Patton Museum - M3A3 Stuart Light Tank
Bill Maloney
11/29/2010

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09 M3 Stuart Light Tank Bow Machine Gun 10 M3 Stuart Light Tank Driver's Position 11 M3 Stuart Light Tank

M3 Stuart Tank Specifications:

M3 and M5 Stuart Light Tanks at other Military Museums in the northeast
M3A1 Stuart Light Tank M3A2 Stuart Light Tank
Another M3A1 Stuart Light Tank at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ An M3A2 Stuart Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen, MD
M3A1 Stuart Light Tank M5A1 Stuart Light Tank
Another M3A1 Stuart Light Tank at the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro, NH An M5A1 Stuart Light Tank at the American Armored Foundation Museum in Danville, VA
  M5A1 Stuart Light Tank
  M5A1 Stuart Light Tank at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY

Length: 14 feet, 1 inch
Width:
7 feet, 4 inches
Height:
7 feet, 7 inches
Crew:
4
Weight:
14 Tons
Max Speed: 37mph
Range: 100 miles
Armor: 2.5" Frontal
Powerplant: Continental W-670 Air Cooled Radial Gas Engine 250hp
Fuel Capacity: 104 gallons
Armament:
 37mm gun
 One 7.62mm coax Machine Gun
 One 7.62mm Bow Machine Gun
 One 7.62mm Cupola Mounted Machine Gun
Entered Service: 1940
Unit Cost: $

Here's a Youtube video of an M3A1Stuart Light Tank starting up. Another video of the same Stuart Tank driving across a field and the tank coming to a stop and parking. I though the background in these videos seemed really familiar, then realized it is right next to the campground I stay at in Stowe when I go biking in northern VT.

One more great Stuart Tank video from the interior on the move giving a good view of the driver using the track braking levers to steer and stop the tank.

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