Cruiser Mk. III - characteristics review of light tank 3 tier of Great Britain, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / Great Britain / 3 tier, Light tank / Rating: 73.7% (Comparisons: 19)

Modules selection

Cruiser Mk. III

Cruiser Mk. III*

Nuffield Liberty Mk. II

Nuffield Liberty Mk. III

WS No. 11

WS No. 9

WS No. 19 Mk. I

Cruiser Mk. III

Cruiser Mk. III*

15 mm Machine Gun BESA

QF 2-pdr Mk. IX

40 mm Pom-Pom

Cruiser Mk. III equipment

Tank assembly options.

Basic

Tank ID 7761

Tank type Light tank

Tier 3

Nation Great Britain

XP needed

1 500

Price in credits

38 000

Crew 4 people

Commander radioman, commander

Gunner

Driver

Loader

Боевая мощь

Damage 45 / 45 / 60 points

Armor percing

Damage 34 - 45 - 56 points

Penetration 37 - 49 - 61 mm

Armor piercing CR

Damage 34 - 45 - 56 points

Penetration 53 - 71 - 89 mm

High explosive

Damage 45 - 60 - 75 points

Penetration 17 - 23 - 29 mm

Penetration 49 / 71 / 23 mm

Gun caliber 40 mm

Gun reload time 9 sec

Gun fire rate 22.86 shots/min

DPM 1029 points/min

Gun aim time 2.3 sec

Gun dispersion 0.45 m

Gun elevation angles 15 / 20

Gun horizontal aiming angles 180 / 180

Gun traverse speed 44 deg/sec

Max ammo 320

Survivability

HP 390 points

Hull HP 312 points

Turret HP 78 points

Hull armor 14 / 14 / 14 mm

Turret armor 14 / 12 / 14 mm

Engine fire chance 20%

Mobility

Mass 14.53 ton

Engine power 395 hp

Power per ton 27.19 hp/ton

Speed forward 48 km/h

Speed backward 20 km/h

Steering angle 0 deg

Suspension traverse speed 35 deg/sec

Turret traverse speed 42 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 330 m

Radio signal range 400 m

Cruiser Mk. III tree

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How much XP and credits are needed for Cruiser Mk. III?

To unlock and buy the Cruiser Mk. III tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the Great Britain`s tree, 1 925 experience points and 46 530 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 Cruiser I QF 2-pdr Mk. IX prototype 0 0 40 mm Pom-Pom prototype 3 000 90 2 Cruiser II 3 100 220	310 6 100
2 Cruiser II 3 100 220 A10E1 730 0 Cruiser Mk. II 1 700 115 3 Cruiser III 38 000 1 500	1 615 40 430

Total:

1 925 and

46 530

Mastery badges

To get an Ace Tanker (Master) badge on Cruiser Mk. III, you need to earn 1095 experience points.

Badge
XP	217	414	775	1095

WN8

Table of the expected values for Cruiser Mk. III is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.

Frags	Damage	Spotted	Defence points	Winrate
1.482	266.776	1.859	1.456	58.058

Cruiser Mk. III economy

Table shows average tank earnings in the last 14 days.

Base XP	Base credits	Credits with premium	Difference
188	5 517	10 643	5 126

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
15 mm Machine Gun BESA	1	0	1 900	70	9	27	5.71	118.72	0.14	0.58	720	none
QF 2-pdr Mk. IX	3	300	6 000	130	45/45/60	64/121/23	2.06	29.17	1.14	0.38	100	4 Cruiser IV 3 Medium III 3 Stuart I-IV
40 mm Pom-Pom	4	1 000	20 000	160	45/45/60	49/71/23	1.2	50	1.14	0.38	100	5 Covenanter 2 Cruiser II 4 Cruiser IV

Turrets

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Armor	HP	Traverse speed	View range	Other compatible tanks
Cruiser Mk. III	1	0	120	2 250	14/14/14	58	46	320	none
Cruiser Mk. III*	2	320	500	2 500	14/12/14	78	42	330	none

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
WS No. 11	3	0	600	40	350	2 UC 2-pdr 3 Valentine 3 Stuart I-IV Show 9 more tanks 3 Medium III 2 Loyd GC 4 Grant 4 Cruiser IV 2 M2 4 Valentine AT 2 Cruiser II 4 Matilda 4 Alecto
WS No. 9	5	610	3 600	40	375	4 Cruiser IV 6 Crusader 7 Crusader SP Show 9 more tanks 3 Stuart I-IV 3 Medium III 2 Loyd GC 5 Covenanter 4 Grant 4 Valentine AT 3 Valentine 4 Matilda 4 Alecto
WS No. 19 Mk. I	6	1 480	15 000	40	400	7 FSV Sch. A 5 Sherman III 6 Churchill GC Show 25 more tanks 3 Valentine 4 Alecto 4 Matilda 5 Cavalier 5 Archer 3 Sexton II 3 Stuart I-IV 4 Grant 4 Birch Gun 8 Saladin 6 Cromwell 6 Crusader 5 Covenanter 6 Staghound 5 Churchill I 5 AEC 7 Crusader SP 5 Bishop 6 Achilles 4 Cruiser IV 6 AT 8 6 Churchill VII 6 Firefly 5 AT 2 4 Valentine AT

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
Nuffield Liberty Mk. II	3	0	500	383	340	20%	4 Cruiser IV 5 AT 2 6 AT 8
Nuffield Liberty Mk. III	4	1 100	11 500	383	395	20%	6 Crusader 7 Crusader SP 6 AT 8 Show 3 more tanks 4 Cruiser IV 5 AT 2 7 AT 7