M3 "Lee"/"Grant"

  Unit Properties in Men of War General Information
 * Nation:     America/Great Britain
 * Category:   Tanks
 * Class:      Medium tank
 * Role:       Infantry/Tank Support
 * Primary Armament:  75 mm (2.95 inch) L/31 M2 gun (AP/HE) in right hull sponson
 * Secondary Armament: 1 x 37 mm (1.45 inch) L/53.5 M6 gun (AP/HE) in turret)
 * Third Armament:    4 x .30 cal (7.62 mm) Browning M1919A4 machine guns (1 co-axial, 2 hull-mounted & 1 in smaller top turret)
 * Armor:     51 - 38 mm
 * Crew:       4(8)


 * MP price:   18
 * Speed:      26
 * Fuel:       ?

An original multi-tier design made this American medium tank one of the most recognisable in the world. The right side of its hull housed a 75 mm mortar gun, the second 45 mm gun was mounted on the turret and above this was fitted with another small cupola wich held a machinegun. On the battlefield the tall hull of the General Lee proved to good a target for enemy guns and hence, despite its relative powerful armament and armor, its production was stopped in 1942.

Following the German Blitzkrieg attacks on Poland, the Low Countries and France, the Americans realised how backward their tank designs were and began immediately design work on more powerful medium tanks. At the time, there was no turret capable of mounting the 75 mm L/31 M2 gun, so as an interim measure, they mounted it in a hull sponson on the right side of the tank. This interim emergency design was designated the Medium Tank M3. The British, in desperate need of better tanks than their own, received the tank under Lend-Lease (They would have preferred the Americans build one of their own designs, but it was not possible at the time). The British called it the General Lee, after an Army tradition of naming American tanks after famous American Generals. There was a modified version used excusively by British Commonwealth forces known as the General Grant. This version featured a slightly different, lower turret. The M3 was also given to the Soviets under Lend-Lease, but was not well-received.

First seeing service in the Battle of Gazala, the M3 was the most powerful tank in the North African campaign until the arrival of the PzKpfw IV Ausf F2/G and M4 Sherman. It was superior to the PzKpfw III and equal to early-model PzKpfw IVs, earning it the nickname "Egypt's Last Hope".

In-Game
Its armor and .50 call and makes it a great light/medium vehicle. Although it is easily countered by enemy anti-tank guns (PAK-40) or other medium tanks since its gun isn't very powerfull compared to contemporaries such as the Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. G or Hetzer. Also this tank suffers from a high profile, wich makes it easy to hit, and hard to hide acheive a hull-down position, where as the British Mk.VIII "Cromwell" with similar armor and armerment has a much lower profile and superior speed.

However made this tank, he loved turrets on turrets.

Note:* This tank has the same hull armor as the M4A1 "Sherman"