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M3 Lee — Tier IV American medium tank

M3 Lee

IV
Sell Price
  • 100
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
600
HP
4 / 10
256.3m
View range
2 / 10
Firepower
Shell
1240
DPM
3 / 10
106
Penetration
1 / 10
160
Damage
1 / 10
100
Devices/crew damage
3 / 10
—
Burst damage
— / —
619
Velocity
5 / 10
13.21%
Penetration loss over distance
2 / 10
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1046
DPM
2 / 10
127
Penetration
4 / 10
135
Damage
1 / 10
105
Devices/crew damage
1 / 10
—
Burst damage
— / —
774
Velocity
5 / 10
23.62%
Penetration loss over distance
5 / 6
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1550
DPM
3 / 10
20
Penetration
7 / 10
200
Damage
1 / 10
100
Devices/crew damage
4 / 10
—
Burst damage
— / —
619
Velocity
4 / 10
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.06
Explosion radius
3 / 10
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
75.0
Caliber
3 / 10
7.75
Rate of fire
7 / 10
7.74
Reload time
7 / 10
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.70
Base aim time
2 / 10
0.388
Dispersion
3 / 10
Dispersion factors
0.180
When moving
5 / 10
0.180
When rotating
5 / 10
0.080
When rotating turret
2 / 10
4.000
After shot
6 / 10
Gun angles
9°
Depression
5 / 10
20°
Elevation
4 / 10
15°/15°
Aiming arc (left / right)
10 / 10
44.40
Turret traverse speed
2 / 10
Mobility
28.13
Weight
1 / 10
Speed
38
Forward
9 / 10
16
Backward
7 / 10
Effective Power / Weight ratio
15.64
On hard terrain
8 / 10
14.22
On medium terrain
7 / 10
11.17
On soft terrain
6 / 10
Traverse speed
45.46
On hard terrain
5 / 10
41.33
On medium terrain
4 / 10
32.47
On soft terrain
4 / 10
5.61m×2.69m×2.60m
Size
9 / 10
Concealment
16.80%
While still
10 / 10
13.30%
While moving
10 / 10
6.59%
Upon firing while still
10 / 10
5.68%
Upon firing while moving
10 / 10
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 267m
230.5m
While still
238.1m
While moving
252.7m
Upon firing while still
254.7m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 108–135
  • 81–108
  • 54–81
  • 27–54
  • 0–27
Spaced armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

A WWII-era U.S. medium tank. The vehicle was named after the Confederate General of the U.S. Civil War, R. Lee. Also, widely recognized under its U.K. designation, M3 Grant, named after the General of the federal troops U. Grant. M3 was created in 1940 on the basis of the M2 tank, and saw mass production from June 1941 through December 1942. A total of 6,258 M3 tanks of various modifications were produced.