Key point: While the M3 is generally described as an unwieldy and ultimately unsuccessful design, it provided effective service in 1942 through early 1943 and performed useful second-line duties ...

Land combat in World War II was dominated by the tank. The role of these hefty vehicles changed somewhat as the war evolved, with new models being manufactured and their weapons and defenses evolving.

The M4 Sherman and the M3 Lee were built for the same war, but they approach the battlefield very differently. In this video, we climb inside both to compare layout, crew space, and practical fighting ...