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United States' M3 medium tank production

Production Dates Quantity Manufacturer
M3 April 1941- August 19427, June 1941 - August 19424 3854,7 ALCO4, American Loco7
April 1941 - March 19427, June 1941 - March 19424 2954,7 Baldwin4,7
April 1941 - August 19427, July 1941 - August 19424 3,2434,7 Detroit4, Detroit Arsenal7
July 1941 - July 19427, August 1941 - July 19424 5014,7 Pressed Steel7, PSC4
August 1941-July 19424,7 5004,7 Pullman4,7
19405   Chrysler5, Baldwin Locomotive5, ALCO5, others5
Total 4,9243  
M3A1 February - August 19421,4,7 3001,4,7 ALCO4, American Loco1,7
    American Locomotive Co.6, Baldwin Locomotive Works6, Detroit Arsenal6
19405 3005 ALCO5
M3A2 January - February 19427, January - March 19424, February 1942 121,4,7 Baldwin4,7
19415   Baldwin Locomotive Works5
Total 123  
M3A3 March - December 19424,7 3224,7 Baldwin4,7
19415   Baldwin Locomotive Works5
M3A4 June - August 19427 1091,4,7 Chrysler, Detroit4, Detroit Arsenal7
19425   Chrysler5
M3A5 January - November 19421,7, January - December 19424 3321, 5914,7 Baldwin1,4,7
    American Locomotive Co.6, Baldwin Locomotive Works6, and Detroit Arsenal6
19415   Chrysler5, Baldwin Locomotive5, ALCO5, others5
Total April 1941 - December 19423 6,2582,3  

Sources:

  1. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
  2. The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
  3. Airfix Magazine Guide #26 American Tanks of World War 2, Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain, 1977
  4. M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45, Steven J Zaloga, 2005
  5. Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
  6. Tank Data, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, 1968?
  7. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979