M3 Stuart Platoon Freeborn three bases of Carabiniers and

three bases of Carabiniers and three bases of Dragoons) and a 3-gun horse artillery 6-pdr battery

stick grenades

The MK V saw service from 1942

resulting later in the tank itself being called “Pike” (Shchuka) by the crews

but were well-trained professionals

M3 Stuart Platoon Freeborn three bases of Carabiniers andBefore the war much effort went into building light tanks, which were felt to have a role analogous to cavalry in an earlier age. Once war began these precepts were quickly brought into question, and the need for more heavily armoured and better armed tanks became apparent. The M3 was derived from the pre war M2A4 light tank: it retained that tanks 37mm gun and 3 hull mounted machine guns. The British Army was the first to use the "Stuart" in combat.