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Medium III — Tier III English medium tank

Medium III

III
Sell Price
  • 50

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
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HP
4 / 8
253.0m
View range
3 / 8
Firepower
Shell
1047
DPM
1 / 8
65
Penetration
5 / 8
70
Damage
4 / 8
2
Devices/crew damage
5 / 8
Burst damage
— / —
538
Velocity
8 / 8
15.38%
Penetration loss over distance
1 / 8
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
57.0
Caliber
2 / 8
14.95
Rate of fire
3 / 8
4.01
Reload time
1 / 6
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
×
Magazine size
— / —
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.25
Base aim time
7 / 8
0.384
Dispersion
5 / 8
Dispersion factors
0.180
When moving
2 / 8
0.180
When rotating
2 / 8
0.100
When rotating turret
3 / 8
4.000
After shot
7 / 8
Gun angles
8°
Depression
7 / 8
16°
Elevation
8 / 8
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 8
41.72
Turret traverse speed
3 / 8
Mobility
18.48
Weight
4 / 8
Speed
48
Forward
2 / 8
16
Backward
5 / 8
Effective Power / Weight ratio
11.90
On hard terrain
7 / 8
10.82
On medium terrain
7 / 8
8.95
On soft terrain
7 / 8
Traverse speed
33.38
On hard terrain
8 / 8
30.34
On medium terrain
8 / 8
25.09
On soft terrain
8 / 8
6.26m×2.69m×2.71m
Size
8 / 8
Concealment
23.80%
While still
7 / 8
18.60%
While moving
7 / 8
8.82%
Upon firing while still
8 / 8
7.37%
Upon firing while moving
8 / 8
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 253m
204.7m
While still
215.2m
While moving
235.1m
Upon firing while still
238.0m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Spaced armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
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AP
APP
HE
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AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

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.