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Cruiser III — Tier II English medium tank

Cruiser III

II
Cost
  • 1 200
  • 210
Preceded by
Succeeded by

Parameters

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430
HP
1 / 5
258.4m
View range
1 / 5
Firepower
Shell
706
DPM
1 / 5
49
Penetration
4 / 5
50
Damage
4 / 5
2
Devices/crew damage
2 / 5
100
Burst damage
1 / 1
732
Velocity
4 / 5
22.45%
Penetration loss over distance
3 / 5
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Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
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Devices/crew damage
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Burst damage
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Velocity
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%
Penetration loss over distance
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Explosion radius
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DPM
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Penetration
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Damage
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Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
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Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
40.0
Caliber
3 / 5
14.12
Rate of fire
1 / 5
—
Reload time
— / —
7.50
Magazine reload time
1 / 1
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
2×1
Magazine size
1 / 1
1.00
Time before next shell is ready
1 / 1
Gun handling
1.13
Base aim time
1 / 5
0.375
Dispersion
3 / 5
Dispersion factors
0.180
When moving
3 / 5
0.180
When rotating
1 / 5
0.100
When rotating turret
2 / 5
1.300
After shot
1 / 5
Gun angles
15°
Depression
1 / 5
20°
Elevation
1 / 5
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 5
44.80
Turret traverse speed
1 / 5
Mobility
14.67
Weight
1 / 5
Speed
42
Forward
1 / 5
20
Backward
1 / 5
Effective Power / Weight ratio
21.47
On hard terrain
2 / 5
19.52
On medium terrain
2 / 5
14.31
On soft terrain
2 / 5
Traverse speed
46.93
On hard terrain
2 / 5
42.67
On medium terrain
2 / 5
31.29
On soft terrain
4 / 5
5.55m×2.09m×2.21m
Size
4 / 5
Concealment
23.00%
While still
3 / 5
18.00%
While moving
3 / 5
7.50%
Upon firing while still
3 / 5
6.38%
Upon firing while moving
3 / 5
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 253m
206.3m
While still
216.5m
While moving
237.8m
Upon firing while still
240.1m
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
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HE
HEP
AP
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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

The vehicle was developed on the basis of the M1931 Christie tanks, purchased by the British Army in 1936. The vehicle was intended to be a fast, lightly-armored breakthrough tank. The modified design was deemed successful and became the basis for other cruiser tanks. A total of 65 vehicles were built. They saw combat in France and North Africa in 1940–1941.