List of FV series military vehicles
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The following is a listing of FV numbers ("fighting vehicle") as used by the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

. Some vehicles do not have FV numbers (e.g. the AS-90).

(currently tracked vehicles only)

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  • FV101 Scorpion
    FV101 Scorpion
    The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance , CVR, family of seven armoured vehicles...

     Light tank with 76 mm gun
  • FV102 Striker
    FV102 Striker
    The FV102 Striker was the anti-tank guided missile carrier in the CVR family and served in the British Army.-Overview:FV102 Striker was the Swingfire wire guided anti-tank missile carrying member of the CVR family. The FV102 Striker was externally very similar to the FV103 Spartan but carried five...

     5 Swingfire missile launchers.
  • FV103 Spartan
    FV103 Spartan
    FV103 Spartan is a tracked armoured personnel carrier of the British Army. It was developed as the APC variant of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance family. The vehicle can carry up to 7 personnel, including 3 crew members. Armed with a single machine gun, it is almost indistinguishable from the...

     APC
  • FV104 Samaritan
    FV104 Samaritan
    The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army armoured ambulance variant of the CVR family. It has a capacity for up to 6 casualties.The Samaritan is one of the variants of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance family of armoured fighting vehicles developed by Alvis plc for the British military....

     ambulance
  • FV105 Sultan
    FV105 Sultan
    FV105 Sultan is a British Army command and control vehicle based on the CVR platform. It has a higher roof than the APC variants, providing a more comfortable "office space" inside. This contains a large vertical map board and desk along one side, with a bench seat for three people facing it...

    Armoured command vehicle
  • FV106 Samson
    FV106 Samson
    FV106 Samson is a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR family. The main role of this vehicle is to recover the CVR family of vehicles, but can recover other light tracked vehicles such as the FV430 series.-Design and features:...

    ARV.
  • FV107 Scimitar
    FV107 Scimitar
    FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps, Armoured Regiments in the Reconnaissance role...

     Light tank with 30 mm Rarden Cannon
  • FV109 Workhorse - replacement for FV432
  • FV120 Spartan with Milan compact turret
  • FV180 Combat Engineering Tractor
    FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor
    The FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor or C.E.T. is an amphibious specialist armoured vehicle of the British Army and has been in general service since 1976...

  • FV201 "Universal Tank" (A45) 17 pdr gun (later 20 pdr)
  • FV214 Conqueror Heavy Tank
    Conqueror tank
    The FV 214 Conqueror, also known as "Tank, Heavy No. 1, 120 mm Gun, Conqueror" was a British heavy tank of the post-war era. It was developed as a response to the Soviet Joseph Stalin IS-3 heavy tanks and carried a larger 120 mm gun compared to the 20-pounder gun carried by its peer the...

  • FV215 183mm gun on Conqueror heavy tank chassis.
  • FV219 ARV Mk I FV201 variant . Eight completed.
  • FV221 Caernarvon Medium gun tank. FV201 variant.
  • FV222 Conqueror ARV Mk II
  • FV301 21 ton tank with 77mm gun (based on A46)
  • FV302 GPO/CPO Command Vehicle
  • FV303 20pdr Self Propelled Gun
  • FV304 25pdr Self Propelled Gun
  • FV305 5.5 inch Self Propelled Gun
  • FV306 Light Armoured Recovery Vehicle
  • FV307 Radar Vehicle
  • FV308 Field Artillery Tractor
  • FV309 RA section vehicle
  • FV310 Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • FV311 Armoured Load Carrier
  • FV400 17.6 ton tank with 77 mm gun
  • FV401 Cambridge series of carriers
  • FV402 Tank
  • FV420 Carrier
  • FV421 Cargo Carrier. FV432 predecessor.
  • FV422 Personnel Carrier
  • FV423 5 ton Carrier Command vehicle
  • FV424 Carrier Royal Engineers
  • FV425 Carrier REME
  • FV426 Carrier Tracked Launcher, Orange William HESH AT missile
  • FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC).
  • FV433 Abbot self-propelled gun
    FV433 Abbot SPG
    FV433 Field Artillery, Self-Propelled "Abbot" is the self-propelled artillery variant of the British Army FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles, using much of the chassis of the FV430 but with a fully rotating turret at the rear housing the 105 mm gun and given the vehicle designation of...

     105 mm SP gun on FV432 chassis
  • FV434 FV434 Armoured Repair Vehicle
    FV434
    The FV434 is the Armoured Repair Vehicle variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Introduced in the 1960s and is operated by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers...

     - Engineering version of FV432
  • FV435 Wavell communications vehicle
  • FV436 FV432 variant fitted with Green Archer radar
    Green Archer (radar)
    Green Archer, also called Radar, Field Artillery, No 8 was a widely used British mortar locating radar operating in the X band using a Foster scanner. Developed by EMI after an experimental model by the Royal Radar Establishment, it was in British service from 1962 until 1975 with the Royal...

  • FV437 Pathfinder vehicle based on FV432 with snorkel gear
  • FV438 FV432 variant Swingfire missiles
  • FV439 Signals version of FV432.
  • FV510 Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle (MCV).
  • FV511 Warrior Infantry Command Vehicle
  • FV512 Warrior Repair Vehicle
  • FV513 Warrior Recovery Vehicle
  • FV514 Warrior Observation Post Vehicle
  • FV515 Warrior Battery Command Vehicle

  • FV601 Saladin
    Alvis Saladin
    The Saladin is a six-wheeled armoured car built by Alvis, and fitted with a 76mm gun.Used extensively by the British Army, it replaced the AEC Armoured Car that had been in service since World War II.-History:...

  • FV603 Saracen
    Alvis Saracen
    The FV603 Saracen is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier built by Alvis and used by the British army. It became a recognisable vehicle as a result of its part in the policing of Northern Ireland.-History:...

  • FV604 Saracen Regimental CP
  • FV610 Saracen RA CP (high roof)
  • FV622 Truck Cargo Amphibious, 6 x 6, Stalwart

  • FV701 Scout Car Liaison, Ferret Mk 1/1
  • FV703 Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk 2/6
  • FV704 Scout Car Liaison Ferret Mk 1/2
  • FV711 Scout Car Reconnaissance, Ferret Mk 4 (Big-wheeled)Ferret
    Ferret armoured car
    The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler...

  • FV712 Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk 5 (Big-wheeled)

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  • FV1103 Medium Artillery Tractor, 10-ton, 6 x 6 Leyland
  • FV1119 Tractor 10-ton Heavy 6 x 6 Leyland Recovery
  • FV1601 Truck Cargo 1-ton 4 x 4 GS, Humber
    Humber (car)
    Humber is a dormant British automobile marque which could date its beginnings to Thomas Humber's bicycle company founded in 1868. Following their involvement in Humber through Hillman in 1928 the Rootes brothers acquired a controlling interest and joined the Humber board in 1932 making Humber part...

  • FV1611 Truck 1 Ton, Armoured 4 x 4 Humber
  • FV1620 Truck 1 Ton, Air-portable Launcher, 4 x 4 Hornet
    Humber Hornet
    The FV1620 Humber Hornet was a specialised air-deployable armoured fighting vehicle designed to carry the Malkara, an anti-tank guided missile developed by Australia and the United Kingdom.-History:...

     (Malkara launcher)
  • FV1801A Truck, 1/4ton, CT, 4 x 4 Austin, Mk.1. (Austin Champ)
  • FV1802 Truck, Utility, CT, 4 x 4, Austin (prototypes only)
  • FV2721a Trailer - Centurion AVRE
  • FV3011 Semi-trailer, 50 Ton - used with Thornycroft Antar
    Thornycroft Antar
    The Mighty Antar was a heavy-duty tractor unit built by Thornycroft from the 1940s onwards. For some decades it was the standard tank transporter of the British Army and was also used by other nations.- History :- Origins :...

     tractor unit
  • FV3601 Trailer Transporter 50-ton
  • FV3621 Trailer Low-loader 20-ton
  • FV3801 Gun Tractor Centurion components
  • FV3802 25pdr SP Artillery Field Equipments Centurion components
  • FV3803 Command Post Vehicle Centurion components
  • FV3804 Ammunition Vehicle Centurion components
  • FV3805 5.5 inch SP guns Prototype only
  • FV3806 7.2 inch SP Gun Centurion components
  • FV3901 Churchill Linked ARK
  • FV3902 Churchill VII Flail also known as "TOAD"
  • FV3903 Churchill VII AVRE Tank Infantry Dozer
  • FV3904 Churchill VII APC
  • FV4001 Centurion mineclearer
  • FV4002 Centurion Mk 5 Bridgelayer
  • FV4003 Centurion
    Centurion tank
    The Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...

     Mk 5 AVRE 165 Centurion AVRE 165
  • FV4004 Conway (prototype)
  • FV4005 Heavy SP AT Gun (prototype)
  • FV4006 Centurion ARV Mk 2
  • FV4007 Centurion Mk 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8/1, 8/2
  • FV4008 Centurion DD
  • FV4009 Tank, Medium
  • FV4010 Tank Destroyer, Medium Malkara missile vehicle on Centurion chassis
  • FV4011 Centurion Mk 5
  • FV4012 Centurion Mk 7/1, 7/2
  • FV4013 Centurion Mk 3 ARV
  • FV4014 Tank, Medium
  • FV4015 Centurion Mk 9
  • FV4016 Centurion ARK Bridgelayer
  • FV4017 Centurion Mk 10
  • FV4018 Centurion BARV - Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle
  • FV4019 Centurion Mk 5 Bulldozer
  • FV4030 Shir series Designed for Iran. Challenger predecessors
  • FV4030/2 Shir 1 120 mm MBT Challenger predecessor. Renamed Khalid for supply to Jordan
  • FV4030/3 Shir 2
  • FV4030/4 Challenger 1 Challenger 1
  • FV4034 Challenger 2
  • FV4101 Cromwell Heavy AT Gun Charioteer
  • FV4201 Chieftain tank
    Chieftain tank
    The FV 4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s. It was one of the most advanced tanks of its era, and at the time of its introduction in 1966 had the most powerful main gun and heaviest armour of any tank in the world...

  • FV4202 "40 ton Centurion" 105 mm gun Chieftain predecessor based on Centurion Mk 7
  • FV4203 Centurion AVRE 105
  • FV4204 Chieftain ARV Mk 5 and ARRV (Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)
  • FV4205 AVLB Chieftain Bridgelayer
  • FV4207 Centurion Mk 9 VHF
  • FV4211 Experimental tank.
  • FV4333 Stormer
    Alvis Stormer
    Alvis Stormer is a modern military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company, Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Global Combat Systems....

     APC
  • FV4401 Contentious
    FV4401 Contentious
    FV 4401 Contentious was a prototype British air-portable tank destroyer of the early 1960s. At least one prototype was constructed and tested, although no production vehicles were built or saw service.- Project Prodigal :...

     - British experiment along S-Tank lines for lightweight tank. 3 prototypes.
  • FV4501 Armoured mine clearer
  • FV4601 MBT-80 (3 experimental vehicles).

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  • FV11002 Tractor 10-ton, 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 2
  • FV11003 Truck Crane Bridging 6 x 6, AEC Militant
  • FV11005 Truck End-tipper 6 x 6, AEC Militant
  • FV11009 Truck, Fuel Tanker 2,500 gallon 6 x 6, AEC Militant
  • FV11018 Truck Cargo 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 1
  • FV11010 Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant
  • FV11021 BV202E Articulated Sno-Cat
  • FV11044 Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 Heavy Recovery, AEC
  • FV11047 Truck Cargo 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militan Mk 3
  • FV11061 Armoured Command Vehicle, Heavy, AEC 10 ton 6 x 6
  • FV11301 Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammel Recovery
  • FV12002 Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornecroft Antar Mk 2
  • FV12003 Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornecroft Antar (ballast body)
  • FV12004 Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornecroft Antar Mk 3
  • FV12101 Tractor 20-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell
  • FV12105 Tractor 20-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell Mk 2
  • FV13111 Truck End-tipper 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
  • FV13112 Truck Cargo 4-ton 4 x 4 GS, Bedford
  • FV13113 Truck Mobile Workshop 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
  • FV13142 Truck Cargo 4-ton 4 x 4 Airportable, Bedford
  • FV13165 Truck Mobile Dental Clinic 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
  • FV13201 Truck 3-ton 4 x 4 GS, Commer
  • FV13219 Truck End-tipper 3-ton 4 x 4, Commer
  • FV13206 Truck Mobile Workshop 3-ton 4 x 4, Commer
  • FV16001 Truck Cargo 1-ton 4 x 4 GS, Austin
  • FV16003 Truck 1-ton 4 x 4 Wireless, Austin
  • FV16008 Truck 1-ton 4 x 4 200 Water-tanker, Austin
  • FV16100 Truck 1-ton 4 x 4, (series, Morris)
  • FV18005 Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series I
    Land Rover Series
    The Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep...

  • FV18008 Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series I
    Land Rover Series
    The Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep...

  • FV18032 Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Line-laying
  • FV18044 Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series II
    Land Rover Series
    The Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep...

  • FV18067 Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance 2/4 Stretcher
  • FV23225 Truck Light Recovery 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
  • FV30011 Semi-trailer, 50-ton, Tank Transporter
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