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The M3 Light Tank, unsurprisingly, was a light tank, also dubbed the Stuart. This model was finished in the United States in 1940 and first saw combat the next year.
But the M3’s design was in fact based upon expediency. Entering World War II, the United States fielded only M2A4 and M3 Stuart light tanks and a few dozen M2 medium tank suitable only for training.
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But the M3’s design was in fact based upon expediency. Entering World War II, the United States fielded only M2A4 and M3 Stuart light tanks and a few dozen M2 medium tank suitable only for training.
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