M3 Stuart

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World War II tank armored fighting vehicle light tank

The M3 Stuart is an American World War II-era light tank known for its speed, reliability, and extensive use by Allied forces in reconnaissance and support roles.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Light Tank M3 1
M3A1 Stuart 1
M3A3 Stuart 1

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II tank ⓘ
armored fighting vehicle ⓘ
light tank ⓘ
armorThicknessMax up to about 51 mm ⓘ
BritishServiceName Honey ⓘ
Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Chaco War (late stages via exports) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 4 ⓘ
designedInPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
designPredecessor M2 light tank NERFINISHED ⓘ
engine Continental W-670-9A radial gasoline engine NERFINISHED ⓘ
enginePower 250 hp ⓘ
introduced 1941 ⓘ
manufacturer American Car and Foundry Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
American Locomotive Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cadillac NERFINISHED ⓘ
General Motors ⓘ
Massey-Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
maximumSpeedRoad approximately 36–40 mph ⓘ
approximately 58–64 km/h ⓘ
namedAfter J. E. B. Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCharacteristic high speed ⓘ
light armor ⓘ
mechanical reliability ⓘ
relatively weak main gun by mid-war standards ⓘ
notableTheater Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryArmament 37 mm M6 gun ⓘ
producedFrom 1941 ⓘ
producedUntil 1943 ⓘ
role cavalry tank ⓘ
infantry support ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
secondaryArmament .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor M5 Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
suspension vertical volute spring suspension ⓘ
usedBy Allied forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Chinese National Revolutionary Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
usedFor command and liaison duties ⓘ
reconnaissance missions ⓘ
screening operations ⓘ
training ⓘ
variant M3A1 Command tank NERFINISHED ⓘ
M3A1 Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
M3A3 Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ
weight approximately 11.3 metric tons ⓘ
approximately 12.5 short tons ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Stuart light tank → hasVariant → M3 Stuart ⓘ
Stuart light tank → hasVariant → M3 Stuart ⓘ
this entity surface form: M3A1 Stuart
Stuart light tank → hasVariant → M3 Stuart ⓘ
this entity surface form: M3A3 Stuart
Stuart light tank → hasVariant → M3 Stuart ⓘ
this entity surface form: M5A1 Stuart
Stuart light tank → americanDesignation → M3 Stuart ⓘ
this entity surface form: Light Tank M3