As it stands right now the Vickers mk. 7 at 10.7 cannot stop a single MBT round at it’s BR and even the leopard 1a5 at 9.3 can pen it’s turret at 2000 metres. Despite the leopard 2a4 at 10.7 being able to block rounds while being at the same BR and having a lower profile and a similar performing round. It has already been reported and accepted by the devs that the turret armour is too weak. This was nearly 2 years ago now. (bug report is here: Community Bug Reporting System)
Even on the war thunder wiki it states that the armour is sturdy despite it being just plain wrong as it literally cannot stop a single round at it’s own BR and the MBT round it can stop is L23, which isn’t even an actual round (not to be confused with L23A1 which is a real round). I have found no proof that suggests that the armour it has in real life cannot stop a 120mm APFSDS round. Yet the armour in game cannot do that.
I know that alot of people are going to say that armour doesn’t matter and that mobility matters more. I know that, but that would mean that the challenger’s should be at a lower BR or all the leopards should be higher. It’s either armour matters or it doesn’t.
I will put the images of all the MBT rounds at 10.7 being able to pen the vickers turret at 2000m so you don’t have to fact check yourself.
Gotta love how the devs pass historical errors “As a suggestion” based on their whims, really gives you a clear idea that realism and historical accuracy is just an aesthetic to the devs not a priority.
Look at how we are getting the mock up version of the Chieftain900 for absolutely no reason, like the devs think the project was supposed to be a silly vis-mod or something, while we have tons of other unfinished vehicles in the game with their full capabilities…
Yeah… don’t mind me, had a slight brainism there, but L26 Lolpens most other 10.7s was my point.
Personally I think the Mk.7 is fairly good where it’s at. 10.7 Britain is really fun overall and I definitely don’t think the Vickers is suffering. Generally speaking it’s my first spawn most of the time.
The only thing wrong with the Vickers mk 7 is that it gets the same ready rack as the Challenger but doesnt get the 5 second reload. It should have the same reload as the Challengers.
I personally believe that if the vickers mk. 7 had more turret armour and a just had the l23a1 it would be at least a bit more serviceable. Because the armour can stop exactly 1 MBT round (recently found out about it) which is the M1 Abrams M735 shot (and the M774 at 2000m, any less and it will pen), but that is just a garbage round in general. It just doesn’t make sense for actual tank design. I don’t think I know of a single MBT that has a turret as weak as the hull apart from the vickers mk. 7 in war thunder.
I really don’t know about it much really, I mean yeah seem good for me it gives Britain with two play style one being Challenger 1 better armor for snipe trade mobility and Vicker give it mobility trade armor as worth 10.7 or not well it good enough not too good not too bad at least it feel like pretty much like any other tanks i had when i play good but nothing so special.
