I would like to know some information on the following vehicles weather they are "Softskins" or "Hardskins". Also, what is the difination of "Softskins" and "Hardskins"?

M2A3
M3 Stuart
M5A1 Early
M5A1 Late
M32

Thank you for the information.

I would say - they are all hard skins.
I would say the general rule of thumb is - if they were designed around armor they are hardskin. If they were designed first then had armor added they would be softskin.
I am not really as 'up to date' on the definition so I'd see what people like GunTruck and all have to add.

I think they'd all be considered armored, i.e., hardskins. Softskins would be an Opel Blitz, a deuce and a half, a jeep. Where you get real dicey about this definition are half track like the Sdkfz 250 and things like Gunnie's guntrucks. About the only fully track vehicle kit I can think of that would be considered soft skinned is the German Steyr tractor.

My personal definition is this.

Any Truck, Car, Jeep, Armored Car, or Halftrack, I consider a "softskin" as they were not designed to go head to head with Tanks.

Any Tank, or Tank Hunter, or Tank Destroyer and any other med to heavyly armored vehicle designed to fight tanks head to head I consider "hardskins"

of course this is my own personal way of defineing them.

Ditto to all the above posts - they're "hardskins".

Gunnie