Stuart I-IV

Stuart I-IV stats at a glance

The Stuart I-IV has 356 hit points , 38.1mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 58 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 45 damage per shot with 64mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1039. The vehicle can equip 4 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.5:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.9:1. The Stuart I-IV has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

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Available guns (4)

With the top-tier gun, the Stuart I-IV can theoretically output up to 1039 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Stuart I-IV compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 3 light tanks in WoT, including the Stuart I-IV. Its 356 HP places it in the top 36% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 342). Frontal hull armor of 38.1mm ranks in the top 22% for the class (peer average: 31mm). Top forward speed of 58 km/h is faster than 69% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 45 damage per shot, higher than 39% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 64mm puts it in the top 39% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Stuart I-IV vs M3 Stuart — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Stuart I-IV vs MTLS-1G14 — tier 3 light tank from USA
• Stuart I-IV 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 UK 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

Mass-produced from 1941 and supplied to the U.K. under Lend-Lease. A a total of 6,889 were supplied to the British from M3 to M5A1 variants. The M3 tanks were designated Stuart I by the British, while the M3A1 version was designated Stuart III. They first saw action in the battle at Sidi Rezegh.

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