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World of Tanks EU statistics for the III USSR light tank M3 Light.
M3 Light characteristics
Firepower
- Damage
- 40hp
- … vs modules
- 50hp
- Penetration
- 48mm
- … at 500m
- 36mm
- DPM
- 960
- Reload
- 2.50s
- Rate of fire
- 24.00/min
- Aim time
- 1.90s
- Dispersion
- 0.457m
- … moving
- 0.240
- … hull traverse
- 0.240
- … turret traverse
- 0.160
- … after firing
- 4.00×
- … gun damaged
- 2.00×
- Shell velocity
- 765m/s
- Max range
- 720m
- Caliber
- 37mm
- Ammo capacity
- 180
- … potential damage
- 7,200hp
- Shell cost
- 18
- … full ammo
- 3,240
- Gun depression
- 25°
- Gun elevation
- 10°
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
Mobility
- Top speed
- 61km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20km/h
- Engine power
- 268hp
- Power/weight
- 22.3hp/t
- Hull traverse
- 40.0°/s
- Turret traverse
- 40.3°/s
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.26
- … soft
- 2.29
- … hard
- 61.0km/h
- … medium
- 61.0km/h
- … soft
- 35.6km/h
- … hard
- 40.0°/s
- … medium
- 34.9°/s
- … soft
- 19.2°/s
Terrain resistance
Effective speed
Effective traverse
Survivability
- Hit points
- 390hp
- … front
- 38mm
- … side
- 25mm
- … rear
- 25mm
- … front
- 38mm
- … side
- 25mm
- … rear
- 25mm
- Track armor
- 10mm
- Fire chance
- 20.0%
- Track repair time
- 10.03s
- … ammo rack
- 100 / 70hp
- … track
- 70 / 55hp
- … engine
- 80 / 40hp
- … fuel tank
- 125 / 50hp
- … turret ring
- 80 / 40hp
- … viewport
- 60 / 30hp
Hull armor
Turret armor
Module HP (max / repaired)
Spotting & other
- View range
- 280m
- Signal range
- 325m
- … stationary
- 15.2%
- … moving
- 15.2%
- Weight
- 12.0t
Camouflage
Ammunition
Equipment
Consumables
Directives
Crew Skills
Crew level100%
Commander / Loader
Gunner
Radio Operator
DriverM3 Light modules
II37 mm M5Stock
IID37812Stock
IVContinental W-670Stock
IIStuart E1Stock
IVSCR 209Stock
IIIM3 Light
M3 Light historical reference
The M3 light tank was created in 1938–1941 on the basis of the M2 and entered the mass production in 1941. A total of 13,000 vehicles of different modifications were produced (from M3 to M3A3) and supplied almost to all Allies under Lend-Lease. From 1942 through 1943, 1,232 M3 Stuart vehicles were sent to the U.S.S.R. They were first used in the battle for the Barvenkovo bulge near Kharkov in May 1942.