Talk:M2 medium tank

Is the M2 Medium Tank a medium tank or light tank?
I was just wondering was the M2 Medium Tank a medium tank or a light tank? I found a website that said the M2 Medium Tank was a light tank. The website is http://wwiivehicles.com/usa/tanks_light/m2_light_tank.html --Mr. Yooper 23:37, 1 August 2006 (UTC)


 * There was a medium tank designated Medium Tank M2 and an unrelated light tank designated Light Tank M2. Same with M3, btw. Bukvoed 05:38, 2 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Ok, i was just wondering thanks. --Mr. Yooper 17:45, 2 August 2006 (UTC)


 * You are not the only one to be confused.
 * For example, that wwiivehicle.com article is about the Light M2, but the image is of the Medium M2. Near the top of the page there is a link to additional photos, and most of these are of the Light M2, except two last images which are of the Light M3. Oh well...
 * Anyway, that naming system created some confusion in the US Army too, so they eventually stopped giving the same number to different tanks. Bukvoed 18:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

It is a medium tank. The M2 light is different. The M2 light was often called the Honey by British forces using it because it was so reliable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.106.7.235 (talk) 16:18, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

No. The Honey was the M3 light tank (Stuart). The Brits got a handful of M2A4s but it was a drop in the bucket compared to the M3 lights. DMorpheus2 (talk) 17:24, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Editing required?
No concerns with "The M2 was already obsolete when it entered service" but stating that "...Soviet BT-7, which could easily withstand 37 mm hits" seems very much incorrect. The BT-7M had a maximum of 22mm of armor, and http://gva.freeweb.hu/weapons/usa_guns2.html shows that the M5 could defeat 26mm at 20 degrees slope at 500 yards. With thin side and rear armor the BT-7 should not be included in this sentence, although it was a much better tank. Gltyrebyter (talk) 22:17, 1 December 2010 (UTC)gltyrebyter

M2 Medium Tank (Howitzer) used in Philippines and Korea 1945-46
My Dad (93, still alive) was Sgt for a M2 Tank w/ Howitzer used in Philippines and Korea 1945-46. We have pictures. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sceptreofjudah (talk • contribs) 05:29, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

Inaccuracies in supposed combat performance.
"and German Panzer III which could withstand 37 mm (1.5 in) anti-tank guns" The 37mm M3 Cannon could most defiantly penetrate a Pz.III within 500 yards. I will provide sources bellow. APC M51 Shot (meet angle 30°, homogeneous armor)	53mm at 500 yards (Hunnicutt - Stuart: A History of the American Light Tank, p 496) Panzer 3 armor Armor	10 mm – 30 mm (additional 30mm plate added later) http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/nazi_germany/Panzer_III.php — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.104.198.186 (talk) 18:57, 7 November 2019 (UTC)