M3 Medium Tank Production

Production Dates Quantity Manufacturer
M3   295, 1,220 Baldwin
  500 Pullman
  3,243, 3,352 Chrysler Detroit Arsenal
  501 Pressed Steel
  385, 685 American Locomotive
April 1941- August 19428 3858 American Loco8
April 1941-March 19428 2958 Baldwin8
April 1941-August 19428 3,2438 Detroit Arsenal8
July 1941-July 19428 5018 Pressed Steel8
August 1941-July 19428 5008 Pullman8
194012   Chrysler, Baldwin Locomotive, ALCO, and others12
M3A1 February 1942-August 19421,8 3001,8 American Loco1,8
    American Locomotive Co., Baldwin Locomotive Works, and Detroit Arsenal11
194012 30012 ALCO12
M3A2 January 1942-February 19428 128 Baldwin8
February 1942 121  
194112   Baldwin Locomotive Works12
M3A3 March 1942-December 19428 3228 Baldwin8
194112   Baldwin Locomotive Works12
M3A4 June 1942-August 19428 1091,8 Chrysler, Detroit Arsenal8
194212   Chrysler12
M3A5 January 1942-November 19421,8 3321, 5918 Baldwin1,8
    American Locomotive Co., Baldwin Locomotive Works, and Detroit Arsenal11
194112   Chrysler, Baldwin Locomotive, ALCO, and others12
Model Manufactuer 1941 1942 Total
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
M313 ALCO13 813 1713 813 4513 3713 2613 8313 4713 413 3013 2013 2813 713 413 2113         38513
Baldwin13 213 213 1213 813 2413 3813 7813 6513 5613 1013                   29513
Detroit13   713 5013 9513 14813 19413 23513 30013 30013 36613 38113 40013 42413 31713 2613         3,24313
PSC13     113 1813 2113 2213 4213 6013 7613 7113 4913 4013 6713 3413           50113
Pullman13     913 2713 1913 2913 3713 6113 7413 6313 7113 4813 4713 1513           50013
M3A113 ALCO13                 713 6613 6613 6213 5113 1713 3113         30013
M3A213 Baldwin13               413 513 313                   1213
M3A313 Baldwin13                   113 413 1813 4613 3513 9113 3013 4613 4113 1013 32213
M3A413 Detroit13                         3313 7313 313         10913
M3A513 Baldwin13               113 513 1213 9713 10613 9713 11513 6213 2813 2813 3913 113 59113

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