Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the recon vehicles category.
01 / Overview
M3 Scout Car
Category
Country
Production
1939–1944
Quantity
21,054
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
RECON VEHICLES · WORLD WAR II
10
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
87
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the recon vehicles category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- Service Entry Year1939
- Combat Weight6.25 t
- Crew5
- Passengers / Dismounts3
- Vehicle ClassArmored car
- In ServiceNo
◈Armament6MOD.6
- Main Armament.50 cal M2 Browning
- Main Gun Calibre12.7 mm
- Secondary Armament1–2 x .30 cal M1917 Browning or M1919 Browning machine guns
- ATGM CapableNo
- Remote Weapon StationNo
- Stabilized GunNo
▣Protection12MOD.12
- Armour TypeRolled homogeneous armour
- Hull Front (RHA equiv.)12.7 mm
- Turret Front (RHA equiv.)0 mm
- Active Protection SystemNo
- Reactive Armour (ERA)No
- Slat / Cage ArmourNo
- Mine / IED ProtectionNo
- V-Shaped HullNo
- Spall LinerNo
- NBC ProtectionNo
- Smoke GrenadesNo
- Fire SuppressionNo
◇Mobility11MOD.11
- Engine TypeHercules JXD 6-cylinder in-line petrol
- Engine Power110 hp
- Power-to-Weight17.6 hp
- SuspensionLeaf springs
- Max Road Speed80.46 km/h
- Operational Range402.25 km
- Fuel Capacity114 L
- AmphibiousNo
- Fording Depth0.71 m
- Trench Crossing0.46 m
- Vertical Obstacle0.3 m
◆Electronics & Optics7MOD.7
▤Dimensions3MOD.3
- Length5.486 m
- Width2.03 m
- Height1.829 m
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Production21,054
- Production Start1,939 year
- Variants5
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1927First deployment: Chinese Civil War
- 1939Production started
- 1940Entered service
- 1944Production ended
87
years in service
5
years in production
21,054
units produced
30
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
M3 SCOUT CAR · CONFLICTS SERVED IN0% win·10% loss
Total Conflicts
10
Victories
0
Ongoing
0
Losses
1
1979–1992Salvadoran Civil War—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1965Dominican Civil War—→1959–1975Laotian Civil WarDecisive victory→19581958 Lebanon crisis—→1954–1962Algerian War—→1948–19491948 Arab–Israeli War—→1946–1954First Indochina War—→1946–1949Greek Civil War—→1937–1945Second Sino-Japanese War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Operators
Operator Countries32country
AustraliaACTIVE
BelgiumACTIVE
BrazilACTIVE
CambodiaACTIVE
CanadaACTIVE
ChileACTIVE
ColombiaACTIVE
Costa RicaACTIVE
Czech RepublicACTIVE
Dominican RepublicACTIVE
El SalvadorACTIVE
FranceACTIVE
GermanyACTIVE
GreeceACTIVE
IsraelACTIVE
LaosACTIVE
LebanonACTIVE
LiberiaACTIVE
MadagascarACTIVE
MexicoACTIVE
New ZealandACTIVE
NorwayACTIVE
People's Republic of ChinaACTIVE
PhilippinesACTIVE
PolandACTIVE
PortugalACTIVE
SerbiaACTIVE
United KingdomACTIVE
United StatesACTIVE
VenezuelaACTIVE
RussiaRETIRED
VietnamRETIRED 06 / MASS Score
RECON VEHICLES RANKING Recon Vehicles · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
79RECON VEHICLES10WORLD WAR II · RECON VEHICLES2057UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS3PERFORMANCE/PRICE · RECON VEHICLES
ⓘ Rankings are within theRecon Vehiclescategory.
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