M3 Medium (USSR) - Revision history

U44629479: Edits

2024-04-01T21:04:06Z

Edits

U43191476: /* See also */

2024-04-01T08:55:15Z

‎See also

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-21T19:25:26Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U44629479: /* Media */ Removed dead video

2023-01-11T10:43:45Z

‎Media: Removed dead video

U38088265: /* Armaments */ Updated

2022-09-18T10:57:25Z

‎Armaments: Updated

U44629479: Edits

2022-09-07T07:40:20Z

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U44629479: Undo revision 135421 by U45449751 (talk)

2022-08-23T21:46:03Z

Undo revision 135421 by U45449751 (talk)

U45449751: edits

2022-08-23T21:26:41Z

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U20043873 at 00:15, 20 May 2022

2022-05-20T00:15:01Z

U38088265: /* Ammo racks */

2022-04-24T11:53:48Z

‎Ammo racks

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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_m3c Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
-'''Related development'''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * [[M3 Medium (Family)]]
 * [[M4A2 (USSR)]]

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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_m3c Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+'''Related development'''
-* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
+* [[M3 Medium (Family)]]
 == External links ==

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:M5 (37 mm)/Ammunition|M74B1, M51B1_Lee}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:M2 (75 mm)/Ammunition|M48 shell, M72 shot, M61 shot, M89}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=ussr_m3c Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==

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 | M74B1 || AP || 79 || 76 || 65 || 54 || 45 || 37
 |-
-| M51B1/B2 || APCBC || 87 || 84 || 73 || 60 || 50 || 41
+| M51B1 || APCBC || 87 || 84 || 73 || 60 || 50 || 41
 |-
 |}
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
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 | M74B1 || AP || 883 || 0.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 |-
-| M51B1/B2 || APCBC || 883 || 0.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
+| M51B1 || APCBC || 883 || 0.87 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 48° || 63° || 71°
 |-
 |}
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 |-
 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±15° || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Vertical|up to 16 km/h}} || 11 || 16 || 19 || 21 || 23 || rowspan="2" | 6.2 || rowspan="2" | 5.6 || rowspan="2" | 5.1 || rowspan="2" | 4.8
+| rowspan="2" | 50 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±15° || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Vertical|up to 16 km/h}} || 11 || 16 || 19 || 21 || 23 || rowspan="2" | 6.2 || rowspan="2" | 5.5 || rowspan="2" | 5.0 || rowspan="2" | 4.8
 |-
 ! ''Realistic''
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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
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 ! Ammunition
 ! Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! Screen radius<br>(m)
 ! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
 ! Screen hold time<br>(s)
-! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 |-
 | M89 || 259 || 3 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50

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 | Turret || 50.8 mm (11-65°) ''Turret front'' <br> 38.1 mm (1-82°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 50.8 mm (0-66°) || 50.8 mm (1-54°) || 22.2 mm
 |-
-! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
+| Cupola || 50.8 mm || 50.8 mm || 50.8 mm || 50.8 mm
 |-
 |}
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 * Hull doors and vision ports are 38.1 mm thick.
-When combating this tank, avoid its 75 mm gun by flanking the vehicle, then get in close and hug the sides or rear of the vehicle to prevent them form turning and going under the 37 mm's depression range. Aim for the large superstructure, a solid penetration will knock out all 6 crew members or make the ammunition combust. Note that firing through the side hatch will usually destroy the tank in one-shot, owing to the lack of sloping and ammunition storage.
+When combating this tank, avoid its 75 mm gun by flanking the vehicle, then get in close and hug the sides or rear of the vehicle to prevent them form turning and going under the 37 mm cannon's depression range. Aim for the large superstructure, a solid penetration will knock out all 6 crew members or make the ammunition combust. Note that firing through the side hatch will usually destroy the tank in one shot, owing to the lack of sloping and ammunition storage.
 === Mobility ===
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 * Ability to use two guns: a 37 mm and a 75 mm - which is unique as well as useful at this rank
-* Best gun depression of all Russian tanks at the rank of -7°
+* Good gun depression
 * Acceptable frontal armour
 * Side mounted 75 mm gives the ability for some unique tactics
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 ===Combat usage===
 [[File:Soviet M3 Lee tanks of the 6th Guards Army Kursk July 1943.jpg|x250px|right|thumb|none|American-supplied M3 Lees in Soviet service during the Battle of Kursk.]]
-Combat experience with the M3 Lee was complicated, but favorable. In Africa, the Lees and Grants in British and American service surprised the German forces when they could withstand the [[KwK 38 (50 mm)|50 mm KwK 38 L/42 gun]] and [[KwK 37 (75 mm)|75 mm KwK 37 L/24 howitzer]] armament on the Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs. The M3 Lee proved reliable and adequate in armour protection in British and American service. The Soviet's experience with the M3 Lee was less favorable, as their [[T-34 (1941)|T-34 tanks]] were much better in combat performance. The Soviets euphemistically called it a "grave for six men" and the Lee tanks were relegated to the secondary fronts or repurposed as armoured personnel carriers. In the Pacific, the M3 Lees were lent to the Australians and Indians, which proved vastly superior to the Japanese tanks in service. The high gun elevation on its 37 mm turret and machine guns proved effective in knocking Japanese sniper off from trees. The only American use of the M3 Lee at the Pacific Theater was during the Battle of Makin Island.
+Combat experience with the M3 Lee was complicated, but favorable. In Africa, the Lees and Grants in British and American service surprised the German forces when they could withstand the [[KwK38 (50 mm)|50 mm KwK38 L/42 gun]] and [[KwK37 (75 mm)|75 mm KwK37 L/24 howitzer]] armament on the Panzer IIIs and Panzer IVs. The M3 Lee proved reliable and adequate in armour protection in British and American service. The Soviet's experience with the M3 Lee was less favorable, as their [[T-34 (1941)|T-34 tanks]] were much better in combat performance. The Soviets euphemistically called it a "grave for six men" and the Lee tanks were relegated to the secondary fronts or repurposed as armoured personnel carriers. In the Pacific, the M3 Lees were lent to the Australians and Indians, which proved vastly superior to the Japanese tanks in service. The high gun elevation on its 37 mm turret and machine guns proved effective in knocking Japanese sniper off from trees. The only American use of the M3 Lee at the Pacific Theater was during the Battle of Makin Island.
 The M3 Lee served fine as a stop gap solution for the American tank development. They performed very well on the combat field and proved very reliable. However, once a 75 mm turret was finally designed, the M3 Lee was redesigned to use it, and the resulting tank was the [[M4|M4 Sherman]], which will go on to replace the M3 tanks in the Allies as they are withdrawn from service. Even if it wasn't, the M3 was becoming obsolete due to newer German tanks being deployed, such as the [[Panther D|Panther]], [[Tiger H1|Tiger I]], or improvement of of old chassis like [[Pz.IV G|Panzer IV Ausf. G]] and [[StuG III F|StuG III Ausf. F]]. Its obsolescence was a consequence of its own rather unique development and anachronistic design, limiting this medium tank's service life to a mere two years in Allied hands. However it lived on until the end of World War II in some modifications such as tractor and recovery vehicle. The chassis and running gear were adapted by the Canadians to develop their [[M4A5|Ram medium tank]].<ref name="ZalogaM3Med" />

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 * Weak side armour
 * Very awkward to use for new players
 == History ==
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

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 <references />
 {{USSR medium tanks}}
 {{USSR premium ground vehicles}}

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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 [[File:Ammoracks_M3_Lee.png|right|thumb|400px|[[Ammo racks]] of the M3 Lee.]]
-<!-- '''Last updated:''' -->
+<!-- '''Last updated: 2.15.1.70''' -->
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
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 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
-| 133&nbsp;''(+46)'' || 129&nbsp;''(+50)'' || 116&nbsp;''(+63)'' || 105&nbsp;''(+50)'' || 63&nbsp;''(+116)'' || 21&nbsp;''(+158)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+178)''|| Yes
+| 133&nbsp;''(+46)'' || 129&nbsp;''(+50)'' || 116&nbsp;''(+63)'' || 105&nbsp;''(+74)'' || 63&nbsp;''(+116)'' || 21&nbsp;''(+158)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+178)''|| No
 |-
 |}
 === Additional armament ===
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 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| M48 shell || HE || 448 || 6.3 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 666 || 79° || 80° || 81°
+| M48 shell || HE || 448 || 6.3 || 0 || 0.1 || 666 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 | M72 shot || AP || 588 || 6.3 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 [[File:Ammoracks_M3_Lee.png|right|thumb|400px|[[Ammo racks]] of the M3 Lee.]]
-<!-- '''Last updated:''' -->
+<!-- '''Last updated: 2.15.1.70''' -->
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Pintle || 3,000 (250) || 500 || -10°/+60° || ±180°
+| Commander cupola || 3,000 (250) || 500 || -10°/+60° || ±180°
 |-
-| Coaxial || 3,000 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial with 37 mm || 3,000 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
 |-
 |}