Cruiser Mk. III

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Cruiser II

1 500

3 100

Crew:

Commander (Radio Operator)
Driver
Gunner
Loader

Advantages:

Good power/weight ratio
Upgraded turret provides spaced armor
High view range
15 degrees of gun depression

Disadvantages:

Weak armour and below average HP
Horrifyingly poor hull traverse at high speed
Vulnerable to ammo rack damage from frontal shots, as ammo rack is located in the front
Auto cannons and HE shells are very effective against this tank

Tank description:

The Cruiser Mk. III is a British tier 3 light tank.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.Bumped up to Tier 3 in 1.9, the Cruiser III is a departure from the first two tanks in the British Tech Tree. Boasting greatly improved mobility at the cost of armour, this tank excels as a flanker, and can even do well as a sniper with the decent accuracy and penetration on its QF 2-pdr. Mk IX.The Cruiser Mk. III leads to the Cruiser Mk. IV.

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.