m3stuart Model 3D

specifications
riveted hull tank m3 was based on the previous model m2a4, but it was a few centimeters longer and narrower. her armor was strengthened by up to 44 mm, which, however, mean an increase in weight over the previous model. on the front of the vehicle was located riveted oval tower with a slightly tapered front end, later models were welded tower. the tower was equipped with a new system of recoil, whose construction has already interfered in front of the front cover of the tower, which was for a very specific type of m2a4. m5 was equipped with a cannon caliber 37 mm and with him coaxial machine m1919a4. the remaining tank, then cover the same type of. one was on the back side of the tower to antiaircraft carriage, the other spherical carriage in front of the vehicle. change in the structure passed the chassis. modifications in the wheel suspension has been achieved greater contact surface of the chassis, so that the machine is moving well in the field. in many vehicles, particularly in africa, then the suspension was protected armored covers. the tank was powered by a gasoline engine continental w-670-9a an output of 250 horsepower. on the road, then the machine reaching a maximum speed of 58 km / h-range of around 120 kilometers. it could also be equipped with a pair of 95-liter fuel tanks, thereby increasing range.