M3 Light
USSR·
Light TankThe 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.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 8 plates
Turret
All 6 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 960
- Damage
- 40
- Penetration
- 48 mm
- … at 500m
- 36 mm
- Reload time
- 2.50 s
- Rate of fire
- 24.00/min
- Aim time
- 1.90 s
- Dispersion
- 0.460 m
- … moving
- 0.240
- … tank traverse
- 0.240
- … turret traverse
- 0.160
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 50
- Caliber
- 37.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 765 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 180
- Potential damage
- 7,200
- Shell cost
- 18 cr
- Top speed
- 61 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 20 km/h
- Power/weight
- 22.31 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 40.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 40.2 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 61.0 km/h
- … medium
- 61.0 km/h
- … soft
- 39.0 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 40.0 °/s
- … medium
- 34.9 °/s
- … soft
- 19.2 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 25 °
- Gun depression
- 10 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.10
- … medium
- 1.26
- … soft
- 2.29
- Hull armor
- 38 / 25 / 25
- Turret armor
- 38 / 25 / 25
- Health
- 390
- Engine health
- 80
- … repaired
- 40
- Track health
- 70
- … repaired
- 55
- … repair time
- 5.71 s
- Ammo rack health
- 100
- … repaired
- 70
- Fuel tank health
- 125
- … repaired
- 50
- Total weight
- 12,010 kg
- Stationary camo
- 13.35 / 5.36%
- Moving camo
- 13.35 / 5.36%
- View range
- 280 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
360° traverse
CommanderLoader
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
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Performance over time
Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift
Population spread
How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)
Top players
Highest performers in the M3 Light on NA
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
6:45review[1616] M3 Light / 2 kills / 915 dmg / 661 xp / 18.827 credits || World of Tanks
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5:57review[1165] M3 Light / 2 kills / 391 dmg / 278 xp / 9.784 credits || World of Tanks
2:27reviewGOT - The M3 Light Tank
10:51reviewAwesome M3 light game - World of Tanks
9:23reviewA World of Tanks Recording of the M3 Light
0:23reviewWorld of Tanks M3 Light EPICNESS
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Balance changelog
What changed for this tank between game versions
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