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Tanks1941 ( 1941 ) –present
Light tank
M3 Stuart is a light tank originating in United States. It was built by American Car and Foundry Company Cadillac division of General Motors General Motors Massey-Harris.
United StatesLight tank
United States
1941 ( 1941 ) –present
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U.S. Army Ordnance Department
American Car and Foundry Company Cadillac division of General Motors General Motors Massey-Harris
$32,915 (M3A1), $27,057 (M5)
1941 ( 1941 ) –1944 ( 1944 )
22,744 M3 and M5
See Variants
33,500 lb (15.20 metric tons)
15 ft 10.5 in (4.84 m) with sand shields and rear stowage box
7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) with sand shields
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) over anti-aircraft machine gun
4 (commander, gunner, driver, assistant driver )
0.375 to 2.0 in (9.5 to 50.8 mm)
37 mm Gun M6 in Mount M44 147 rounds
3 × .30 caliber (7.62 mm) Browning M1919A4 machine guns 6,750 rounds
Twin Cadillac Series 42 220 hp (160 kW) at 3,400 rpm
13.14 horsepower per short ton (14.48 hp/t)
Hydramatic 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)
89 U.S. gallons (340 liters; 74 imperial gallons)
100 mi (160 km)
36 mph (58 km/h) on road
Paraguay — 10 in service (5 M3 and 5 M3A1) and 4 in storage in 2014.
Australia — Around 370.
Belgium
Bolivia — 18 M3A1, last 4 donated by Venezuela for training.
Brazil — 350 M3A2, M3A3/A5.
Canada — Stuart V (M3A3) tanks were widely used in the reconnaissance troop of armoured regiments. In the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade after the Normandy landings, the establishment for each regiment was 49 Sherman tanks, both 75 mm and 17-pounder, and up to 9 Stuart tanks.
Chile
People's Republic of China — Some captured from the Nationalist Chinese Army during the Chinese Civil War, but primary received from the Soviet Union.
Taiwan
Colombia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
France
Guatemala — imported from the United States; put into operation around the year 1945.
Haiti — eight M3A1 and five M5A1.
Kingdom of Hungary — captured at least three from the Soviets.
India
Indonesia — M3A1 and M3A3 from the Netherlands.
Italy
Japan — Operated captured vehicles, for example in the Philippines and at the Battle of Imphal .
Kingdom of Laos – 15 units (M5A1) delivered in 1955 by France used by the Royal Lao Army during the Laotian Civil War (1954-1975); replaced in 1960 by 15 M24 Chaffee light tanks.
Mexico – Delivered 25 units (M3A1) in 1942, served in the Mexican Army until 1980.
Netherlands
New Zealand — The M3A1 was supplied in 1941–42 (89) and some were used in the Pacific. They were withdrawn in 1953–55.
Nicaragua — four M3A1 were used by the National Guard from the mid-1940s to 1979.
Pakistan — Received in 1947 after the division of military assets.
Philippines — Philippine Army 10 M5 Stuart light tanks left behind by American troops from World War II.
Poland
Portugal — 70 vehicles in service with the Portuguese Army and other 20 with the Republican National Guard from 1956 to 1972.
Romania — 21 lend-lease tanks captured from the Soviets in February 1943, others were captured in December 1943. Briefly used by the Romanian Cavalry Corps before being withdrawn due to lack of spare parts. At least five Stuarts were sent to Romania for anti-tank testing in March 1944.
South Africa
Southern Rhodesia
Turkey — 210 British M3s received from 1942 to 1944.
United Kingdom
Uruguay 44 tanks were received in 1944 through the EDA (Excess Defense Article) program from 1942 – 1945, were in use for training until 1999.
United States
Soviet Union — 1,676 M3 series tanks received as part of Lend-Lease, and 5 M5 series tanks.
Venezuela
Yugoslavia — M3A1 and M3A3, used during and after the war.
The M3 Stuart is still on the active list in the Armed Forces of Paraguay , with ten of the tanks being overhauled in 2014 to provide a training capability. Ecuador also still has a number in service.
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.84 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.84 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.84 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
M3 Stuart equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ParaguayReported count for M3 Stuart. Service scope: Paraguayan Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 10. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2015), not the article revision. Cited source 2015-12-29. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.