The M3 Stuart is not to be confused with the M3 Lee/Grant - a medium tank model that proved impactfulin WWII.

But the M3’s design was in fact based upon expediency. Entering World War II, the United States fielded only M2A4 and M3 Stuart light tanks and a few dozen M2 medium tank suitable only for training.

The M3 medium tank, largely overshadowed by its successor the M4 Sherman, has a few stylish distinctions to it: It had two names, after American civil war generals who were archfoes. It co-starred ...

The M3 Lee military tank has a fascinating history in and out of warfare during WWII. Here are its biggest strengths and weaknesses.

The interim vehicles US soldiers abandon a disabled M3 Lee tank during maneuvers at Camp Polk, Louisiana, February 12, 1943. US Army Signal Corps US tank development had a humble beginning.

An early M3 Stuart produced with a riveted hull, the military relic in the photo gallery found its way to Australia for training purposes in the 1940s. It remained in the Land Down Under until ...

Both based on the M3 chassis, the American Lee and British Grant fought the same war with different priorities. One added a ...

Before the Sherman, there was the Lee. Rushed into service and armed with two cannons, the M3 Lee/Grant wasn’t perfect—but it held the line when it mattered most.