M3 Light

M3_Stuart_LL (Stock)

Totals

850 Coût

330 PSDurabilité

12.01 / 12.5 Poids

Crew

1. Chef de char
2. Chargeur
3. Tireur
4. Opérateur radio
5. Pilote

Armor

38/25/25Blindage caisse(avant/flancs/arrière, mm)

38/25/25Blindage tourelle(avant/flancs/arrière, mm)

Maneuver

268 chPuissance moteur

61 km/hVitesse maximale / en marche arrière

40 °/sVitesse de rotation

Firepower

40 damage

48 mmPénétration moyenne

3.2 Temps pour un chargement complet

40 °/sVitesse de rotation du canon

Communication

210 mPortée de vue

500 mPortée du signal radio

M3 Light

III

850

It was previously available to new players for completing the in-game training course. It's slightly better than a stock M3 Stuart, but inferior to one that's been fully upgraded. Even so, don't underestimate this tank, as it still has decent top speed and a fast-firing cannon.

Tourelle

Niveau	Tourelle	Blindage tourelle (avant/flancs/arrière, mm)	Vitesse de rotation du canon (°/s)	Portée de vue (m)	Expérience	Poids (t)
II	D37812	38/25/25	40	210	0	1250

Niveau	Canon	Pénétration moyenne (mm)		Cadence de tir	Dispersion à 100 m	Temps de visée	Expérience	Poids (t)
II	37 mm M5	48/70/19	40/40/50	18.75	0.36	1.7	0	78

Moteur

Niveau	Moteur	Puissance moteur (ch)	Probabilité d'incendie à l'impact	Expérience	Poids (t)
IV	Continental W-670	268	20	0	256

Niveau	Suspension	Limite de charge	Vitesse de rotation (°/s)	Expérience	Poids (t)
II	Stuart E1	12.5	40	0	3000

Radio

Niveau	Radio	Portée du signal radio (m)	Expérience	Poids (t)
IV	SCR_209	500	0	80

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Avis des joueurs

Points forts/faibles

Points forts :

• Excellent top speed

• Good turret traverse speed and elevation arc

• Good rate of fire

• Very good frontal armor for light tank, immune to most machineguns and autocannons (except weak spots like driver's hatch)

• Does not encounter tier 5 battles, unlike the regular Stuart

Points faibles :

• Poor damage and penetration

• Poor view and signal range

Performance

The short signal range makes it less beneficial as a scout than it otherwise could be. However, it is a effective flanker, and it has a fast firing cannon but low penetration, so shooting at the sides of enemy tanks in a must.

Informations Historiques

From the summer of 1942, when enough US medium tanks had been received, the British usually kept Stuarts out of tank-to-tank combat, using them primarily for reconnaissance. The turret was removed from some examples to save weight and improve speed and range. These became known as "Stuart Recce". Some others were converted to armored personnel carriers and were known as "Stuart Kangaroo", and some were converted command vehicles and known as "Stuart Command". M3s, M3A3s, and M5s continued in British service until the end of the war, but British units had a smaller proportion of these light tanks than US units. The other major Lend-Lease recipient of the M3, the Soviet Union, was even less happy with the tank, considering it undergunned, underarmored, likely to catch fire, and too sensitive to fuel quality. The narrow tracks were highly unsuited to operation in winter conditions, as they resulted in high ground pressures under which the tank sank into the snow. Further, the M3's radial aircraft engine required high-octane fuel, which complicated Soviet logistics as most of their tanks used diesel. However, the M3 was superior to early-war Soviet light tanks such as the T-60, which were often underpowered and possessed even lighter armament than the Stuart. In 1943, the Red Army tried out the M5 and decided that the upgraded design was not much better than the M3. Being less desperate than in 1941, the Soviets turned down an American offer to supply the M5. M3s continued in Red Army service at least until 1944.

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