The National Interest

America’s M2 Light Tank Was Too Small for World War II’s Battles

Here's What You Need to Remember: Eventually, both the M2 and M3 would be supplanted by the M4 Sherman which you can read more about in this previous National Interest piece. The M4 was larger, more ...
The National Interest

The American M2 Light Tank Wasn’t Ready for World War II Battlefields

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The M2 quickly became obsolete: though adequate for early-war lightly armored Japanese tanks, the 37mm gun was ineffectual against the war’s later, up-armored ...

The Biggest Differences Between The M3 & M5 Stuart Tanks

At the beginning of World War II, U.S. tanks could not compare with those used by the German military. At the onset of World ...