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All complaints aside.  Assuming they fix scouting, Or make it more viable in general.  This tank will be one of my favorites.  I did decide to keep it because of that fact.  I know once the game is balanced better for scouting vehicles it's gonna be a blast.

while selling my panzerjager i accidentally sold by m5 due to my inability to not rush things. At first i didnt know what i accidentaly sold. once i found out it was my fully upgraded m5 sadly i didnt really care.

I sold mine last night, although totally on purpose.  It was a fun tank, but not good in the matches it is constantly put in.  The game thinks it's an IS-7 and never realizes its mistake until the match has started.

Cheers,

Logan

I really enjoy the M5 with the howitzer.  It's the ultimate glass cannon.  Just don't expect to last very long and you will be fine.

Managed to kill a Ferdinand the other night.  Two mediums had him busy and focused.  I was behind him.  Fun little tank.  

Hi Guys,

grinded me the Stuart 5 through my way to the M7, and made a funny observation... i am not really sure about it, but listen and pls give your comments:


Following my observations, the Stuart 5 gets more money with the same exp rewarded as a Leopard, M7 or all other scouting vessels i had driven until today !!!

Given the fact you are victorious and you did quite a good job, scouting more than 11, 12 foes, destroying 2 or 3 Artys, you could hardly earn more than 13 k credits with Leopard (WITHOUT premium !!!) !!
In those matches, i got some 600-700 exp...the same amount of credits i got with my Stuart 5, when i hardly got 350-400 exp !!! I almost had to scout 5 or 6 foes, doing nothing else and hoping for a victory and my Stuart 5 had earned me more than 10 k credits...


To understand me right:

Assuming, you are getting the SAME exp for a match in the Leopard and the Stuart 5, the Stuart 5 gots MUCH more credits (i observed a factor of 1.5) or at least the Stuart 5 is getting more exp for the same performance as the Leopard


Am i completly wrong or did anyone observe similar observations?

I'm starting to really like this tank. Of course it is my only true light tank, but the gun makes it quite fun. The thing prints money and it is capable even in high tier battles once you get used to it.

It is also one of the most fierce wolf pack lights as it can stick with the mediums by redirecting fire and dealing critical hits with the howitzer. Heck it is even superb at killing low tier tanks and all kinds of self propelled guns (Whether tank destroyer or artillery). The only complaint here is that usually you don't get a mobile enough team on a good enough map to take on the tough guys.

Even then I'm still enjoying the fact that I can damage the Tiger I (II also I think) in the turret while spotting for all my teams heavies and dodging rounds like no ones business.

This tank would actually be good if they got the matchmaking right for it. I'm always the lowest tier vehicle and just 1 shotted map after map after map .

No fun.

My M2 Light is the most fun tank I have since the matchmaking code is screwed up and all my other tanks get assigned "fodder" to heavy tanks.

But the M5 Stuart is the next best tank.  The cannon on this small tank can do serious damage to any tank since it uses HE ammo which doesn't take penetration into effect as much as AP rounds.  Since heavy tank drivers are now realizing that they have a longer viewing range than light tanks and are now scouting, I can sit in my M5 and snipe from behind the heavies, usually getting a critical hit.  But of course if you get any attention, you are toast.

I personally killed a heavy solo while it was sniping another tank.  This was after I killed a medium that had my attention... 3 "lucky" misses allowed me to survive.

So a excellant little tank.

I'm trying to go along this tech path but my m2 light tank gets zero experience for every match. Can someone explain what's happening?

loganov, on 18 November 2010 - 06:29 PM, said:

Too bad the 37mm is badly nerfed... Try killing a Tiger with it in game (or atleast getting penetration)  

The tank could use a bit more speed/acceleration but the howitzer is certainly supposed to make up for it.
It also have a nice view range (something like 425 meters). This means that with optics you can reach the 500 meters limit when stopped.
This combined with a small size make it excellent when hidden in bushes ahead of allies.
Like I said the main problem is the lack of speed which can make it difficult to get where you want before someone else get there
but if you manage to find a place to hide near an often used passage this tank can make a big difference.

My only problem with the stuart is that you depend on the 75mm howitzer it has...now that's not a M5 Stuart; that is the M8 Scott. My link

All I want is to play a real M5 Stuart, not a Howitzer Motor Carriage version of it.

Problem: The 37mm doesn't deliver enough pen or damage (tried HE on VKs. Not effective at all)

Yes, the tank does wonderful stuff with that 75mm but that doesn't make it an excellent "M5 Stuart". It doesn't cause it's not even a Stuart anymore.

One great thing I noticed with the M5 is that because of its small profile it is superb at face hugging larger tanks. With that howitzer this can be deadly tactic assuming the victim has no buddies around.

DemiGod224, on 02 January 2011 - 10:42 AM, said:

Technically, you're talking about the Scott (M8 HMC), not the Stuart (M5 Light tank).

But the Howitzer does a good job, don't get me wrong. It's just not the Stuart anymore...

Well, tanks are supposed to be balanced when you have it fully upgraded.
For example: the luch is supposed to scout but without engine upgrades it's slower than heavies.
So as long as the m8 and m5 are considered being the same tank with different equipment the m5's 37mm won't get upgraded.
Moreover, I think the american tree already have too many tanks (heavies as well as arties) that feel like copypastas, and while
it may be historically accurate it's imho a bad thing for a game unless changes are made to make the tanks really feel special in their own ways.
(and by special I don't mean special)

The Howitzer is really nice. I think it can damage up to T8. But I'd like to see a little more speed on this tank, maybe a round 60.

Rhialto, on 14 November 2010 - 12:13 PM, said:

Just wait until you get into a stock M7 ugh talk about crappy grind I finally broke down and bought the 6 pdr using premium ammo now doing pretty decent on most matches 500-1200 xp. My suggestion is stick with M5 long enough to get M7 track, engine, and gun upgrade at min other wise you will hate your life. I think baby jesus cried when I got into a stock M7 and realized its stock gun was like a 37mm POS sadly a m5 killed me toe to toe he had the 75mm snub nose and me a stock M7.... wanted to slit my wrist right then.

Heavygibman, on 03 January 2011 - 03:56 AM, said:

yeah, I remember that one.
In retrospekt, I would have been happier going through the m3 lee over m4 sherman to the easy eight. The M7 is just too much of a grind.

PhoLover93, on 13 November 2010 - 07:14 PM, said:

I have to agree - the M5 is an absolute horror for the tier and the play balance puts me consistently in the same spot as you.  What a lousy grind...