M3 Lee tank

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The M3 Lee tank was an American World War II medium tank notable for its tall profile and combination of hull-mounted main gun and turret-mounted secondary gun, serving as an important early-war design before being replaced by the M4 Sherman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American tank ⓘ
World War II tank ⓘ
medium tank ⓘ
medium tank variant ⓘ
armorThickness up to 51 mm ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 7 ⓘ
designedBy United States Ordnance Department ⓘ
designedFor British requirements ⓘ
designedIn 1940 ⓘ
differenceFrom M3 Lee has different turret design ⓘ
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engine Wright R-975 radial gasoline engine ⓘ
enginePower 400 hp ⓘ
exportedTo Australia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
hasVariant M3 Grant ⓘ
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M3 Lee ⓘ
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height about 10 feet 3 inches ⓘ
introducedInService 1941 ⓘ
layoutFeature hull-mounted 75 mm main gun ⓘ
turret-mounted 37 mm secondary gun ⓘ
length about 18 feet 6 inches ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 26 mph on road ⓘ
namedAfter Robert E. Lee ⓘ
notableCharacteristic sponson-mounted main gun ⓘ
tall silhouette ⓘ
numberBuilt over 6,000 ⓘ
primaryArmament 75 mm M2 gun ⓘ
75 mm M3 gun ⓘ
productionEnd 1943 ⓘ
productionStart 1941 ⓘ
range about 120 miles on road ⓘ
replacedBy M4 Sherman ⓘ
linked to: M4 Sherman tank
secondaryArmament .30 caliber Browning M1919 machine guns ⓘ
37 mm M5 gun ⓘ
37 mm M6 gun ⓘ
suspension vertical volute spring suspension ⓘ
usedBy Australian Army ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Soviet Red Army ⓘ
linked to: Red Army

United States Army ⓘ
usedInBattle Battle of Gazala ⓘ
North African Campaign ⓘ
Second Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
usedInTheater Eastern Front ⓘ
Pacific Theater ⓘ
weight approximately 27 tonnes ⓘ
width about 8 feet 11 inches ⓘ

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M4 Sherman tank → predecessor → M3 Lee tank ⓘ
3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) → equipment → M3 Lee tanks ⓘ
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British 22nd Armoured Brigade → notableEquipment → Grant medium tank ⓘ
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Ram tank → basedOn → M3 Lee ⓘ
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Ram tank → chassis → M3 medium tank chassis ⓘ
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M3 Lee → hasVariant → M3 Lee ⓘ
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M3 Lee → hasVariant → M3 Grant ⓘ
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M3 Grant → differenceFrom → M3 Lee has different turret design ⓘ
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Armored forces of the Red Army → receivedEquipmentType → M3 Lee medium tank ⓘ
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U.S. Armored Force → usedVehicle → M3 Lee tank ⓘ
Liberty L-12 engine → usedInVehicle → M3 Lee tank (as adapted Liberty engine) ⓘ
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Ram II → basedOn → M3 Lee ⓘ
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