Rifles

• De Lisle Silent Carbine
  De Lisle carbine
  The De Lisle carbine or De Lisle Commando carbine was a British carbine used during World War II. The primary feature of the De Lisle was its very effective suppressor...
  
   - Specialist issue, very low number produced.
• Enfield Pattern 14 (P14)
  Pattern 14 Rifle
  The Rifle, .303 Pattern 1914 was a British service rifle of the First World War period. A bolt action weapon with an integral 5-round magazine, it was principally contract manufactured by companies in the United States. It served as a sniper rifle and as second line and reserve issue until being...
  
   - Used as a marksman weapon until the No.IV Mk.I(T) was introduced, also issued in large number to the LDV
  British Home Guard
  The Home Guard was a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second World War...
  
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• M1917 Enfield
  M1917 Enfield rifle
  The M1917 Enfield, the "American Enfield" , formally named "United States Rifle, cal .30, Model of 1917" was an American modification and production of the British .303 caliber P14 rifle developed and manufactured during the period 1917-1918.-History:Before World War I developed, the British had as...
  
   - Issued to LDV
  British Home Guard
  The Home Guard was a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second World War...
  
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• Martini-Enfield
  Martini-Enfield
  Martini-Enfield rifles were, by and large, conversions of the Zulu War era .450/577 Martini-Henry, rechambering the rifle for use with the newly introduced .303 British cartridge...
  
   - Used as a reserve arm by Commonwealth troops from India, New Zealand, etc.
• Lee Enfield
  Lee-Enfield
  The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century...
  
   No.1 Mk.III* - Lee Enfield rifle in service at the beginning of the war, supplemented and replaced by the No.4 Mk.I by mid-war.
• Lee Enfield
  Lee-Enfield
  The Lee-Enfield bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating rifle was the main firearm used by the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century...
  
   No.4 Mk.1 + No.4 Mk.I(T) - Lee Enfield rifle that replaced the No.I Mk.III* in larger numbers mid-war.
• Lee Enfield No.5 Mk.I Jungle Carbine
  Jungle Carbine
  Jungle Carbine was an informal term used for the Rifle No. 5 Mk I which was a derivative of the British Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk I, designed not for jungle fighting but in response to a requirement for a "Shortened, Lightened" version of the No.4 rifle for airborne forces in the European theatre of...
  
   - Introduced in 1944 to replace the longer No.1 Mk.III*, and No.4 Mk.I rifles for when in use in the jungles of the Far East.
• M1 Garand
  M1 Garand
  The M1 Garand , was the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry of any nation. Called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S...
  
   - American rifle, used in small quantities by special units.
• M1 & M1A1 Carbine
  M1 Carbine
  The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S...
  
   - American rifle, used in small quantities by special units.

Submachine Guns

• Lanchester
  Lanchester SMG
  The Lanchester is a submachine gun manufactured by the Sterling Armaments Company between 1941 and 1945. It is a copy of the German MP28/II and was manufactured in two versions, Mk.1 and Mk.1*; the latter was a simplified version of the original Mk.1, with no fire selector and simplified sights...
  
   - British submachine gun, developed from the German MP28
  MP18
  The MP18.1 manufactured by Theodor Bergmann Waffenbau Abteilung was the first practical submachine gun used in combat. It was introduced into service in 1918 by the German Army during World War I as the primary weapon of the Stosstruppen, assault groups specialized in trench combat...
  
  , used by the Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
   & Royal Air Force
  Royal Air Force
  The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
  
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• Sten
  Sten
  The STEN was a family of British 9 mm submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War...
  
   - British submachine gun from late 1941/early 1942, to the end of the war.
• Thompson
  Thompson submachine gun
  The Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals...
  
   - American submachine gun used in large numbers until the Sten gun was introduced.

Machine Guns

• Bren light machine gun - Light machine gun through the whole of the war.
• Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) - Issued to British Home Guard
  British Home Guard
  The Home Guard was a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second World War...
  
  
• Lewis Gun
  Lewis Gun
  The Lewis Gun is a World War I–era light machine gun of American design that was perfected and widely used by the British Empire. It was first used in combat in World War I, and continued in service with a number of armed forces through to the end of the Korean War...
  
   - In service with some infantry at outbreak of war in small numbers, issued to British Home Guard for the rest of the war.
• Vicker Gas Operated (VGO)
  Vickers K machine gun
  Not to be confused with the Vickers light machine gunThe Vickers K machine gun, known as the Vickers Gas Operated in British service, was a rapid-firing machine gun developed and manufactured for use in aircraft by Vickers-Armstrongs...
  
   "Vickers K" - Aircraft machinegun, used in specialist roles on Long Range Desert Group
  Long Range Desert Group
  The Long Range Desert Group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. The commander of the German Afrika Corps, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, admitted that the LRDG "caused us more damage than any other British unit of equal strength".Originally called...
  
   and Special Air Service
  Special Air Service
  Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
  
   vehicles in North Africa, as well as a short-lived infantry machine gun with the Commandos
  British Commandos
  The British Commandos were formed during the Second World War in June 1940, following a request from the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, for a force that could carry out raids against German-occupied Europe...
  
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• Vickers Medium Machine Gun
  Vickers machine gun
  Not to be confused with the Vickers light machine gunThe Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled .303 inch machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army...
  
   - Standard medium machine gun of the British Army since 1912.
• Browning M1919
  M1919 Browning machine gun
  The M1919 Browning is a .30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century. It was used as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S. and many other countries, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War...
  
   - Mounted on many lend-lease vehicles.
• Browning M2 - Mounted on many lend-lease vehicles.
• Machine Gun, 7.92 mm BESA and 15 mm BESA
  Besa
  -As an acronym:* Banco Espírito Santo Angola* Bond Exchange of South Africa* British Engineering Standards Association* British Educational Suppliers Association* Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies...
  
   - British versions of the Czech ZB53 (Model 37) machine gun used as tank and armoured car armament only.
• Vickers-Berthier
  Vickers-Berthier
  The Vickers-Berthier light machine gun manufactured by Vickers-Armstrong was based on a French design of just before World War I. In 1925 Vickers in Britain purchased licence rights for production in their Crayford factory, and as a replacement for the Lewis Gun.-History:During the 1932 British...
  
   - Indian Commonwealth troops.

Handguns

• Enfield No.2 Mk.1 Revolver
  Enfield revolver
  Enfield Revolver is the name applied to two totally separate models of self-extracting British handgun designed and manufactured at the government-owned Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield; initially the .476 calibre Revolver Enfield Mk I/Mk II revolvers , and later the .38/200 calibre Enfield No...
  
  
• Webley Revolver
  Webley Revolver
  The Webley Revolver was, in various marks, the standard issue service pistol for the armed forces of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, and the Commonwealths from 1887 until 1963.The Webley is a top-break revolver with automatic extraction...
  
   - many marks in .38 and .455 calibres
• Browning FN-Inglis
  Browning Hi-Power
  The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. It is based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium. Browning died in 1926, several years before the design was finalized...
  
   "Pistol No.II Mk.I*"
• Colt M1911A1
• Webley No.I Mk.I
  Webley and Scott
  Webley & Scott is an arms manufacturer based in Birmingham, England. Webley produced handguns and long guns from 1834 to 1979, when the company ceased to manufacture firearms and instead focused on producing air pistols and air rifles...
  
   - (Automatic pistol in .455 inch). Issued to the Royal Navy
  Royal Navy
  The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
  
  
• Welrod
  Welrod
  The Welrod was a British bolt action, magazine fed, suppressed pistol devised during World War II at the Inter-Services Research Bureau , based near Welwyn Garden City, UK, for use by irregular forces and resistance groups...
  
   - silenced pistol
• Smith & Wesson Model 10
• Colt New Service
  Colt New Service
  The Colt New Service was a double-action revolver made by Colt from 1898 until c.1940. It was adopted by the U.S. Armed Forces in .45 Colt as the Model 1909 U.S. Army, Marine Corps Model 1909, Model 1909 U.S. Navy and in .45 ACP as the Model 1917 U.S. Army...
  
  
• Colt Official Police
  Colt Official Police
  Introduced to the firearms market in 1927, The Colt Official Police is a medium frame, six-shot, double-action revolver with a six round cylinder, primarily chambered for the .38 Special cartridge, and manufactured by the Colt's Manufacturing Company...
  
  

Grenades

• Grenade, Hand or Rifle, No.36M Mk.I
  Mills bomb
  Mills bomb is the popular name for a series of prominent British hand grenades. They were the first modern fragmentation grenades in the world.-Overview:...
  
   "Mills Bomb"
• "Grenade, Rifle No.68 /AT"
  No. 68 AT Grenade
  The Grenade, Rifle No. 68 /AT was a British anti-tank rifle grenade used during World War II.-Overview:The No. 68 was an early form of shaped charge grenade, and has some claim to have been the first High Explosive, Anti Tank device in use...
  
   HEAT
  Heat
  In physics and thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one body, region, or thermodynamic system to another due to thermal contact or thermal radiation when the systems are at different temperatures. It is often described as one of the fundamental processes of energy transfer between...
  
   (High Explosive Anti-Tank) Rifle Grenade
  Rifle grenade
  A rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade was thrown by hand...
  
  
• No.69 Mk.I Bakelite Concussion Hand Grenade
  No. 69 grenade
  The British No 69 was an offensive hand grenade developed and used during World War II. It was adopted into service due to the need for a grenade with smaller destructive radius than the No 36M "Mills bomb". This allowed the thrower to use a grenade even when there was little in the way of...
  
  
• No.76, Special Incendiary Phosphorus Hand Grenade
  No. 76 Special Incendiary Grenade
  The No. 76 Special Incendiary Grenade also commonly known as the A.W. bomb or SIP Grenade was an incendiary grenade based on white phosphorus used during World War II....
  
  
• No.73 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade
  No. 73 Grenade
  The No. 73 grenade, also known as the Thermos or Woolworth bomb, was a British anti-tank grenade used during the Second World War. It got its nickname from the resemblance to a Thermos flask.-Development:...
  
   "Thermos Grenade"
• Grenade, Hand, No.74 ST
  Sticky bomb
  The Grenade, Hand, Anti-Tank No. 74, commonly known as the sticky bomb, was a British hand grenade designed and produced during the Second World War. The grenade was one of a number of anti-tank weapons developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard as an ad hoc solution to a lack of...
  
   "Sticky Bomb"
• No.75 Anti-Tank Hand Grenade
  Hawkins grenade
  The Grenade, Hand, Anti-tank, No. 75, also known as the Hawkins grenade was a British anti-tank hand grenade used during World War II. It was one of a number of grenades developed for use by the British Army and Home Guard in the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation...
  
   "Hawkins Grenade"/"Hawkins Mine"
• No.77 White Phosphorus Hand Grenade
  No 77 grenade
  The No. 77 Grenade was a British white phosphorus grenade used during the Second World War. The No. 77 was introduced in 1943 and consisted of 8 ounces of white phosphorus, an impact fuse and a tin casing. It was intended for laying down smoke screens and as a signalling device...
  
  
• Grenade, Hand, No. 82
  Gammon bomb
  The Gammon bomb, officially known as the No. 82 grenade was a British hand grenade used during World War II.-Overview:Designed by Capt. R.S. Gammon MC of the 1st Parachute Regiment, the Gammon bomb was developed as a replacement for the temperamental and highly dangerous "sticky bomb" grenade...
  
   "Gammon Bomb"

Other

• No.II Mk.II Flamethrower
  Flamethrower, Portable, No 2
  The Flamethrower, Portable, No 2 , also known as the Ack Pack, was a British design of flamethrower for infantry use in the Second World War...
  
   "Lifebuoy"
• Lewes bomb
  Lewes bomb
  The Lewes bomb was a blast-incendiary field expedient explosive device, manufactured by mixing diesel oil and Nobel 808 plastic explosive. It was created by Lieutenant Jock Lewes, one of the original members of L Detachment SAS in 1941...
  
   - Used by the SAS
  Special Air Service
  Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
  
  
• Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife
  Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife
  The Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife is a double-edged fighting knife resembling a dagger or poignard with a foil grip developed by William Ewart Fairbairn and Eric Anthony Sykes in Shanghai based on concepts which the two men initiated before World War II while serving on the Shanghai Municipal...
  
  

Infantry Anti-Tank Weapons

• Blacker Bombard
  Blacker Bombard
  The Blacker Bombard, also known as the 29mm Spigot Mortar, was an infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early years of the Second World War.-Development:...
  
   - spigot mortar firing HE round
• Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys
  Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55 in, Boys
  The Rifle, Anti-Tank, .55in, Boys commonly known as the "Boys Anti-tank Rifle" , was a British anti-tank rifle in use during World War II....
  
   "Boys Anti-Tank Rifle" - Infantry anti-tank weapon (prewar - 1943).
• Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT)
  PIAT
  The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank was a British hand-held anti-tank weapon developed during the Second World War. The PIAT was designed in 1942 in response to the British Army's need for a more effective infantry anti-tank weapon, and entered service in 1943.The PIAT was based on the spigot...
  
   - Infantry anti-tank weapon (1943 until end of war)

Anti-Tank Guns

• Ordnance QF 2 pounder
  Ordnance QF 2 pounder
  The Ordnance QF 2-pounder was a British anti-tank and vehicle-mounted gun, employed in the Second World War. It was actively used in the Battle of France, and during the North Africa campaign...
  
  
• Ordnance QF 6 pounder
  Ordnance QF 6 pounder
  The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles...
  
  
• Ordnance QF 17 pounder
  Ordnance QF 17 pounder
  The Ordnance Quick-Firing 17 pounder was a 76.2 mm gun developed by the United Kingdom during World War II. It was used as an anti-tank gun on its own carriage, as well as equipping a number of British tanks. It was the most effective Allied anti-tank gun of the war...
  
  

Guns and Howitzers

• Ordnance QF 25 pounder Gun-howitzer
• BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun
  BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun
  The BL 5.5 inch Gun was a British artillery gun introduced during the middle of the Second World War to equip medium batteries.-History:In January 1939 a specification was issued for a gun to replace the 6 inch 26 cwt howitzers in use with most medium batteries...
  
  
• BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun
  BL 4.5 inch Medium Field Gun
  The BL 4.5 inch Medium Gun was a British gun used by field artillery in the Second World War. It had nothing in common with the QF 4.5 inch Howitzer or the QF 4.5 inch AA Gun.- History :...
  
  
• BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I
  BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I
  The BL 7.2 inch Howitzer Mk.I and subsequent marks were a series of heavy artillery pieces designed by the United Kingdom at the start of World War II. The 7.2 inch was not a new design, but instead a re-lined version of the 8 inch howitzers dating from World War I...
  
  
• BL 8 inch Howitzer
• 60-pounder
• M1 and M8 75 mm "Pack Howitzers"
• 3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer
  3.7 inch Mountain Howitzer
  The Ordnance QF 3.7 Inch Mountain Howitzer was an artillery weapon, used by British and Commonwealth armies in World War I and World War II, and between the wars.-History:...
  
  
• Smith Gun
  Smith Gun
  The Smith Gun was an ad hoc anti-tank artillery piece used by the British Army and Home Guard during the Second World War. With a German invasion of Great Britain seeming likely after the defeat in the Battle of France, most available weaponry was diverted to the regular British Army, leaving the...
  
   - Home Guard use only

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

• 20 mm Oerlikon
  Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
  The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others...
  
  
• 20 mm Polsten
  Polsten
  The Polsten was a low cost Polish development of the 20 mm Oerlikon gun. The Polsten was designed to be simpler and much cheaper to build than the Oerlikon without reducing effectiveness.-Development:...
  
  
• 40 mm Bofors
  Bofors 40 mm gun
  The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence...
  
  
• QF 3 inch 20 cwt
  QF 3 inch 20 cwt
  The QF 3 inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German airships and bombers and on the Western Front in World War I. It was also common on British warships in World War I and submarines in World War II...
  
  
• QF 3.7 inch AA gun
  QF 3.7 inch AA gun
  The 3.7-Inch QF AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II. It was roughly the equivalent of the German 88 mm FlaK but with a slightly larger calibre of 94 mm and superior performance. It was used throughout World War II in all theatres except the Eastern Front...
  
  
• QF 4.5-inch Mark 1 to Mark V

Mortars

• 2 Inch Mortar
  British 2 inch mortar
  The Ordnance SBML 2-inch mortar, or more commonly just "2-inch mortar", was a British mortar issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth armies that saw use during the Second World War and later....
  
  
• 3 Inch Mortar
  Ordnance ML 3 inch Mortar
  The Ordnance ML 3-inch mortar was the United Kingdom's standard mortar used by the British Army from the late 1920s to the late 1960s, superseding the Stokes Mortar.-History:...
  
  
• Blacker Bombard
  Blacker Bombard
  The Blacker Bombard, also known as the 29mm Spigot Mortar, was an infantry anti-tank weapon devised by Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart Blacker in the early years of the Second World War.-Development:...
  
  
• Northover projector
  Northover projector
  The Projector, 2.5 inch—more commonly known as the Northover Projector—was an ad hoc anti-tank weapon used by the British Army and Home Guard during the Second World War...
  
   - Home Guard use

Vehicles

Light Tanks

• Light Tank Mk.VI
  Light Tank Mk VI
  The Tank, Light, Mk VI was a British light tank, produced by Vickers-Armstrongs in the late 1930s, which saw service during World War II.- Development history :...
  
  
• Light Tank Mk.VII Tetrarch
  Tetrarch tank
  The Light Tank Mk VII , also known as the Tetrarch, was a British light tank produced by Vickers-Armstrong in the late 1930s and deployed during World War II. The Tetrarch was originally designed as the latest in the line of light tanks built by the company for the British Army...
  
  
• General Stuart
  Stuart tank
  The M3 Stuart, formally Light Tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II and supplied to British and Commonwealth forces under lend-lease prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war—and used thereafter by U.S...
  
  
• Locust
  M22 Locust
  The Light Tank M22 or Locust was an American-designed airmobile light tank which was produced during World War II. The Locust began development in 1941 after the British War Office requested that the American government design a purpose-built airborne light tank which could be transported by...
  
  
• Chaffee
  M24 Chaffee
  The Light Tank M24 was an American light tank used during World War II and in postwar conflicts including the Korean War and with the French in the War in Algeria and First Indochina War. In British service it was given the service name Chaffee, after the United States Army General Adna R...
  
  

Medium Tanks

• Tank, Medium, Mk.II
  Vickers Medium Mark II
  The Vickers Medium Mark II was a British tank built by Vickers in the Inter-war period.The Medium Mark II, derived from the Vickers Medium Mark I, was developed to replace the last of the Medium Mark Cs still in use. Production and rebuilding ran from 1925 until 1934. The tank was phased out of...
  
   - Used in small scale in the early battles in North Africa, from then; dug into ground with turret protruding for defence, in North Africa, & Great Britain.
• General Grant
  M3 Lee
  The Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the modified version built with a new turret was called the "General Grant", named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.Design commenced...
  
   - Medium Tank M3, purchased from America, with turret built to British specification.
• General Lee
  M3 Lee
  The Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the modified version built with a new turret was called the "General Grant", named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.Design commenced...
  
   - Medium Tank M3, provided by Lend-Lease from America.
• General Sherman
  M4 Sherman
  The M4 Sherman, formally Medium Tank, M4, was the primary tank used by the United States during World War II. Thousands were also distributed to the Allies, including the British Commonwealth and Soviet armies, via lend-lease...
  
   - Medium Tank M4, provided by Lend-Lease from America.
  • Sherman Firefly
    Sherman Firefly
    The Sherman Firefly was a World War II British variant of the American Sherman tank, fitted with the powerful British 17 pounder anti-tank gun as its main weapon...
    
     - Sherman tank, rearmed with a British 17pdr gun.

Cruiser Tanks

• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.I (A9)
  Cruiser Mk I
  The Tank, Cruiser, Mk I was a British cruiser tank of the interwar period. It was the first cruiser tank: a fast tank designed to bypass the main enemy lines and engage the enemy's lines of communication, along with enemy tanks...
  
  
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.II (A10)
  Cruiser Mk II
  The Tank, Cruiser, Mk II , was developed alongside the A9, and was intended to be a heavier, infantry tank version of that type. In practice it was not deemed suitable for the infantry tank role and was classified as a "heavy cruiser"....
  
  
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.III (A13)
  Cruiser Mk III
  The Tank, Cruiser, Mk III was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It was the first British cruiser tank to use the Christie suspension system which gave higher speeds and better cross-country performance, previous models of cruiser tanks having used triple wheeled bogie...
  
  
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.IV (A13 Mk.II)
  Cruiser Mk IV
  The Tank, Cruiser, Mk IV was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It followed directly on from the Tank, Cruiser, Mk III . The first Mk IVs were Mk IIIs with extra armour fitted to the turret...
  
  
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.V, Covenanter (A13 Mk.III)
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VI, Crusader (A15)
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VII, Cavalier (A24)
  Cavalier tank
  The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VII Cavalier was an unsuccessful design of British cruiser tank during World War II. It suffered from an underpowered engine, and problems because of the rush to design and build it.- Development :...
  
   - Regular tank not used in combat, OP and ARV tank used.
• Tank, Cruiser Mk.VIII, Centaur (A27L)
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Cromwell (A27M)
• Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Challenger (A30)
  Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger
  The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on the Cromwell chassis to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units....
  
  
• Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34)
  Comet tank
  The Tank, Cruiser, Comet I was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of World War II. It was designed to provide greater anti-tank capability to Cromwell tank squadrons. It was armed with a 77mm HV, a derivative of the 17 pounder, with the result it was one of the few British...
  
  
• Tank, Cruiser, Centurion I (A41)
  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...
  
   - Entered service too late to see combat service.

Infantry Tanks

• Tank, Infantry, Mk.I, Matilda I (A11)
  Matilda Mk I
  The Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. It is not to be confused with the later model Tank, Infantry Mk II , also known as the "Matilda II" which took over the "Matilda" name after the early part of the war when the first Matilda was withdrawn from...
  
  
• Tank, Infantry, Mk.II, Matilda II (A12)
  Matilda tank
  The Infantry Tank Mark II known as the Matilda II was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. It was also identified from its General Staff Specification A12....
  
  
• Tank, Infantry, Mk.III Valentine
  Valentine tank
  The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. More than 8,000 of the type were produced in 11 different marks plus various purpose-built variants, accounting for approximately a quarter of wartime British tank production...
  
  
• Tank, Infantry, Mk.IV, Churchill (A22)
  Churchill tank
  The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV was a heavy British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles. It was one of the heaviest Allied tanks of the war...
  
  
• Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38)
  Valiant tank
  The Tank, Infantry, Valiant was a British tank design of the Second World War that only reached the prototype stage. The design was so infamously bad that the sole example was retained by the School of Tank Technology post-war as a dire lesson to its students.- Origins :The A38 Valiant began as a...
  
   - prototype only.
• Infantry Tank Black Prince (A43)
  Black Prince (tank)
  The Tank, Infantry, Black Prince was the name assigned to an experimental development of the Churchill tank with a larger, wider hull and a QF 17-pounder gun...
  
   - prototype only.

Other tanks

• "Tank, Heavy Assault, A33 (Excelsior)"
  Excelsior A33 Tank
  The Tank, Heavy Assault, A33 was a British experimental heavy tank based on the Cromwell design developed in the Second World War when there were concerns as to performance of the Churchill tank.- Development :...
  
    - prototype only
• Tortoise heavy assault tank
  Tortoise heavy assault tank
  The Tank, Heavy Assault, Tortoise was a British heavy assault tank design developed in World War II but never put into mass production. It was developed for the task of clearing heavily fortified areas and as a result favoured armour protection over mobility.Although heavy, at 78 tons, and not...
  
   - prototype only

Self-propelled guns

• Self Propelled 17pdr, Valentine, Mk.I, Archer
  Archer (tank destroyer)
  The SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British self propelled anti-tank gun of the Second World War based on the Valentine infantry tank chassis fitted with a Ordnance QF 17 pounder gun.-Design and development:...
  
  
• 3in SP. Wolverine
  M10 Wolverine
  The M10 tank destroyer, formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. It was numerically the most important U.S...
  
   - Gun Motor Carriage M10, provided under Lend-Lease from America.
  • 17pdr SP. Achilles
    M10 Wolverine
    The M10 tank destroyer, formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. It was numerically the most important U.S...
    
     - rearmed with 17 pdr gun
• AEC Mk I Gun Carrier "Deacon"
  Deacon (artillery)
  The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier, known as Deacon, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece...
  
  
• Carrier, Valentine, 25pdr gun, Mk.I, Bishop
  Bishop (artillery)
  The Bishop was a British self-propelled artillery vehicle based on the Valentine tank. A result of a rushed attempt to create a self-propelled gun armed with the 25 Pounder gun-howitzer, the vehicle had numerous problems, was produced in limited numbers and was soon replaced by better...
  
  
• 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton
  Sexton (artillery)
  The 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton was a self-propelled artillery vehicle of World War II, based on an American tank hull design, built by Canada for the British Army, and associated Commonwealth forces, and some of the other Allies....
  
  
• SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger)
  Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger
  The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the 17 Pounder gun on the Cromwell chassis to add heavier anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units....
  
   - Order not fulfilled until post-war.
• 105 mm SP, Priest
  M7 Priest
  The 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 was an American self-propelled artillery vehicle produced during World War II. It was given the official service name 105 mm Self Propelled Gun, Priest by the British Army, due to the pulpit-like machine gun ring, and following on from the Bishop and...
  
   - 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7, provided under Lend-Lease from America.
• M3(T12) 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage
  M3 Half-track
  The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
  
   - Provided under Lend-Lease from America. In British service designated "75 mm SP, Autocar".
• T48 57 mm Gun Motor Carriage
  M3 Half-track
  The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
  
   - 680 provided by Lend-Lease from America. Many had gun removed to convert them back to Armoured Personnel Carriers.
• Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M14 - Provided by Lend-Lease from America. Many had guns removed to convert them back to Armoured Personnel Carriers.

Other Armoured Fighting Vehicles

• Universal Carrier
  Universal Carrier
  The Universal Carrier, also known as the Bren Gun Carrier is a common name describing a family of light armoured tracked vehicles built by Vickers-Armstrong. Produced between 1934 and 1960, the vehicle was used widely by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War...
  
  
• Loyd Carrier
  Loyd Carrier
  The Loyd Carrier was one of a number of small tracked vehicles used by the British and Commonwealth forces in the Second World War to transport equipment and men about the battlefield...
  
  
• Half-track Car M2
  M2 Half Track Car
  The M-2 Half Track was an armored vehicle used by the United States during World War II.-History:The half-track design had been evaluated by the US Ordnance department using Citroën-Kégresse vehicles...
  
   - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.
• Half-track Car M3 - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.
• Half-track Personnel Carrier M3
  M3 Half-track
  The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
  
   - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.
• Half-track Personnel Carrier M5
  M3 Half-track
  The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armored vehicle used by the United States, the British Empire and the other Allies during World War II and the Cold War. Nearly 43,000 were produced, and supplied to the U.S...
  
   - Provided under Lend-Lease by US.

• 4-ton amphibian, Terrapin
  Terrapin (amphibious vehicle)
  The Terrapin "4-ton amphibian" was a British-manufactured, amphibious armoured transport vehicle of the Second World War. It was first used at Antwerp in 1944, and to great effect during the Battle of the Scheldt....
  
   - amphibious personnel carrier

Aerial bombs

• "Bouncing bomb
  Bouncing bomb
  A bouncing bomb is a bomb designed specifically to bounce to a target across water in a calculated manner, in order to avoid obstacles such as torpedo nets, and to allow both the bomb's speed on arrival at the target and the timing of its detonation to be pre-determined...
  
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  • Upkeep
  • Highball

• Tallboy bomb
  Tallboy bomb
  The Tallboy or Bomb, Medium Capacity, 12,000 lb, was an earthquake bomb developed by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis and deployed by the RAF in 1944...
  
  
• Grand Slam bomb
  Grand Slam bomb
  The Grand Slam was a 22,000 lb earthquake bomb used by RAF Bomber Command against strategic targets during the Second World War.Known officially as the Bomb, Medium Capacity, 22,000 lb, it was a scaled up version of the Tallboy bomb and closer to the original size that the bombs' inventor,...
  
  

• Blockbuster bomb
  Blockbuster bomb
  Blockbuster or "cookie" was the name given to several of the largest conventional bombs used in World War II by the Royal Air Force...
  
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4,000 lb HC (High Capacity)

8,000 lb HC

12,000 lb HC

See also

• :Category:World War II armoured fighting vehicles of the United Kingdom
• :Category:World War II military equipment of the United Kingdom