Cruiser Mk. IV

Cruiser Mk. IV stats at a glance

The Cruiser Mk. IV has 416 hit points , 30mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 48 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 60 damage per shot with 86mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1565. The vehicle can equip 3 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.1:1. This pronounced angling makes the Cruiser IV significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

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

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Available guns (3)

With the top-tier gun, the Cruiser IV can theoretically output up to 1565 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 IV compares to its peers

There are 18 tier 4 light tanks in WoT, including the Cruiser IV. Its 416 HP places it in the top 71% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 367). Frontal hull armor of 30mm ranks in the top 76% for the class (peer average: 34mm). Top forward speed of 48 km/h is faster than 24% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 60 damage per shot, higher than 53% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 86mm puts it in the top 35% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Cruiser IV vs M5 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from USA
• Cruiser IV vs M5A1 Stuart — tier 4 light tank from China
• Cruiser IV vs Škoda T 15A — tier 4 light tank from Czechoslovakia
• See full tier 4 light tank tier list — all 18 vehicles ranked

Related tier 4 light tanks

• 14TP — Poland
• A25 Harry Hopkins I — UK, premium
• Alpha Rabbit — Germany
• AMX 40 — France
• BT-7 — USSR
• Type 5 Ke-Ho — Japan
• Light Tank — USSR
• Pz.Kpfw. II Luchs (Story Mode Stealth) — Germany
• All UK tanks · Tier 4 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

An upgraded version of the cruiser tank Mk. III. The tank featured armor enhanced by the additional screens. The Cruiser Mk. IV fought in France in 1940 and in the early stages of the North African Campaign. This vehicle last saw action in the winter of 1941–1942. A total of 655 tanks were mass-produced.

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