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

The North African desert campaign of World War II gave rise to the Desert Rats. Machines in this campaign were the Matilda II tank, Rolls Royce armored car, the Panzer III, 88mm anti-tank gun and the ...

The M3 Grant that’ll be making its running debut at TANKFEST 2025. (Photo Credit: The Tank Museum / Provided) “The M3 Grant was first used in North Africa in May 1942, and was designed and built ...

Before the Sherman, there was the Lee. Rushed into service and armed with two cannons, the M3 Lee/Grant wasn’t perfect—but it held the line when it mattered most.

Total units manufactured: 1,500 Type: Main battle tank Year introduced: 1986 Armament: 120mm KM256 main gun, 7.62 M60E2-1 coaxial machine gun, 12.7mm K6 anti-aircraft machine gun, M60D general ...

The M3 Lee (called the Grant in the U.K.) was designed to function as the Army's primary medium tank across the entire theater of war until the M4 rolled off assembly lines.

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.

The M3 Lee is a tower of a tank. Its unusual appearance derives from the desire to add the 75mm gun to it, a mighty weapon that was improvised onto its body on a sponson. By doing so, and with the ...

Type: Heavy tank / assault tank project Top speed: 17.4 mph Year introduced: 1944 Manufacturer: American Locomotive Company Number of tanks produced: 2 Armament: 75mm M3 main gun, .50 caliber ...

The Rogbid Tank M3 is a durable smartwatch with an IP68 water-resistant rating and a monster 710mAh battery. The battery delivers up to 100 days of usage on standby mode but 20 days of typical usage.

Shocked by how easily the German blitzkrieg conquered most of Western Europe, the U.S. Army hastily designed the bizarre M3 medium tank (called the “Lee” by the Americans, and the “Grant ...

The first M3 Grant tanks left Detroit Arsenal in 1941. Medium-sized M3s were used by the British to fight Rommel in North Africa. In 1942, Chrysler began building arguably the best Allied WWII tank: ...