Tier III Light Tank Soviet Union

M3 Light

Tank ID 52737

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

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.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

390

Weight

12.0 t

Forward speed

61 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

280 m

Signal range

325 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	38	25	25
Turret	38	25	25

Engine: Continental W-670 · 268 hp

Radio: SCR 209

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm M5

Calibre 37 mm

Reload time 2.5 s

Aiming time 1.9 s

Dispersion 0.46

Rate of fire 24.00 /min

Ammo capacity 180

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 36 / 48 / 60 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 53 / 70 / 88 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 38 / 50 / 63

Penetration 14 / 19 / 24 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

496

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

722

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

932

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 301

Avg. spotted 1.61

Avg. kills 0.99

Avg. defence 1.64

Exp. win rate 51.82 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

48.56 %

Avg. WN8

690

Battles

3,606

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 62 of 64 at Tier III

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	Xilense eu	2,523	61	77.05 %
2	skill4ltu eu	1,742	75	60.00 %
3	Goldun eu	1,664	67	49.25 %
4	H0bg0bl1n eu	972	55	58.18 %
5	Sergent_Hartman eu	934	121	59.50 %
6	Callum_GT eu	924	72	58.33 %
7	CorpsEng na	608	192	47.92 %
8	Remicade1975 eu	592	1,270	47.17 %
9	Eumelmad eu	401	57	52.63 %
10	Mol1t eu	380	73	36.99 %