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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · M3-LIGHT
IIIPremium
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.
Health
390
DPM
960
View range
280m
Speed
61km/h
Camo
77Good
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA
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.
Armor
10mm44mm
Hull
All 8 plates
Turret
All 6 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
- 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
Mobility
- 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
Everything Else
- 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%
Gun Constraints
360° traverse
Crew
CommanderLoader
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE
Server performance
Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d
Avg WN8
75
Very Bad
Avg WNX
2
Very Bad
Win rate
0.0%
Terrible
DPG
79
Frags
0.00
Spots
3.50
Survival
0.0%
Dmg taken
390
Hit rate
60.0%
Spot assist
0
Track assist
0
Defense
0.00
Avg XP
106
Aggregated from 2 tracked NA players · 2 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.
MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%—
85%—
95%—
Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.
A-04 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
Highest performers in the M3 Light on NA
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL
Video reviews
Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players
A-06 · SIMILAR HULLS
A-07 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
Patch-by-patch changes to this tank
No tracked balance changes
When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.
