Stuart light tank

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The Stuart light tank was a fast, lightly armored American World War II tank widely used by Allied forces for reconnaissance and infantry support.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
M5 Stuart light tank 2
Stuart light tank canonical 2
M5 Stuart 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military vehicle
armored fighting vehicle
light tank
americanDesignation M3 Stuart
surface form: Light Tank M3
armorType riveted armor
welded armor
britishDesignation Stuart
combatWeight approximately 14 tons
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 4
engineType radial gasoline engine
twin Cadillac V-8 engines
era World War II era
hasVariant M3 Stuart
M3 Stuart
surface form: M3A1 Stuart

M3 Stuart
surface form: M3A3 Stuart

Stuart light tank self-linksurface differs
surface form: M5 Stuart

M3 Stuart
surface form: M5A1 Stuart

M8 Scott
mainArmament 37 mm M6 gun
manufacturer American Car and Foundry
surface form: American Car and Foundry Company

Cadillac
Massey-Ferguson
surface form: Massey-Harris

Pressed Steel Car Company
maximumSpeed approximately 36 mph
approximately 58 km/h
namedAfter J.E.B. Stuart
surface form: J. E. B. Stuart
notableFeature good mobility
high mechanical reliability
notableWeakness light armor
underpowered main gun against later German armor
primaryRole reconnaissance
secondaryArmament .30 caliber Browning M1919 machine gun
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns
surface form: .50 caliber Browning M2 machine gun
secondaryRole infantry support
serviceEntry 1941
successor M24 Chaffee light tank
suspension vertical volute spring suspension
usedBy Brazilian Army
British Army
British Commonwealth forces
surface form: Commonwealth forces

Red Army
surface form: Soviet Red Army

United States Army
usedInConflict Burma campaign
surface form: Burma Campaign

Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

Korean War
North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign

Pacific War
World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade equipment Stuart light tank
6th Armored Division equipment Stuart light tank
this entity surface form: M5 Stuart light tank
10th Armored Division equipment Stuart light tank
this entity surface form: M5 Stuart light tank
Stuart light tank hasVariant Stuart light tank self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: M5 Stuart
Hydra-Matic automatic transmission usedIn Stuart light tank
this entity surface form: M5 Stuart tank