The M3 Stuart/light tank M3 was a US light tank of World War II first introduced into service in the British Army in early 1941. Later, an improved version of the tank entered service as the M5 in 194
M3A1 Stuart (T37765) at Tankfest 2023
An M3 going through water obstacle, Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States
M5A1 crews from Company D, 761st Tank Battalion, stand by awaiting call to clean out scattered German machine gun nests in Coburg, Germany
An M5A1 passing through the wrecked streets of Coutances, Normandy
The M3 Lee, officially Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank used during World War II. The turret was produced in two different forms, one for US needs and one modified to British requirements
M3 Stuart
…rear. The project started in September 1942 and was abandoned in February 1943. T57 gun motor carriage Variant of T56 with Continental engine of the Medium Tank M3. Also dropped in February 1943. T81 chemical mortar motor carriage M5A1-based 4.2 inch (107 mm) chemical mortar carrier. T82 howitzer motor carriage…
Medium Tank, M3, Fort Knox, June 1942
The armor plate on the M3 was too heavy for welding and had to be riveted in position.
Crew exiting a "disabled" M3 tank during training maneuvers held at Camp Polk in February 1943
British Grant (left) and Lee (right) at El Alamein (in the Egyptian Western Desert) 1942, showing differences between the British turret and the original design of the M3