Tier II Light Tank USA

M2 Light

Tank ID 1825

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Development of the vehicle based on the M2A3 model was started in December 1938. The tank featured a new two-man turret with more powerful armament. A total of 365 vehicles were manufactured from May 1940 through March 1941. In April 1942, ten additional tanks were produced for training purposes. Some vehicles were supplied to the U.K. under Lend-Lease, others were deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps and saw combat in the Pacific Theater.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

305

Weight

8.6 t

Forward speed

58 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

310 m

Signal range

265 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	38	25	25
Turret	16	16	16

Engine: Guiberson T-10204 · 250 hp

Radio: SCR 200

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

20 mm Hispano-Suiza Birkigt Gun (M2)

Calibre 20 mm

Reload time 9.4 s

Aiming time 1.9 s

Dispersion 0.50

Rate of fire 83.33 /min

Ammo capacity 2,400

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 9 / 12 / 15

Penetration 23 / 30 / 38 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 9 / 12 / 15

Penetration 31 / 41 / 51 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

487

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

708

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

914

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 295

Avg. spotted 2.45

Avg. kills 1.50

Avg. defence 1.62

Exp. win rate 56.60 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

55.61 %

Avg. WN8

1,576

Battles

14,833

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 5 of 51 at Tier II

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

#	Player	WN8	Battles	Win rate
1	BigPrank eu	5,416	65	80.00 %
2	__FEH0MEH__ eu	5,028	160	96.88 %
3	grego34 na	4,149	974	56.16 %
4	Jogele eu	4,030	666	57.96 %
5	Unbekannt eu	2,985	354	68.36 %
6	Rasierer32 eu	2,138	1,110	64.50 %
7	marius1567 eu	2,116	108	54.63 %
8	F6L3X eu	2,115	172	47.67 %
9	Phenomenw eu	1,992	80	63.75 %
10	G0TT_M1T_UNS eu	1,870	67	61.19 %