British Stuart

[wellzy]

Did the British  Army  use the Late Producton  M3 Stuart ? 

 

Cheers  Wellzy 

[Kingsman]

I believe the answer is yes.  I presume you're thinking of the Tamiya kit?  If you Google you will find photos of them in NW Europe and the Far East.

 

Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Recce Tp (left) and somewhere else in NWE

  

 

Far East somewhere

[wellzy]

Thanks Das l have seen a picture  in Tames Hollands book "Brothers in arms" stating 'Sgt Nelson and crew pose with  their Start,

 

I wasn't  aware  that the British  Army  used Stuarts.

 

Cheers  Wellzy 

[John Tapsell]

That image of Sgt Nelson and his crew appears to show an M3A3 Stuart. By the time of the NW Europe campaign, each British armoured regiment had a Recce Troop attached to regimental HQ - usually operating 6-8 light tanks (Stuarts - depending on the individual unit, these could be M3A1, M3A3 or more rarely the M5A1).

[Kingsman]

5 hours ago, wellzy said:

I wasn't  aware  that the British  Army  used Stuarts.

The M3 Light Tank and a few of its M2A4 forebears were among the first US tanks to enter British service in N Africa and served right through until the end of hostilities in both major theatres.  Some served post war as turretless gun tractors for 17pdr guns.  Despite the appearance of the improved M3A3 and new M5, the original M3 and M3A1 served throughout the war.

[wellzy]

16 hours ago, Das Abteilung said:

The M3 Light Tank and a few of its M2A4 forebears were among the first US tanks to enter British service in N Africa and served right through until the end of hostilities in both major theatres.  Some served post war as turretless gun tractors for 17pdr guns.  Despite the appearance of the improved M3A3 and new M5, the original M3 and M3A1 served throughout the war.

Thanks  Das  well l have one and wanted  to do it in British  makings ,

[BCal boy]

My  dad was in The Worcester’s in the early 50s, anti tank platoon and had Stuart’s towing their 17pdrs.

 He loved driving them with smooth twin V8 Buick engines, much better than the Bren carrier as a tractor!

He was a big fan of the 17pdr too!

[Kingsman]

22 hours ago, BCal boy said:

with smooth twin V8 Buick engines,

That would have been an M5, not an M3.