Talk:Stuart tank

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Contents 1 Never given an official name? 2 Fair use rationale for Image:TankGirlsTank.jpg 3 Unsatisfactory Light Tank? 4 What happened to these 25,000 tanks

[edit] Never given an official name?

Wasn't its official name Light Tank M3? Oberiko 14:28, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Probably, I meant to distinguish that the USA never officially called it StuartGraemeLeggett 15:23, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Given that, why is the page titled "Stuart tank"...? Trekphiler 15:47, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Because it is wikipedia policy to name the article after the best-known or most popular name, and 'Stuart' is a lot better-known than "M3" or "M5"....plus 'Stuart' covers the whole series nicely. DMorpheus 19:56, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:TankGirlsTank.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 09:40, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unsatisfactory Light Tank?

I feel that this entry knocks the Stuart too much and strayed from neutrality. M3/M5 series were LIGHT tanks, and as such will always be inferior when compared to mediums and heavies which quite literally outclassed them (what do you expect?). M3/M5 is a SCOUT tank and it was, IMHO, a superb fighter in the recon battle. -Chin Cheng-chuan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.225.71.187 (talk) 21:05, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What happened to these 25,000 tanks

The article at present concentrates on the military history of the Stuart Tank. What happened to them after WW2? Some obviously were recycled into other armies. Did they all end up as scrap metal? I know at least one that was put to productive use in agriculture. Is there anyone else with examples of post war life of the Stuart? Gamagr (talk) 03:12, 1 June 2008 (UTC)