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M5 Stuart
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M5 Stuart

USAUSA·Light TankLight Tank

A further modification of the M3 Stuart, the M5 entered production in April 1942. By June 1944 a total of 8,884 vehicles in two variants had been produced. The tank was used in all theaters of war.

Configuration
Health
520
DPM
1,546
View range
360m
Speed
64km/h
Camo
80Excellent
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
9.5mm
63.5mm

Hull

All 12 plates

Turret 2 of 2

All 8 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Weaponry
DPM
1,546
Damage
50
Penetration
71 mm
… at 500m
55 mm
Reload time
7.70 s
Clip size
5
… clip damage
250 / 2.0s
… intra-clip
0.50 s
Rate of fire
30.93/min
Aim time
1.70 s
Dispersion
0.380 m
… moving
0.150
… tank traverse
0.150
… turret traverse
0.100
… after firing
1.5
Damage vs. modules
50
Caliber
37.0 mm
Shell velocity
884 m/s
Max range
720 m
Ammo capacity
220
Potential damage
11,000
Shell cost
18 cr
Mobility
Top speed
64 km/h
Reverse speed
20 km/h
Power/weight
26.23 hp/t
Tank traverse
50.0 °/s
Turret traverse
44.0 °/s
Effective top speed
… hard
64.0 km/h
… medium
64.0 km/h
… soft
55.2 km/h
Effective traverse
… hard
50.0 °/s
… medium
45.0 °/s
… soft
23.7 °/s
Gun elevation
20 °
Gun depression
10 °
Gun traverse range
360°
Terrain resistance
… hard
0.90
… medium
1.00
… soft
1.90
Everything Else
Hull armor
29 / 29 / 25
Turret armor
45 / 32 / 32
Health
520
Engine health
104
… repaired
52
Track health
80
… repaired
60
… repair time
4.57 s
Ammo rack health
140
… repaired
90
Fuel tank health
125
… repaired
50
Total weight
15,250 kg
Stationary camo
13.60 / 5.55%
Moving camo
13.60 / 5.55%
View range
360 m
Fire chance
20%
Tank cost
143,000 cr
Gun Constraints

360° traverse

Crew
  • Commander
  • Gunner
  • Driver
  • Radio Operator
  • Loader
A-03 · MODULE RESEARCH

Module research

Guns
III
Stock
37 mm Gun M6 (M5)
IV
1,100
37 mm Gun T16
Turrets
III
Stock
M5 Stuart
IV
1,220
M5A1 Stuart
Radios
IX
Stock
SCR 506
Engines
III
Stock
Twin Cadillac, Series 42
IV
550
Continental R-975-C1
Tracks
III
Stock
M5 Stuart
IV
1,200
M5A1 Stuart
A-04 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
3750
Super Unicum
Avg WNX
2807
unicum
Win rate
56.4%
Good
DPG
907
Frags
1.58
Spots
2.06
Survival
35.8%
Dmg taken
456
Hit rate
69.5%
Spot assist
125
Track assist
13
Defense
1.06
Avg XP
646

Aggregated from 1,847 tracked NA players · 32,653 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.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-05 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the M5 Stuart on NA

  1. #1MACHETE__724 battles1,729
  2. #2HauptmannDinoVercotti263 battles1,693
  3. #3Greek_Parrot540 battles1,574
  4. #4Blitzkrieg1943625 battles1,536
  5. #5BLIGH72,499 battles1,443
  6. #6Kale_Rightner291 battles1,411
  7. #7BushWookie777627 battles1,377
  8. #8General_Will139 battles1,316
  9. #9twoeyedox448 battles1,315
  10. #10AndrewRyan1965210 battles1,272
A-06 · VIDEO INTEL

Video reviews

Curated reviews, replays, and guides from veteran players

A-07 · SIMILAR HULLS

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A-08 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

  1. 2.0Sep 1, 2025
    • SuspensionVVSS T16E3M5 Stuart
    • Dispersion during movement——
    • Dispersion on hull traverse——
    • Traverse speed4046
    • Mobility on hard terrain——
    • Mobility on medium terrain——
    • Mobility on soft terrain——
    • SuspensionVVSS T36E8M5A1 Stuart
    • Dispersion during movement——
    • Dispersion on hull traverse——
    • Traverse speed4250
    • Power320370
    • Power350400
    • Turret in-game nameM5M5 Stuart
    • View range340350
    • Turret in-game nameM5A1M5A1 Stuart
    • GunM5 / 37 mm Gun M6M5 Stuart / 37 mm Gun M6 (M5)
    • Reload time2.32
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.420.38
    • AP damage4050
    • APCR* damage4050
    • HE damage5060
    • AP penetration5667
    • APCR* penetration7886
    • GunM5 / 37 mm Gun T16M5 Stuart / 37 mm Gun T16
    • Reload time7.68
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.40.39
    • Dispersion on turret traverse——
    • AP damage4050
    • APCR* damage4050
    • HE damage5060
    • AP penetration6571
    • APCR* penetration8795
    • GunM5A1 / 37 mm Gun M6M5A1 Stuart / 37 mm Gun M6 (M5)
    • Reload time2.32
    • Dispersion at 100 m0.40.38
    • AP damage4050
    • APCR* damage4050
    • HE damage5060
    • AP penetration5667
    • APCR* penetration7886
    • GunM5A1 / 37 mm Gun T16M5A1 Stuart / 37 mm Gun T16
    • Reload time7.27.7
    • AP damage4050
    • APCR* damage4050
    • HE damage5060
    • AP penetration6571
    • APCR* penetration8795
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