Tugas 3, Me and lil' Stuart

The M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II and supplied to British and Commonwealth forces underlend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war—and used thereafter by U.S. and Allied forces until the end of the war.

The name General Stuart or Stuart given by the British comes from the American Civil War Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart and was used for both the M3 and the derivative M5 Light Tank

Observing events in Europe, American tank designers realized that the Light Tank M2 was becoming obsolete and set about improving it. The upgraded design, with thicker armor, modified suspension and new gun recoil system was called "Light Tank M3". Production of the vehicle started in March 1941 and continued until October 1943. Like its direct predecessor, the M2A4, the M3 was armed with a 37 mm M5 gun and five .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine guns: coaxial with the gun, on top of the turret in an M20 anti-aircraft mount, in a ball mount in right bow, in the right and left hull sponsons.

Internally, the radial engine was at the rear and the transmission to the driving sprockets at the front. The prop shaft connecting the two ran through the middle of the fighting compartment. The radial engine compounded the problem having its crankshaft high off the hull bottom.^[4]When a turret floor was introduced the crew had less room.

To relieve the demand for the radial aero-engines used in the M3, a new version was developed using twin Cadillac V-8 automobile engines and twin Hydra-Matic transmissions operating through a transfer case. Such installation produced a quieter, cooler and roomier variant and was easier to train on the automatic version. The new model (initially called M4 but redesignated M5 to avoid confusion with the M4 Sherman^[5]) also featured a redesigned hull with sloped glacis plate and driver's hatches moved to the top. Although the main criticism from the units using it was that the Stuarts lacked firepower, the improved M5 series kept the same 37 mm gun. The M5 gradually replaced the M3 in production from 1942 and was in turn succeeded by the Light Tank M24 in 1944.

Satria Mandala's M3A1 Stuart Data

Country of origin    : Amerika Serikat

Engine                    : Continental, 7 silinder, 250 tenaga kuda

Weight                   : 13 ton (dengan perlengkapan)

Size                        : Panjang 4,52m

                                Lebar 2,24m

                                Tinggi 2,64m

Max speed              : 50 km/jam

Crew                      : 4 orang

Armament               : 1 pucuk meriam caliber 37mm

                                1 pucuk mitraliur 7,62mm coaxial

                                1 pucuk mitraliur 7,62mm haluan

                                1 pucuk mitraliur 7,62mm penangkis serangan udara

                                1 pucuk pistol mitraliur, dipasang di belakang pengemudi sebelah kiri

Armour                    :

	Turret	Body	Base
Front	10 mm	8 mm	10 mm
		10 mm
Back		10 mm	2 mm
Top		10 mm
Side		10 mm
Pole		10 mm
Other		10 mm

History:

Sejarah Singkat

1949   : Received from Dutch

1950   : Take part in war with RMS

1950   : Take part in war with DI/TII in Aceh, West Java, Central Java, and South Celebes until 1965

1958   : Take part in war PRRI and permesta

1965   : Take part in war G30S/PKI

1976   : Displayed in Satia Mandala Museum