M3 Stuart

The M3 Stuart is an American light tank developed before and during WWII. It is the first American tank to be used in tank to tank combat against the larger Panzer IV. It fought alongside the M4 Sherman and the M3 Lee medium tanks in El Alamein, Europe, and in the Pacific. It has good speed and maneuverability at the cost of weak firepower (37mm gun) and poor armor that makes it as a more important role as an infantry support unit than a tank.
==Combat History==
The M3 Stuart is designed to counter the other European tanks if a conventional war took place, such as the Panzer III, BT-5, the Valentine, and the French FCM-36 light tanks. It's 37mm gun was formidable during that time. Until the Introduction of the Panther and the Panzer IV medium tanks made it obsolete to fight German armor. But in the Pacific and in Italy, the Fiat L6/40 and the japanese Type 97 medium tanks never had a match for the Stuart. It's chassis was also used for the light M8 SPG.
==In the Game==
The M3 first appeared in Endless War: Defence as a reinforcement in the US campaign, and a fast moving target in the German and Soviet campaign. It is used in Endless war 5 as the first unlockable tank in the game and is encountered in the German campaign of Endless War 7.
Category:Tank