Comparing: Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) vs. Stuart I-IV

Developed by the ČKD company for the Czechoslovakian Army in 1938. During the German occupation, the vehicle saw service in the Wehrmacht and was used in the Polish and French Campaigns, as well as on the Eastern Front. The tank saw combat on the front line until the middle of 1942. Approximately 1,400 vehicles in eight modifications (Ausf. A/B/C/D/E/F/S/G) were manufactured.

Mass-produced from 1941 and supplied to the U.K. under Lend-Lease. A a total of 6,889 were supplied to the British from M3 to M5A1 variants. The M3 tanks were designated Stuart I by the British, while the M3A1 version was designated Stuart III. They first saw action in the battle at Sidi Rezegh.