Vickers Medium Mk. III

Vickers Medium Mk. III stats at a glance

The Vickers Medium Mk. III has 400 hit points , 14mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 48 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 70 damage per shot with 57mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1273. The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.6:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.0:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (4)

With the top-tier gun, the Medium III can theoretically output up to 1273 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 Medium III compares to its peers

There are 13 tier 3 medium tanks in WoT, including the Medium III. Its 400 HP places it in the top 17% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 376). Frontal hull armor of 14mm ranks in the top 92% for the class (peer average: 29mm). Top forward speed of 48 km/h is faster than 75% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 70 damage per shot, higher than 67% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 57mm puts it in the top 25% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Medium III vs T3 Convert. — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• Medium III vs T3E2 Medium — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• Medium III vs M2 Medium — tier 3 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 3 medium tank tier list — all 13 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 medium tanks

• Rheinmetall Begleitwagen — Germany, premium
• D2 — France
• Großtraktor - Krupp — Germany, premium
• M15/42 — Italy
• M2 Medium Tank — USA
• Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A — Germany
• Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) — Germany, premium
• M16/43 Sahariano — Italy, 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

British medium tank also known as the Vickers "16-tonners". Three prototypes were produced by Vickers from 1926 through 1931. According to some sources, three more tanks were manufactured in 1933 and remained in service through 1938 but never saw action.

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