Tier IV Light Tank China

M5A1 Stuart

Tank ID 3121

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

The first tanks of the M5 series were produced in April 1942, and a new modification, the M5A1, was preferred over other variants. After the M24 Chaffee was developed, the M5A1 tanks were deemed obsolete and were exported to other countries, including China. A total of 100 tanks of this type were supplied to the Kuomintang. During the Civil War (1946–1949), many of these vehicles were captured by the PLA.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

495

Weight

15.6 t

Forward speed

64 km/h

Reverse speed

20 km/h

View range

340 m

Signal range

615 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	29	29	25
Turret	38	32	32

Engine: Twin Cadillac, Series 42 · 410 hp

Radio: SCR 506

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm M6

Calibre 37 mm

Reload time 1.9 s

Aiming time 1.7 s

Dispersion 0.39

Rate of fire 31.58 /min

Ammo capacity 185

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 38 / 50 / 63

Penetration 53 / 70 / 88 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 38 / 50 / 63

Penetration 86 / 115 / 144 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 45 / 60 / 75

Penetration 14 / 19 / 24 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

598

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

871

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,124

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 363

Avg. spotted 2.33

Avg. kills 0.95

Avg. defence 1.20

Exp. win rate 55.71 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

67.25 %

Avg. WN8

4,397

Battles

36,172

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 2 of 57 at Tier IV

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	PeterLustig79 eu	7,448	13,386	77.32 %
2	lNSPlRATlON_ eu	7,079	77	96.10 %
3	TANK_B_KYCTAX_ZAXBATYUK eu	5,661	5,217	85.01 %
4	m00h eu	5,540	217	71.43 %
5	stronk_noob eu	5,120	902	65.19 %
6	Eumelmad eu	3,945	80	66.25 %
7	Barry_The_Ballin_Bear na	3,484	147	57.14 %
8	swiss1809 na	3,374	109	59.63 %
9	Banned eu	2,879	85	52.94 %
10	Dem0nX eu	2,877	713	56.80 %