M3 Stuart

During 1942, the British Army decided to keep their Stuarts away from tank-versus-tank combat and instead use them for reconnaissance. A number of Stuart variations arose, including the Stuart Recce, the Stuart Kangaroo and the Stuart Command. Making a conversion of these is easy with the new plastic Stuart. The Recce had the turret removed in order to achieve an improved speed and range, while the Kangaroo had been converted into an armoured personnel carrier.

The M3 proved itself as an effective armoured vehicle in jungle environments, where the Japanese infantrymen found themselves under-equipped and lacking anti-tank weaponry. This left them with only one option, which was to rely on close assault tactics. The Stuart was an impressive counter to this, and in this setting was barely any more vulnerable than a medium tank.

Principal service: 1940–43. Numbers manufactured: 5,811.

Principle combatants:

British
American
Soviet
Chinese
Captured and used by:

German
Japanese
This box contains 1 x plastic M3 Light tank with options to use:

5 MMG
Flamethrower
External Fuel tanks
Sand guards
Rounded or plate turret variants