The M3 Stuart was the primary allied light tank of World War II, recognized for its good armor, effective gun, and mobility, ...

All M3 Stuart Tank variants used a combination of riveted and welded armor for protection. This was due to their rolled face-hardened steel that tended to crack during the welding process, then ...

While the U.S. Army has fielded many exceptional tanks, several have been plagued by significant flaws. -The M3 Lee/Grant, a ...

What made the M3 and M5 Stuart tanks so popular was their adaptability. While large and heavy tanks are generally cumbersome and require support themselves, the M3 and M5 were fast enough to ...

The M3 Stuart tank’s origin story begins with the M2, a light tank that preceded the M3. A product of the interwar years, the M2 was perhaps an adequate tank by pre-war standards though quickly ...

Named after American Civil War Confederate general J. E. B. Stuart, the M3 Stuart saw a lot of action in World War II and subsequent conflicts that include the Korean War and 1959 Cuban Revolution ...

The M3 Stuart was one of the fastest tanks in the U.S. arsenal, entering service in 1941. Over 22,000 of these tanks were produced over its service life.

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.

Crews of US Army M5 Stuart light tanks, an improved version of the M3, await a call to clean out Nazi machine gun nests in Coburg, Germany, April 25, 1945. US Army On the whole, the tank performed ...

We have a Stuart Light Tank on loan to us from National Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, an M3 version. The Stuart Tank had an airplane engine, same engine that's on the Stearman biplane from ...

The Warrington, Mo., resident was born and raised in Berwick, and his father worked at the former American Car and Foundry where thousands of Stuart tanks were built. Now, he finally got the ...