
    • Traverse speed3240
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • Dispersion during movement——
    • Dispersion on hull traverse——
    • Traverse speed3544
    • EngineNuffield Liberty Mk. IINuffield Liberty Mk. II (III)
    • Power340370
    • EngineNuffield Liberty Mk. IIINuffield Liberty Mk. III (III)
    • Power395425
    • Traverse speed4246
    • GunCruiser Mk. III / 15 mm Machine Gun BESAremoved
    • GunCruiser Mk. III / QF 2-pdr Mk. IXCruiser Mk. III / QF 2-pdr Mk. IX (III)
    • Reload time2.72.3
    • Aiming time2.32.1
    • Dispersion on turret traverse——
    • Dispersion after firing——
    • Reload time117.9
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.450.42
    • Aiming time2.42.2
    • Dispersion on turret traverse——
    • Dispersion after firing——
    • GunCruiser Mk. III* / 15 mm Machine Gun BESAremoved
    • GunCruiser Mk. III* / QF 2-pdr Mk. IXCruiser Mk. III* / QF 2-pdr Mk. IX (III)
    • Reload time2.72.3
    • Dispersion after firing——
    • Reload time97.9
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.450.42
    • Aiming time2.32.1
    • Dispersion on turret traverse——
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