List of armoured fighting vehicles by country
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, sorted by country of origin. The information in round brackets ( ) indicates the number of AFVs produced and the period of use. Prototypes are marked as such.

In the case of multi-national projects, the vehicle may be listed under all applicable countries.

Tanks

  • Nahuel
    Nahuel (tank)
    The "Nahuel" D.L. 43 tank was a medium tank developed in Argentina during World War II. It was the Argentine equivalent of the M4 Sherman and the M3 Grant American medium tanks.- Design :...

     medium tank (World War II era)
  • TAM
    TAM (tank)
    The Tanque Argentino Mediano , or TAM, is the main battle tank in service with the Argentine Army. Lacking the experience and resources to design a tank, the Argentine Ministry of Defense contracted German company Thyssen-Henschel...

     medium tank (modern)
  • Patagon Light tank (modern)

Self propelled artillery

  • VCA 155mm SP gun, "Palmaria
    Palmaria (artillery)
    The Palmaria is an Italian self-propelled 155 mm howitzer.-History:Developed by OTO Melara for the export market, the development of the Palmaria began in 1977, with the first prototype appearing in 1981.-Design:...

    " turret (modern)
  • VCTM 120mm mortar carrier (modern)

Australia

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

  • 2 Pounder Anti-tank Gun Carrier (200; World War II)
  • 3 inch Mortar Carrier (400; World War II)
  • Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle (467 modern)
  • ASLAV
    ASLAV
    The Australian Service Light Armoured Vehicle , is an Australian version of the Light Armoured Vehicle designed and manufactured by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada for the U.S. Marines. The initial design was the MOWAG Piranha 8x8, however the vehicle was re-designed to meet North American...

     Infantry Fighting Vehicle (113 modern)
  • Dingo Scout Car (245; World War II)
  • Rover Light Armoured Car
    Rover Light Armoured Car
    The Light Armoured Car , also known as Rover, was an armoured car produced in Australia during the Second World War.-History and description:...

     (238; World War II)
  • Sentinel
    Sentinel tank
    The Sentinel tank was a cruiser tank designed in Australia in World War II in response to the war in Europe, and to the threat of Japan expanding the war to the Pacific or even a feared Japanese invasion of Australia. It was the first tank to be built with a hull cast as a single piece, and the...

     cruiser tank (65; World War II)
  • 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...

     (World War II)
  • Yeramba
    Yeramba (artillery)
    The Yeramba was an Australian self-propelled howitzer built after the end of the Second World War in the late-1940s. They were produced by mounting the 25 pounder gun howitzer on an American M3A5 Grant tank hull, and were converted by the Ordnance Factory in Bendigo from 1950 to 1952...

     self-propelled gun (14; post-World War II)

Armoured cars

  • Rhino Heavy Armoured Car
    Rhino Heavy Armoured Car
    Car, Armoured, Heavy , also known as Rhino, was an armoured car designed in Australia during the Second World War. Due to enemy action and design problems the project never got beyond a prototype stage.-History and description:...

     - World War II armoured car.
  • Rover Light Armoured Car
    Rover Light Armoured Car
    The Light Armoured Car , also known as Rover, was an armoured car produced in Australia during the Second World War.-History and description:...

     - World War II armoured car.
  • S1 Scout Car
    S1 Scout Car
    Scout Car S1 , was an armoured car produced in Australia for the US Army during the Second World War.-History and description:In 1942, the United States Army Air Force in Australia issued a requirement for a light armoured car to be used in patrolling and airfield defence. The requirement resulted...

     - World War II scout car.

Austria

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

  • SPz Ulan
    ASCOD AFV
    The ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG and Spanish Santa Bárbara Sistemas The ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development) armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between...

     (modern, co-development with Spain)
  • Steyr 4K 7FA-K Spz infantry fighting vehicle (modern)
  • Pandur 6X6 APC
    Pandur 6X6 APC
    The Pandur is an APC developed and produced by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge . It was developed during the 1980s as a private venture, based in spanish BMR-600 design...

  • Pandur 8X8 APC
    Pandur 8X8 APC
    The Pandur II 8x8 is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6x6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle. It was developed as a private venture by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge and is currently in production for the Portuguese Armed Forces...

  • SK-105 Kürassier
    SK-105 Kurassier
    The SK-105 Kürassier is an Austrian light tank armed with a rifled 105 mm gun in an oscillating turret. It is estimated that over 700 have been produced.-History:...

     light tank

Armoured cars

  • Junovicz armoured car - World War I design
  • Steyr ADGZ
    ADGZ
    The ADGZ was originally developed as a heavy armored car for the Austrian army from 1934 and delivered from 1935-37.-History:...

     - interwar design

Belgium

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

  • T15 (World War II)
  • Models B1, B2, and B3 (World War II)
  • FN 4RM/62F AB (modern)
  • ACEC Cobra
    ACEC Cobra
    The ACEC Cobra is an armored personnel carrier with amphibious capabilities. It was developed by Ateliers de Constructions Electriques de Charleroi along with the Belgian Army. The Cobra was the fifth vehicle prototype of an experimental project to create a vehicle with an electric transmission...

     (modern)
  • Cockerill Sibmas (modern)
  • Sabiex Iguana (modern)

Armoured personnel carrier

  • EE-3 Jararaca
    EE-3 Jararaca
    The EE-3 Jararaca is a 4 wheeled armoured reconnaissance vehicle developed and manufactured by Brazilian company Engesa and in use by the Brazilian and other armies...

  • EE-9 Cascavel
    EE-9 Cascavel
    The EE-9 Cascavel is a 6 x 6 armoured car developed in the 1970s by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-11 Urutu APC...

  • EE-11 Urutu
    EE-11 Urutu
    The EE-11 Urutu is a 6x6 armored personnel carrier developed in the seventies by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-9 Cascavel Armoured fighting vehicle. The suspension includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear...

  • VBTP-MR
    VBTP-MR
    The VBTP-MR is a 6x6 armored personnel carrier jointly developed by Fiat's IVECO and the Brazilian Army as part of its "URUTU-3" modernization program aimed to replace all EE-11 Urutu by 2015....


Main Battle Tank

  • EE-T1 Osório
    EE-T1 Osório
    The Engesa EE-T1 Osório was a Brazilian main battle tank prototype. It was developed as a privately funded venture by Engesa, with little government support. It was intended to be sold first to Arab and other Third World countries, jump-starting production — and enabling the Brazilian Army to later...

     Main battle tank (modern)
  • MB-3 Tamoyo Light tank (Modified M41 Walker Bulldog
    M41 Walker Bulldog
    The M41 Walker Bulldog was a U.S. light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named for General Walton Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea...

    ) (Cold War)
  • X1A2Main battle tank (Cold War)

4x4 Armoured car

  • GUARÁ
    AV-VB4 RE 4x4 GUARÁ
    The AV-VB4 RE 4x4 GUARÁ is a Brazilian armoured personnel carrier that is currently being tested in Haiti. It holds a crew of ten, and weighs 7.65 tonnes....

     Avibrás 4x4 light armoured car.
  • VBL (inbrafiltro)
    VBL (inbrafiltro)
    The Light Armored Vehicle - Group project Inbrafiltro - is designed for special operations security, in which the troops need protection and great mobility.- History :...

     4x4 light armoured car.
  • AV-VU4 AM medium 4X4 armoured car.
  • AV-VBL Heavy 4x4 armoured car.

Bulgaria

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

  • BTR-60
    BTR-60
    The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961...

     (APC, modern)
  • BMP-1
    BMP-1
    The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...

     (IFV, modern)
  • MT-LB
    MT-LB
    The MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...

     (APC, modern)
  • BMP-23
    BMP-23
    The BMP-23 is a Bulgarian infantry fighting vehicle which was first introduced in the early 1980s. Despite its name, the BMP-23 is very different from the BMP-1 and more similar to BMP-2. The hull is based around that of the Soviet 2S1 Gvozdika, but with thicker armour and a more powerful diesel...

     (IFV, modern)
  • T-72M2 (tank, modern)

Tanks

  • Ram Mk.I & Mk.II
    Ram tank
    The Tank Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank. Due to the entrance of the United States into the war and the superior design of the American Sherman, it was used exclusively for training purposes and was never used in...

     Medium Tank (World War II era)
  • Grizzly
    Grizzly I cruiser
    The Grizzly I was a Canadian built M4A1 Sherman tank with some modifications, it had thicker, more sloping armour, had a longer range, and, most notably was fitted with Canadian Dry Pin tracks.-History:...

     Medium tank (World War II)

Armoured fighting vehicles

  • Kangaroo APC
    Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)
    A Kangaroo was a World War II Commonwealth or British armoured personnel carrier , created by conversion of a tank chassis. Created as an expedient measure by the Canadian Army, the Kangaroos were so successful that they were soon being used by British forces as well...

     - World War II era. Converted from various tanks
  • Bobcat APC - Prototype. Cold War. Project cancelled
  • Bison APC
    Bison (armoured personnel carrier)
    The Bison is an armoured personnel carrier based on the 8x8 MOWAG Piranha II platform, and was produced by General Motors Diesel Division in London, Ontario...

     - a light armoured vehicle based on the MOWAG Piranha II
  • AVGP
    AVGP
    The AVGP is a series of three armoured fighting vehicles ordered by the Canadian military in 1977.The three vehicles are the Cougar, Grizzly and Husky....

     (Cougar, Grizzly and Husky) - based on the six-wheeled version of the Mowag Piranha I.
  • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle
    Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle
    The Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle is a lightly armoured fighting vehicle built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada for the Canadian Forces, for use in the reconnaissance role....

     - Based on the Mowag Piranha II
  • LAV-25 - a light armoured vehicle based on the Mowag Piranha I or II - used by US Marine Corps, Australian Army
    Australian Army
    The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

    , Saudi Arabian National Guard
    Saudi Arabian National Guard
    The Saudi Arabian National Guard is a separate military force of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is not part of the Saudi Arabian Defence Forces, due to its specific role as a counterbalance to the regular military. It serves both as defence force against external threats and as a security force...

  • LAV III
    LAV III
    The LAV III armoured vehicle is the latest in the Generation III Light Armoured Vehicle series built by General Dynamics Land Systems, entering service in 1999. It is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha IIIH 8x8....

     - a light armoured vehicle based on the Mowag Piranha III
  • Fox Armoured Car
    Fox Armoured Car
    The Fox Armoured Car was a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle produced by Canada in the Second World War.- History :Built by General Motors, Canada, based on the British Humber Armoured Car. The four man crew consisted of the vehicle commander, the driver, a gunner and a wireless operator. 1506...

     - Canadian version of Humber Armoured Car
  • Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
    Otter Light Reconnaissance Car
    The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car was an armoured car produced by Canada during the Second World War.-History:The Otter Light Reconnaissance Car was developed by General Motors Canada as a replacement for the Humber LRC. Between 1942 and 1945, 1761 units were produced in Oshawa, Ontario. The...

     - World War II 4x4 armoured car.

Self propelled artillery

  • 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....

     - World War II self-propelled 25pdr gun.
  • Skink
    Skink anti-aircraft tank
    The Tank AA, 20 mm Quad, Skink was a Canadian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. It was also designated as "Project 47" by the Canadian Army....

     - Prototype anti-aircraft tank. (World War II)
  • Air Defense Anti-Tank System
    Air Defense Anti-Tank System
    The Air Defense Anti-Tank System is a dual-purpose short range surface-to-air and anti-tank missile system based on the M113A2 vehicle. It is manufactured by the Swiss company Oerlikon-Contraves, a member of the Rheinmetall Defence Group of Germany....

     (ADATS) - Cold War/Modern
  • Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle
    Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle
    The Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle was a dual-purpose short range surface-to-air and anti-tank platform intended for use by the Canadian Forces. It was based on Air Defense Anti-Tank System technology, and integrated onto an 8×8 wheeled LAV III. The MMEV project was canceled in...

     (MMEV) - Prototype. Project canceled. Modern

Armoured cars

  • C15TA Armoured Truck
    C15TA Armoured Truck
    The C15TA Armoured Truck was an armoured vehicle produced by Canada during the Second World War.-History:The C15TA Armoured Truck was developed by General Motors Canada along a concept lines of the American M3 Scout Car. The vehicle utilized the chassis of the Chevrolet C15 CMP truck. Between 1943...

     - World War II design.
  • Lynx Scout Car
    Daimler Dingo
    -external links :*** has a Daimler Dingo in its exposition.* wwiivehicles.com**...

     - Canadian version of Daimler Dingo.

China, People's Republic of

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...



Tanks
  • Type 58 medium tank (Chinese-produced T-34)
  • Type 59
    Type 59
    The Type 59 main battle tank is a Chinese produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, an improvement over the ubiquitous T-54/55. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963...

     main battle tank (Copy of Soviet T-54A Tank)
  • Type 59-I
  • Type 59-II
  • Type 59-IIA
  • Type 59-IIA command tank
  • Type 59-IIA mine-sweeper tank
  • Type 59 Gai (test platform for Western technologies)
  • Type 59D
  • Type 59-16 light tank prototype
  • Type 62
    Type 62
    The Norinco Type 62 is a Chinese light tank developed in the early 1960s and is based on the Chinese Type 59 with a reduced main gun caliber, lighter armour and a smaller suite of electronics and other equipment to help reduce weight. The Type 62 is still used by the Chinese People's Liberation...

     light tank
  • Type 62-I
  • Type 62G
  • Type 63
    Type 63 light tank
    The Norinco Type 63 is a Chinese amphibious light tank. First fielded in 1963, it is in many ways similar to the earlier Soviet PT-76. However, contrary to the popular belief, it does have some essential differences from the PT-76 in the vehicle's waterjet propulsion system, etc...

     amphibious light tank http://www.sinodefence.com/army/tank/type63.asp
  • Type 63A
  • Type 69
    Type 69/79
    The Type 69 and Type 79 are two models of Chinese main battle tanks. Both developments of the Type 59 , they were the first independently-developed main battle tanks by China. Their lineage can be seen through the distinct gap between the first and second roadwheels...

     main battle tank prototype
  • Type 69-I prototype, incorporating some technologies from captured Soviet T-62
  • Type 69-II (A) main battle tank (First production version released in 1982.)
  • Type 69-II-B/C command tank
  • Type 79
    Type 69/79
    The Type 69 and Type 79 are two models of Chinese main battle tanks. Both developments of the Type 59 , they were the first independently-developed main battle tanks by China. Their lineage can be seen through the distinct gap between the first and second roadwheels...

    , also known as Type 69 III
  • Type 80 main battle tank
  • Type 85 main battle tank
  • Type 88 main battle tank
  • Type 90, exported as MBT-2000
  • Type 96
    Type 96
    The Type 96 is the latest Chinese third-generation main battle tank . Based on the Type 85-III design, the Type 96 entered service with the People's Liberation Army in 1997. As of 2005, an estimated 1,500 Type 96 tanks are currently in service with the PLA.Generally speaking, PLA's tank...

     main battle tank
  • Type 98 prototype main battle tank
  • Type 99
    Type 99
    The Type 99, also known as ZTZ-99 and WZ-123, developed from the Type 98G , is a third generation main battle tank fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks...

     main battle tank


Armoured personnel carriers
  • Type 63
    Type 63 (armoured personnel carrier)
    The Type 63 is a Chinese armoured personnel carrier that entered service in the late 1960s. It was the first armoured vehicle designed in China without Soviet assistance. The design is simple and is comparable to other APCs of its time such as the M113.Approximately 3,000 were produced by Norinco,...

     aka YW-531 APC (Cold War)
  • Type 77
    BTR-50
    The BTR-50 The BTR-50 The BTR-50 (BTR stands for Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally "armored transporter") is a Soviet amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) based on the PT-76 light tank. The BTR-50 is tracked, unlike most in the BTR series, which are wheeled. The BTR-50...

     Amphibious APC (Cold War)
  • WZ-523 Wheeled APC (Cold War)
  • Type 85
    Type 85 AFV
    The Norinco Type 85 tracked armoured fighting vehicle is an improved version of the Type 63 APC vehicle. The vehicle is bigger, has additional firing ports and periscopes, a longer chassis with an additional road wheel on each side, and is equipped with an NBC protection system.The Type 85 series...

     aka YW-531H, improved T-63 APC (Cold War)
  • Type 89 aka YW-534, improved Type 85 APC (Cold War)


Infantry fighting vehicles
  • Type 86 aka WZ-501, copy of Soviet BMP-1
    BMP-1
    The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...

     (Cold War)
  • Type 92
    WZ551
    The WZ551 is a Chinese wheeled armored personnel carrier. It is actually consisted of two families of vehicles with official designations in the People's Liberation Army as Type 90 and Type 92. Roughly 600 WZ551s are in service with the PLA, where they are used by light mechanized infantry units...

     aka WZ-551 wheeled IFV (Modern)
  • ZBD-2000 aka WZ-506 Airbrone IFV (Modern)
  • ZBD-97
    ZBD-97
    The ZBD-97 or Type 97 is a Chinese Infantry fighting vehicle. It mounts a turret similar in design to that of the Russian BMP-3, although the chassis is different, with a front mounted engine, and rear troop compartment....

     aka Type-97 tracked IFV (Modern)

China, Republic of

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 (Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

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  • CM11
  • CM12
  • CM21
  • CM22(M106)
  • CM23(M125)
  • CM24
  • CM25(Improved TOW Vehicle)
  • CM26(M577)
  • CM27
  • CM32
  • M41D
  • Type 64

Croatia

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

  • M-84
    M-84
    The M-84 is a Yugoslav 2nd generation main battle tank. The M-84 is in service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kuwait, Slovenia and Serbia.-Development and production:...

    D MBT
  • M-95 Degman
    M-95 Degman
    M-95 Degman is a prototype Croatian main battle tank, developed in the factory Đuro Đaković specijalna vozila d.d., located in Slavonski Brod, Croatia. It is also known as the RH-ALAN Degman. The Đuro Đaković factory is best known for its principal role in the production of M-84, a Yugoslav version...

     MBT
  • LOV-1
    LOV-1
    -History:During the Croatian War of Independence, the Croatian army lacked proper light armoured personnel carrier. The Croatian Ministry of Defense asked local firms to provide a solution for a light, fast and reliable armoured personnel carrier which could be produced quickly and in large...


Armoured cars

  • Skoda PA-III / OA vz.27 - interwar design
  • Tatra Koprivnice T-72 / OA vz.30 - interwar 6 wheel design

Tanks

  • Ramses-II main battle tank
  • M1A1 Abrams (1,005) locally produced

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

  • EIFV
    Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle
    The Egyptian Infantry Fighting Vehicle , also known as Infantry Fighting Vehicle Light , is an Egyptian modification of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier. It is a hybrid, based on an enlarged M113 chassis equipped with the complete two-man power-operated turret of the M2 Bradley IFV...

     (Egyptian AIFV variant of the M113, locally built)
  • Fahd 280-30

Armoured Personnel Carriers


France

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

  • Char 2C
    Char 2C
    The Char 2C was a French super-heavy tank developed, although never deployed, during World War I. It was the largest operational tank ever.-Development:...

     heavy tank (10; World War I)
  • Renault FT-17
    Renault FT-17
    The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-WWI literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17" , was a French light tank; it is among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history...

     light tank (3694+; World War I)
  • Schneider CA1
    Schneider CA1
    The Schneider CA1 was the first French tank. It was inspired by the need to overcome the stalemate of the trench warfare of the Great War.-Caterpillar development:...

     medium tank (400; World War I)
  • St Chamond
    St Chamond (tank)
    The Saint-Chamond was the second French heavy tank of the First World War.Overall an inadequate design born of commercial rivalry, the war ended before it was replaced by British heavy tanks.-Development:...

     heavy tank (400; World War I)
  • AMC 34
    AMC 34
    The AMC 34 was a French tank built originally for the French Army cavalry units. Its production was cut short before it had hardly begun and the few vehicles produced were out of service by the time of the Battle of France in the Second World War....

  • AMR 33
    AMR 33
    The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance Renault Modèle 1933 was a French light tank developed during the Interbellum and used in the Second World War....

  • AMR 35
    AMR 35
    The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance Renault Modèle 35 Type ZT was a French light tank developed during the Interbellum and used in the Second World War...

  • Renault R35
  • ARL 44
    ARL 44
    The ARL 44 was a French heavy tank produced just after World War II. Only sixty of these tanks were ever manufactured and the type was quickly phased out.-Development:...

  • AMX 13
  • AMX 30
    AMX 30
    The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by GIAT, first delivered to the French Army in 1966. The first five tanks were issued to the 501st Régiment de Chars de Combat in August of that year. The production version of the AMX-30 weighed , and sacrificed protection for increased mobility...

  • Leclerc
    Leclerc
    The AMX-56 Leclerc, commonly known as the Leclerc, is a main battle tank built by Nexter of France. It was named in honour of General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque who led the French element of the drive towards Paris while in command of the Free French 2nd Armoured Division in World War...

  • AMX 10 RC
    AMX 10 RC
    The AMX-10RC is a wheeled recon vehicle and tank destroyer built by GIAT. Over 300 are in service in the French Army. 120 additional vehicles were sold to Morocco and Qatar ....

  • Panhard EBR
    Panhard EBR
    The Panhard EBR is a light armoured car designed by Panhard for the French Army and later used across the globe, notably by the French Army during the Algerian War and the Portuguese Army during the Portuguese Colonial War in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.The EBR is an 8x8 wheeled...

  • Panhard AML
    Panhard AML
    -Former Operators:: unknown number of AML-60s and AML-90s in service between 1960-1975.: 34 Eland 90s and Eland 60s in service with the Rhodesian Security Forces in 1979, passed on to successor state.-Trivia:...

  • Panhard ERC
  • VBL
    VBL
    The Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger is a wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle offered in various configurations. It was designed to combine the agility of the Peugeot VLTT liaison vehicle with adequate protection against small arms fire, artillery fragments, mines and NBC weapons...

  • Vextra
  • AMX-10P
    AMX-10P
    The AMX-10P is a French infantry fighting vehicle. It was developed after 1965 to replace the AMX-VCI in French service, and the first prototypes were completed in 1968. It has NBC protection and amphibious capabilities, with hydro jets to swim in water...

  • VAB
  • VXB
    VXB
    The Berliet VXB-170 is a four-wheel armoured vehicle produced by Berliet until Berliet was merged with Saviem to form Renault Trucks .-Versions:...

  • Panhard VTT
  • Panhard M3
    Panhard M3
    The Panhard M3 VTT , armoured personnel carrier was designed as a private venture with the first prototype completed in 1969. The prototype had a single door in each side of the hull and twin doors in the hull rear...

  • Panhard VCR
    Panhard VCR
    The Panhard VCR is a light armored personnel carrier designed by Panhard for the export market and later used by several countries...

  • FMC 36
  • Somua S-35
    Somua S-35
    The SOMUA S35 was a French Cavalry tank of the Second World War. Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to both its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary...

  • Char B1
    Char B1
    The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II.The Char B1 was a specialised heavy break-through vehicle, originally conceived as a self-propelled gun with a 75 mm howitzer in the hull; later a 47 mm gun in a turret was added, to allow it to function also as a Char...

  • Panhard 178
    Panhard 178
    The Panhard 178 or "Pan-Pan" was an advanced French reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car that was designed for the French Cavalry before World War II...

  • Hotchkiss H35
    Hotchkiss H35
    The Hotchkiss H35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French light tank developed prior to World War II.Despite having been designed from 1933 as a rather slow but well-armoured light infantry support tank, the type was initially rejected by the French Infantry because it proved difficult to steer...


Armoured cars

  • AMX 10 RC
    AMX 10 RC
    The AMX-10RC is a wheeled recon vehicle and tank destroyer built by GIAT. Over 300 are in service in the French Army. 120 additional vehicles were sold to Morocco and Qatar ....

  • Berliet VPDM - interwar 6x4 armoured car.
  • Berliet VUC - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Berliet VUDB - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Berliet VUM - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Charron armoured car - pre-World War I vehicle.
  • ERC 90 Sagaie
    ERC 90 Sagaie
    The Panhard ERC 90 is a French six-wheeled armoured all terrain vehicle which is highly mobile and amphibious with an option of being NBC-proof. While various models were tested, only two versions of the ERC were developed and produced: the Lynx and the Sagaie...

  • Laffly 50AM - interwar 4 wheel design.
  • Laffly 80AM - interwar 4 wheel design.
  • Laffly S15 TOE - World War II 6 wheel design.
  • Laffly W15 TCC - World War II 6 wheel design.
  • Panhard 165/175 - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Panhard 178
    Panhard 178
    The Panhard 178 or "Pan-Pan" was an advanced French reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car that was designed for the French Cavalry before World War II...

  • Panhard AM40-P - interwar experimental 8 wheel design
  • Panhard AML
    Panhard AML
    -Former Operators:: unknown number of AML-60s and AML-90s in service between 1960-1975.: 34 Eland 90s and Eland 60s in service with the Rhodesian Security Forces in 1979, passed on to successor state.-Trivia:...

    - 4x4 with 90mm main armament
  • Panhard VBL
    VBL
    The Panhard Véhicule Blindé Léger is a wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle offered in various configurations. It was designed to combine the agility of the Peugeot VLTT liaison vehicle with adequate protection against small arms fire, artillery fragments, mines and NBC weapons...

     - a modern French scout car designed for reconnaissance
  • VBC-90
    VBC-90
    The VBC-90 is a 6x6 armoured car equipped with a 90 mm high velocity gun in a GIAT TS 90 rotating turret.It equips the armoured squadron of the Mobile Gendarmerie, with 32 units built....

  • Vextra 105
    Vextra 105
    The Vextra 105 is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle for the French Army, designed by GIAT Industries . It is armed with a 105mm gun and a 7.62mm machine gun...

     - a modern 8x8 design.
  • White-Laffly AMD - World War I armoured car.

Finland

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

  • Sisu Pasi
  • Sisu Nasu
    Sisu Nasu
    The Nasu is a tracked articulated, all-terrain transport vehicle developed by Sisu Auto for the Finnish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered. It can carry up to 17 people, although the trailer unit can be adapted for different applications...

  • Patria AMV (Armoured Modular Vehicle) 8x8 Wheeled Vehicle

Germany

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

  • A7V
    A7V
    The A7V was a tank introduced by Germany in 1918, near the end of World War I. One hundred vehicles were ordered during the spring of 1918, but only 21 were delivered. It was nicknamed "The Moving Fortress" by the British because of the shape of the hull...

     heavy tank (22; World War I)
  • A7VU heavy tank
  • E-Series
    Entwicklung series
    The Entwicklung series, more commonly known as the E- series, was a late-World War II attempt by Germany to produce a standardised series of tank designs. There were to be standard designs in six different weight classes, from which several specialised variants were to be developed...

     prototype
  • Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien
    Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien
    The was a German tank project of the First World War. It was a radical design for a fast-moving, lightly armored assault tank....

     tank
  • K Panzerkampfwagen
    K Panzerkampfwagen
    The Großkampfwagen or "K-Wagen" was a German super-heavy tank, two prototypes of which were almost completed by the end of World War I.-History:...

     super-heavy tank (2 incomplete; World War I)
  • Grosstraktor heavy tank
  • LK I
    LK I
    The Leichter Kampfwagen or "LK I" was a German light tank prototype of the First World War.-History:The LK I was designed by Joseph Vollmer. It was based on a Daimler car chassis, using the existing axles to mount sprocket and idler wheels. Its design followed automobile practice, with a...

     light tank
  • LK II
    LK II
    The Leichter Kampfwagen II or "LK II" was a development of the LK I with the same layout, but incorporating a rotating turret on the rear superstructure armed with a 37mm Krupp or Russian 57mm Sokol gun. Its armor was 8 to 14mm thick, which increased its total weight to 8.75 tons...

     light tank
  • Leichtetraktor light tank
  • PzKpfw. I Ausf. A
    Panzer I
    The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s. The name is short for the German ' , abbreviated . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was SdKfz 101 .Design of the Panzer I began in 1932 and mass production in 1934...

     Light tank
  • Flammenwerfer auf PzKpfw. I Ausf. A
    Panzer I variants
    -Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf A ohne Aufbau:Actually the first Panzer I vehicles to be built, 15 were completed by the various firms included in the program to develop their industrial capacity and provide initial training vehicles to the Wehrmacht. The Ausf A ohne Aufbau was merely a Panzer I hull...

     flame-thrower tank
  • Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen
    Panzer I variants
    -Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf A ohne Aufbau:Actually the first Panzer I vehicles to be built, 15 were completed by the various firms included in the program to develop their industrial capacity and provide initial training vehicles to the Wehrmacht. The Ausf A ohne Aufbau was merely a Panzer I hull...

     command tank (190)
  • PzKpfw I Ausf. B
    Panzer I
    The Panzer I was a light tank produced in Germany in the 1930s. The name is short for the German ' , abbreviated . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was SdKfz 101 .Design of the Panzer I began in 1932 and mass production in 1934...

     light tank
  • Flammenwerfer auf PzKpfw. I Ausf. B
    Panzer I variants
    -Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf A ohne Aufbau:Actually the first Panzer I vehicles to be built, 15 were completed by the various firms included in the program to develop their industrial capacity and provide initial training vehicles to the Wehrmacht. The Ausf A ohne Aufbau was merely a Panzer I hull...

     flame-thrower tank
  • Panther II prototype
  • Leopard 1
  • Leopard 2
    Leopard 2
    The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve...

  • PzH 2000
    PzH 2000
    The Panzerhaubitze 2000 , abbreviated PzH 2000, is a German 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall for the German Army. The PzH 2000 is one of the most powerful conventional artillery systems currently deployed...

  • Fuchs 1
    Fuchs (APC)
    TPz Fuchs is an armoured personnel carrier developed by Daimler-Benz and built by Thyssen-Henschel in 1979. It was the second wheeled armoured vehicle to be fielded in the Bundeswehr...

  • Jaguar 1
    Jaguar 1
    The Raketenjagdpanzer Jaguar 1 was a German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. From 1978 and 1982 obsolete Raketenjagdpanzer 2 units were converted into 316 Jaguar 1s by replacing the SS.11 missile system with a HOT launcher and upgrading the armour. During the period 1993 to...

  • Jaguar 2
    Jaguar 2
    The Raketenjagdpanzer 4 Jaguar 2 was a German tank destroyer equipped with anti-tank guided missiles. It was only operated by the Bundeswehr. The vehicle is being used by United States Army as the Badger, and it is fitted with a large articulated arm in digging up IED's or any buried device and was...

  • Spähpanzer Luchs
    Spähpanzer Luchs
    The Spähpanzer Luchs is a German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle in service since 1975 by the German Army, who used a total of 408 in their armoured reconnaissance battalions...

  • TH200
    TH200
    -Development:Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH, now bought over by Rheinmetall DeTec AG, had been developing, as private venture, a family of wheeled Armoured fighting vehicles since the early 1980s that can undertake a wide range of roles on the battlefield...

  • Marder 1 A3
    Marder (IFV)
    The Marder is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the Panzergrenadiere from the 1970s through the present day. Developed as part of the rebuilding of Germany's armoured fighting vehicle industry, the Marder has proven to be a successful and solid...

  • Marder 1 A5
    Marder (IFV)
    The Marder is a German infantry fighting vehicle operated by the German Army as the main weapon of the Panzergrenadiere from the 1970s through the present day. Developed as part of the rebuilding of Germany's armoured fighting vehicle industry, the Marder has proven to be a successful and solid...

  • Maus superheavy tank prototype (2 completed, 9 halted in production)
  • Puma (IFV)
    Puma (IFV)
    The Puma is a German infantry fighting vehicle, the mass production has started on the 6th July 2009. It will replace the aging Marder IFVs, from 2010 through 2020. Governing company is PSM Projekt System Management, a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Rheinmetall Landsysteme. The Puma is...

  • Rasit, Fuchs 1 with Radar
  • Wiesel 1 (and 2)
    Wiesel 1
    The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier is a German light air-transportable armoured fighting vehicle, more specifically a lightly armoured weapons carrier...

  • Boxer (Armoured Fighting Vehicle), with the Netherlands and United Kingdom (modern)
  • KJPz HS-30 tank destroyer (KanoneJagdPanzer)
  • MBT-70
    MBT-70
    The MBT-70 was a 1960s German-U.S. joint project to develop a new main battle tank, which was to be equipped with a number of advanced features. It utilized a newly developed hydropneumatic "kneeling" suspension and housed the entire crew in the large turret...

     prototype

Armoured cars

  • Bussing A5P
    Bussing A5P
    The Bussing A5P was an armoured car produced in Germany during World War I.-History:The Büssing company received its first orders of military vehicles in 1910, producing artillery tractors and supply trailers. In November 1914, Bussing was requested to develop an armoured car with all-wheel drive....

     - experimental World War I 4x4 armoured car
  • Daimler DZVR 21 / SdKfz 3 - interwar 4 wheel armoured car
  • Ehrhardt E-V/4
    Ehrhardt E-V/4
    The E-V/4 Panzerkraftwagen Ehrhardt was one of the first examples of a type of high and flatsided armoured car design that the Germans used almost until the start of the Second World War for internal policing duties...

     - World War I vehicle
  • Kfz 13 - interwar 4 wheel light armoured car
  • Leichter Panzerspähwagen
    Leichter Panzerspähwagen
    The Leichter Panzerspähwagen were a series of light four-wheel drive armoured cars produced by Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1944....

     - a series of light 4x4 armoured cars from Nazi Germany
  • Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
    Schwerer Panzerspähwagen
    The term Schwerer Panzerspähwagen , covers the 6 and 8 wheeled armoured cars Germany used during the Second World War....

     - a family of 6x6 and 8x8 heavy armoured cars deployed by Nazi Germany
  • Steyr ADGZ
    Steyr automobile
    Steyr was an Austrian automotive company from 1915 until 1990.Formed as a branch of Steyr Osterreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft in 1915, to diversify manufacturing, the founders hired 38-year-old designer Hans Ledwinka after he resigned from Nesselsdorfer-Wagenbau...

     - ex-Austrian 8x8, more ordered by Waffen-SS
    Waffen-SS
    The Waffen-SS was a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of the Third Reich. It constituted the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel or SS, an organ of the Nazi Party. The Waffen-SS saw action throughout World War II and grew from three regiments to over 38 divisions, and served alongside...

     units
  • Spähpanzer Luchs
    Spähpanzer Luchs
    The Spähpanzer Luchs is a German 8x8 amphibious reconnaissance armoured fighting vehicle in service since 1975 by the German Army, who used a total of 408 in their armoured reconnaissance battalions...

     - modern 8x8 vehicle
  • AGF (Light infantry vehicle)
    AGF (Light infantry vehicle)
    The Rheinmetall LandSysteme Light Infantry Vehicle for Special Operations, or LIV , is a German light armoured utility vehicle developed from the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. It is also known by the names Serval, Wolf and AGF. As the name implies, the LIV is designed specifically for use by special...

     - 4x4 vehicle, used by the special forces (KSK
    Kommando Spezialkräfte
    The KSK Kommando Spezialkräfte is an elite military unit composed of Special Operations soldiers from the ranks of Germany’s Bundeswehr and organized as such under the Division Spezielle Operationen . The unit has received many decorations and awards from both NATO and its affiliates...

    )
  • Fennek
    Fennek
    The Fennek, named after the fennec , or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen in German , is a four wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems...

     - 4x4 reconnaissance vehicle
  • LAPV Enok
    LAPV Enok
    The LAPV Enok is an armoured military vehicle of the Bundeswehr, mostly in use with the German Army. It is a significantly further developed Wolf SSA, based on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class....

     - 4x4 patrol vehicle

Greece

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

  • Leopard 2 Hel MBT (170)
  • ELBO Leonidas-2
    ELBO Leonidas-2
    The Leonidas-2 represented an effort made by the Greek vehicle manufacturer ELBO to produce an advanced armoured personnel carrier of its own. It is named after Leonidas, the king of the ancient city-state of Sparta...

     APC
  • ELBO Kentaurus
    ELBO Kentaurus
    Kentaurus is an Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle designed and developed by the Greek vehicle builder ELBO. Its history is connected with the need for an advanced AIFV by the Greek Armed Forces. The vehicle takes its name from the Greek word for Centaur the creature from Greek mythology...

     AIFV
  • Namco Tiger 4x4 ARSV

Tanks

  • Toldi
    Toldi (tank)
    The Toldi was the Hungarian light tank, based on the Swedish Landsverk L-60B tank. It was named after the 14th century Hungarian knight Miklós Toldi.-Production history:...

     - Light tank (World War II)
  • 40M Turán I - Medium tank (World War II)

Infantry fighting vehicles

  • D-442 FUG
    FUG
    D-442 FUG is a Hungarian armoured scout car based on the BRDM-1 armoured scout car. It is also known under its Czechoslovak designation OT-65 Otter.-Description:...

     - Hungarian version of BRDM-1
    BRDM-1
    The BRDM-1 was an amphibious armored scout car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union...

  • PSZH-IV - Hungarian version of BRDM-2
    BRDM-2
    The BRDM-2 is an amphibious armoured patrol car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union. It was also known under designations BTR-40PB, BTR-40P-2 and GAZ 41-08...


Main Battle Tanks

  • Arjun
    Arjun MBT
    The Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organization , for the Indian Army...

     - main battle tank
  • T-90S - license produced/assembled main battle tank
  • T-72M1 - license produced/assembled main battle tank
  • Vijayanta
    Vijayanta
    The Vijayanta main battle tank was built in India based on a licensed design of the Vickers Mk.1. The Vijayanta was the first indigenous tank of the Indian army. The prototype was completed in 1963 and the tank entered service in 1965. The first 90 vehicles were built by Vickers in the UK...

     - main battle tank

Infantry fighting vehicles

  • Abhay IFV
    Abhay IFV
    Abhay is an Infantry Combat Vehicle being developed in India by the Defence Research and Development Organization . Abhay is being developed as a technology demonstrator for replacing Indian Army BMP-2s...

     - Infantry Combat Vehicle
  • BMP-1
    BMP-1
    The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...

     - license produced/assembled infantry Combat Vehicle
  • BMP-2
    BMP-2
    The BMP-2 is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following the BMP-1 of the 1960s....

     - license produced/assembled infantry Combat Vehicle

Armoured cars

  • Mahindra Rakshak
  • Mahindra Striker
  • Mahindra Marksman
    Mahindra Marksman
    Mahindra Marksman is India’s first armoured capsule-based light bulletproof vehicle to provide protection to the personnel of Defence, Paramilitary and Police forces against small arms fire and grenade attacks...

  • Mahindra AXE Humvee type
  • TATA LSV - Light Specialist Vehicle
  • TATA Mine Protected Vehicle
  • OFB MPV 1 & MPV 2
  • EME 515 Windy & Tuffy & Takshak & Gypsy

Self Propelled Howitzers

  • HT-130 Catapult - 130 mm Self-propelled artillery based on the Vijayanta MBT hull
  • Bhim Howitzer - 155 mm Self-propelled Howitzer

Indonesia

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

  • Pindad Panser
    Pindad Panser
    The Anoa is a 6x6 armoured personnel carrier developed by PT Pindad of Indonesia. The vehicle is named after the Anoa, which is a type of buffalo indigenous to Indonesia...

     - ANOA 6X6 APS

Iran

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

  • Tosan light MBT
  • Zulfiqar
    Zulfiqar
    Zulfiqar "bifurcated" is the sword of the Islamic leader Ali. In Arabic the name is commonly transliterated as Dhu al-Fiqar, Thulfeqar, Dhulfiqar, Zoulfikar etc. The name Zulfiqar means which divides exactly in two parts....

     MBT model 1, 2 and 3
  • T-72
    T-72
    The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...

     MBT (under license)
  • Sayad APC
  • Boragh
    Boragh
    The Boragh is an Iranian-made armoured personnel carrier. Boragh is believed to be a reverse engineered and upgraded model of the Chinese Type 86 . The upgrades include a reduction in weight, a higher road speed, and stronger armor...

     APC
  • Cobra IFV
  • BMP-2
    BMP-2
    The BMP-2 is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following the BMP-1 of the 1960s....

     APC (under license)
  • Raad-1 Self Propelled Artilery
  • Raad-2 Self Propelled Artilery
  • Rakhsh
    Rakhsh
    Rakhsh is the stallion of main protagonist Rostam in the Persian national epic, Shahnameh of Ferdowsi.The color of Rakhsh is described as "rose leaves that have been scattered upon a saffron ground" and it is first noticed by Rostam amongst the flocks of horses brought over from Zabulistan and Kabul...

     Armoured Vehicle

Iraq

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

  • Lion of Babylon
    Lion of Babylon tank
    The Lion of Babylon or Asad Babil was an Iraqi-built version of the Soviet T-72 main battle tank, assembled in a factory established in the 1980s near Taji, north of Baghdad....

     (Asad Babil)

Armoured cars

Armoured vehicles produced in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

  • Leyland Armoured Car
    Leyland Armoured Car
    Leyland Armoured Car refers to four armoured cars built between 1934 and 1940 and which were used by the Irish army.-History:The first Leyland Armoured Car was built in 1934, and three more were built by 1940...

     (4)
  • Morris Mk IV Armoured Car (1)
  • Ford Mk V Armoured Car
    Ford Mk V Armoured Car
    The 14 Ford Mk V armoured cars were built by Thompson & Son of Carlow. The Ford Mk V was cheaper and had better performance than the GSR Ford Mk IV armoured cars.14 old Peerless armoured car turrets and their Hotchkiss machine guns were fitted. All 14 Ford Mk Vs were sold in 1954....

     (14)
  • Ford Mk VI Armoured Car (28)
  • Dodge Armoured Car (5)
  • Timoney Armoured Personnel Carrier (14)

Israel

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

  • Merkava
    Merkava
    The Merkava is a main battle tank used by the Israel Defense Forces. The tank began development in 1974 and was first introduced in 1978. Four main versions of the tank have been deployed. It was first used extensively in the 1982 Lebanon War...

     tank
  • Magach
    Magach
    Magach designation refers to a series of tanks in Israeli service. The tanks are based on the American M48 and M60 Patton tanks. Magach 1, 2, 3 and 5 are based upon M48 tanks; Magach 6 and 7 are based upon M60 tanks.-Service history:...

  • Sabra
    Sabra (tank)
    The Sabra is an extensively upgraded M60 Patton tank developed by Israel Military Industries. A version of this upgrade package was selected for the Turkish Army's main battle tank modernization program. The Sabra is known as the M60T in Turkish service....

  • Achzarit
  • Zelda
  • Ro'em or L-33
  • Puma
    IDF Puma
    The Puma is a heavily armored Combat engineering vehicle and armored personnel carrier that the Engineering Corps of the Israeli Defence Forces has used since the early 1990s. The vehicle can carry a crew of to eight...

     combat engineering vehicle
  • Nagmashot
  • Nagmachon
    Nagmachon
    Nagmachon is a heavily armoured armoured personnel carrier fielded by the Israel Defence Forces. The Nagmachon evolved from the NagmaSho't APC, which in turn was based on Centurion Sho't hulls from the 1970s and 1980s...

  • Nakpadon
    Nakpadon
    Nakpadon or Nikpadon is an Israeli heavy armored personnel carrier based on the Centurion-derived Nagmashot. The creation and development of the Nakpadon started during fighting in Lebanon...

  • Namer

Armoured cars

  • Golan Armoured Vehicle
  • RAM (light combat vehicle) - 4x4 multi-purpose armoured vehicle.
  • Plasan Sand Cat
    Plasan Sand Cat
    The Sand Cat is a composite armored vehicle designed by Plasan of Israel. It is based on a commercial Ford F-Series chassis shortened to a 2.84 m wheelbase by Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier, Manning Equipment of Louisville, Kentucky, United States...

  • AIL Storm
    AIL Storm
    The AIL Storm is an Israeli manufactured off-road vehicle and the workhorse of the Israeli Security Forces. The series of Jeep Wrangler based vehicles have been produced by Automotive Industries Ltd. in Upper Nazareth under licence from Chrysler since 1990...


Italy

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

  • OF-40
    OF-40
    The OF-40 tank is a main battle tank developed as a joint venture between OTO Melara and FIAT, and intended primarily for export sales. OTO Melara would develop and produce the hulls, and automotive components would be provided by FIAT...

     Main battle tank
    Main battle tank
    A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...

  • Ariete
    Ariete
    The C1 Ariete is the main battle tank of the Italian Army, developed by a consortium formed by Iveco-Fiat and Oto Melara . The chassis and engine were produced by Iveco, while the turret and fire-control system were produced by Oto Melara...

     (200)
  • VCC-1/VCC-2 Camillino (1638; being replaced by Dardo)
  • Dardo
    Dardo IFV
    The Dardo is a infantry fighting vehicle designed for the Italian Army as a replacement for the M113 APC. It is designed and built by the Iveco Fiat Oto Melara Syndicated Company based in Rome...

     (500; deliveries ongoing)
  • Centauro wheeled tank destroyer (484)
  • VBC 8x8, infantry fighting variant of the Centauro (ordered, but on hold)
  • Puma 4x4
    Puma (AFV)
    The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the Puma 6x6 and the Puma 4x4. The vehicles were developed and are produced by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara of Italy for the Italian Army...

     (330; not complete as of mid-2005)
  • Puma 6x6
    Puma (AFV)
    The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the Puma 6x6 and the Puma 4x4. The vehicles were developed and are produced by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara of Italy for the Italian Army...

     (250; not complete as of mid-2005)
  • Fiat 6614
    Fiat 6614
    The Fiat Type 6614 is a 4x4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed as a joint venture between Fiat and Oto Melara of Italy. The hull is welded steel, and the vehicle is amphibious.-KM900:...

     G4x4
  • Palmaria
    Palmaria (artillery)
    The Palmaria is an Italian self-propelled 155 mm howitzer.-History:Developed by OTO Melara for the export market, the development of the Palmaria began in 1977, with the first prototype appearing in 1981.-Design:...

     Self-propelled howitzer

Armoured cars

  • Autoblinda Lancia AB IZ
    Lancia IZM
    The Lancia IZ and the Lancia IZM were two variations of an Italian armoured car built during World War I and which saw limited service during that war, the interwar period, and during World War II.-Design:...

     - 4 wheel design of World War I
  • Autoblinda Fiat AB 611 - 6x4 armoured car of the interwar period
  • Pavesi L-140 - Interwar "wheeled tank"
  • Pavesi P4 - Interwar "wheeled tank"
  • Autoblinda AB 40
    AB 40
    The Autoblinda 40 was an Italian armored car built in small numbers in 1940. Armament consisted of two 8 mm machine guns in a turret. During production a need for heavier armament was envisioned and so the AB 40 was redesigned as the AB 41 which was the same vehicle except for a new turret...

  • Autoblinda AB 41
    AB 41
    The Autoblinda 41 was an Italian armored car in use during World War II. It was armed with a 20 mm Breda 35 autocannon and a coaxial 8mm machine gun in a turret similar to the one fitted to the Fiat L6/40, and another hull mounted rear-facing 8mm machine gun.-Description:The AB 41 was based...

  • Autoblinda AB 43
  • Sahariana - a jeep
    Jeep
    Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...

    -like armoured car built by an independent manufacturer during World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

  • Autoblinda Lince
    Lince scout car
    The Autoblinda Lince was an Italian armored car used by the Italian Social Republic between 1943-1945 during World War II. The Lince was a copy of the British Daimler Dingo and was primarily used for reconnaissance....

     - an Italian version of the British Daimler Dingo
  • Centauro - 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer
  • Puma
    Puma (AFV)
    The Puma light wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family consists of the Puma 6x6 and the Puma 4x4. The vehicles were developed and are produced by the Consorzio Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara of Italy for the Italian Army...

     - modern 4x4 or 6x6 vehicle

Amphibious Tanks

  • Type 2 Ka-Mi
    Type 2 Ka-Mi
    The was the Imperial Japanese Navy's first amphibious tank. The Type 2 Ka-Mi was based on the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank with major modifications, and was a capable armoured fighting vehicle on both land and at sea...

     amphibious tank
  • Type 3 Ka-Chi
    Type 3 Ka-Chi
    The was an amphibious medium tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Type 3 Ka-Chi was based on an extensively modified Imperial Japanese Army Type 1 Chi-He tank and was a larger and more capable version of the earlier Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank.-History and...

     amphibious tank
  • Type 4 Ka-Tsu
    Type 4 Ka-Tsu
    The was a Japanese amphibious tank during World War II.-History:This type, though relatively obscure, would have played a major role in the planned second sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Five submarines, equipped with four Ka-Tsu's armed with aerial torpedoes, were to release the tanks near Pearl...

     amphibious tank
  • Type 5 To-Ku
    Type 5 To-Ku
    The was a Japanese amphibious tank.The To-Ku was large and heavy; it boasted extensive armor protection and a turret fitted with a 47 mm Type 1 gun and 25 mm Type 1 gun. Only one model was built of this tank....

     prototype amphibious tank

Light Tanks

  • Type 2 Ke-To
    Type 2 Ke-To
    The was a light tank of World War II, produced in small numbers for the Imperial Japanese Army as an improvement of the existing Type 98 Ke-Ni. It was not used in combat.-Design:...

     light tank
  • Type 4 Ke-Nu
    Type 4 Ke-Nu
    The was a light tank of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. It was a conversion of existing hulls of Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks re-fitted with a larger tower of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank.-History and development:...

     light tank
  • Type 5 Ke-Ho
    Type 5 Ke-Ho
    -External links:***...

     prototype light tank
  • Type 95 Ha-Go
    Type 95 Ha-Go
    The was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army in combat operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It proved sufficient against infantry, however, like the American M3 Stuart, it was not designed to fight other tanks...

     light tank
  • Type 98 Ke-Ni
    Type 98 Ke-Ni
    The was designed to replace the Imperial Japanese Army's Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, Japan's most numerous armored fighting vehicle during World War II.-History and development:...

     light tank

Medium Tanks

  • Type 1 Chi-He
    Type 1 Chi-He
    -External links:***...

     medium tank
  • Type 3 Chi-Nu
    Type 3 Chi-Nu
    The was another improvement over the Type 97 Chi-Ha line of medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Type 3 Chi-Nu mounted one Type 3 75 mm Tank Gun, one of the largest guns ever to be fitted on a World War II Japanese tank....

     medium tank
  • Type 4 Chi-To
    Type 4 Chi-To
    The was one of several new medium tanks developed by the Imperial Japanese Army towards the end of World War II. The Type 4 Chi-To was by far the most advanced Japanese wartime tank to reach the production phase...

     prototype medium tank
  • Type 5 Chi-Ri
    Type 5 Chi-Ri
    The was the penultimate medium tank developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Intended to be a heavier, more powerful version of Japan's sophisticated Type 4 Chi-To medium tank, in performance it was designed to surpass the US M4 Sherman medium tanks being fielded by the Allied...

     prototype medium tank
  • Type 89 Chi-Ro (I-Go) medium tank
  • Type 97 Chi-Ha
    Type 97 Chi-Ha
    The was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union, and in the Second World War. It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of World War II, although the armor protection was considered as average in the 1930s...

     medium tank

Miscellaneous Armoured Vehicles

  • Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha
    Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha
    The was the Empire of Japan's first indigenous tankette. Designed for use by the cavalry of the Imperial Japanese Army by Ishikawajima Motorcar Manufacturing Company , the Type 92 was designed for reconnaissance and infantry support...

     tankette
  • Type 94 tankette tankette
  • Type 95 Heavy Tank
    Type 95 Heavy Tank
    The Type 95 Heavy Tank was the final version of the Japanese multi-turreted designs in commission during the time periods of World War I and World War II. Modeled from Axis German and Italian tank designs, this tank featured 2 turrets, the main armament being a 70mm cannon, and its secondary turret...

  • Type 98 Ho-Ki
    Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank
    The Type 98 20 mm AAG Tank or Ho-Ki was a Japanese self-propelled anti-aircraft gun using the Type 98 20 mm gun combined with the chassis of the Type 1 Ho-Ki armoured personnel carrier...

     self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (Japan)
  • Type 98 So-Da
    Type 98 So-Da
    -External links:**...

     armoured personnel carrier
  • Type 1 Ho-Ki
    Type 1 Ho-Ki
    The was a tracked Armored personnel carrier developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.-Development and history:The Type 1 Ho-Ki was developed in 1942 as a result of a request from the Army...

     armoured personnel carrier
  • Type 2 Ho-I
    Type 2 Ho-I
    The Support Tank was a derivative of the Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tanks of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. Similar in concept to early variant of the German Panzer IV, it was designed as a self-propelled howitzer to provide the close-in fire support for standard Japanese medium tanks with...

     infantry support tank
  • Type 4 Ha-To
    Type 4 Ha-To
    The was a self-propelled gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army for use in World War II-History and design:The Type 4 Ha-To was conceived as a mobile fire support platform in late 1943, making use of the already existing Type 3 300 mm heavy mortar on a chassis based an extensively...

     self propelled mortar
  • Type 4 Ho-Ro
    Type 4 Ho-Ro
    The was a self-propelled gun developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.-History and development:Inspired by the Grille series of self propelled artillery vehicles developed by Nazi Germany during World War II, wherein a 15 cm sIG 33 Infantry support gun was mounted on a tracked...

     self propelled gun
  • Type 1 Ho-Ni I
    Type 1 Ho-Ni I
    -External links:***...

     tank destroyer
  • Type 3 Ho-Ni III
    Type 3 Ho-Ni III
    The gun tank was a tank destroyer and self-propelled artillery of Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Type 3 No-Ni II superseded the Type 1 Ho-Ni I in production, and was much safer for the crew due to its having a completely enclosed superstructure....

     tank destroyer
  • Type 5 Na-To
    Type 5 Na-To
    The was the penultimate tank destroyer developed by the Imperial Japanese Army in the closing stages of World War II.-History and development:Towards the end of the Pacific War, Japanese field commanders realized that nothing in the inventory of the Japanese army would be able to withstand the...

     tank destroyer
  • Type 1 Ho-Ha
    Type 1 Ho-Ha
    -External links:*...

     armoured halftrack
  • Mitsubishi Type 89 IFV
    Mitsubishi Type 89 IFV
    The is a Japanese infantry fighting vehicle that entered service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force in 1989. The vehicle was adopted at a low rate with 58 vehicles in service , with a total of 70 produced by 2005...

  • Komatsu LAV
    Komatsu LAV
    The , first produced in 2002, is used exclusively by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces, and has seen use in the Iraq War. It is built by Komatsu Ltd...

  • Type 87 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
    Type 87 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
    The is a Japanese air defense weapon built around the Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon system used on the Gepard tank. The system uses a modified Type 74 tank chassis...


Mexico

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

  • DN-III Armoured Personnel Vehicle
  • DN-IV "Caballo" (Horse) Armoured Personnel Vehicle
  • DN-V "Bufalo" (Buffalo) Armoured Personnel Vehicle
  • DN-VI Armoured Personnel Vehicle (Prototype, never reached production)
  • DN-VII Armoured Personnel Vehicle (Prototype, never reached production)
  • Sedena-Henschel HWK-11
    Sedena-Henschel HWK-11
    The Sedena Henschel HWK-11 was a joint project between the Mexican defense secretary and Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH of West Germany.- Development :...

     - joint project with West Germany

Netherlands

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

  • Boxer PWV
    Boxer MRAV
    The Boxer is a German-Dutch multirole armoured fighting vehicle designed to accomplish a number of operations through the use of installable mission modules. It is produced by the ARTEC GmbH industrial group, and the programme is being managed by OCCAR...

     with Germany and the United Kingdom (modern)
  • Fennek
    Fennek
    The Fennek, named after the fennec , or LGS Fennek, with LGS being short for Leichter Gepanzerter Spähwagen in German , is a four wheeled armed reconnaissance vehicle produced by the German company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann and Dutch Defence Vehicle Systems...


New Zealand

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

  • Schofield tank
    Schofield tank
    The Schofield tank named after its designer, was a New Zealand tank design of the Second World War. Developed in 1940 when it seemed that the Pacific War might reach New Zealand and with little likelihood of weapons coming from Britain, it did not enter service...

     prototype, rejected by UK
  • 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...

     (World War II)

Armoured cars

  • Beaverette NZ
    Standard Beaverette
    Standard Car 4x2, or Car Armoured Light Standard, better known as the Beaverette, was a British armoured car produced during World War II.-History:...

     - World War II light armoured car similar to the British Beaverette

North Korea

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in North Korea
North Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

  • Ch'onma-ho
    Ch'onma-ho
    The Ch'ŏnma-ho or spelled as Chonma-ho , which means "Sky Horse" or Pegasus, is one of North Korea's secretive indigenous main battle tank designs. The tank is also known by the name of 천리마 전차 (千里馬 or the "Chollima Tank". The original Ch'ŏnma-ho is based on the Soviet T-62. There are at least five...

     (Cold War era)
  • Pokpung-ho (Modern)
  • M-1973 VTT-323
  • M-1992 APC (Based on BRDM-2
    BRDM-2
    The BRDM-2 is an amphibious armoured patrol car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union. It was also known under designations BTR-40PB, BTR-40P-2 and GAZ 41-08...

    )
  • M-1978 170 mm SP
  • M-1974 152 mm SP
  • M-1975 130 mm SP
  • M-1992 130 mm SP
  • M-1977 122 mm SP
  • M-1981 122 mm SP
  • M-1991 122 mm SP
  • M-1992 120 mm SP

Pakistan

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...


  • Al-Khalid tank - MBT
  • Al-Zarrar
    Al-Zarrar
    The Al-Zarrar is a modern main battle tank developed and manufactured by Heavy Industries Taxila of Pakistan for the Pakistan Army. The KMDB design bureau of Ukraine also took part in the development project....

     - MBT
  • Mohafiz _ internal security vehicle
  • Talha - armoured personnel carrier
  • Sakb
    Sakb
    Sakb is an armoured command vehicle designed and manufactured in Pakistan by APC Factory of Heavy Industries Taxila . Based on the M113 armoured personnel carrier, the Sakb varies from the M113 mainly in size and shape, the idea being to make the Sakb an effective command post without compromising...

     - armoured command vehicle
  • Al-Qaswa - armoured logistics vehicle
  • Al-Hadeed - armoured repair and recovery vehicle

Poland

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. See also list of Polish armoured fighting vehicles.

Armoured cars

  • Ford FT-B
    Ford FT-B
    The Ford FT B was the first armoured car designed and built in Poland. Built on the chassis of the famous Ford T and armoured with re-used armoured plates, the car was a successful design as for its times. The main designer was the engineer Tadeusz Tański...

     (~17)
  • wz. 28
  • wz. 29 Ursus (11)
  • wz. 34
    Samochód pancerny wz. 34
    Samochód pancerny wz. 34 , was a standard light armored car used by the Polish Army during the September Campaign of 1939.The vehicle was based on the earlier half track samochód pancerny wz. 28, which entered service in 1928...

     (~80)
  • Kubuś
    Kubus
    The term Kubu is a Malay exonym ascribed to mobile, animist peoples who live throughout the lowland forests of Southeast Sumatra. In the Malay language, the word Kubu can mean defensive fortification, entrenchment, or a place of refuge...

  • Tur (military vehicle)
  • Jenot (prototype)
  • Żubr
    AMZ Zubr
    The AMZ Żubr is an armored car currently in use by the Polish military. "Żubr" is also the Polish word for wisent. It was designed by AMZ-Kutno and began production in 2008. The standard Zubr variant, the Żubr MRAP, is based on the Iveco EuroCargo vehicle, which is produced in Poland.The Żubr was...

  • Dzik
    Dzik
    Dzik is a 4.5-ton Polish-made multi-purpose infantry mobility vehicle. Produced by the AMZ works in Kutno, it is designed for serving both the patrol and intervention roles, as well as an armoured personnel carrier for use by various peace-keeping and policing forces. Its armour provides defence...

    , a modern modular AC and APC

Infantry fighting vehicles

  • BWP-1 IFV (1298)
  • BWR-1K (22) - reconnaissance variant of BWP-1
  • BWR-1S (16) - reconnaissance variant of BWP-1

Tankettes

  • TK-1
    TKS
    The TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...

     (1 prototype)
  • TK-2
    TKS
    The TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...

     (1 prototype)
  • TK-3 (~300)
  • TKW
    TKS
    The TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...

  • TKD
    TKS
    The TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...

     (4 prototypes)
  • TKF
    TKS
    The TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...

     (~18)
  • TKS
    TKS
    The TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...

     (~390)
  • TKS-D
    TKS
    The TK and TKS were Polish tankettes during the Second World War.-Design and development:The TK tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931 that was based upon an improved chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette. The TKS was an improved model with a new hull and a more powerful engine...

     (2 prototypes)

Light tanks

  • 4TP PZInż.140 (1 prototype)
  • 7TP dw
    7TP
    The 7TP was the Polish light tank of the Second World War. A development of the British Vickers 6-ton, it was significantly better armed than its most common opponents, the German Panzer I and Panzer II. A standard tank of the Polish Army during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, its production...

  • 7TP jw
    7TP
    The 7TP was the Polish light tank of the Second World War. A development of the British Vickers 6-ton, it was significantly better armed than its most common opponents, the German Panzer I and Panzer II. A standard tank of the Polish Army during the Polish Defensive War of 1939, its production...

  • 10TP
    10TP
    The 10TP was a Polish light cruiser tank that never left the prototype status. While advancing the Polish armour development programme, the prototype was deemed unsuccessful...

     fast tank (1 prototype)

Main battle tanks

  • T-55AM Mérida (modernized T-55
    T-55
    The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. The T-54 entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank for armored units of the Soviet Army, armies of...

    )
  • T-55AD-2M (command variant)
  • T-55AMS (modernized T-55)
  • T-55AD-1M (modernized T-55)
  • T-72M1Z (upgraded T-72M1)
  • PT-91 Twardy
    PT-91
    The PT-91 Twardy is a Polish main battle tank. It is a development of the T-72M1 and first entered service in 1995...

     (233)
  • PT-91A (export prototype)
  • PT-91Z (export demonstrator)
  • PT-91E (export demonstrator)
  • PT-91M (export for Malaysia, 48)
  • PT-94 Goryl (cancelled project based on the PT-91)

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons

  • PZA Loara
    PZA Loara
    The PZA Loara is a Polish armored radar-directed self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system. The original PZA Loara prototype was based on the chassis of the T-72 MBT...

  • ZSU-23-4MP Biała
  • Poprad
    Poprad
    Poprad is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia with a population of approximately 55,000.The Poprad-Tatry Airport is...

     (export for Indonesia)

Armoured recovery vehicles

  • WZT-1 ARV based on T-54 chasis
  • WZT-2 ARV based on T-55 hull
  • WZT-3 ARV based on PT-91 chassis, armed with 12.7mm machine gun
  • WZT-4 ARV based on PT-91 chasis

Amphibious vehicles

  • PZInż.130 or PZInż.140 amphibious tank, based on 4TP light tank (1 prototype)

Armoured personnel carriers

  • MLVM
  • TAB-71
  • TAB-77
  • B-33 Zimbru
  • RN-94
    RN-94
    The RN-94 armoured personnel carrier was originally developed by Nurol Machinery and Industry Co Inc based in Ankara and S N Romarm SA Filiala S C Moreni of Bucharest, Romania....

     - prototype
  • Saur 1
    Saur 1
    The Saur 1 is an armoured personnel carrier developed by the Romanian company ROMARM in 2006.- Development :Late in 2006, ROMARM completed the first prototype of a new multi-role amphibious armoured infantry fighting vehicle called Saur. In the past this has been referred to as the Zimbru 2006...

     - prototype
  • Saur 2 - prototype
  • Zimbru 2000 - prototype

Infantry fighting vehicles

  • MLI-84
    MLI-84
    The MLI-84 is a native-made Romanian infantry fighting vehicle currently in service with the Romanian Land Forces. It is basically a stock BMP-1 with a lengthened hull and a 12.7x108mm DShK 1938/46 heavy machine gun mounted on the roof of the troop compartment....

     - derived from BMP-1
  • MLI-84M - major upgrade of MLI-84

Main battle tanks

  • TR-580 -
  • TR-85
    TR-85
    The TR-85 is a main battle tank designed for the armed forces of Romania. Based on the TR-77-580 , the TR-85 tank was developed from 1978 to 1985 and produced from 1986 until 1990. A modernization program was initiated in March 1994 in order to upgrade the TR-85 tanks to NATO standards...

  • TR-85M1 - major upgrade of TR-85 tanks
  • P-125
    TR-125
    The TR-125 main battle tank is the redesigned T-72 made in Romania with Romanian components only. Number 125 in the designation stands for the 125 mm A555 smoothbore tank gun...

     - prototypes of local produced variant of T-72

Tank destroyers

  • Mareșal
    Maresal tank destroyer
    The Mareşal tank destroyer was a Romanian armored vehicle produced in limited numbers during the Second World War.- History :Romania, a member of the Axis Powers in World War II, had few modern fighting vehicles when war began. Most vehicles were captured obsolete Allied vehicles, which were...

     - prototypes built during WWII
  • TACAM T-60
    TACAM T-60
    The TACAM T-60 was a Romanian tank destroyer used during World War II. It was built by removing the turret of captured T-60 light tanks and building a pedestal to mount an ex-Soviet M-1936 F-22 field gun in its place. A three-sided fighting compartment was built to protect the gun and its crew...

     - 34 conversions of Soviet light tanks during WWII
  • TACAM R-2 - 20 conversions of Czech supplied R-2 light tanks during WWII

Self-propelled artillery

  • Model 89 - licensed built 2S1 Gvozdika on MLI-84 chassis

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons

  • CA-95
    CA-95
    The CA-95 is a highly mobile, short range, Romanian native-made amphibious self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon, currently in service with the Romanian Land Forces. It can carry four infrared-guided surface to air missiles and has a range of approximately 700 km...

     - modern, carries four surface-to-air missiles

Russian Empire

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...

  • Vezdekhod
    Vezdekhod
    The Vezdekhod was the first true tank to be developed by Imperial Russia. The word Vezdekhod means: "He who goes anywhere" or "all-terrain vehicle". It did not however progress further than a pre-production model, due to problems in the design.-Design:...

     (prototype only)
  • Tsar Tank
    Tsar Tank
    The Tsar Tank , also known as the Netopyr which stands for pipistrellus or Lebedenko Tank , was an unusual Russian armoured vehicle developed by Nikolai Lebedenko , Nikolai Zhukovsky , Boris Stechkin , and Alexander Mikulin...

     wheeled armoured gun carrier (prototype only)
  • Austin Armoured Car
    Austin Armoured Car
    Austin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War....

     (Austin-Putilov)
  • Russo-Balt. Built by the Russo-Balt
    Russo-Balt
    Russo-Balt was one of the first Russian companies that produced cars between 1909 and 1923.- Russo-Baltic Wagon Corp. :...

     company in WWI, it was one of the most successful armoured cars used by imperial Russia.
  • Poplavko-Jeffery. An oddly shaped design, built on chassis of a Thomas B. Jeffery Company
    Thomas B. Jeffery Company
    The Thomas B. Jeffery Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Kenosha, Wisconsin from 1902 until 1916. The company manufactured the Rambler and Jeffery brand motorcars. It was preceded by the Gormully & Jeffery Manufacturing Company and it was the parent company to Nash Motors, thus one...

     truck. It had a good service record and was used after the war by Poland.

Russia

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Russian Federation
  • BTR-90
    BTR-90
    BTR-90 is an 8×8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed in Russia, designed in 1993 and first shown publicly in 1994. It is a larger version of the BTR-80 vehicle, fitted with a BMP-2 turret...

  • Black Eagle tank
    Black Eagle tank
    The Black Eagle tank was a presumed prototype main battle tank produced in the Russian Federation. It was thought to have been developed by the KBTM design bureau in Omsk in the late 1990s. A production version of this tank has never been publicly demonstrated. The Black Eagle tank has been...

     prototype
  • T-80
    T-80
    The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion.the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 of 1971 used a gas turbine alongside...

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  • T-90
    T-90
    The T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that is a modernisation of the T-72 . It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry...

  • T-95
    T-95
    T-95 is the common informal designation of a Russian fifth generation tank that was under development at Uralvagonzavod before being cancelled in May 2011.-History:...

     rumoured

Soviet Union

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. See also lists of Soviet tanks, Soviet WWII military vehicles, modern AFVs.

Airborne fighting vehicles

  • Antonov A-40 flying tank prototype
  • ASU-57
    ASU-57
    The ASU-57 was a small, lightly constructed Soviet assault gun specifically designed for use by Soviet airborne divisions. From 1960 it was replaced by the ASU-85.-Development history:...

  • ASU-85
    ASU-85
    The ASU-85 is a soviet-designed airborne self-propelled gun of the Cold War Era. From 1959 it replaced the open-topped ASU-57 in service but was in its turn replaced by the BMD-1 from 1969.-Development history:...

  • BMD-1
    BMD-1
    The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta . It can be dropped by parachute and although it resembles the BMP-1 it is in fact much smaller...

  • BMD-2
    BMD-2
    The BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1985. It is a variant of BMD-1 with a new turret and some changes done to the hull. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta...

  • BMD-3
  • BTR-D
    BTR-D
    The BTR-D is a Soviet airborne multi-purpose tracked armoured personnel carrier which was introduced in 1974 and first seen by the West in 1979 during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. BTR-D stands for Bronetransportyor Desanta . It is based on BMD-1 airborne IFV...


Carriers

  • BMP-1
    BMP-1
    The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...

  • BMP-2
    BMP-2
    The BMP-2 is a second-generation, amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following the BMP-1 of the 1960s....

  • BMP-3
    BMP-3
    The BMP-3 is a Russian amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty .- Production history :...

  • BMP-4
  • BTR-50
    BTR-50
    The BTR-50 The BTR-50 The BTR-50 (BTR stands for Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally "armored transporter") is a Soviet amphibious armored personnel carrier (APC) based on the PT-76 light tank. The BTR-50 is tracked, unlike most in the BTR series, which are wheeled. The BTR-50...

  • BTR-60
    BTR-60
    The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961...

  • BTR-70
    BTR-70
    The BTR-70 is an eight-wheeled armored personnel carrier , originally developed during the late 1960s under the industrial designator GAZ-4905. On August 21, 1972, it was accepted into service and would later be exported to the Warsaw Pact and other allies...

  • BTR-80
    BTR-80
    BTR-80 is an 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier designed in the Soviet Union. Production started in 1986 and replaced the previous versions, BTR-60 and BTR-70 in the Soviet army. -Description:The Soviets based the BTR-80 on the BTR-70 APC...

  • BTR-90
    BTR-90
    BTR-90 is an 8×8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier developed in Russia, designed in 1993 and first shown publicly in 1994. It is a larger version of the BTR-80 vehicle, fitted with a BMP-2 turret...

  • BTR-152
    BTR-152
    The BTR-152 was a non-amphibious Soviet wheeled armored personnel carrier that entered Soviet service in 1950. By the early 1970s it had been replaced in the infantry vehicle role by the BTR-60...

  • BTR-T
    BTR-T
    The BTR-T is a Russian heavy infantry combat vehicle, designed by the Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building state-run production association.-Description:It is based on the hull of the T-55 tank and answers the need for a heavy, well protected and well armed...

  • MT-LB
    MT-LB
    The MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...


Self-propelled guns

  • 2P 406 mm
  • 2S1 Gvozdika
  • 2S3 Akatsiya
    2S3 Akatsiya
    SO-152 is a Soviet 152.4 mm self-propelled artillery developed in 1968. It was a response to the American 155 mm M109. The development started in 1967 according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of USSR from July 4, 1967. In 1968 the SO-152 was completed and in 1971 entered...

  • 2S4 Tyulpan
    2S4 Tyulpan
    The 2S4 Tyulpan is a Soviet self-propelled mortar. "2S4" is its GRAU designation.It was identified for the first time in 1975 in the Soviet army and so was called M-1975 by NATO , whereas its official designation is SM-240...

  • 2S5 Giatsint-S
  • 2S7 Pion
    2S7 Pion
    The 2S7 Pion or Malka is a Soviet self-propelled gun. "2S7" is its GRAU designation.It was identified for the first time in 1975 in the Soviet army and so was called M-1975 by NATO , whereas its official designation is SO-203...

  • 2S9 Nona
  • 2S19 Msta
  • 2S23 Nona-SVK
  • 2S30 Iset
  • 2S31 Vena
    2S31 Vena
    thumb|right|250px|2S31 VenaThe 2S31 Vena is a Russian self-propelled 120 mm mortar/cannon. "2S31" is its GRAU designation.The 2S31 is a 120 mm 2A60 Nona mortar/cannon mounted on the chassis of a BMP-3 combat infantry vehicle. It was developed by Joint Stock Venture "Plants of Motovilikha"...

  • SU-5
  • SU-6
  • SU-7
  • SU-8
  • SU-12
  • SU-14
    SU-14
    The SU-14 was a prototype Soviet heavy self-propelled gun built on a T-35 chassis. The SU-14-1 variant of 1936 carried a 152.4 mm B-10 naval cannon which could fire 43.5 kilogram shells at ranges up to 20 km. Its armour was 20 to 30mm thick. It never entered serial production.-External...

  • SU-57 (Lend-lease 57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T48)
  • SU-57B
  • SU-74
  • SU-76
    SU-76
    The SU-76 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during and after World War II.- History :The SU-76 was based on a lengthened and widened version of the T-70 tank chassis...

  • SU-85
    SU-85
    The SU-85 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II, based on the chassis of the T-34 medium tank. Earlier Soviet self-propelled guns were meant to serve as either assault guns, such as the SU-122, or as mobile anti-tank weapons; the SU-85 fell into the latter category...

  • SU-85A, prototype based on SU-76
    SU-76
    The SU-76 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during and after World War II.- History :The SU-76 was based on a lengthened and widened version of the T-70 tank chassis...

  • SU-85B, prototype based on SU-76
    SU-76
    The SU-76 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during and after World War II.- History :The SU-76 was based on a lengthened and widened version of the T-70 tank chassis...

  • SU-100
    SU-100
    The SU-100 was a Soviet tank destroyer. It was used extensively during the last year of World War II and saw service for many years afterwards with the armies of Soviet allies around the world.- Development :...

  • SU-100Y
  • SU-122
    SU-122
    The SU-122 was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer used during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament—a 122 mm M-30S howitzer.-Development history:...

  • SU-122P, long-barreled prototype
  • SU-152
    SU-152
    The SU-152 was a Soviet heavy self-propelled heavy howitzer used during World War II.It mounted a 152 mm gun-howitzer on the chassis of a KV-1S heavy tank. Later production used IS tank chassis and was re-designated as ISU-152...

  • SU-212
  • SU-BU-10

Tanks

  • PT-76
    PT-76
    The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank which was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India, Iraq, North Korea and North Vietnam. Overall,...

  • T-10
  • T-12
  • T-24
    T-24
    The T-24 was a Soviet medium tank built in 1931. Only twenty-four tanks were built, and saw no combat. This was the first tank produced at the KhPZ factory in Ukraine, which was later responsible for the very successful T-34 and T-54 Soviet tanks...

  • T-26
    T-26
    The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used during many conflicts of the 1930s as well as during World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and is widely considered one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s....

  • T-28
    T-28
    The Soviet T-28 was among the world's first medium tanks. The prototype was completed in 1931 and production began in late 1932. It was an infantry-support tank intended to break through fortified defences...

  • T-34
    T-34
    The T-34 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1940 to 1958. Although its armour and armament were surpassed by later tanks of the era, it has been often credited as the most effective, efficient and influential design of World War II...

  • T-34-85
  • T-35
    T-35
    The T-35 was a Soviet multi-turreted heavy tank of the interwar period and early Second World War that saw limited production and service with the Red Army. It was the only five-turreted heavy tank in the world to reach production but proved to be slow and mechanically unreliable...

  • T-40
    T-40
    -External links:* on Battlefield.ru...

  • T-50
    T-50 tank
    The T-50 light infantry tank was built by the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II. The design for this vehicle had some advanced features, but was complicated and expensive, and only a short production run of 69 tanks was completed...

  • T-54
  • T-55
    T-55
    The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. The T-54 entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank for armored units of the Soviet Army, armies of...

  • T-60
    T-60
    The T-60 scout tank was a light tank produced by the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1942. In this time over 6,292 were built. The tank was designed to replace the obsolete T-38 amphibious scout tank.-Design:...

  • T-62
    T-62
    The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank, a further development of the T-55. Its 115 mm gun was the first smoothbore tank gun in use.The T-62 was produced between 1961 and 1975. It became a standard tank in the Soviet arsenal, partly replacing the T-55, although that tank continued to be...

  • T-64
    T-64
    The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It was used solely by the Soviet Army in its front-line divisions and was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62...

  • T-70
    T-70
    The T-70 was a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was only produced in very small...

  • T-72
    T-72
    The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...

  • T-80
    T-80
    The T-80 is a main battle tank designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union. A development of the T-64, it entered service in 1976 and was the first production tank to be equipped with a gas turbine engine for main propulsion.the Swedish Stridsvagn 103 of 1971 used a gas turbine alongside...

  • T-80 light tank
  • T-90
    T-90
    The T-90 is a Russian third-generation main battle tank that is a modernisation of the T-72 . It is currently the most modern tank in service with the Russian Ground Forces and Naval Infantry...


Serbia

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

  • M-84
    M-84
    The M-84 is a Yugoslav 2nd generation main battle tank. The M-84 is in service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kuwait, Slovenia and Serbia.-Development and production:...

     main battle tank (planned to be upgrade to M-2001
    M-2001
    The M-84AS is a modernized version of the M-84 main battle tank produced by Yugoimport SDPR in Serbia. M-84AS is sometimes refeared to as M-84AB1 and M-2001.-Design:...

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  • M-80A
    BVP M-80
    The BVP M-80, is a Yugoslavian infantry fighting vehicle, produced in the 1980s until the Yugoslav civil wars in the 1990s.-Development:Early research and development of the M-80 began in 1969, with testing of the first completed prototype in 1974. First examples of the, BVP M-80 rolled out in 1979...

     infantry fighting vehicle (planned to be upgrade to M-98 Vidra)
  • BOV M-86
    BOV (APC)
    The BOV , literally "Combat Armored Vehicle", is an all-wheel drive armoured vehicle manufactured in the former Yugoslavia.-Description:The BOV has a capactiy of 10, including a driver, gunner and eight infantrymen...

     armoured personnel carrier, used by military police
  • M-84AI armoured recovery vehicle version of M-84, used in tank battalions
  • BOV-1
    BOV (APC)
    The BOV , literally "Combat Armored Vehicle", is an all-wheel drive armoured vehicle manufactured in the former Yugoslavia.-Description:The BOV has a capactiy of 10, including a driver, gunner and eight infantrymen...

     antitank guided missile vehicle
  • Lazar BVT
    Lazar BVT
    The Lazar BVT, is an Serbian mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, manufactured by Yugoimport. Named after Lazar, a 14th century ruler of Serbia.-Design:...

     mine resistant, ambush protected armoured fighting vehicle

Singapore

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

  • Bionix
    Bionix AFV
    The Bionix is a family of tracked Singaporean armoured fighting vehicles developed by Singapore Technologies Kinetics . Intended to augment the Singapore Army's aging M113 armoured personnel carriers, it is the first indigenous armoured vehicle to be developed in Southeast Asia...

     28-ton replacement for M113 with 25 mm Bushmaster cannon (Bionix 25) or the CIS 40 mm AGL/.50 calibre HMG (Bionix 40/50)
  • Bionix II Updated Version of the Bionix AFV with better armour and 30 mm Bushmaster
  • Bronco ATTC (All-Terrain Tracked Carrier)
  • SSPH1 155 mm SP gun

Sri Lanka

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

  • Unibuffel
    Unibuffel
    The Unibuffel is a mine-protected wheeled APC used by the Sri Lankan military.-Production history:Although similar to the South African Buffel, it is built entirely by the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers...

  • Unicorn
    Unicorn class
    The Unicorn is a mine-protected wheeled APC used by the Sri Lankan military.-Production history:Initial research into producing a "Blast Protected Vehicle" armoured personnel carrier was begun in 1983 by a lone Infantry Major named Jayantha de Silva who was concerned by the destruction wrought by...


Slovenia

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

  • Valuk (LWAV)
    Valuk
    Lahko kolesno oklepno vozilo Valuk is an improved and licensed version of Pandur 6X6 APC, manufactured under a license manufacturing agreement with the Austrian company, Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzueg AG & Co KG , by Sistemska Tehnika of Slovenia for the Slovenian Army.It is named after...

  • M-55S
  • 8x8 Krpan

Armoured cars

  • Eland
    Eland Mk7
    The Eland is a South African light armoured car based on the Panhard AML. Its permanent 4x4 drive gives it its mobility, and it can carry either a 90 mm quick firing low pressure gun, or a 60 mm breech loading mortar as main weapons...

  • Marmon-Herrington
    Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
    South African Reconnaissance Car, better known under as Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car, was a series of armoured vehicles produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during the World War II.-History:...

  • Rooikat AFV
    Rooikat AFV
    The Rooikat is a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance and seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles include combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations...


Armoured personnel carriers

  • Buffel
    Buffel
    The Buffel is a mine-protected APC used by the South African Army during the South African Border War. The Buffel was also used as an armoured fighting vehicle and proved itself in this role...

  • Bulldog
    Buffel
    The Buffel is a mine-protected APC used by the South African Army during the South African Border War. The Buffel was also used as an armoured fighting vehicle and proved itself in this role...

  • Casspir
    Casspir
    The Casspir is a landmine-protected personnel carrier that has been in use in South Africa for over 20 years. It is a four wheeled armoured vehicle, used for transport of troops. It can hold a crew of two, plus 12 additional soldiers and associated gear. The Casspir was unique in design when...

  • Hippo APC
  • Mamba APC
    Mamba APC
    The Mamba is a South African armoured personnel carrier that offers protection against small arms fire and land mines. The vehicle, which uses a Unimog chassis and is powered by a Mercedes Benz engine, is suited for rough terrain and can carry up to 10 passengers plus the driver...

  • Marauder
  • Matador
    Matador (Mine Protected Vehicle)
    The Matador is an armoured personnel carrier and mine-protected vehicle that is produced by Paramount Group in South Africa. The vehicle was displayed for the first time in 2007, during the International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi...

  • Puma APC
  • RCV-9
    RCV-9
    The RCV-9 is a light armoured vehicle manufactured by Land Systems OMC of South Africa.-Production history:It was developed in 1986 as a private venture by Sandock-Austral as an internal security vehicle for protecting high risk areas such as airports...

  • Reva APC
    Reva APC
    The REVA 4x4 MKII Armoured Personnel Carrier is a mine-protected vehicle. It is produced by ICP South Africa. The vehicle’s V-shaped hull offers protection against land mines and Improvised Explosive Devices s. The vehicle has space for at least 10 passengers. Ten firing ports are also available...

  • RG-12
    RG-12
    The RG-12 is a multi-purpose public order vehicle with anti-personnel mine, grenade, fire bomb and small arms fire protection that is manufactured by Land Systems OMC of South Africa, with over 700 being in service globally in more than eight countries.Originally designed as a police public order...

  • RG-19
    RG-19
    The RG-19 Caddie is a prototype Armoured Personnel carrier manufactured by TFM of South Africa. The company was later taken over by Reunert Defence OMC.-Production history:...

  • RG-31 Nyala
    RG-31
    The RG-31 Nyala is a 4×4 multi-purpose mine-protected armoured personnel carrier  manufactured in South Africa by Land Systems OMC, a division of BAE Systems. It is based on the Mamba APC of TFM Industries...

  • RG-32
    RG-32
    The RG-32 Scout is a family of mine-resistant 4x4 light armoured vehicles made by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa in South Africa. It is based on the RG-31, which is already deployed worldwide with peace-keeping, security and combat forces. The combat weight of the vehicle is about 7,300kg...

  • RG-33
    RG-33
    The RG-33 is a mine-resistant light armored vehicle initially designed by BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa a South African subsidiary of BAE Systems. BAE Systems in the US extensively modified it with additional protection, new power train and suspension systems. It was built in a number of...

  • RG-34
    RG-34
    RG-34, also known as Iguana FV4, is a mine-resistant light armored vehicle designed by IADSA.The Iguana was developed by IADSA, under contract from Sabiex in Belgium. In June 2009, BAE Land Systems obtained the rights to develop and manufacture the vehicle.As with all modern South-African military...

  • RG-35
    RG-35
    RG-35, is a South African mine resistant ambush protected vehicle developed by Land Systems OMC, a subsidiary of BAE Systems. The RG-35 was introduced in 2009 as a 6x6 vehicle, and a 4x4 version is also under development with the designers intending to make it a new family of vehicles...

  • RG41
    RG41
    RG41, is a South African 8x8 armored fighting vehicle with mine resistant protection developed by Land Systems OMC, a subsidiary of BAE Systems...

  • RG Outrider
    RG Outrider
    The RG Outrider, also known by its original designation RG-32M Light Tactical Vehicle , is a 4x4 multi-purpose mine-protected armoured personnel carrier manufactured by BAE Systems of South Africa. It was first introduced in early 2009 as the RG-32M LTV, and was first purchased by Ireland...

  • Rhino
    Buffel
    The Buffel is a mine-protected APC used by the South African Army during the South African Border War. The Buffel was also used as an armoured fighting vehicle and proved itself in this role...

  • Okapi MPV
    Okapi MPV
    The Okapi is a 6 x 6 mine-protected vehicle which can be configured for use in various roles: command and control, fire control post or specialised anti-mine equipment carrier.-External links:*...

  • Wolf APC

South Korea

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

  • K1 MBT
    K1 Type 88
    The K1 is a South Korean third-generation main battle tank in use with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, developed by Hyundai Precision...

  • K1A1 MBT
    K1 Type 88
    The K1 is a South Korean third-generation main battle tank in use with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, developed by Hyundai Precision...

  • K2 Black Panther MBT
  • K-200 IFV
    K-200 KIFV
    The K200 KIFV is a Republic of Korea infantry fighting vehicle, originally produced by Daewoo Heavy Industries , intended as a domestic replacement to older armored personnel carriers such as M113 that were in main line of service with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces at the time of K200's...

  • K21 IFV
  • K9 Thunder 155 mm SPH
  • Barracuda APC

Spain

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

  • BMR-M1
    Pegaso BMR
    The Pegaso 3560 BMR is a 6x6 wheeled armoured personnel carrier produced in Spain by Enasa since 1979.Originally powered by a Pegaso 9157/8 306hp diesel engine, it has an automatic gearbox, torque converter, independent suspension in all six wheels and amphibious capability. It can also be...

  • VEC-M1
    VEC-M1
    The Pegaso VEC-M1 is a Spanish military cavalry reconnaissance vehicle. It started service in the Spanish Army in 1980 as BMR-625 VEC and all of them were upgraded in late 90's to the M1 version....

  • Pizarro IFV
    ASCOD AFV
    The ASCOD armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between Austrian Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG and Spanish Santa Bárbara Sistemas The ASCOD (Austrian Spanish Cooperation Development) armoured fighting vehicle family is the product of a cooperation agreement between...

    , codevelopment with Austria

Tanks

  • Verdeja
    Verdeja (tank)
    Verdeja was the name of a series of light tanks developed in Spain between 1938 and 1954 in an attempt to replace German Panzer I and Soviet T-26 tanks in Spanish service. The program was headed by Captain Félix Verdeja Bardales and led to the development of four prototype vehicles, including a...

  • Lince
    Lince (tank)
    The Lince was a Spanish development programme for a proposed main battle tank that unfolded during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The intention was to replace the M47 and M48 Patton tanks that the Spanish Army had received under the U.S. Mutual Defense Assistance Act between 1954 and 1975, and...

  • Leopard 2E
    Leopard 2E
    The Leopard 2E is a variant of the German Leopard 2 main battle tank, tailored to the requirements of the Spanish Army, which acquired it as part of an armament modernization program named Programa Coraza, or Program Armor...

     (60% assembly in Spain)

Sweden

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

  • Stridsvagn 103
    Stridsvagn 103
    The Stridsvagn 103 , or S-Tank , was a Swedish post-war main battle tank. It was known for its unconventional turret-less design, with a fixed gun traversed by engaging the tracks and elevated by adjusting the hull suspension...

  • Ikv 91
  • Stridsvagn 104 (upgraded 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...

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  • Stridsvagn 122 (Leopard 2
    Leopard 2
    The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve...

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  • Combat Vehicle 90
    Combat Vehicle 90
    The Combat Vehicle 90 or Stridsfordon 90 is a Swedish infantry fighting vehicle designed by Hägglunds where the first generation was fitted with a Bofors turret. It is currently produced by BAE Systems Hägglunds.-Background:...

  • Pbv 302
  • Bandkanonvagn 1A
  • Pvrbbv 551
  • Bv206
  • Skp m/42

Switzerland

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

  • Panzer 61
    Panzer 61
    The Panzer 61 was a Swiss Cold War era medium tank. The tank had a weight of 36.5 tons and was powered by a 630hp diesel engine which gave it a top road speed of 31 mph...

  • Panzer 68
    Panzer 68
    The Panzer 68 was a Swiss main battle tank developed by the 'Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte Thun' in the late 1960s.- History :The Panzer 68 was based on the Panzer 61 whose initial development dates back to 1951. The development started immediately after the successful introduction of the...

  • Mowag Piranha
    Mowag Piranha
    The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation....


Turkey

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

  • ACV-300 APC (Also see FNSS
    FNSS
    FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. is a Turkish defense contractor formed as a joint venture of NUROL Holding of Turkey and BAE Systems Inc. FNSS manufactures tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles and weapon systems for the Turkish Armed Forces and Allied Armed Forces.-See also:* FNSS Pars*...

    )
  • ACV-S IFV
  • ACV-300 IFV
  • ACV-S TLC
  • Pars 8x8
  • Pars 6x6
  • Pars 4x4
  • Atilgan
  • Zipkin
  • Otokar Cobra
    Otokar Cobra
    The Cobra is a wheeled armoured vehicle developed by Turkish firm Otokar, using some components from the American HMMWV. It was first delivered to the Turkish Army in 1997 and most recently, won a contract from a buyer for APV and 4X4 unarmored tactical vehicles.-Survivability:The monocoque steel...

     (aka. Kobra)
  • Akrep
  • Yavuz
    Yavuz
    Yavuz is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Yavuz" means "stern", and/or "resolute".-Given name:* Yavuz Eraydın, Turkish footballer* Yavuz Bingöl, Turkish actor* Yavuz Özkan, Turkish footballer* Yavuz Sultan Selim-Surname:...

     Variant of Terrex
    Terrex
    The Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicle is an armoured fighting vehicle developed by ST Engineering and Timoney Technology Ltd. Its Turkish variant, the Yavuz, is built by Turkish automaker Otokar together with ST Kinetics . It weighs an estimated 25 to 30 tonnes on an 8x8 wheeled chassis with modern...

     (APC 8x8)
  • Otokar Engerek
  • IS-V
  • Otokar DASW
  • BMC MRAP
  • MİTÜP Altay main battle tank
  • M60T

Infantry carriers

  • BTR-3U
  • BTR-4
    BTR-4
    The BTR-4 is a 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau as a private venture...

  • BTR-94
    BTR-94
    The BTR-94 is a Ukrainian amphibious armoured personnel carrier , a modification of the Soviet eight-wheeled BTR-80. The BTR-94's turret BAU-23x2 is larger than the BTR-80's BPU-1 and is fitted with a twin 23x115mm gun 2A7M with 200 rounds, a coaxial KT-7.62 machinegun with 2,000 rounds, six...

  • BMPV-64 heavy IFV
  • BTRV-64 heavy APC
  • BMT-72 heavy IFV
  • BTMP-84 heavy IFV

Support vehicles

  • BTS-5B ARV (Ukrainian version of BREM-1, based on T-72 tank)
  • MTU-80 bridgelayer
  • BREM-84 ARV
  • BMU-84 bridgelayer

Upgrades

  • T-55AGM
    T-55AGM
    The T-55AGM is a main battle tank, a Ukrainian modernization of the T-54/T-55 developed by the Morozov company. It brings former Soviet T-54/T-55 tanks to the standard of the T-80. The T-55AGM rebuild package can also be applied to Chinese made Type 59s and the Soviet T-62...

  • T-55
    T-55
    The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the Second World War. The T-54 entered full production in 1947 and became the main tank for armored units of the Soviet Army, armies of...

    MV
  • T-64
    T-64
    The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It was used solely by the Soviet Army in its front-line divisions and was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62...

    U
  • T-64BM
  • T-72
    T-72
    The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...

    AM Banan
  • T-72MP
  • T-72
    T-72
    The T-72 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank that entered production in 1970. It is developed directly from Obyekt-172, and shares parallel features with the T-64A...

    AG
  • T-72-120

United Kingdom

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...


Armoured cars

  • Austin Armoured Car
    Austin Armoured Car
    Austin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War....

     (World War I)
  • AEC Armoured Car
    AEC Armoured Car
    AEC Armoured Car is a series of heavy armoured cars built by the Associated Equipment Company during the Second World War.-History:AEC of Southall, Middlesex was a manufacturer of truck and bus chassis and its Matador artillery tractor was used for towing medium field and heavy anti-aircraft guns...

  • Coventry Armoured Car
    Coventry armoured car
    The Coventry armoured car was a British four wheel drive armoured fighting vehicle developed at the end of World War II as a potential replacement for the lighter Humber and Daimler armoured cars.-Development:...

  • Daimler Armoured Car
    Daimler Armoured Car
    The Daimler Armoured Car was a British armoured car of the Second World War.-History:The Daimler Armoured Car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo "Scout car", a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. It was another Birmingham Small Arms design...

  • Guy Armoured Car
    Guy Armoured Car
    The Guy Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced in limited numbers during World War II. The car saw limited action during the Battle of France.-Production history and description:...

  • Humber Armoured Car
    Humber Armoured Car
    The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It supplemented the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and remained in service until the end of the war.-Development:...

  • Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Car
    Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Car
    The Lanchester Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. It is not to be confused with an interwar period six-wheeled design.-History:...

  • Lanchester 6x4 Armoured Car
    Lanchester 6x4 Armoured Car
    Lanchester Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced in limited numbers in late 1920s and early 1930s. The vehicle remained in service with the Territorial Army and colonial units until early 1940s and saw action in the Battle of Malaya...

  • Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
    Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
    The Rolls-Royce armoured car was a British armoured car developed in 1914 and used in World War I and in the early part of World War II.-Production history:...

     (World War I)
  • 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:...

     Armoured Car - post World War II
  • Ferret Scout Car
    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...

     - post World War II
  • Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
    Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
    The FV721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance was a 4x4 armoured car deployed by the British Army as a replacement for the Ferret scout car and the Saladin Armoured Car...

     - post World War II
  • Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
    Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
    The Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, also known as Humberette or Ironside, was a British armoured car produced during the Second World War....

  • Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
    Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
    Morris Light Reconnaissance Car was a British light armoured car for reconnaisance use produced by the Morris Motor Company and used by the British during the Second World War....

  • Morris CS9
    Morris CS9
    The Morris CS9/Light Armoured Car was a British armoured car used by the British Army in the World War II.-History:The vehicle was based on a Morris Commercial C9 4x2 15-cwt truck chassis. On this chassis a rivetted hull was mounted with an open-topped two-man turret. The armament consisted of...

  • Standard Beaverette
    Standard Beaverette
    Standard Car 4x2, or Car Armoured Light Standard, better known as the Beaverette, was a British armoured car produced during World War II.-History:...

  • Daimler Dingo
    Daimler Dingo
    -external links :*** has a Daimler Dingo in its exposition.* wwiivehicles.com**...

  • Humber Scout Car
    Humber Scout Car
    Humber Scout Car was a British light armoured car used in the Second World War.-History:Although at the outbreak of the Second World War the British Army already had the excellent Daimler Dingo, the need for scout cars could not be met by Daimler alone, so other companies were required to produce...


Self propelled artillery

  • Birch Gun
    Birch gun
    The Birch Gun was the world's first practical self-propelled artillery gun, built at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich in 1925. The gun was never highly regarded by the British High Command, purely for prejudicial beliefs and political pressure rather than any real lack of ability...

  • Alecto
    Alecto (SPG)
    The Alecto was an experimental self propelled gun developed by the British during the Second World War but terminated with the end of the war in Europe.-Development:...

     prototype
  • Gun Carrier Mark I
    Gun Carrier Mark I
    The Gun Carrier Mark I was the first piece of self-propelled artillery ever to be produced, a British development from the First World War.-Development:...

     self-propelled artillery (48; World War I)
  • Tracked Rapier
    Rapier missile
    Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the English Electric Thunderbird, used against longer-range and...

     - self propelled AA missile launcher
  • Abbot FV433 Self-propelled Artillery
    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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 17pdr SP Achilles
    17pdr SP Achilles
    The 17 pounder, Self Propelled, Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 Tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3" Gun M7...

  • 17pdr SP 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:...

  • AS-90
    AS-90
    The AS-90 is a lightly armoured self-propelled artillery piece used by the British Army. It was first delivered in 1993...


Tanks

First World War
  • Little Willie
    Little Willie
    Little Willie was a prototype in the development of the British Mark I tank. Constructed in the summer of 1915 through a close cooperation of the military and industry of the United Kingdom, it was the first completed tank prototype in history...

     (prototype; World War I)
  • Mark I heavy tank (150; World War I)
  • Mark II heavy tank (50; World War I)
  • Mark III heavy tank (50; World War I)
  • Mark IV heavy tank (1220; World War I)
  • Mark V heavy tank (1242; World War I)
  • Mark VIII
    Mark VIII (tank)
    The Tank Mark VIII or Liberty was an Anglo-American tank design of the First World War. Initially intended to be a collaborative effort to equip France, the UK and the US with a single tank design, it did not come to fruition before the end of the war and only a few were produced.-Early...

     Anglo-American heavy tank (25, 1919)
  • Mark IX armoured personnel carrier (34; World War I)
  • Medium Mark A Whippet
    Whippet Mk A
    The Medium Mark A Whippet was a British tank of World War I. It was intended to complement the slower British heavy tanks by using its relative mobility and speed in exploiting any break in the enemy lines. Possibly the most successful British tank of World War I, the Whippet was responsible for...

      medium tank (200; World War I)
  • Medium Mark B
    Medium Mark B
    The Medium Mark B was a British tank of the First World War developed as a successor to the Whippet, but ultimately unsatisfactory and production was cancelled at the end of the war.-History:...

     medium tank (102; World War I)
  • Medium Mark C
    Medium Mark C
    The Medium Mark C Hornet was a British tank developed during the First World War, but produced too late to see any fighting.-Development:In 1917 Sir William Tritton had developed the Medium Mark A Whippet without involving his former co-worker Walter Gordon Wilson. In response Major Wilson began to...

     medium tank (50; World War I)
  • Mother
    Mark I tank
    The British Mark I was a tracked vehicle developed by the British Army during the First World War and the world's first combat tank. The Mark I entered service in August 1916, and was first used in action on the morning of 15 September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, of the Somme...

     (prototype; World War I)


Interwar
  • Vickers 6-Ton
    Vickers 6-Ton
    The Vickers 6-Ton Tank or Vickers Mark E was a British light tank designed as a private project at Vickers. It was not purchased by the British Army, but was picked up by a large number of foreign armed forces and was copied almost exactly by the Soviets as the T-26. It was also the direct...

  • Light Tank Mk II
  • Light Tank Mk III
  • Light Tank Mk IV
  • Light Tank Mk V
  • 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 :...

  • Vickers A1E1 Independent
    Vickers A1E1 Independent
    The Independent A1E1 is a multi-turreted tank that was designed by the British armaments manufacturer Vickers during the interwar period. Although it only ever reached the prototype stage it influenced many other tank designs....

     tank prototype
  • Vickers Medium Mark I
    Vickers Medium Mark I
    The Vickers Medium Mark I was a British tank of the period between the two World Wars built by Vickers.-Background:After the First World War Britain disbanded most of its tank units: their number was limited to five tank battalions, equipped with the Mark V and the Medium Mark C...

  • Vickers Medium Mark 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...

  • Vickers Medium Mark III
  • Carden Loyd tankette
    Carden Loyd tankette
    The Carden Loyd tankettes were a series of British pre-World War II tankettes, the most successful of which was the Mark VI, the only version built in significant numbers...



Second World War
  • A43 Black Prince
    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
  • Avenger prototype
  • 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...

  • Light Tank Mk VIII
    Light Tank Mk VIII
    The Tank, Light, Mk VIII , also known as the Harry Hopkins, after President Roosevelt's chief diplomatic advisor, was a British light tank produced by Vickers-Armstrong during World War II...

     prototype
  • Cruiser Mk I
    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...

  • Cruiser Mk II
    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"....

  • Cruiser Mk III
    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...

  • Cruiser Mk IV
    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...

  • Cruiser Mk V Covenanter
    Covenanter tank
    The Tank, Cruiser, Mk V, Covenanter was a British Cruiser tank of the Second World War. It was named for the Covenanters, a Scottish religious faction in the British Isles at the time of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...

  • Cruiser Mk VI Crusader
    Crusader tank
    The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VI or A15 Crusader was one of the primary British cruiser tanks of the early part Second World War and perhaps the most important British tank of the North African Campaign...

  • Cruiser Mk VII Cavalier
    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 :...

  • Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur
  • Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell
    Cromwell tank
    Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell ,The designation as the eighth Cruiser tank design, its name given for ease of reference and its General Staff specification number respectively and the related Centaur tank, were one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second...

  • Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger
    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....

  • Comet
    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...

  • Infantry Mk I Matilda
    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...

  • Infantry Mk II Matilda
    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....

  • 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...

  • Infantry Mk IV Churchill
    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...

  • TOG 1
    TOG1 (tank)
    The Tank, Heavy, TOG 1 was a prototype British heavy tank produced in the early part of the Second World War in the expectation that battlefields might end up like those of the First World War and was designed so it could cross churned up countryside and trenches...

     - prototype
  • TOG 2
    TOG2 (tank)
    The Tank, Heavy, TOG 2 was a prototype British super-heavy tank design produced in the early part of the Second World War in case the battlefields of northern France turned into a morass of mud, trenches and craters as had happened during the First World War....

     - prototype
  • 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
  • A39 Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank - prototype
  • A34 Valiant
    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


Post World War II
  • 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...

  • FV4101 Charioteer (200)
  • 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...

     (200)
  • Chieftain
    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...

  • Challenger 1
    Challenger 1 tank
    The British FV4030/4 Challenger 1, was the main battle tank of the British Army from 1983 to the mid 1990s, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2. It is also currently used by the Jordanian Armed Forces as their main battle tank after heavy modifications...

  • Challenger 2
    Challenger 2 tank
    FV4034 Challenger 2 is a British main battle tank currently in service with the armies of the United Kingdom and Oman. It was designed and built by the British company Vickers Defence Systems . The manufacturer advertises it as the world's most reliable main battle tank...

  • Vickers MBT
    Vickers MBT
    The Vickers MBT was a series of main battle tanks developed as a private venture by Vickers-Armstrongs for export. The design makes use of proven components such as the L7 gun of the Centurion, and the Leyland L60 multi-fuel engine, transmission and fire control system of the Chieftain...

     (Export markets)
  • FV201 Universal Tank (A45) prototype
  • FV4004 120mm Gun Conway prototype
  • FV4005 183mm Gun Tank prototype

Amoured personnel carriers and support vehicles

  • Gun Carrier Crane armoured recovery vehicle (2; World War I)
  • Sabre Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
    Sabre (tank)
    Sabre is a variation of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance , featuring the turret from a Fox reconnaissance vehicle mounted on the hull of a Scorpion....

     (136)
  • FV101 Scorpion Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
    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...

  • 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...

      Swingfire Missile Launcher
  • 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....

     Armoured 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:...

      Armoured Recovery Vehicle
  • FV107 Scimitar Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
    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...

  • Warrior
    Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle
    The Warrior tracked vehicle family is a series of British armoured vehicles, originally developed to replace the older FV430 series of armoured vehicles. The Warrior started life as the MCV-80 project that was first broached in the 1970s, GKN Sankey/Defence winning the production contract in 1980....

  • Alvis Stormer
    Alvis Stormer
    Alvis Stormer is a modern military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company, Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Global Combat Systems....

     armoured vehicle family
  • FV 432 AFV Armoured Personnel Carrier and variants
  • FV222 Conqueror ARV
  • Alvis 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:...

     Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • FV 1611 Humber
    Humber Pig
    The Humber Pig was a lightly-armoured truck used by the British Army from the 1950s until the 1990s. The Pig was also used by the Royal Ulster Constabulary for a short period during the late 1960s and early 1970s, who painted their Pigs in Admiralty Grey, rather than the standard Army Deep Bronze...

     Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • 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...

     Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • Saxon
    Saxon (vehicle)
    The Saxon is an armoured personnel carrier used by the British Army and supplied in small numbers to various overseas organisations. It was developed by GKN Sankey, from earlier projects, AT 100 IS and AT104, and is due to be replaced by the Future Rapid Effect System.-Design:The Saxon was intended...

     Armoured Personnel Carrier
  • Viking Armoured Vehicle
    BvS 10
    The BvS 10 is an All Terrain Armoured Vehicle produced by BAE Systems Land Systems Hagglunds of Sweden. This vehicle, referred to as the All Terrain Vehicle - ATV or VIKING by the UK forces, was originally developed as a collaboration between industry - Hägglunds Vehicle AB - and the UK Ministry...

  • Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle), with Germany and the Netherlands (modern)
  • AEC Armoured Command Vehicle
    AEC Armoured Command Vehicle
    AEC Armoured Command Vehicle was a series of command vehicles built by the British Associated Equipment Company during the Second World War.-History:...

     "Dorchester", 4x4 and 4x6.
  • Guy Lizard Armoured Command Vehicle
    Guy Lizard
    The Guy Lizard Armoured Command Vehicle was a British command vehicle built during World War II.Twenty-one units were built by Guy Motors, some were used in 1940 by the British Expeditionary Force in France. A few were employed by the 7th Armoured Division in the North African Campaign.-References...


Light tanks

  • Marmon-Herrington CTLS
    Marmon-Herrington CTLS
    The Marmon-Herrington Combat Tank Light was a series of US light tanks produced for the export market at the start of the Second World War. The CTL-3 had a crew of two and was armed with three .30 caliber machine guns....

  • M1 Combat Car
    M1 Combat Car
    The M1 Combat Car was a light tank used by the U.S. Cavalry in late 1930s. After the Spanish Civil War, most armies, including the U.S. Army, realized that they needed "gun" armed tanks and not vehicles armed merely with machine guns...

    - 113 built
  • M2 Light Tank
    M2 Light Tank
    The Light Tank M2 was an American pre-World War II light tank that saw combat with the US Marine Corps 1st Tank Battalion on Guadalcanal in 1942, during World War II. Its service with the 1st Tank Battalion during the Pacific War was its only U.S...

     (World War II, 10 M2A1, 239 M2A2, 72 M2A3, 375 M2A4)
  • M3 Stuart tank
  • M5 Stuart tank
  • M22 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...

     light airborne tank
  • M24 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...

  • M41 Walker Bulldog
    M41 Walker Bulldog
    The M41 Walker Bulldog was a U.S. light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named for General Walton Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea...

  • M551 Sheridan
    M551 Sheridan
    The M551 Sheridan was a light tank developed by the United States and named after Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers. It was armed with the technically advanced but troublesome M81/M81E1 152mm gun/launcher which fired conventional...

     light airborne tank
  • M8 Armored Gun System
  • M132 Armored Flamethrower
    M132 Armored Flamethrower
    The M132 was a United States built flamethrower armed variant of the M113 and M113A1 armored personnel carriers developed in the early 1960s. Approximately 350 were accepted into service....

  • M901 Improved TOW Vehicle
    M901 ITV
    The M901 ITV is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to carry a dual M220 TOW launcher. It is based on the ubiquitous M113 Armored Personnel Carrier chassis.- Equipment :...

  • Stingray Light Tank
    Stingray Light Tank
    The Stingray Light Tank is a light tank produced by Textron Marine and Land Systems Division . It was originally developed for the U.S. Army's Armored Gun System competition. Thailand is the only user.- Stingray :...

  • CCV-L Light Tank
  • M56
  • M50 Ontos Self-Propelled Rifle

Medium tanks

  • M2A1
    M2 Medium Tank
    The Medium Tank M2 was a United States Army tank that was first produced in 1939 by the Rock Island Arsenal, just prior to the commencement of the war in Europe. Production was 18 M2 tanks, and 94 slightly improved M2A1 tanks, for a total figure of 112...

  • M3 medium
    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...

  • M3A1
    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...

  • M3A2
    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...

  • M3A3
    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...

  • M3A4
    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...

  • M3A5
    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...

  • M4
    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...

  • M4A1
    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...

  • M4A1(76)W
    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...

  • M4A1E4/M4A1(76)W
    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...

  • M4A1E8/M4A1(76)W HVSS
    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...

  • M4A1E9
    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...

  • M4A2
    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...

  • M4A2E8/M4A2(76)W HVSS
    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...

  • M4A3
    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...

  • M4A3W
    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...

  • M4A3(75)
    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...

  • M4A3E4/M4A3(76)W
    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...

  • M4A3E8(76)W Easy Eight
    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...

  • M4A3E8/M4A3(76)W HVSS
    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...

  • M4A4
    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...

  • M4A6
    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...

  • M4 Dozer
    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...

     (fitted with dozer blade.)
  • M4A3R3 Flame thrower Zippo
    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...

  • T20 Medium Tank
    T20 Medium Tank
    The Medium Tank T20 was part of a series of medium tanks designed by the United States during the Second World War, to be the successor to the Medium Tank M4 "Sherman", and culminated in the M27.-Design and development:...

     prototype

Heavy tanks

  • M6 Heavy Tank
    M6 Heavy Tank
    The Heavy Tank M6 was an American heavy tank designed during World War II. The tank was produced in small numbers and never saw combat.-History and description:...

     prototype
  • T14 Heavy Tank
    T14 Heavy Tank
    The Assault Tank T14 was a joint project between the United States and the United Kingdom. The T14 tank was supposed to be a design that was to be shared by both countries to give an infantry tank for British use....

     prototype
  • T29 Heavy Tank prototype
  • T30 Heavy Tank
    T30 heavy tank
    The T30 Heavy Tank was a World War II American tank project developed to counter new German tanks. The T30 was designed at same time as the T29 Heavy Tank. Pilot models were started in April 1945 and were delivered in 1947. The 155 mm gun fired two-piece ammunition. The loader was helped by a...

     prototype
  • M26 Pershing
    M26 Pershing
    The Heavy Tank M26 Pershing was an American heavy tank briefly used in World War II and in the Korean War. It was named after General John Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I....

     (later reclassified as medium)

Assault tanks

  • M4A3E2 Jumbo
    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...

  • T-28 Super Heavy Tank
    T-28 Super Heavy Tank
    The T28 super heavy tank was a prototype heavily armored self-propelled gun designed for the US Army during World War II. It was originally designed to be used to break through German defenses at the Siegfried Line, and was later considered as a possible participant in an invasion of the Japanese...

     prototype
  • M103 heavy tank
    M103 heavy tank
    The M103 heavy tank served the United States Army and the US Marines during the Cold War. Until the development of the M1A1 in the mid 1980s, it was the heaviest and most heavily armed tank in US service...


Main battle tanks

  • MBT-70
    MBT-70
    The MBT-70 was a 1960s German-U.S. joint project to develop a new main battle tank, which was to be equipped with a number of advanced features. It utilized a newly developed hydropneumatic "kneeling" suspension and housed the entire crew in the large turret...

     prototype
  • M46
    M46 Patton
    The M46 was a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the first tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S...

  • M47
    M47 Patton
    The M47 Patton is an American medium tank, the second tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates of tanks in battle. It was a further development of the M46 Patton tank.-History:The M47 was the U.S...

  • M48
    M48 Patton
    The M48 Patton is a medium tank that was designed in the United States. It was the third and final tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle It was a...

  • M60 Patton
    M60 Patton
    The 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...

  • M1 Abrams
    M1 Abrams
    The M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. The M1 is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for...


Self propelled artillery

  • M109 155 mm SP Howitzer
    M109 howitzer
    The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...

     Paladin
  • M110 8-inch Howitzer
    M110 howitzer
    The 8 inch Self-Propelled Howitzer M110 was the largest available self-propelled howitzer in the United States Army's inventory. It was deployed in division artillery in general support battalions and in separate corps- and Army-level battalions. Missions include general support, counter-battery...

  • M84 Mortar Carrier
  • M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
    M42 Duster
    The M42 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun, or "Duster," is an armored light air-defense gun built for the U.S. Army from 1952 until December 1959. Production of this vehicle was performed by the tank division of the General Motors Corporation. It used components from the M41 light tank...

  • M163 Vulcan Air Defense System
    M163 VADS
    The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was used by the United States Army. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most US combat aircraft since the 1960s, mounted on either an armored...

  • M247 Sgt. York DIVAD
    M247 Sergeant York
    The M247 Sergeant York DIVAD was a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon , developed by Ford Aerospace in the late 1970s. Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar-directed 40 mm rapid-fire guns...

  • M6 Bradley Linebacker SHORAD
  • M730 Chaparral Self-propelled SAM launcher

Personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles

  • LVTP7/AAVP7A1 amphibious armored carrier
  • M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Infantry and Cavalry Fighting Vehicles
    M2 Bradley
    The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is an American fighting vehicle platform manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, formerly United Defense.As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy...

  • Stryker
    Stryker
    The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled, 4-wheel-drive , armored fighting vehicles derived from the Canadian LAV III and produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army. The vehicle is named for two American servicemen who posthumously received the Medal of Honor:...

  • M59 Armored Personnel Carrier
  • M75 Armored Personnel Carrier
  • M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
    M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
    The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...

  • M56 Coyote Light Smoke Generator Vehicle
  • Cadillac Gage Commando V-150 APC (300 for Taiwan)

Armored cars

  • King armored car
    King Armored Car
    The King Armored Car was manufactured by the Armored Motor Car Company . It was the first American armored vehicle, and was ordered by the United States Marine Corps in 1915 for testing before being used by the 1st Armored Car Squadron, which consisted of eight cars...

    , vehicle for the short-lived 1st Armored Car Squadron (United States Marines)
    1st Armored Car Squadron (United States Marines)
    The 1st Armored Car Squadron was a unit of the United States Marine Corps which was intended to utilise armored cars in combat. The unit was formed in 1916 in Philadelphia under Marine Captain Andrew B...

  • T7 Combat Car
    T7 Combat Car
    The T7 Combat Car was a prototype small armored car produced by Holabird Quartermaster Depot for the US Army in 1930. All six vehicles that were completed, USA W1310, USA W1311, USA W1312, USA W1313, USA W1314 and USA W1315, were 4x6 wheeled vehicles, powered by Franklin's air-cooled, 6-cylinder,...

  • American La France TK-6 - built for Persia
  • T11 Armored Car - 1934, 6 built
  • M1 Scout Car - 1934, 77 built
  • M2 Scout Car -1935, 22 built
  • M3 Scout Car
    M3 Scout Car
    The M3 Scout Car was an armored car in U.S. service during World War II. It was also known as the White Scout Car, after its manufacturer, the White Motor Company. It was used in various roles including patrol, scouting, command vehicle, ambulance and gun tractor.-History:Design of the vehicle...

  • M8 Greyhound
    M8 Greyhound
    The M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2006 still remains in service with some third world...

  • M38 Wolfhound
    M38 Wolfhound
    The M38 Wolfhound was a 6x6 US armored car produced in 1944 by the Chevrolet division of the General Motors. It was designed as a replacement for the M8 Greyhound series, but the end of the war in 1945 led to the cancellation of the project after the completion of a handful of prototype...

     prototype
  • T7 Combat Car
    T7 Combat Car
    The T7 Combat Car was a prototype small armored car produced by Holabird Quartermaster Depot for the US Army in 1930. All six vehicles that were completed, USA W1310, USA W1311, USA W1312, USA W1313, USA W1314 and USA W1315, were 4x6 wheeled vehicles, powered by Franklin's air-cooled, 6-cylinder,...

     prototype
  • T27 Armored Car
    T27 Armored Car
    The T27 Armored Car was a prototype armored car developed for the US Army in 1944 by the Studebaker Corporation. The T27 was an eight wheeled vehicle, with the 1st, 2nd and 4th pairs of wheels being powered. With a crew of four, the T27 was armed with two .30 caliber machine guns and a 37 mm...

     prototype
  • ULTRA AP
    ULTRA AP
    The ULTRA AP is a concept combat vehicle that was unveiled in September 2005 by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology, under contract from the Office of Naval Research...

     prototype

Amphibious vehicles

  • LVT-1
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT-2 Water Buffalo
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT(A)-1
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT(A)-2 Water Buffalo
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT-4 Water Buffalo
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT(A)-3
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT-3 Bushmaster
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT(A)-4
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT(A)-5
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • LVT-3C
    Landing Vehicle Tracked
    The Landing Vehicle Tracked was a class of amphibious vehicles introduced by the United States Navy, Marine Corps and Army during World War II. Originally intended solely as cargo carriers for ship to shore operations, they rapidly evolved into assault troop and fire support vehicles as well...

  • DUKW
    DUKW
    The DUKW is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was designed by a partnership under military auspices of Sparkman & Stephens and General Motors Corporation during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious...

     (popularly pronounced DUCK) (Six-wheel-drive amphibious truck with a provision for an MG mount.)
  • Sherman DD
    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...

     amphibious tank (DD - Duplex drive)

See also


South Africa

  • Eland Mk7
    Eland Mk7
    The Eland is a South African light armoured car based on the Panhard AML. Its permanent 4x4 drive gives it its mobility, and it can carry either a 90 mm quick firing low pressure gun, or a 60 mm breech loading mortar as main weapons...

  • Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
    Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car
    South African Reconnaissance Car, better known under as Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car, was a series of armoured vehicles produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during the World War II.-History:...

  • Okapi MPV
    Okapi MPV
    The Okapi is a 6 x 6 mine-protected vehicle which can be configured for use in various roles: command and control, fire control post or specialised anti-mine equipment carrier.-External links:*...

  • Rooikat
    Rooikat AFV
    The Rooikat is a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle built in South Africa for the South African Army. It was designed for combat reconnaissance and seek and destroy operations. Its secondary roles include combat support, anti-armour and anti-guerrilla operations...


Russia and the Soviet Union

  • Austin-Putilov
    Austin Armoured Car
    Austin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War....

    , improved Austin Armoured Car
  • FAI
    FAI armoured car
    The FAI armoured car was a replacement for the D-8 armoured car, used by the Soviet Union from the early 1930s to early 1940s....

  • BA-3
    BA-3
    The BA-3 was a heavy armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1933, followed by a slightly changed model BA-6 in 1936. Both were based mostly on BA-I, the most important development being the new turret, same as in the T-26 m 1933 and BT-5 tanks, and also equipped with the 45 mm main gun...

    , BA-6, BA-9, BA-10
    BA-10
    The BA-10 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1938 and produced till 1941. It was the most produced Soviet pre-1941 heavy armored car – 3311 were built in three versions. These versions were the BA-10, the BA-10M , and the BA-10ZhD...

    , BA-11
    BA-11
    The BA-11 or Broneavtomobil 11 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union. It was intended to replace the BA-10, but production was prevented by the Nazi German invasion of 1941.-External link:*...

    , BA-I
    BA-I
    The BA-I is a Soviet three-axle armoured car. Only 82 vehicles of this type were built in 1932-1934, nevertheless the design initiated a series of heavy armoured cars of Izhorskij plant: BA-3, BA-6, BA-9, and BA-10...

    , a series of interwar 6-wheeled heavy armoured cars
  • BA-5, interwar 6×4
  • BA-20
    BA-20
    The BA-20 was an armored car developed in the Soviet Union in 1936 and used in the early stages of World War II.-Design and production:The BA-20 armored car was developed in 1934 for use by HQ staffs, reconnaissance and communications units...

    , interwar 4×2
  • BA-21
    BA-21
    The BA-21 was an experimental Soviet armored car from 1938. It was a major modification of BA-20, that used triaxial truck chassis instead of biaxial. Next year, the design was further developed into LB-23, which had a better engine. Both vehicles were not accepted for production....

    , interwar 6×4
  • BA-64
    BA-64
    The BA-64 was a 4×4 light armoured car, employed by the Soviet Army from 1942 into the early 1960s for reconnaissance and liaison tasks.The BA-64B was nicknamed 'Bobik' by its crews. The total recorded number of BA-64s produced differs even in Russian sources...

    , World War II 4×4 scout car
  • BA-27
    BA-27
    The BA-27 was a Soviet first series-produced armoured car, manufactured from 1928 to 1931, and used for scouting and infantry support duties early in the Second World War...

  • BRDM
    BRDM
    BRDM is an initialism for Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, , literally "Combat Reconnaissance Patrol Vehicle". The BRDM is a four wheeled amphibious vehicle which is very lightly armoured by today's standards. Both versions were produced in the Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc...

  • D-8 Armoured Car, open-topped armoured car
  • D-12 (armoured car)
  • Izhorski-Fiat armoured car, World War I
  • LB-23, World War II 6×4
  • LB-62, World War II 4×4
  • LB-NATI, World War II 6×4
  • Putilov-Garford armoured car, World War I
  • Russo-Balt armoured car, World War I

Switzerland

  • Mowag Piranha
    Mowag Piranha
    The MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation....

     - modern design available in 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, and 10x10 wheel versions.

Turkey

  • Otokar Cobra
    Otokar Cobra
    The Cobra is a wheeled armoured vehicle developed by Turkish firm Otokar, using some components from the American HMMWV. It was first delivered to the Turkish Army in 1997 and most recently, won a contract from a buyer for APV and 4X4 unarmored tactical vehicles.-Survivability:The monocoque steel...

     - Rubber tire-wheeled 4 x 4 Armoured Vehicle capable of carrying 1+8 personnel. It has an amphibious version as well.
  • Best-Grup Armadillo Armour Tech. - international armouring tech.ISO 2001.

United Kingdom

  • AEC Armoured Car
    AEC Armoured Car
    AEC Armoured Car is a series of heavy armoured cars built by the Associated Equipment Company during the Second World War.-History:AEC of Southall, Middlesex was a manufacturer of truck and bus chassis and its Matador artillery tractor was used for towing medium field and heavy anti-aircraft guns...

     - World War II heavy armoured car.
  • AEC Armoured Command Vehicle
    AEC Armoured Command Vehicle
    AEC Armoured Command Vehicle was a series of command vehicles built by the British Associated Equipment Company during the Second World War.-History:...

     - World War II 4x4 or 6x6 armoured command vehicle.
  • Alvis 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:...

     - a Cold War era 6x6 British heavy armoured car equipped with a 75mm gun.
  • Alvis-Straussler Armoured Car - interwar 4 wheel vehicle.
  • Austin Armoured Car
    Austin Armoured Car
    Austin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War....

     - World War I design.
  • Bedford OXA
    Bedford OXA
    The Bedford OXA was improvised British heavy armoured car built during World War II by mounting an armoured body onto a Bedford OXD 1.5 ton truck chassis. 948 units were built in 1940-1941. The vehicle was used by British Home Guard units until 1942....

     - World War II armoured lorry.
  • Coventry armoured car
    Coventry armoured car
    The Coventry armoured car was a British four wheel drive armoured fighting vehicle developed at the end of World War II as a potential replacement for the lighter Humber and Daimler armoured cars.-Development:...

     - late World War II 4x4 vehicle.
  • Daimler Dingo
    Daimler Dingo
    -external links :*** has a Daimler Dingo in its exposition.* wwiivehicles.com**...

     - armoured but unarmed 4x4 scouting/liaison vehicle.
  • Daimler Armoured Car
    Daimler Armoured Car
    The Daimler Armoured Car was a British armoured car of the Second World War.-History:The Daimler Armoured Car was a parallel development to the Daimler Dingo "Scout car", a small armoured vehicle for scouting and liaison roles. It was another Birmingham Small Arms design...

     - World War II 4x4 design.
  • Ferret armoured car
    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...

     - post-World War II 4x4 scouting/liaison vehicle.
  • Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
    Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle
    The FV721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance was a 4x4 armoured car deployed by the British Army as a replacement for the Ferret scout car and the Saladin Armoured Car...

     a 4x4 British armoured car introduced in the 1970s as a replacement for the Ferret.
  • Guy Armoured Car
    Guy Armoured Car
    The Guy Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced in limited numbers during World War II. The car saw limited action during the Battle of France.-Production history and description:...

     - World War II 4x4 design.
  • Guy Lizard
    Guy Lizard
    The Guy Lizard Armoured Command Vehicle was a British command vehicle built during World War II.Twenty-one units were built by Guy Motors, some were used in 1940 by the British Expeditionary Force in France. A few were employed by the 7th Armoured Division in the North African Campaign.-References...

     - World War II 4x4 armoured command vehicle.
  • Guy Universal Wheeled Carrier - World War II experimental 4x4 carrier.
  • Humber Armoured Car
    Humber Armoured Car
    The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It supplemented the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and remained in service until the end of the war.-Development:...

     - World War II 4x4 design.
  • Humber Scout Car
    Humber Scout Car
    Humber Scout Car was a British light armoured car used in the Second World War.-History:Although at the outbreak of the Second World War the British Army already had the excellent Daimler Dingo, the need for scout cars could not be met by Daimler alone, so other companies were required to produce...

     - World War II 4x4 scouting/liaison vehicle.
  • Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
    Humber Light Reconnaissance Car
    The Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, also known as Humberette or Ironside, was a British armoured car produced during the Second World War....

     (also known as Ironside) - World War II 4x2 or 4x4 design.
  • Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Car
    Lanchester 4x2 Armoured Car
    The Lanchester Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. It is not to be confused with an interwar period six-wheeled design.-History:...

     - World War I 4x2 vehicle.
  • Lanchester 6x4 Armoured Car
    Lanchester 6x4 Armoured Car
    Lanchester Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced in limited numbers in late 1920s and early 1930s. The vehicle remained in service with the Territorial Army and colonial units until early 1940s and saw action in the Battle of Malaya...

     - interwar 6x4 vehicle.
  • Land Rover Tangi
    Land Rover Tangi
    The Land Rover Tangi is the last in the line of a range of armoured vehicles, based on the Land Rover chassis used in policing during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. They have been used by the Royal Ulster Constabulary and, since its renaming, by the Police Service of Northern Ireland...

    - Northern Ireland internal security vehicle
  • Morris CS9
    Morris CS9
    The Morris CS9/Light Armoured Car was a British armoured car used by the British Army in the World War II.-History:The vehicle was based on a Morris Commercial C9 4x2 15-cwt truck chassis. On this chassis a rivetted hull was mounted with an open-topped two-man turret. The armament consisted of...

     - World War II 4x2 design.
  • Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
    Morris Light Reconnaissance Car
    Morris Light Reconnaissance Car was a British light armoured car for reconnaisance use produced by the Morris Motor Company and used by the British during the Second World War....

  • Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle - 21st century vehicle to replace some CVRT and FV432
  • Peerless Armoured Car
    Peerless Armoured Car
    During the First World War, sixteen American Peerless trucks were modified by the British to serve as armoured cars. These were relatively primitive designs with open backs armed with a Pom-pom gun and a machine gun, and were delivered to the British army in 1915...

     - interwar 4 wheel vehicle.
  • Pierce-Arrow Armoured AA Lorry - World War I vehicle.
  • Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
    Rolls-Royce Armoured Car
    The Rolls-Royce armoured car was a British armoured car developed in 1914 and used in World War I and in the early part of World War II.-Production history:...

     - a First World War vehicle.
  • Shorland
    Shorland armoured car
    The Shorland is an armoured car that was designed specifically for the Royal Ulster Constabulary by a police support officer Ernie Lusty during the sixties for patrolling the border to prevent organised smuggling. They were reallocated to the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1970...

     - Northern Ireland internal security vehicle
  • Snatch Land Rover
    Snatch Land Rover
    The Snatch Land Rover is a protected patrol vehicle, based around the Land Rover Defender 110 chassis, intended for general patrolling in low-threat areas and is the successor to the Truck Utility Medium with Vehicle Protection Kit...

  • Standard Beaverette
    Standard Beaverette
    Standard Car 4x2, or Car Armoured Light Standard, better known as the Beaverette, was a British armoured car produced during World War II.-History:...

     - World War II design.
  • Thornycroft Bison - World War II armoured lorry.

United States

  • Armet Armored Vehicles Gurkha
  • Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando
    Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando
    The Cadillac Gage Commando is a 4x4 amphibious armored car built by the American firm Cadillac Gage. The vehicle has been outfitted for many roles, including armored personnel carrier, ambulance, fire apparatus, anti-tank vehicle, and mortar carrier. They saw service in the Vietnam war where it...

     - Postwar 4 wheel armored car / APC.
  • Jeffrey Armored Car - World War I vehicle.
  • King Armored Car
    King Armored Car
    The King Armored Car was manufactured by the Armored Motor Car Company . It was the first American armored vehicle, and was ordered by the United States Marine Corps in 1915 for testing before being used by the 1st Armored Car Squadron, which consisted of eight cars...

     - World War I 4 wheel design.
  • LAV-300
    LAV-300
    The Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 is a family of American light armored vehicles including up to 15 configurations. LAV-300 offers high mobility, speeds of up to , and can be air-transported by a C-5 Galaxy, C-141 Starlifter, C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft...

  • M3 Scout Car
    M3 Scout Car
    The M3 Scout Car was an armored car in U.S. service during World War II. It was also known as the White Scout Car, after its manufacturer, the White Motor Company. It was used in various roles including patrol, scouting, command vehicle, ambulance and gun tractor.-History:Design of the vehicle...

     - World War II 4 wheel design By White Motor Company.
  • M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
    M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
    The M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle, or ASV, is an internal security vehicle manufactured by Cadillac Gage of Textron for use by the U.S. Army's Military Police Corps...

     - modern 4x4 design.
  • Trackless Tank / T13 Armored Car - World War II 8 wheel design by Trackless Tank Corporation / Reo Company.
  • T7 Combat Car
    T7 Combat Car
    The T7 Combat Car was a prototype small armored car produced by Holabird Quartermaster Depot for the US Army in 1930. All six vehicles that were completed, USA W1310, USA W1311, USA W1312, USA W1313, USA W1314 and USA W1315, were 4x6 wheeled vehicles, powered by Franklin's air-cooled, 6-cylinder,...

     - limited service light interwar design
  • T17 Deerhound / T17E1 Staghound
    T17 Armored Car
    The T17 and the T17E1 were American armored cars produced during the Second World War. They did not see service with frontline US forces but the latter was supplied via the United Kingdom to British and Commonwealth forces during the war and received the service name Staghound...

     - World War II medium armored car by Ford / Chevrolet.
  • T18 Boarhound
    T18 Boarhound
    The T18 Boarhound was an American heavy armoured car produced in small numbers for the British Army during the Second World War.-History:In July 1941 the US Army Ordnance Corps issued specifications for a heavy armored car to be built for supply to the British...

     - World War II 8 wheel heavy armored car by Yellow Coach.
  • T19 Armored Car - World War II 6 wheel design by Chevrolet.
  • T21 Armored Car - World War II 6 wheel design by Studebaker.
  • T22 / M8 Greyhound
    M8 Greyhound
    The M8 Light Armored Car was a 6x6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2006 still remains in service with some third world...

     - World War II 6 wheel design by Ford.
  • T23 Armored Car - World War II 6 wheel design by Chrysler.
  • T27 Armored Car
    T27 Armored Car
    The T27 Armored Car was a prototype armored car developed for the US Army in 1944 by the Studebaker Corporation. The T27 was an eight wheeled vehicle, with the 1st, 2nd and 4th pairs of wheels being powered. With a crew of four, the T27 was armed with two .30 caliber machine guns and a 37 mm...

     - World War II 6 wheel design by Studebaker.
  • T28 / M38 Wolfhound
    M38 Wolfhound
    The M38 Wolfhound was a 6x6 US armored car produced in 1944 by the Chevrolet division of the General Motors. It was designed as a replacement for the M8 Greyhound series, but the end of the war in 1945 led to the cancellation of the project after the completion of a handful of prototype...

     - World War II 6 wheel design by Chevrolet.
  • ULTRA AP
    ULTRA AP
    The ULTRA AP is a concept combat vehicle that was unveiled in September 2005 by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology, under contract from the Office of Naval Research...

     - Concept replacement for Humvee.

Zimbabwe

  • Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier
    Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier
    The Crocodile Armoured Personnel Carrier or “Croc”is a Rhodesian/Zimbabwean 4x2d heavy troop-carrying vehicle first introduced in 1977 based on Japanese commercial trucks’ chassis.- General description :...

     - 4 wheel heavy APC.
  • MAP45 Armoured Personnel Carrier
    MAP45 Armoured Personnel Carrier
    The MAP45 Armoured Personnel Carrier is a Rhodesian/Zimbabwean 4x4d heavy troop-carrying vehicle first introduced in 1978 based on a Mercedes-Benz truck chassis.- History :...

     - 4 wheel medium APC.
  • MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier
    MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier
    The MAP75 Armoured Personnel Carrier is a Rhodesian/Zimbabwean 4x4d heavy troop-carrying vehicle first introduced in 1978 based on a Mercedes-Benz truck chassis.- General description :...

     - 4 wheel heavy APC.
  • Mine Protected Combat Vehicle - MPCV - 4 wheel light Infantry fighting vehicle.
  • Gazelle FRV
    Gazelle FRV
    The Gazelle FRV or Fast Reconnaissance Vehicle is a 4x4 infantry fighting vehicle intended for scouting duties based on the body of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog light truck developed by Zimbabwe in the early 1980s.- Development :...

    - 4 wheel light Infantry fighting/scouting vehicle; prototype only, never entered production.
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