But the M3 Stuart is not to be confused with the M3 Lee. This model was a medium tank, and though it proved impactful, it would be replaced by another model in time. Even so, it served a vital ...

Thus, the M3 Lee arose as a stop-gap solution. It mounted a 75-millimeter M2 gun in a swiveling sponson on one side of an expanded M2 medium tank hull, while a 37-millimeter gun was fitted on a ...

Before the Sherman, there was the Lee. Rushed into service and armed with two cannons, the M3 Lee/Grant wasn’t perfect—but it held the line when it mattered most. 5 years of student-debt ...

The M3 Lee (called the Grant in the U.K.) was designed to function as the Army's primary medium tank across the entire theater of war until the M4 rolled off assembly lines. The tank entered ...

Originally developed to counter the German Panzer dominance with a 75-millimeter gun capable of engaging both tanks and infantry, the M3 Lee/Grant was rushed into production due to the urgent need ...

These were the M3 Stuart and M3 Lee. The M3 Stuart was a light tank armed with a 37 mm gun and three .30-caliber Browning machine guns. On the whole, the tank performed poorly. Its armor was ...

The M3 Lee tank model took Jim three years to make, about half of which was spent on "thinking time," during which he went as far as examining stills of the film in order to get the number of ...

JACKSON, MI – A replica of an old Hollywood U.S. Army tank can now be spotted inside a Jackson County museum. Michigan’s Military Heritage Museum, 311 N. Wisner St., has received a replica of ...