M3/M5 Stuart

Also known as Stuart tank, Light Tank, M3, Light Tank M3, M3 Light Tank

Carri armati leggeri statunitensi

Key facts

Type: Light tank
Place of origin: United States
In service: 1941 ( 1941 ) –present
Designer: U.S. Army Ordnance Department
Manufacturer: American Car and Foundry Company Cadillac division of General Motors General Motors Massey-Harris
Unit cost: $32,915 (M3A1), $27,057 (M5)
Produced: 1941 ( 1941 ) –1944 ( 1944 )
Number span no built: 22,744 M3 and M5
Variants: See Variants
Mass: 33,500 lb (15.20 metric tons)
Length: 15 ft 10.5 in (4.84 m) with sand shields and rear stowage box
Width: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) with sand shields
Height: 8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) over anti-aircraft machine gun
Crew: 4 (commander, gunner, driver, assistant driver )
Armor: 0.375 to 2.0 in (9.5 to 50.8 mm)
Main armament: 37 mm Gun M6 in Mount M44, 147 rounds
Secondary armament: 3 × .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919A4 machine guns , 6,750 rounds
Engine: Twin Cadillac Series 42, 220 hp (160 kW) at 3,400 rpm

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: light tank
Operator: United States
Country of origin: United States
Followed by: M24 Chaffee
Mass: 12.9
Image: M3-Stuart-Fort-Knox-1.jpg
Height: 2.39
Width: 2.24
Length: 4.53
Speed: 58
Said to be same as: M5 Stuart

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native label: M3 Stuart
Commons gallery: Stuart tank
Commons category: Stuart tank
total produced: 23685
different from: M3 Lee

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Article · Italiano

L'M3 e l'M5 Stuart furono dei carri armati leggeri prodotti negli Stati Uniti durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Il nome Stuart venne attribuito al mezzo dall'esercito britannico. La designazione ufficiale presso le forze armate statunitensi era quella di Light tank M3 o Light Tank M5. Presso gli equipaggi britannici era conosciuto anche come Honey.

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