M3A3 Stuart

M3A3 Stuart stats at a glance

The M3A3 Stuart has 368 hit points , 25.4mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 61 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 40 damage per shot with 56mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1200.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the M3A3 Stuart can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.0:1. The M3A3 Stuart has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the M3A3 Stuart can theoretically output up to 1200 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How M3A3 Stuart compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the M3A3 Stuart. Its 368 HP places it in the top 17% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 342). Frontal hull armor of 25.4mm ranks in the top 53% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 61 km/h is faster than 81% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 40 damage per shot, higher than 11% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 56mm puts it in the top 61% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• M3A3 Stuart vs M3 Stuart — tier 3 light tank from USA
• M3A3 Stuart vs MTLS-1G14 — tier 3 light tank from USA
• M3A3 Stuart vs Locust — tier 3 light tank from USA
• See full tier 3 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

Related tier 3 light tanks

• 10TP — Poland
• A7E3 — UK, premium
• AMX 38 — France
• BT-5 — USSR
• BT-7 artillery — USSR, premium
• BT-SV — USSR, premium
• Type 97 Chi-Ha — Japan
• Cruiser Mk. III — UK
• All USA tanks · Tier 3 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

A further development of the M3 light tank with a differently shaped welded hull that made the volume of the fighting compartment significantly larger and improved the crew's comfort. Meanwhile, removing the glacis plate with huge hatches gave the hull greater shell resistance. Mass production continued from January through September 1943. A total of 3,427 tanks were produced in this period, 2,045 of which were sent to the U.K. under the name Stuart V. The M3A3 saw action in World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the First Indochina War, and the Portuguese Colonial War. The leading states remove...

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