Tier X Medium Tank Great Britain

Vickers MBT Mk. 3

Vickers 3

Tank ID 51025

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The Vickers Mk.3 was a development of the Vickers Mk.1 tank. It was designed for export in the mid-1970s as an independent project and was supposed to be a cheap alternative to sophisticated and expensive tanks like the Chieftain. In 1977, Vickers signed a contract to build 76 Vickers Mk.3 tanks for the Kenyan Army. They were produced at the Vickers Scotswood plant in Newcastle from 1977 to 1981. In 1981, Vickers signed a contract to deliver 108 Mk.3N tanks for the Nigerian Army, while in 1990 Nigeria placed an order for another 64 Mk.3 vehicles. The tank was produced until 1995.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,900

Weight

38.7 t

Forward speed

55 km/h

Reverse speed

25 km/h

View range

410 m

Signal range

750 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	60	30	20
Turret	80	40	40

Engine: Detroit Diesel 12V-71T · 850 hp

Radio: SR C42V

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

105 mm L7 SFC

Calibre 105 mm

Reload time 8.0 s

Aiming time 2.0 s

Dispersion 0.27

Rate of fire 7.50 /min

Ammo capacity 50

Shell types

APCR · composite rigid Damage 293 / 390 / 488

Penetration 201 / 268 / 335 mm

HEAT · shaped charge Damage 293 / 390 / 488

Penetration 248 / 330 / 413 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 360 / 480 / 600

Penetration 79 / 105 / 131 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

3,136

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

4,561

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

5,892

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 1,901

Avg. spotted 1.06

Avg. kills 0.98

Avg. defence 0.70

Exp. win rate 49.26 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

56.56 %

Avg. WN8

2,814

Battles

9,590

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 43 of 110 at Tier X

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	666Niklas na	5,988	100	60.00 %
2	mailand eu	5,030	103	68.93 %
3	Baby eu	4,755	103	63.11 %
4	moimoi12_FIN eu	4,739	434	61.52 %
5	Rasierer32 eu	4,504	120	64.17 %
6	Gugugi eu	4,497	594	63.13 %
7	marty_vole eu	4,343	134	56.72 %
8	Thraximundurabrask na	4,152	197	58.88 %
9	ShadeWitcher eu	3,854	96	70.83 %
10	Quickfingers eu	3,742	153	58.17 %