M3 Lee tank

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The M3 Lee tank was an American World War II medium tank notable for its tall profile and combination of hull-mounted main gun and turret-mounted secondary gun, serving as an important early-war design before being replaced by the M4 Sherman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American tank
World War II tank
medium tank
medium tank variant
armorThickness up to 51 mm
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew 7
designedBy United States Ordnance Department
designedFor British requirements
designedIn 1940
differenceFrom M3 Lee tank self-linksurface differs
surface form: M3 Lee has different turret design
engine Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine
enginePower 400 hp
exportedTo Australia
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
hasVariant M3 Lee tank self-linksurface differs
surface form: M3 Grant

M3 Lee tank self-link
surface form: M3 Lee
height about 10 feet 3 inches
introducedInService 1941
layoutFeature hull-mounted 75 mm main gun
turret-mounted 37 mm secondary gun
length about 18 feet 6 inches
maximumSpeed about 26 mph on road
namedAfter Robert E. Lee
notableCharacteristic sponson-mounted main gun
tall silhouette
numberBuilt over 6,000
primaryArmament 75 mm M2 gun
75 mm M3 gun
productionEnd 1943
productionStart 1941
range about 120 miles on road
replacedBy M4 Sherman tank
surface form: M4 Sherman
secondaryArmament .30 cal Browning M1919A4 machine guns
surface form: .30 caliber Browning M1919 machine guns

37 mm M5 gun
37 mm M6 gun
suspension vertical volute spring suspension
usedBy Australian Army
British Army
Red Army
surface form: Soviet Red Army

United States Army
usedInBattle Battle of Gazala
North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign

Battle of El Alamein
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein
usedInTheater Eastern Front
Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Pacific Theater
weight approximately 27 tonnes
width about 8 feet 11 inches

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M4 Sherman tank predecessor M3 Lee tank
3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) equipment M3 Lee tank
this entity surface form: M3 Lee tanks
British 22nd Armoured Brigade notableEquipment M3 Lee tank
this entity surface form: Grant medium tank
Ram tank basedOn M3 Lee tank
this entity surface form: M3 Lee
Ram tank chassis M3 Lee tank
this entity surface form: M3 medium tank chassis
M3 Lee tank hasVariant M3 Lee tank self-link
subject surface form: M3 Lee
this entity surface form: M3 Lee
M3 Lee tank hasVariant M3 Lee tank self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: M3 Lee
this entity surface form: M3 Grant
M3 Lee tank differenceFrom M3 Lee tank self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: M3 Grant
this entity surface form: M3 Lee has different turret design