Tier IV Light Tank Great Britain

Cruiser Mk. IV

Cruiser IV

Tank ID 7505

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

An upgraded version of the cruiser tank Mk. III. The tank featured armor enhanced by the additional screens. The Cruiser Mk. IV fought in France in 1940 and in the early stages of the North African Campaign. This vehicle last saw action in the winter of 1941–1942. A total of 655 tanks were mass-produced.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

495

Weight

14.8 t

Forward speed

48 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

330 m

Signal range

450 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	30	14	14
Turret	14	12	14

Engine: Nuffield Liberty Mk. II · 370 hp

Radio: WS No. 19 Mk. II

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

QF 2-pdr Mk. IX (IV)

Calibre 40 mm

Reload time 2.3 s

Aiming time 1.9 s

Dispersion 0.36

Rate of fire 26.09 /min

Ammo capacity 240

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 45 / 60 / 75

Penetration 65 / 86 / 108 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 45 / 60 / 75

Penetration 91 / 121 / 151 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 56 / 75 / 94

Penetration 17 / 23 / 29 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

625

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

910

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,175

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 379

Avg. spotted 1.71

Avg. kills 1.21

Avg. defence 1.16

Exp. win rate 56.89 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

56.40 %

Avg. WN8

1,499

Battles

12,526

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 12 of 57 at Tier IV

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	WhiteScar eu	3,701	164	70.12 %
2	Cdr_Smudge eu	3,513	726	80.85 %
3	auspuffgummi eu	3,435	114	69.30 %
4	BigPrank eu	3,103	90	75.56 %
5	Steuerberater_Management eu	2,814	121	70.25 %
6	Manitoba_Defender eu	2,775	269	59.48 %
7	FeNIKsII eu	2,763	52	67.31 %
8	Bladed_Baron eu	2,692	68	67.65 %
9	Lightrider_16 na	2,562	51	50.98 %
10	Opa_Andy eu	2,451	1,255	58.41 %