Designed on the basis of a series of light tanks (It was originally called "military vehicles"), is produced in the thirties, at the start of World War II, the M3 "Stuart" was the main US tank. Compared with its predecessor M3 had heavy armor, especially the frontal, more robust suspension with larger sloth, also had viewing slots in the tower. All of these changes were made mainly in accordance with the conclusions, obtained from the study of reports from European battlefields, admitted to 1939 g. and 1940 g. M3 received a "green light" in July 1940 city, and in March 1941 g. It began its serial production.
M3 Stuart tank – video
The first modification differs riveted turret and hull, but soon the designers introduced a cast turret, as riveting tended to depart, when I got armor shell. In the first versions of M3 in sponsons on the sides of the machine guns were, serviced driver, however, they are often filmed. As soon as the industry began to produce M3, they were immediately sent to Britain under the Lend-Lease, and fighting in the Western Desert in November 1941 g. Englishmen had quite a significant number of these machines. British, they did not prevent the war in North Africa, Although the M3 had a very short-range, that was later corrected by designers by installing additional fuel tanks.
Officially, the British called the M3 "General Stuart", or simply "Stewart", and unofficially soldiers called him "Honey". Typically, the tank was equipped with 7-cylinder gasoline engine "Kontinentel", but were 9-cylinder diesels "Gvibertsona" on many of the early M3, Although the machine code is not changed. As a result, there were problems with the provision of spare parts and fuel, especially the British, who called later version "Stuart II». M3, and then MZA1 and MZAZ welded hulls soon become outdated and could not compete on equal terms with German tanks, However, it is suited for the exploration and still function normally in China and Burma, where small dimensions allow the machine to operate successfully in a jungle. The US Army officially recognized the M3 obsolete in July 1943 city, putting into service a larger MB, but the British army and the armed forces of some other countries continued to use "Stuart" to the end of the war, and in some cases, and after the.
The performance characteristics of the M3 Stuart tank
Crew, pers.: 4
years of production: 1941—1944
The number of issued, PC.: 23 685
The layout: front office management, rear engine
The weight of the tank M3 Stuart
– 12,7 tonnes
Dimensions M3 Stuart tank
– body Length, mm: 4531
– housing width, mm: 2235
– Height, mm: 2640
– Clearance, mm: 420
Armor Tank M3 Stuart
– Type broni: steel surface-hardened
– housing forehead (top), mm / city.: 38 / 17°
– housing forehead (middle), mm / city.: 16 / 69°
– housing forehead (through), mm / city.: 44 / 23—90°
– body board, mm / city.: 25 / 0°
– housing feed (top), mm / city.: 25 / 59°
– housing feed (middle), mm / city.: 25 / 0°
– housing feed (through), mm / city.: 25 / 20°
– Bottom, mm: 10—13
– corps roof, mm: 13
– tower forehead, mm / city.: 38 / 10°
– gun mantlet, mm / city.: 38 / 0—14°
– board towers, mm / city.: 25 / 0°
– tower feed, mm / city.: 25 / 0°
– tower roof, mm: 13 / 75—90°
Armament M3 Stuart
– Caliber guns and stamp: 37-mm M6
– gun type: nareznaya
– barrel length, calibres: 53,1
– gun ammunition: 103
– sights: M40A2
– Shotgun: 5 × 7,62-mm Browning M1919A4
M3 Stuart tank engine
– engine's type: star-7-cylinder air-cooling Carburetor
– Engine power, l. from.: 250
speed of the tank M3 Stuart
– Road speed, kmh: 61
– Cruising on the highway, km: 113
– Cruising cross country, km: 72
– power density, l. p. / m: 17,9
– suspension type: semi-detached pairs, horizontal springs
– Unit ground pressure, kg / cm²: 0,60
– Gradeability, city.: 35°
– to overcome the wall, m: 0,6
– trench, m: 1,8
– fording, m: 0,9
Photo tank M3 Stuart
