M5 Stuart

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|At first, the M5 Stuart appears to be a minor downgrade from the [[M3 Stuart]], with slightly worse armor and lower speed for more hit points. The biggest difference is the ability to equip the fearsome 75mm Howitzer M3. The M5's excellent speed and agility can be used to expose the thin rear and side armor of your opponents for maximum effect. Be warned though, its accuracy is poor, so come in fast, get close, and then get out of there. You can always come around for another pass from a different angle.

|InTheGame_pros=
* Good top speed and maneuverability
* Excellent damage output with the 75mm howitzer if HEAT ammo is used.
* Good turret traverse speed
* Good view and signal range
* 75mm Howitzer has excellent gun elevation, comparable to artillery, as well as great gun depression.
* Small chunk of spaced armor near the turret machine gun
* With 75mm Howitzer, vehicle can rip apart even Tier 6 medium tanks. 

|InTheGame_cons=
* Has scout matchmaking, it can meet vehicles up to tier 7
* Poor hull and turret armor
* Below average penetration and rate of fire
* 2nd turret has an open top and has weaker armor

|InTheGame_performance=
Due to its battle tier placement, this tank is relegated to a scouting role. However, it can do more than just scout; its 75mm howitzer can do significant damage to the thinner armor of enemy tanks. This tank is not completely defenseless, but it cannot stand against enemy fire, harass the enemy with hit and run tactics. This tank can win in a dogfight with pretty much any other tier 4 light, destroy almost any arty it will come up against, and seriously annoy anything else. If you can force the enemy's attention away from allies, their jobs will be much easier and you will have greatly contributed to team victory.

|InTheGame_research=
* The 37 mm Gun M6, Continental R-975-C1 engine, and SCR 506 radio carry over from the M3 Stuart. All of them can be installed immediately. The 75 mm Howitzer M3 (requires the second turret) will already be unlocked if you played the [[M2 Medium Tank]] prior to this tank.
* First research the second turret.
* Research the 75mm Howitzer M3 if you did not research it on the M2 Medium Tank
* Next research the upgraded suspension.
* Go from there.

|InTheGame_equipment=
Vents, GLD, Coated Optics, Wet Ammo Rack, Binocular Telescope, Camouflage Net

|Gallery=
image:M5_Stuart_001.jpg
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|History=
[[image:United States' M5 Light Tank at the Patton Museum in Ft Knox, Kentucky.png |thumb|200px|left|The United States' M5 Light Tank at the Patton Museum in Ft Knox, Kentucky ]]
The Light Tank M5 was a modified [[M3 Stuart|Light Tank M3]] with a new power train and an improved armor layout. A radial engine shortage was expected in 1941, and it was decided to find alternative engines to power tanks. The engines in the M5 were Cadillac automobile engines, each with its own transmission. The hull was all-welded, and the glacis was sloped and moved out to make more room for the drivers. The drivers had their own hatches, which were equipped with periscopes. Direct vision for the drivers was through two peepholes that were closed with steel plugs attached with chains. The M5's turret was the same as that on the light tank M3A1. The M5 was originally known as light tank M4, but was redesignated to M5 to avoid confusion with the medium tank M4. The British called the M5 the Stuart VI.

|HistoricalGallery=
image:M5 Light Tank with the 761st Tank Battalion in Coburg, Germany, 21 April 1945.png{{!}}M5 Light Tank with the 761st Tank Battalion in Coburg, Germany, 21 April 1945
image:M5 Light Tank with the 7th US Army entering Neustadt a.d. Aisch, Germany on April 6, 1945.png{{!}}M5 Light Tank with the 7th US Army entering Neustadt a.d. Aisch, Germany on April 6, 1945
image:United States' M5 light tank, Stuart, gun mount.png{{!}}United States' M5 Light Tank, Stuart, gun mount
image:United States' M5 light tank, Stuart, on exercise in 1944.png{{!}}United States' M5 Light Tank, Stuart, on exercise in 1944
image:United States' M5 light tank, Stuart.png{{!}}United States' M5 Light Tank, Stuart

|Ref_references=


|Ref_sources=
* Hunnicutt, R. P. Stuart, A History of the American Light Tank. Vol. 1; 1992, Presidio Press. ISBN 0-89141-462-2.
* Zaloga, Steven. M3 & M5 Stuart Light Tank. 1999; Osprey New Vanguard 33. ISBN 978-1-85532-911-9.
* Zaloga, Steven. Japanese Tanks 1939-45. Osprey New Vanguard 137. ISBN 978-1-84603-091-8.
* Zaloga, Steven. Armored Thunderbolt, The US Army Sherman in World War II. 2008; Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0424-3.
* Hembree, Mark. "History You Can Model" FineScale Modeler February 2011..Page 74 (ISSN 0277-979X, USPS No. 679-590)

|Ref_links=
* https://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/m5stuart.html

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