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Configuration
| Specification | M3 Stuart | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Light tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1941 ( 1941 ) –present[source] | — |
| Wars | World War II Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Darul Islam rebellion First Indochina War Chinese Civil War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 South Maluku rebellion Korean War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War PRRI rebellion Permesta rebellion 1959 Cuban Revolution Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Nicaraguan Revolution 30 September Movement Football War Salvadoran Civil War[source] | — |
commander, gunner, driver, assistant driver
Single source4 (commander, gunner, driver, assistant driver )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer |
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U.S. Army Ordnance Department[source] |
201st Research Institute[source] |
| Manufacturer | American Car and Foundry Company Cadillac division of General Motors General Motors Massey-Harris[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | $32,915 (M3A1), $27,057 (M5)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1941 ( 1941 ) –1944 ( 1944 )[source] | — |
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| No. built | 22,744 M3 and M5[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | 0.375 to 2.0 in (9.5 to 50.8 mm)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 37 mm Gun M6 in Mount M44 147 rounds[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 3 × .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919A4 machine guns 6,750 rounds[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Power/weight | 13.14 horsepower per short ton (14.48 hp/t)[source] | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Transmission | Hydramatic 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)[source] | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 89 U.S. gallons (340 liters; 74 imperial gallons)[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Australia | Australia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Belgium | Belgium[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Bolivia | Bolivia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Brazil | Brazil[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Canada | Canada[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Chile | Chile[source] | — |
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| Former operator · People's Republic of China | People's Republic of China[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Taiwan | Taiwan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Colombia | Colombia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Cuba | Cuba[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Dominican Republic | Dominican Republic[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Ecuador | Ecuador[source] | — |
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| Former operator · El Salvador | El Salvador[source] | — |
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| Former operator · France | France[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Guatemala | Guatemala[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Haiti | Haiti[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kingdom of Hungary | Kingdom of Hungary[source] | — |
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| Former operator · India | India[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Indonesia | Indonesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Italy | Italy[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Japan | Japan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Kingdom of Laos | Kingdom of Laos[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Mexico | Mexico[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Netherlands | Netherlands[source] | — |
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| Former operator · New Zealand | New Zealand[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Nicaragua | Nicaragua[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Pakistan | Pakistan[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Philippines | Philippines[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Poland | Poland[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Portugal | Portugal[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Romania | Romania[source] | — |
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| Former operator · South Africa | South Africa[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Southern Rhodesia | Southern Rhodesia[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Turkey | Turkey[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United Kingdom | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Uruguay | Uruguay[source] | — |
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| Former operator · United States | United States[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Soviet Union | Soviet Union[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Venezuela | Venezuela[source] | — |
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| Former operator · Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia[source] | — |
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| Service status · Ecuador | Ecuador also still has a number in service.[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review | — |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Engine | — | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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