M5/M5a1 Stuart Walk Around - Op

by Jim Mesko

The light M5 Stuart Tank was a much-upgraded version of the M3 Stuart. Named for Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart, these vehicles filled the need for a light tank and, in addition to the US, they were supplied to Allied military forces. The leap from the M3 to the M5 Stuart took place in 1941, when the US Ordnance Department accepted a proposal by Cadillac to install double Cadillac V8 engines in the tank and, after remodeling the hull to accommodate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897476107
• ISBN13: 9780897476102
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: MMD-Squadron Signal
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.0" x 8.5"