Cruiser Mk. III

Cruiser Mk. III stats at a glance

The Cruiser Mk. III has 312 hit points , 14mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 48 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 45 damage per shot with 64mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1174. The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Cruiser III can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.4:1. The Cruiser III has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

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Available guns (4)

With the top-tier gun, the Cruiser III can theoretically output up to 1174 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Cruiser III compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the Cruiser III. Its 312 HP places it in the top 100% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 344). Frontal hull armor of 14mm ranks in the top 100% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 48 km/h is faster than 50% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 45 damage per shot, higher than 39% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 64mm puts it in the top 39% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Cruiser III vs M3 Stuart — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Cruiser III vs MTLS-1G14 — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Cruiser III vs Locust — tier 3 light tank from USA
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 light tanks

• 10TP — Poland
• A7E3 — UK, premium
• AMX 38 — France
• BT-5 — USSR
• BT-7 artillery — USSR, premium
• BT-SV — USSR, premium
• Type 97 Chi-Ha — Japan
• Type 98 Ke-Ni Otsu — Japan, premium
• All UK tanks · Tier 3 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

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.

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