Vickers MBT Mk. 3

Vickers MBT Mk. 3 stats at a glance

The Vickers MBT Mk. 3 has 1520 hit points , 60mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 55 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 390 damage per shot with 268mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2925.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Vickers 3 significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.2:1. The Vickers 3 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Vickers 3 can theoretically output up to 2925 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Vickers 3 compares to its peers

There are 52 tier 10 medium tanks in WoT, including the Vickers 3. Its 1520 HP places it in the top 82% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1557). Frontal hull armor of 60mm ranks in the top 86% for the class (peer average: 101mm). Top forward speed of 55 km/h is faster than 27% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 390 damage per shot, higher than 35% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 268mm puts it in the top 33% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Vickers 3 vs M48/T54E2 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• Vickers 3 vs M48 Patton — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• Vickers 3 vs M48A5 7x7 — tier 10 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 10 medium tank tier list — all 52 vehicles ranked

Related tier 10 medium tanks

• 121 — China
• 121B — China, premium
• Alpha E 50 M — Germany
• AMX 30 B — France
• Ares 90 — USA
• Bat.-Châtillon 25 t 7x7 — France, premium
• Bat.-Châtillon 25 t — France
• Carro da Combattimento 45 t — Italy, premium
• All UK tanks · Tier 10 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 Vickers Mk.3 was a development of the Vickers Mk.1 tank. It was designed for export in the mid-1970s as an independent project and was supposed to be a cheap alternative to sophisticated and expensive tanks like the Chieftain. In 1977, Vickers signed a contract to build 76 Vickers Mk.3 tanks for the Kenyan Army. They were produced at the Vickers Scotswood plant in Newcastle from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, Vickers signed a contract to deliver 108 Mk.3N tanks for the Nigerian Army, while in 1990 Nigeria placed an order for another 64 Mk.3 vehicles. The tank was produced until 1995.

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