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  M3 Stuart Lend Lease

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Light Tank M3 / M3 "Stuart"

USSR

Light Tank

Tier III

Totals
Cost	none
Health	200
Weight/Load Limit	12.01/12.5t
Crew
4
Mobility
Engine Power	268hp
Speed Limit	61km/h
Traverse Speed	40deg/s
Armor
Hull Armor	38/25/25mm
Turret Armor	38/25/25mm
Armament
Damage	30-50HP
Penetration	36-60mm
Rate of Fire	27.27r/m
Accuracy	0.4m
Aim time	1.8s
Turret Traverse	46deg/s
Gun Traverse Arc
Gun Vertical Limits
Ammo Capacity
General
Chance of Fire	20%
View Range	320m
Signal Range	370m
Parent	none
Child	none

Values Are Stock // Top

The M3 Stuart Lend Lease is a Soviet tier 3 light tank that was only available by entering a special code distributed by another site. 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.

Modules

Tr Nm Dam Pen RoF Acr Aim Pr Wt 02II 37 mm M-5 48/70/19(HP) 40/40/50(mm) 27.27(r/m) 0.40(m) 1.8(s) 0 0078 78(kg)

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Tr Nm Arm T.Tr VR Pr Wt 02II D37812 0038 38/25/25(mm) 0046 46(d/s) 0320 320(m) 0 1 250 1 250(kg)

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Tr Nm Pw CoF Pr Wt 04IV Continental W-670 0268 268(h.p.) 020 20% 0 0256 256(kg)

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Tr Nm LL Tv Pr Wt 02II Stuart E1 12.5 12.5(t) 040 40(d/s) 0 3 000 3 000(kg)

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Tr Nm SR Pr Wt 04IV SCR 209 0370 370(m) 0 0080 80(kg)

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Historical Info

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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