Tier III Light Tank USA

M3 Stuart

Tank ID 289

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed in 1938 through 1941 on the basis of the M2. Mass-produced from 1941. More than 13,000 vehicles in various versions were built, from the M3 to the M3A3, all of which were supplied to almost every allied nation under Lend-Lease. The M3 tanks were designated Stuart I by the British, while the M3A1 version received the designation Stuart III. The M3 first saw action in the battle at Sidi Rezegh.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

420

Weight

12.1 t

Forward speed

61 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

320 m

Signal range

325 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	38	25	25
Turret	38	25	25

Engine: Guiberson T-1020-4 (M3) · 335 hp

Radio: SCR 210

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm Gun M5 (M3)

Calibre 37 mm

Reload time 2.0 s

Aiming time 1.7 s

Dispersion 0.43

Rate of fire 30.00 /min

Ammo capacity 205

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 47 / 62 / 78 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 62 / 82 / 103 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 %

502

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

730

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

943

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 304

Avg. spotted 2.13

Avg. kills 1.05

Avg. defence 1.62

Exp. win rate 55.69 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

51.56 %

Avg. WN8

726

Battles

8,700

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 36 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	Opa_Andy eu	2,231	171	61.99 %
2	marius1567 eu	1,711	255	52.55 %
3	skill4ltu eu	1,533	112	59.82 %
4	F6L3X eu	1,498	108	54.63 %
5	m00h eu	1,436	140	56.43 %
6	Thraximundurabrask na	1,414	59	62.71 %
7	TheKalash_Management eu	1,277	296	56.76 %
8	kvintonr1 eu	1,268	51	66.67 %
9	NeuDarchau eu	894	211	59.24 %
10	themooseisloose eu	656	178	55.62 %