VFM Mk. 5

VFM Mk. 5
Details
Tier / Class:	6 LT
Nation:	United Kingdom
Dealer:	Marat Shishkin
Cost:	3,250 gold
Stats - Stock (Renowned)
Max Damage:	450
DPM:	3,632
Penetration:	440 mm
Hit Points:	1,930
Hull F/S/R:	140 / 86 / 42
Turret F/S/R:	165 / 84 / 55
Max Speed:	72.00 km/h
Acceleration 0-32kph:	4.00 s
Hull Traverse:	43.70 deg/s
Camouflage:	30%
Vision:	430 m
Accuracy (Spread):	0.12°
Max Cannon Depression:	-10.0 / 2.0°
Turret Traverse Speed:	42.00 deg/s

VFM Mk. 5
Details
Tier / Class:	6 LT
Nation:	United Kingdom
Dealer:	Marat Shishkin
Cost:	3,250 gold
Stats - Stock (Renowned)
Max Damage:	450
DPM:	3,632
Penetration:	440 mm
Hit Points:	1,930
Hull F/S/R:	140 / 86 / 42
Turret F/S/R:	165 / 84 / 55
Max Speed:	72.00 km/h
Acceleration 0-32kph:	4.00 s
Hull Traverse:	43.70
Camouflage:	30%
Vision:	430 m
Accuracy (Spread):	0.12°
Max Cannon Depression:	-10.0 / 2.0°
Turret Traverse Speed:	42.00 deg/s

The VFM Mk. 5 is a tier 6 Premium Light Tank originating from the United Kingdom. It can be purchased from Marat Shishkin for 3,250 Gold. A second variant, the VFM Mk. 5 MERC, is occasionally available for purchase during sales.

Features

• Invisible movement: motion does not reduce camouflage factor.
• HESH: can even penetrate armor with large hit angles.

Player recommendations

A powerful, mobile platform, the VFM is an archetypal light tank capable of flanking with its high firepower gun and excellent mobility, causing enough havoc behind enemy lines to allow a large scale MBT push to break through while the enemy is disheveled. Its excellent gun handling and on-the-move accuracy allow it to hit targets from medium range and rapidly disengage, and its armor also allows for protection against smaller auto-cannon fire.

Pros

• Good mobility
• Good camouflage and view range
• Frontal protection against autocannon fire

Cons

• Large profile

Upgrade suggestions

Premium vehicles in Armored Warfare come fully upgraded.

Retrofit suggestions

• Advanced Fire Control
• Advanced Muzzle Reference System
• Electro-Optical Absorbing Paint
• Augmented Optics

Commander and crew skill suggestions

• Commander: Sabrina Washington, for improvements to camo rating, view range, and accuracy
• Driver: Smooth Ride, Off-Road Driving
• Gunner: Sharpshooter, Quick Draw
• Loader: Rapid Fire, Explosive Shells

Armor

VFM Mk. 5 Stock Armor

Reputation Cost	Credits	Hull F/S/R	Hull Composition	Turret F/S/R	Turret Composition	ERA Type	ERA Modifiers
Stock	Stock	140/86/42	Military Aluminum	165/84/55	Military Aluminum	None
A light and fast vehicle intended to be air portable, the Vickers is well protected frontally from the majority of autocannon and machinegun fire. Although it has a strong gun, it is completely unsuited for dealing with any anti-tank threats in its role as a scout and troop support vehicle.

Firepower

105mm L7 L/52 Cannon

Shell name	Type	Reputation	Damage	Penetration	Max Accuracy	Speed	Reload
105mm M774 APFSDS	AP	Stock	450	440mm	0.12°	1,509 m/s	5.7s
105mm M393A2 HEP	HE	Stock	445	137mm	0.14°	760 m/s	5.7s
105mm M456A2 HEAT	HEAT	Stock	450	450mm	0.13°	1,174 m/s	5.7s

Mobility

Name	Reputation Cost	Credits	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	0 to 32km/h	0 to Max Speed	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	72.00km/h	{{{reverse}}}	4.00s	{{{0-max}}}	43.70deg/s	{{{firechance}}}

Upgrades

Premium vehicles in Armored Warfare come fully upgraded.

History

Class: Light Tank (Prototype)
Developed: 1984-1986
Service: N/A
Vehicles Built: 1
Operators: N/A

For many years, Vickers has been a major armor producing company, having developed a number of successful export tank designs, including the Vijayanta or the Vickers Mk.3 MBT. The VFM Mk.5 Light Tank was one of the company's later designs. The philosophy behind the design was quite unusual. It was created as a response to increasing demand for a light vehicle with excellent firepower to form part of the newly formed rapid-response units that were starting to appear all over the world at the time.

The VFM Mk.5 Light Tank was a private venture design that was always intended for export. It was designed in the 1980s in cooperation with the American FMC Corp and the first prototype was ready in 1986. The vehicle officially completed firing and mobility trials in 1987. The design itself is actually quite interesting. For one, it's not originally British but based on the FMC Close Combat Vehicle - Light (CCV-L), a contender in the U.S. Armored Gun System (AGS) program. In this sense, the Mk.5 is actually related to the American M8, but the main drawback of the CCV-L was that it was extremely expensive, something most potential clients for the VFM could not afford.

While a solid design in its own right, unfortunately, the VFM Mk.5 came at the wrong time. Just two years after the completion of all the required trials, the Soviet Union started collapsing and thousands of cheap armored vehicles flooded world markets. The VFM Mk.5 never found its intended buyer and the entire project remained at the prototype stage.

Variants

• VFM Mk. 5 MERC

The VFM Mk. 5 MERC, a Premium variant that was purchasable starting November 2015

External links

• Vehicles in Focus: Vickers VFM Mk. 5