The first M3 medium tanks to see action were fought under the British banner in 1942 in North Africa. Both Americans and British M3 medium tank crews thought of the tanks as reliable machines with adequate armor protection, but the tall silhouette coupled by the low positioning of the primary guns meant that, when dug in as defensive guns, commonly known "hull-down" position, M3 medium tanks enjoyed little protection from sandbags or earth.
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