List of military vehicles
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Military vehicles include all land combat
and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military
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throughout the world.
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Combat
Combat, or fighting, is a purposeful violent conflict meant to establish dominance over the opposition, or to terminate the opposition forever, or drive the opposition away from a location where it is not wanted or needed....
and transportation vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military
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A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
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Armed forces
The armed forces of a country are its government-sponsored defense, fighting forces, and organizations. They exist to further the foreign and domestic policies of their governing body, and to defend that body and the nation it represents from external aggressors. In some countries paramilitary...
throughout the world.
See also list of armoured fighting vehicles.
Vehicles by name
- 1V152 8×8 command and forward observation vehicle based on the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern) - 2S1 Gvozdika2S1The 2S1 Gvozdika, ; is a Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer that resembles the PT-76 but is essentially a version of the MT-LB APC, mounting the 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative Russian designation is SAU-122 but in the Russian Army it is commonly known as Gvozdika...
self-propelled 122mm howitzer (also known as M1971 and M1974) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - 2S3 Akatsiya2S3 AkatsiyaSO-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...
self-propelled 152mm howitzer (also known as M1973) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - 2S4 Tyulpan2S4 TyulpanThe 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...
self-propelled 240mm mortar (also known as M1975) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled 152mm howitzer (also known as M1981) (Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern)
- 2S7 Pion2S7 PionThe 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...
self-propelled 203mm gun (also known as M1975) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - 2S9 Anona2S9 AnonaThe 2S9 NONA is a self-propelled 120 mm mortar designed by the Soviet Union and entering service in 1981...
self-propelled 120mm mortar (Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern) - 2S14 Zhalo-S 8×8 self propelled 85mm anti-tank gun based on the BTR-70BTR-70The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern) - 2S19 Msta self-propelled 152mm howitzer (Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern)
- 2S23 Nona-SVK 8×8 self-propelled 120mm mortar based on the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern) - 2S30 Iset self-propelled 155mm howitzer (Soviet Union; Modern)
- 2S31 Vena2S31 Venathumb|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"...
self-propelled 120mm mortar based on the BMP-3BMP-3The 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 :...
(Soviet Union; Modern) - 40.10 4×4 utility vehicle (also known as LSVW and Torpedo) (Italy; Cold War/Modern)
- 4K 4FASaurer 4K 4FAThe Saurer 4K 4FA is an Austrian armoured personnel carrier with caterpillar tracks. It was later replaced by the Steyr 4K 7FA G 127. It went into production in 1961. In 1956, Osterreichische Saurer-Werke of Vienna started development of an armoured personnel carrier...
armoured vehicle (Austria; Cold War) - 4K 7FA armoured vehicle (Austria; Cold War)
- 7TP7TPThe 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...
light tank (Poland; World War II) - 9A51 PrimaBM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
6×6 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a ZIL-131 chassis (Soviet Union; Cold War) - 9P117 8×8 transport/launcher of the ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
short-range ballistic missile (also known as the MAZ-543) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - 9P157 self-propelled anti-tank vehicle with 9M123 Khrizantema missiles based on the BMP-3BMP-3The 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 :...
(Soviet Union; Modern) - 9P162 self-propelled anti-tank vehicle with 9M133 Kornet9M133 KornetThe Kornet is a Russian anti-tank missile . It is a second generation ATGM intended to deal with main battle tanks and to engage slow and low flying helicopters, but is not intended to fully replace previous systems, due to the cost...
missiles based on the BMP-3BMP-3The 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 :...
(Soviet Union; Modern) - 9S482 designation for the PU-12MBTR-80BTR-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...
8×8 air defence command vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern) - 15cwt 4×4 truck series (also known as the Blitz and C15) (United States; World War II)
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- A4 AVLPetit Véhicule ProtégéThe Petit Véhicule Protégé is a light, general-purpose armoured 4-wheel drive vehicle used by the French Army. It is also designated as Auverland A4 AVL . Built by Auverland, it is the successor to the Peugeot P4...
4×4 armoured utility vehicle (France; Modern) - A7SC 4×2 armoured car (United States; pre–World War II)
- A7VA7VThe 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 (Sturmpanzerwagen) (Germany; World War I) - A9Cruiser Mk IThe 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 Tank Mark I medium tank (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - A10Cruiser Mk IIThe 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 Tank Mark II medium tank (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - A11Matilda Mk IThe 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 Tank Mark I light tank (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - A12Matilda tankThe 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 Tank Mark II light tank (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - A13Cruiser Mk IIIThe 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 Tank Mark III medium tank (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - A13Cruiser Mk IVThe 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 Tank Mark IV medium tank (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - A13 CovenanterCovenanter tankThe 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 Tank Mark V medium tank (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - A15 CrusaderCrusader tankThe 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 Tank Mark VI medium tank (United Kingdom; World War II) - A22 ChurchillChurchill tankThe 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...
Infantry Tank Mark IV medium tank (United Kingdom; World War II) - A24 CavalierCavalier tankThe 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 Tank Mark VII medium tank (United Kingdom; World War II) - A27 CromwellCromwell tankTank, 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 Tank Mark VIII medium tank (United Kingdom; World War II) - A30 ChallengerCruiser Mk VIII ChallengerThe 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....
Cruiser Tank Mark VIII medium tank (United Kingdom; World War II) - A34 CometComet tankThe 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...
Cruiser Tank medium tank (United Kingdom; World War II) - A39 Tortoise anti-tank vehicle (United Kingdom; World War II)
- A43 Black PrinceBlack 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...
Infantry Tank medium tank (United Kingdom;) - A41 CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - A45 Caernarvon heavy tank (also known as the FV201 and FV221) (United Kingdom; World War II)
- A-531 armoured personnel carrier (also known as the Type 63 or YW531) (China; Cold War)
- AAPC armoured personnel carrier based on the AIFVAIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
(Turkey and United States; Cold War/Modern) - AAV-7Amphibious Assault VehicleThe Assault Amphibious Vehicle —official designation AAV-7A1 is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems .The AAV-7A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps...
amphibious armoured vehicle series (United States; Cold War) - AAVC-7Amphibious Assault VehicleThe Assault Amphibious Vehicle —official designation AAV-7A1 is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems .The AAV-7A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps...
amphibious command vehicle (United States; Cold War) - AAVP-7Amphibious Assault VehicleThe Assault Amphibious Vehicle —official designation AAV-7A1 is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems .The AAV-7A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps...
amphibious armoured personnel carrier (United States; Cold War) - AAVR-7Amphibious Assault VehicleThe Assault Amphibious Vehicle —official designation AAV-7A1 is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems .The AAV-7A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps...
amphibious recovery vehicle (United States; Cold War) - AB 40AB 40The 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...
4×4 armoured car (Italy; World War II) - AB 41AB 41The 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...
4×4 armoured car (Italy; World War II) - ABAL armoured ammunition supply vehicle based on the MLI-84MLI-84The 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....
(Romania; Cold War) - AbramsM1 AbramsThe 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...
(popular name for the M1 AbramsM1 AbramsThe 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...
) - AC1 SentinelSentinel tankThe 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...
medium tank (also known as the Cruiser Tank Mk I) (Australia; World War II) - ACEC CobraACEC CobraThe 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...
armoured personnel carrier (Belgium; Cold War/Modern) - ACG-1AMC 35The AMC 35 was a French medium cavalry tank of the later Interwar era that served in the Second World War. It was developed as a result of the change of the specification that had led to the design of the AMC 34, calling for a vehicle that was not only well-armed and mobile but also well-armoured...
light tank (also known as the AMC 35) (France; pre–World War II) - ACG-2AMC 35The AMC 35 was a French medium cavalry tank of the later Interwar era that served in the Second World War. It was developed as a result of the change of the specification that had led to the design of the AMC 34, calling for a vehicle that was not only well-armed and mobile but also well-armoured...
self propelled anti-tank 75mm gun (also known as the AMC 35) (France; pre–World War II) - Achzarit armoured personnel carrier based on the T-54/55T-55The 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...
chassis (Israel; Cold War/Modern) - ACTLIveco ACTLIveco ACTL is a military transport vehicle produced by IVECO for the Italian Army. It was developed to integrate and replace the previous Iveco ACM 80/90 truck....
, Italian transport vehicle - ACV 300ACV 300ACV-300 is the designation of a tracked vehicle family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS, containing an infantry fighting vehicle and an armoured personnel carrier . The ACV-300 is based on the American Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which is based on the chassis of the M113...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the AIFVAIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
(Turkey; Modern) - ACV-SACV 300ACV-300 is the designation of a tracked vehicle family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS, containing an infantry fighting vehicle and an armoured personnel carrier . The ACV-300 is based on the American Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle, which is based on the chassis of the M113...
amoured vehicle based on the AIFVAIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
(Turkey; Modern) - AHSVSMercedes-Benz ActrosThe Mercedes-Benz Actros is a heavy duty truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1995. It is normally used for long-distance haulage, heavy duty distribution haulage and construction haulage. It is available in weights starting at 18 tonnes and is powered by a V6 or V8 cylinder diesel engine with...
8×8 armoured truck series (Germany; Modern) - AIFVAIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(Turkey and United States; Cold War/Modern) - Al-FaoAl-FaoAl-Fao is a self-propelled artillery system designed for the Iraqi Army by the late Canadian weapons engineer, Gerald Bull. It is one of the world's most powerful artillery pieces, with a caliber of 210 mm and a range of 56,000 metres...
self-propelled 210mm howitzer (Iraq; Cold War/Modern) - Al-Khalid reporting name for the MBT 2000 main battle tank (China and Pakistan; Modern)
- Al-Zarar MBT main battle tank based on the T-59 (Pakistan; Modern)
- Alacran (popular name for the BMS-1 Alacran)
- Alvis Striker SP ATGW Vehicle (Uk; Modern)
- AM-IV 4×4 armoured security vehicle (Brazil; Modern)
- AMB-S ambulance based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - AMC 34AMC 34The 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....
light tank (also known as the ACG-1) (France; pre–World War II) - AMC 35AMC 35The AMC 35 was a French medium cavalry tank of the later Interwar era that served in the Second World War. It was developed as a result of the change of the specification that had led to the design of the AMC 34, calling for a vehicle that was not only well-armed and mobile but also well-armoured...
light tank (also known as the ACG-1) (France; pre–World War II) - AML 20Panhard 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:...
4×4 armoured car (France; Cold War) - AML 60Panhard 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:...
4×4 armoured car (France and South Africa; Cold War) - AML 90Panhard 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:...
4×4 armoured car (France and South Africa; Cold War) - AML 245Panhard 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:...
4×4 armoured car (France; Cold War) - AMR 33AMR 33The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance Renault Modèle 1933 was a French light tank developed during the Interbellum and used in the Second World War....
light tank (France; pre–World War II) - AMR 35AMR 35The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance Renault Modèle 35 Type ZT was a French light tank developed during the Interbellum and used in the Second World War...
light tank (France; pre–World War II) - Amtrac common name for the American LVTLanding Vehicle TrackedThe 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...
series of amphibious vehicles - AMV 8×6 armoured vehicle (Finland; Modern)
- AMV self-propelled 81mm or 120mm mortar based on a AIFVAIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
(Turkey and United States; Cold War/Modern) - AMX-10PAMX-10PThe 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...
armoured personnel carrier (France; Cold War) - AMX-10RCAMX 10 RCThe 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 ....
6×6 armoured fighting vehicle (France; Cold War) - AMX-13AMX-13The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army and was exported to over twenty-five other nations...
light tank (France; Cold War) - AMX 30AMX 30The 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...
main battle tank (France; Cold War) - AMX 32 main battle tank (France; Cold War)
- AMX 40 main battle tank (France; Cold War/Modern)
- AMX-56LeclercThe 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...
main battle tank (designation sometimes used for the LeclercLeclercThe 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...
) (France; Modern) - AMX VCI infantry fighting vehicle (France; Cold War)
- APRA-21BM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
4×4 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a Bucegi SR-114 chassis (Romania; Cold War) - APRA-40BM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
6×6 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a DAC-665T chassis (Romania) - APS-3 armored personnel carrier (Indonesia; Modern)
- Archer (tank destroyer)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:...
(United Kingdom; World War II) - ArieteArieteThe 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...
(popular name for the C1 ArieteArieteThe 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...
) - Arjun MBTArjun MBTThe Arjun is a third generation main battle tank developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organization , for the Indian Army...
main battle tank (India; Modern) - ArmaOtokar ArmaArma is an amphibious tactical wheeled armoured vehicle family designed and developed by Otokar. The vehicle is a modular multi-wheel configurable with high level of ballistic and mine protection due to its high hardness monocoque steel hull.-Development:...
Amphibious tactical wheeled armoured vehicle (Turkey; Modern) - ArmadilloArmadillo armoured fighting vehicleThe Armadillo was an extemporised armoured fighting vehicle produced in Britain during the invasion crisis of 1940-1941. Based on a number of standard lorry chassis, it comprised a wooden fighting compartment protected by a layer of gravel and a driver's cab protected by mild steel plates...
wood and gravel extemporised AFV (United Kingdom; World War II) - Armored Combat Earthmover (project name for the M9 ACE)
- Armored Gun SystemArmored Gun SystemThe Armored Gun System was a competition in the 1980s to design a light tank to replace the M551 Sheridan in the 82nd Airborne Division, as well as being expected to replace TOW-equipped HMMWVs in the 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment ....
(project name for the XM8 AGS) - Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle (project name for the AIFVAIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
) - ATS 56 GATS 56 GThe ATS 56 G is a Soviet artillery tractor used mainly for towing 152 mm howitzers and as an ammo transporter. It was used during the war in Vietnam....
, Soviet artillery tractor used in the Vietnam War - Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB)M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB)The M60 AVLB is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank chassis used for the launching and retrieval of a scissors-type bridge...
- ASCODASCOD AFVThe 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...
series of armoured vehicles (Austria and Spain; Modern) - ASLAVASLAVThe 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...
8×8 infantry fighting vehicle based on the LAV 25LAV 25The LAV-25 is an eight-wheeled amphibious reconnaissance vehicle used by the United States Marine Corps. It was built by General Dynamics Land Systems Canada and is based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha I 8x8 family of armored fighting vehicles....
(Australia and Canada; Modern) - Assad Babyle (Iraqi designation for license-built T-72T-72The 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...
) - ASU-57ASU-57The 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:...
self-propelled 57mm gun (Soviet Union; Cold War) - ASU-85ASU-85The 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:...
self-propelled 85mm gun (Soviet Union; Cold War) - AT105 SaxonSaxon (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...
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (United Kingdom; Cold War) - AT-P tracked prime mover and artillery crew transporter (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- ATV self-propelled TOW anti-tank missile based on the AIFVAIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
(Turkey and United States; Cold War/Modern) - Austin Armoured CarAustin Armoured CarAustin 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....
(United Kingdom; World War I) - AvengerM1097 AvengerThe Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is a missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters...
air defence vehicle based on the HMMWV (United States; Modern) - AVGP CougarAVGPThe 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....
wheeled fire support vehicle (Canada; Cold War) - AVGP GrizzlyAVGPThe 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....
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Canada; Cold War) - AVGP HuskyAVGPThe 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....
wheeled maintenance and recovery vehicle (Canada; Cold War)
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- B1 CentauroB1 CentauroThe Centauro is a wheeled tank destroyer designed for light to medium territorial defense and tactical reconnaissance. It was developed by a consortium of manufacturers, the Società Consortile Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara...
8×8 tank destroyer (Italy; Modern) - B-531 armoured personnel carrier (also known as the Type 63 or YW531) (China; Cold War)
- BA-3BA-3The 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...
6×4 armoured car (Soviet Union; pre–World War II) - BA-6 6×4 armoured car (Soviet Union; pre–World War II)
- BA-10BA-10The 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...
6×4 armoured car (Soviet Union; pre–World War II) - BA-64BA-64The 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...
4×4 armoured car (Soviet Union; World War II) - BateleurValkiriThe Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem, a division of the Denel corporation....
4×4 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a SAMIL 20SAMIL TrucksSAMIL Trucks are the standard logistical transport vehicles of the South African National Defence Force, re-manufactured by Truck-Makers in Rosslyn, Pretoria, Drakensberg Truck Manufacturers in Wallmannsthal, N1 Trucks in Wallmansthal and Transvaal Motors in Boksburg...
truck (South Africa; Modern) - BDXBDXBDX could mean any of the following:* Becton Dickinson an American medical technology company* Armored personnel carrier aka Beherman Demoen Engineering a Belgian specialized vehicle manufacturer....
4×4 armoured personnel carrier (Belgium; Cold War) - Bison concrete armoured lorry (United Kingdom; World War II)
- BisonBison (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...
8×8 armoured personnel carier (Canada; Modern) - BJ2020 4×4 utility vehicle based on the Jeep Cherokee (XJ)Jeep Cherokee (XJ)The Jeep Cherokee is a unibody compact SUV. It shared the name of the original full-size SJ model, but without a body-on-frame chassis, it set the stage for the modern SUV. Its innovative appearance and sales popularity spawned important imitators as other automakers began to notice that this...
(China; Cold War / modern) - BJ2022 Brave Warrior 4×4 utility vehicle (China; modern)
- BJ212 Beijing Jeep 4×4 utility vehicle based on the UAZ-469UAZ-469The UAZ-469 is an all-terrain vehicle manufactured by UAZ. It was used by the Red Army and other Warsaw Pact forces, as well as paramilitary units in Eastern Bloc countries. In the Soviet Union, it also saw widespread service in all state organizations that needed a robust off-road vehicle.The...
(China; Cold War / modern) - Black Eagle TankBlack Eagle tankThe 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...
(Russian:Chorny Oriol) main battle tank (Russia; modern) - Black KnightBlack Knight (Unmanned Combat Vehicle)The Black Knight is a prototype Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicle designed by BAE Systems. Similar in size and appearance to a tank, it is armed with a turret-mounted 30mm gun and a coaxial machine gun...
(Unmanned Combat Vehicle) - Black Panther (popular name for the K2 Black Panther)
- BLG-60 bridging vehicle (East Germany/Poland; Cold War)
- BLG-67 bridging vehicle (East Germany/Poland; Cold War)
- Blitz (popular name for the C15)
- BLR 4×4 armoured personnel carrier (Spain; Cold War)
- BM-11BM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
6×6 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a Ural-375DUral-375DThe Ural-375D is a general purpose 4.5 ton 6x6 truck, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in the Russian SFSR since 1961. The ZIL-157 was the standard Soviet truck until it was replaced by the Ural-375D, which became the standard Soviet truck in 1979. The Ural-375D was soon replaced by the...
or Ural-4320Ural-4320The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6x6 truck, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia for use in the Russian army. Introduced in 1976, it is still in production today....
chassis (North Korea; Cold War) - BM-21BM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
Grad 4×4 and 6×6 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a GAZ-66GAZ-66The GAZ-66 is a Russian 4x4 all-road military truck produced by GAZ. It was the main transport vehicle for motorized infantry of the Soviet Army and is still employed in former Soviet Union countries...
, Ural-375DUral-375DThe Ural-375D is a general purpose 4.5 ton 6x6 truck, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in the Russian SFSR since 1961. The ZIL-157 was the standard Soviet truck until it was replaced by the Ural-375D, which became the standard Soviet truck in 1979. The Ural-375D was soon replaced by the...
, Ural-4320Ural-4320The Ural-4320 is a general purpose off-road 6x6 truck, produced at the Ural Automotive Plant in Miass, Russia for use in the Russian army. Introduced in 1976, it is still in production today....
or ZIL-131 chassis (also known as M1964) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BMD-1BMD-1The 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...
infantry fighting vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BMD-2BMD-2The 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...
infantry fighting vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BMD-3 infantry fighting vehicle (Russia; Modern)
- BMM-2 8×8 ambulance based on the K1Sh1BTR-80BTR-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...
(Russia; Modern) - BMM-3 8×8 ambulance based on the K1Sh1BTR-80BTR-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...
(Russia; Modern) - BMM-80 8×8 ambulance based on the K1Sh1BTR-80BTR-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...
(Russia; Modern) - BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
infantry fighting vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BMP-2BMP-2The 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....
infantry fighting vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern) - BMP-3BMP-3The 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 :...
infantry fighting vehicle (Russia; Modern) - BMP-23BMP-23The 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...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the MT-LBMT-LBThe MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...
(Bulgaria; Cold War/Modern) - BMP-30 infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-23BMP-23The 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...
(Bulgaria; Modern) - BMR mine clearing vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- BMR-600Pegaso BMRThe 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...
6×6 armoured personnel carrier (also known as Pegaso 3560) (Spain; Cold War) - BMS-1 Alacran halftrack armoured personnel carrier based on the M3 Halftrack (Chile; Cold War)
- BoraghBoraghThe 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...
armoured personnel carrier based on the Type 86BMP-1The 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...
(Iran; Modern) - BOV 4×4 armoured vehicle (Yugoslavia; Cold War)
- BradleyBradleyBradley is an English masculine given name. It comes from a surname and a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name O’Brolachán from County Tyrone in Ireland...
(popular name for the M2 BradleyM2 BradleyThe 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...
and M3 BradleyM3 BradleyThe M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle is an American tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments based on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family. The M3 CFV is used by heavy armored cavalry units in the U.S. Army.-History:The M3 Bradley was originally...
) - BRAVIA Commando Mk III armoured car (Portugal; Cold War)
- BRDM-1BRDM-1The BRDM-1 was an amphibious armored scout car used by Russia and the former Soviet Union...
4×4 reconnaissance vehicle (also known as M1958, M1959 and M1960) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BRDM-2BRDM-2The 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...
4×4 reconnaissance vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BRDM-3 wheeled anti-tank vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- BREM-2 armored recovery vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - BREM-L armored recovery vehicle based on the BMP-3BMP-3The 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 :...
(Russia; Modern) - BRM-23MT-LBThe MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...
reconnaissance vehicle (Bulgaria; Cold War/Modern) - BT-2 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II)
- BT-5 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II)
- BT-7BT-7The BT-7 was the last of the BT tank series of Soviet cavalry tanks that were produced in large numbers between 1935 and 1940. They were lightly armoured, but reasonably well-armed for their time, and had much better mobility than other contemporary tank designs...
light tank (Soviet Union; World War II) - BT-8 light tank (Soviet Union; World War II)
- BTR-3BTR-3The BTR-3 is an 8×8-wheeled armored personnel carrier was designed by Adcom Manufacturing from UAE in 2000/2001 and manufactured by KMDB in Ukraine. The most significant of exports was to the Myanmar Army which acquired 1,000 BTR-3Us, to be assembled in Myanmar...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Ukraine; Modern) - BTR-4BTR-4The BTR-4 is a 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier designed in Ukraine by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau as a private venture...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Ukraine; Modern) - BTR-40BTR-40The BTR-40 is a Soviet non-amphibious, wheeled armoured personnel carrier and reconnaissance vehicle. It is often referred to as the Sorokovka in Soviet service. It is also the first mass-produced Soviet APC...
4×4 armoured personnel carrier (also known as M1956, M1957 and M1974/4) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BTR-50BTR-50The 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...
tracked armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BTR-60BTR-60The 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...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BTR-70BTR-70The 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...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War/Modern) - BTR-90BTR-90BTR-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...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Russia; Modern) - BTR-94BTR-94The 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...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Ukraine; Modern) - BTR-140BTR-152The 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...
(more commonly known as the BTR-152 6×6 armoured personnel carrier) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BTR-152BTR-152The 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...
6×6 armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BTR-TBTR-TThe 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...
infantry fighting vehicle (Russia; Modern) - BTS-1 armoured recovery vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- BTS-2 armoured recovery vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- BTS-3 armoured recovery vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- BTS-4 armoured recovery vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- Buffalo wheeled armoured personnel carrier (France; Cold War)
- BuffaloBuffalo (mine protected vehicle)The Buffalo mine protected vehicle is a wheeled armored vehicle built by Force Protection Inc. It was designed based on the successful South African Casspir mine-protected vehicle. While the Casspir is a four wheeled vehicle, the Buffalo has six wheels. Buffalo is also fitted with a large...
6×6 anti-mine vehicle based on the CasspirCasspirThe 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...
(United States; modern) - Buffalo (British designation of some of the American LVTLanding Vehicle TrackedThe 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...
series of amphibious vehicles) - BuffelBuffelThe 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...
4×4 mine protected armoured personnel carrier (South Africa; Cold War) - BushmasterBushmaster IMVThe Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle or Infantry Mobility Vehicle is an Australian-built wheeled armoured vehicle. It was originally designed by Irish company Timoney Technology Ltd under a licence agreement with Perry Engineering in Adelaide; that licence was sold, with permission granted by...
4×4 mine protected armoured personnel carrier (Australia; Modern) - Bushmaster (designation used for the LVT-3 variant of the American LVTLanding Vehicle TrackedThe 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...
series of amphibious vehicles) - Bv 202Bandvagn 202Bandvagn 202 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle developed by Volvo BM, a subsidiary of Volvo, for the Swedish Army.The vehicle is formed of two rubber Kegresse track units with a multi-directional pivot in between. The front unit contains the engine and gearbox through which power is delivered to...
articulated tractor and trailer (also known as the FV11021) (Sweden; Cold War) - Bv 206Bandvagn 206Bandvagn 206 is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered...
articulated tractor and trailer (Sweden; Cold War/Modern) - BVP-1 infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - BVP-2 infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-2BMP-2The 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....
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War/Modern) - BVP M-80BVP M-80The 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 based on the M-80BMP-1The 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...
(Yugoslavia; Cold War) - BVS10 Viking articulated tractor and trailer (Sweden; modern)
- BVPzV Svatava reconnaissance vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - BWP-1 (Polish designation of the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
infantry fighting vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - BWP-40 infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
/ CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Poland and Sweden; modern) - BWP-2000BWP-2000BWP-2000 is a prototype Polish IFV developed from early 1990s to 1999 but eventually canceled.-Development:...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Poland; Modern)
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- C1 ArieteArieteThe 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...
main battle tank (Italy; Modern) - C8 QuadMorris C8The Morris Commercial C8 FAT commonly known as a Quad was an artillery tractor of the British and Commonwealth forces during World War II....
4×4 tractor (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - C8Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×4 8-cwt truck series (Canada; World War II) - C13 DardoDardo IFVThe 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...
infantry fighting vehicle (also known as the VCC-80) (Italy; Modern) - C15Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×2 and 4×4 15-cwt truck series (also known as the Blitz and 15cwt) (Canada; World War II) - C30Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×4 30-cwt truck series (Canada; World War II) - C60Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×4 and 6×6 60-cwt truck series (Canada; World War II) - CA1Schneider CA1The 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:...
light tank (French; World War I) - CA10 wheeled truck (China; Cold War)
- CA30Jiefang CA-30The Jiefang CA-30 is a military truck used widely by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is a direct copy of the Russian ZIL-157 6x6 army truck, and looks mostly identical to it, except that it has square fenders rather than round fenders as on the ZIL-157.-History:Throughout the 1950s, the...
wheeled truck (China; Cold War) - CA1091 4×2 5 ton truck (China; Cold War / modern)
- Camillino (popular name for the VCC-2 Camillino)
- Capraia (popular name for the R3 Capraia)
- Carden Loyd tanketteCarden Loyd tanketteThe 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...
(United Kingdom; World War II) - Carro ArmatoCarro ArmatoCarro Armato was the Italian Army's designation for tanks from 1938. This would be followed by a letter and a series of numbers. The letter would be either L, M or P meaning light, medium, and heavy tank respectively. The official Italian military tank classification differed from contemporary...
(tanks)- Carro Leggero (popular name for the L6/40Fiat L6/40The Fiat L6/40 was a light tank used by the Italian army from 1940 and on through World War II. The official Italian designation was Carro Armato L 6/40...
) - Carro Pesante (popular name for the P40 and P26/40)
- Carro Veloce or ‘’fast tank’’ (popular name for the CV-29Carden Loyd tanketteThe 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...
, CV-33 and CV-35L3/35The L3/35 or Carro Veloce CV-35 was an Italian tank used before and during World War II. Although designated a light tank by the Italian Army, its turretless configuration, weight and firepower make it closer to contemporary tankettes....
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- Carro Leggero (popular name for the L6/40
- Cascavel (popular name for the EE-9 CascavelEE-9 CascavelThe 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...
) - CasspirCasspirThe 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...
mine proof wheeled APC (South Africa; Cold War) - CatapultCatapultA catapult is a device used to throw or hurl a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. Although the catapult has been used since ancient times, it has proven to be one of the most effective mechanisms during...
self-propelled 130mm gun (India; modern) - Cavalier (popular name for the A24 CavalierCavalier tankThe 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 :...
also known as Cruiser Tank Mark VII) - Cazador tracked TOW missile carrier (Spain; Cold War)
- CCKW, or GMC CCKWGMC CCKWThe GMC CCKW is a 2½ ton 6X6 U.S. Army cargo truck that saw service in World War II and the Korean War, often incorrectly referred to as a "Deuce and a Half" or "Jimmy"...
6×6 2.5 ton truck (also known as G-508) (United States; World War II) - Centauro (popular name for the B1 CentauroB1 CentauroThe Centauro is a wheeled tank destroyer designed for light to medium territorial defense and tactical reconnaissance. It was developed by a consortium of manufacturers, the Società Consortile Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara...
8×8 tank destroyer) (Italy; modern) - Centurion (popular name for the A41 and FV4001 CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
series) - Chaffee (popular name for the M24 ChaffeeM24 ChaffeeThe 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...
) - ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Portugal; Cold War) - Challenger (popular name for the A30 Cruiser Tank Mark VIIICruiser Mk VIII ChallengerThe 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....
) - Challenger 1 (popular name for the FV4030 ChallengerChallenger 1 tankThe 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 (popular name for the FV4034 ChallengerChallenger 2 tankFV4034 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...
) - Chaparral (popular name for the M48 Chaparral)
- Char 2C AlsaceChar 2CThe Char 2C was a French super-heavy tank developed, although never deployed, during World War I. It was the largest operational tank ever.-Development:...
super-heavy tank (also known as FCM 2C) (France; pre–World War II) - Char B1Char B1The 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...
medium tank (France; pre–World War II) - Char D1Char D1The Char D1 was a pre-World War II French tank.The French plan of 1926, calling for the creation of a Light Infantry Support Tank, led to the development of the existing Renault NC1 prototype into the Char D1. One hundred and sixty vehicles of this type were produced between 1931 and 1935. There...
medium tank (France; pre–World War II) - Char Léger Hotchkiss H-35Hotchkiss H35The 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...
(official designation for the Hotchkiss H35Hotchkiss H35The 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...
) - Char Mitrailleuse Renault FT-31 (official designation for the Renault FT-31)
- Charger (popular name for the RG-31RG-31The 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...
) - Chi-Ha (name for the Type 97 Chi-HaType 97 Chi-HaThe 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...
) - Chi-He (name for the Type 1 Chi-HeType 1 Chi-He-External links:***...
) - Chi-Nu (name for the Type 3 Chi-NuType 3 Chi-NuThe 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....
) - Chieftain (popular name for the FV4201 ChieftainChieftain tankThe 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...
) - Ch'onma-hoCh'onma-hoThe 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...
main battle tank (North Korea;modern) - CM-21 armoured personnel carrier based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(Taiwan; Cold War) - Cobra (popular name for the ACEC CobraACEC CobraThe 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...
) - Combat Engineer Vehicle (program name for the M728 CEVM728 Combat Engineer VehicleThe M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle is a military engineering vehicle based on an M60A1 Patton main battle tank chassis with a hydraulically operated dozer blade mounted on the front effectively functioning as an armored bulldozer, plus an A-frame crane boom hinged on either side of the turret and a...
) - Comet (popular name for the A34 Comet IComet tankThe 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...
) - Commando (popular name for the BRAVIA Commando Mk III)
- Commando (popular name for the Cadillac Gage V-100 CommandoCadillac Gage V-100 CommandoThe 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...
series) - Commando Scout (popular name for the Cadillac Gage Commando Scout)
- CondorCondor (APC)The Rheinmetall Condor is a 4x4 wheeled armoured personnel carrier originally designed by Thyssen-Henschel of Germany and manufactured by Henschel Wehrtechnik GmbH....
4×4 armoured personnel carrier (Germany; Cold War) - Conqueror (popular name for the FV214 ConquerorConqueror tankThe 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...
) - Cougar (popular name for the AVGP CougarAVGPThe 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....
) - Covenater (popular name for the A13 Cruiser Tank Mark V)
- Coyote Reconnaissance VehicleCoyote Reconnaissance VehicleThe 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....
(Canada; modern) - CQ261 wheeled truck (China; Cold War)
- Cromwell (popular name for the A27 Cruiser Tank Mark VIIICromwell tankTank, 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 Tank Mk ICruiser Mk IThe 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...
medium tank (also known as the A9) (United Kingdom; pre–World War II (1938)) - Cruiser Tank Mk ISentinel tankThe 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...
medium tank (also known as the AC1) (Australia; World War II) - Cruiser Tank Mk IICruiser Mk IIThe 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"....
medium tank (also known as the A10) (United Kingdom; World War II) - Cruiser Tank Mk IIICruiser Mk IIIThe 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...
medium tank (also known as the A13) (United Kingdom; World War II) - Cruiser Tank Mk IVCruiser Mk IVThe 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...
medium tank (also known as the A13) (United Kingdom; World War II) - Cruiser Tank Mark V medium tank (also known as the A13 Covenanter) (United Kingdom; World War II)
- Cruiser Tank Mark VICrusader tankThe 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...
medium tank (also known as the A15 Crusader) (United Kingdom; World War II) - Cruiser Tank Mark VIICavalier tankThe 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 :...
medium tank (also known as the A24 Cavalier) (United Kingdom; World War II) - Cruiser Tank Mark VIIICromwell tankTank, 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...
medium tank (also known as the A27 Cromwell) (United Kingdom; World War II) - Cruiser Tank Mark VIIICruiser Mk VIII ChallengerThe 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....
medium tank (also known as the A30 Challenger) (United Kingdom; World War II) - Crusader (popular name for the A15 Cruiser Tank Mark VICrusader tankThe 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...
) - CTLSMarmon-Herrington CTLSThe 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....
light tank (also known as T14 and T15) (United States; (World War II) - CV-29Carden Loyd tanketteThe 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...
(also known as the Carro Veloce) (designation for the Carden Loyd tanketteCarden Loyd tanketteThe 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...
) - CV-33 light tank based on the CV-29Carden Loyd tanketteThe 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...
(also known as the Carro Veloce) (Italy; pre–World War II) - CV-35L3/35The L3/35 or Carro Veloce CV-35 was an Italian tank used before and during World War II. Although designated a light tank by the Italian Army, its turretless configuration, weight and firepower make it closer to contemporary tankettes....
light tank based on the CV-33 (also known as the Carro Veloce and L3/35) (Italy; pre–World War II) - CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
family of infantry fighting vehicles (Sweden; modern) - CV 9025 infantry fighting vehicle version of the CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Sweden; modern) - CV 9030 infantry fighting vehicle version of the CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Sweden; modern) - CV 9035 infantry fighting vehicle version of the CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Sweden; modern) - CV 9040 infantry fighting vehicle version of the CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Sweden; modern) - CV 9056 anti-tank vehicle version of the CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Sweden; modern) - CV 90105 light tank version of the CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Sweden; modern) - CV 90120 light tank version of the CV 90Combat Vehicle 90The 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:...
(Sweden; modern) - Cultivator No. 6Cultivator No. 6Cultivator No. 6 was the code name of a military trench-digging machine developed by the British Royal Navy at the beginning of World War II. The machine was originally known as White Rabbit Number Six; this code name was never officially recognised, but it was said to be derived from Churchill’s...
trench forming machine (United Kingdom; World War II)
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- D421 cable carrier based on the Type 60 (China; Cold War)
- DardoDardo IFVThe 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...
popular name for the C13 infantry fighting vehicle (also known as the VCC-80) (Italy; Modern) - DAFDAF-Science, nature and technology:* Decay accelerating factor, a protein involved in the complement system* Delayed auditory feedback, a device used to delay a person's voice to their own ear, which reduces stuttering and cluttering...
ya4440/ya4442 Dutch transport truck - DAFDAF-Science, nature and technology:* Decay accelerating factor, a protein involved in the complement system* Delayed auditory feedback, a device used to delay a person's voice to their own ear, which reduces stuttering and cluttering...
ya328 Dutch transport truck (1950–1980) - DAFDAF-Science, nature and technology:* Decay accelerating factor, a protein involved in the complement system* Delayed auditory feedback, a device used to delay a person's voice to their own ear, which reduces stuttering and cluttering...
ya126 Dutch transport truck (1947–1960) - DANADana-Singers:Some singers are popularly known only by the name, Dana:* Dana Rosemary Scallon , Irish-American singer and politician* Dana , Korean pop singer* Dana International , Israeli pop singer-In fiction:...
self-propelled 152mm howitzer (Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - DingoDingo (scout car)The Dingo Scout Car was a light armoured car built in Australia during Second World War. They were produced by the Ford motor company during 1942.-History:...
4×4 armoured car (Australia; World War II) - DingoDaimler Dingo-external links :*** has a Daimler Dingo in its exposition.* wwiivehicles.com**...
4×4 armoured car (United Kingdom; World War II) - Dozor-BDozor-BThe Dozor-B is a Ukrainian 4x4 armoured personnel carrier intended to transport personnel and various loads.The Dozor-B is also used by special units of the armed forces to carry out reconnaissance, patrolling, and peace-keeping operations, as well as being used as the main transportation...
4×4 armoured car (Ukraine; Modern) - DP-90 artillery reconnaissance vehicle based on the OT-90BMP-1The 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...
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - DPM convoy escort vehicle based on the T-55T-55The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - Dragoon 300 wheeled armoured fighting vehicle (United States; modern)
- DTP-90 maintenance vehicle based on the OT-90BMP-1The 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...
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - DUKWDUKWThe 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...
6×6 amphibious utility vehicle (United States; World War II) - Duster (unofficial name for the M42 Skysweeper)
- DzikDzikDzik 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...
Armored Car (Poland; Modern)
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- EJDER 6×6 Armoured Wheeled Vehicle(Turkey)
- EagleEagleEagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
(Nigerian name for the Main Battle Tank Mk 3) - EBRPanhard EBRThe 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...
8×8 reconnaissance vehicle (France; Cold War/modern) - EE-3 JararacaEE-3 JararacaThe 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...
4×4 light reconnaissance vehicle (Brazil; Cold War) - EE-9 CascavelEE-9 CascavelThe 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...
6×6 armoured car (Brazil; Cold War) - EE-11 UrutuEE-11 UrutuThe 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...
6×6 armoured personnel carrier (Brazil; Cold War) - EE-17 Sucuri 6×6 armoured car (Brazil; modern)
- EE-18 Sucuri II 6×6 armoured car (Brazil; modern)
- EE-T1 OsórioEE-T1 OsórioThe 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 (Brazil; Cold War/Modern) - EE-T2 OsórioEE-T1 OsórioThe 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 (Brazil; Cold War/Modern) - EE-T4 Ogum armoured fighting vehicle (Brazil; Cold War/Modern)
- EIFVEgyptian Infantry Fighting VehicleThe 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...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the MTVLM113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(United States; Modern) - ElandEland Mk7The 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...
4×4 armoured cars based on the AMLPanhard 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:...
(South Africa; Cold War) - EQ1093 4×2 5 ton truck (China; Cold War)
- EQ1108 4×2 5 ton truck (China; Cold War)
- EQ1141 4×2 8 ton truck (China; Cold War)
- EQ2050PRC HMMWVsThere are at least two Chinese automobile manufacturers building Humvee copies, possibly with the assistance of AM General. Both Humvee copies rely heavily on imported U.S.-made parts including chassis, gear box, and diesel engine. It appears that at least one company, Dongfeng Motor Corporation ,...
Mengshi 4×4 utility vehicle based on the HMMWV (also known as the Hanma) (China; modern) - EQ2058PRC HMMWVsThere are at least two Chinese automobile manufacturers building Humvee copies, possibly with the assistance of AM General. Both Humvee copies rely heavily on imported U.S.-made parts including chassis, gear box, and diesel engine. It appears that at least one company, Dongfeng Motor Corporation ,...
up-armoured EQ2050 4×4 utility vehicle (China; modern) - EQ2061 4×4 1.5 ton truck (China; Cold War)
- EQ2081 6×6 2.5 ton truck (China; Cold War)
- EQ2082 6×6 2.5 ton truck (China; Cold War)
- EQ2100 6×6 3.5 ton truck (China; Cold War)
- EQ2102 6×6 3.5 ton truck (China; modern)
- ERC-1 (designation for the ERC-90 F4 SagaieERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
) - ERC-2 (designation for the ERC-90 F4 Sagaie 2ERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
) - ERC-20 KrissERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
6×6 armoured car (France; Cold War) - ERC-60 SagaieERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
6×6 armoured car (France; Cold War) - ERC-90 F1 LynxERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
6×6 armoured car (France; Cold War) - ERC-90 F4 SagaieERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
6×6 armoured car (France; Cold War) - ERC-90 F4 Sagaie 2ERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
6×6 armoured car (France; Cold War / modern)
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- F8Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×2 8-cwt truck series (Canada; World War II) - F15Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×2 and 4×4 15-cwt truck series (also known as the Blitz and 15cwt) (Canada; World War II) - F30Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×4 30-cwt truck series (Canada; World War II) - F60Canadian Military Pattern truckThe Canadian Military Pattern truck was a class of military truck made in large numbers in Canada during World War II to British Army specifications for use in the armies of the British Commonwealth allies. CMP trucks were also sent to the Soviet Union following the Nazi invasion of Russia, as...
4×4 and 6×4 60-cwt truck series (Canada; World War II) - Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (project name for the M1078 FMTV series)
- FCM 36FCM 36The FCM 36 or Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM, was a light infantry tank that was designed for the French Army prior to World War II. It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37 mm main armament and a 7.5 mm coaxial machine gun...
light tank (French; pre–World War II) - Ferret FV711Ferret armoured carThe 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...
armoured car (UK, modern) - Fiat 2000Fiat 2000The FIAT 2000 was an Italian heavy tank of the First World War.-History:During World War I, Italy did not field any armoured units, due to a lack of tanks. The only solution at the time was to begin production of original designs....
light tank (Italy; World War I) - Fiat 3000Fiat 3000The Fiat 3000, whose design was based on that of the French Renault FT-17, was the first tank to be produced in series in Italy. It was to be the standard tank of the emerging Italian armored units in World War I.-History:...
light tank (Italy; pre–World War II) - Fiat 6614Fiat 6614The 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:...
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Italy; Cold War) - Fiat 6616 heavy armoured car (Italy; Cold War/modern)
- Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (project name for the M992 FAASV)
- Fire Support Vehicle (project name for the M981 FSV)
- Ford FT-BFord FT-BThe 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...
Armored car (Poland; Polish-Soviet war) - Fox armoured car (CVR (W) UK, modern
- FrecciaB1 CentauroThe Centauro is a wheeled tank destroyer designed for light to medium territorial defense and tactical reconnaissance. It was developed by a consortium of manufacturers, the Società Consortile Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara...
(popular name for the VBM 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (Italy; Modern) - FT-17Renault FT-17The 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 (France; World War I) - FT-31 light tank (France; World War II)
- FCM 2C AlsaceChar 2CThe 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 (also known as Char 2C) (France; pre–World War II) - Fuchs (popular name for the Transportpanzer 1Fuchs (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...
) - FUGFUGD-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:...
4×4 reconnaissance vehicle (Hungary; Cold War) - FV101 ScorpionFV101 ScorpionThe FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance , CVR, family of seven armoured vehicles...
light tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV102 StrikerFV102 StrikerThe 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...
self-propelled ATGM carrier (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV103 SpartanFV103 SpartanFV103 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 specialist personnel carrier (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV104 SamaritanFV104 SamaritanThe 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 (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV105 SultanFV105 SultanFV105 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...
command vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV106 SamsonFV106 SamsonFV106 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 (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV107 ScimitarFV107 ScimitarFV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps, Armoured Regiments in the Reconnaissance role...
light tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV120 SpartanFV103 SpartanFV103 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...
self-propelled anti-tank vehicle with MILANMILANMILAN " is French and German for "kite bird") is a European anti-tank guided missile. Design of the MILAN started in 1962. It was ready for trials in 1971, and was accepted for service in 1972. It is a wire guided SACLOS missile, which means the sight of the launch unit has to be aimed at the...
anti-tank launcher (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV180FV180 Combat Engineer TractorThe FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor or C.E.T. is an amphibious specialist armoured vehicle of the British Army and has been in general service since 1976...
tractor (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV201 main battle tank (also known as the A45 Caernarvon) (United Kingdom; World War II)
- FV214 ConquerorConqueror tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV219 armoured recovery vehicle based on the FV201 (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV221 medium tank based on the FV201 (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV222 Conqueror armoured recovery vehicle based on the FV214 ConquerorConqueror tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV400 tank
- FV401 Cambridge armoured personnel carrier
- FV402 tank
- FV420 armoured personnel carrier
- FV421 armoured cargo carrier
- FV422 armoured personnel carrier
- FV423 command vehicle
- FV424 armoured engineering vehicle
- FV425 armoured carrier
- FV426 anti-tank vehicle with Orange William HESH anti-tank missiles (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV431 armoured truck (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
armoured personnel carrier (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV433 AbbotFV433 Abbot SPGFV433 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...
self-propelled 105mm gun based on the FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV434FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
armoured engineering vehicle based on the FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV435 Wavell communications vehicle
- FV436FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
{variant fitted with Green Archer radar} based on the FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV437FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
{Pathfinder vehicle with snorkel gear} based on FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield... - FV438 WavellFV438 SwingfireThe FV438 Swingfire was an armoured anti-tank vehicle of the British Army.It was derived from the FV430 series of vehicles by converting the FV432 to accommodate a launcher for Swingfire anti-tank guided missiles....
self-propelled anti-tank vehicle based on the FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
with a SwingfireSwingfireSwingfire was a British wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the 1960s and produced from 1966 until 1993.-Development:Swingfire was developed by Fairey Engineering Ltd and the British Aircraft Corporation. It replaced the Vickers Vigilant missile in British service...
anti-tank missile launcher (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV439FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
signals vehicle based on the FV432FV432The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV510 WarriorWarrior Tracked Armoured VehicleThe 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....
infantry fighting vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War/Modern) - FV511 WarriorWarrior Tracked Armoured VehicleThe 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....
command vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War/Modern) - FV512 WarriorWarrior Tracked Armoured VehicleThe 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....
armoured repair vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War/Modern) - FV513 WarriorWarrior Tracked Armoured VehicleThe 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....
armoured recovery vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War/Modern) - FV514 WarriorWarrior Tracked Armoured VehicleThe 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....
reconnaissance vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War/Modern) - FV515 WarriorWarrior Tracked Armoured VehicleThe 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....
artillery command vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War/Modern) - FV601 SaladinAlvis SaladinThe 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 (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV603 SaracenAlvis SaracenThe 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:...
6×6 armoured personnel carrier (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV604 SaracenAlvis SaracenThe 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:...
6×6 armoured personnel carrier (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV610Alvis SaracenThe 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:...
6×6 command vehicle based on the FV604 SaracenAlvis SaracenThe 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:...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV611Alvis SaracenThe 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:...
6×6 ambulance based on the FV604 SaracenAlvis SaracenThe 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:...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV621 StalwartAlvis Stalwart (FV620)The FV 620 Stalwart, informally known by servicemen as the 'Stolly', is a highly mobile amphibious military truck built by Alvis that served with the British Army.-History:...
amphibious 6×6 5 ton truck (also known as the Stolly) (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV622 StalwartAlvis Stalwart (FV620)The FV 620 Stalwart, informally known by servicemen as the 'Stolly', is a highly mobile amphibious military truck built by Alvis that served with the British Army.-History:...
amphibious 6×6 5 ton truck (also known as the Stolly) (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV623 StalwartAlvis Stalwart (FV620)The FV 620 Stalwart, informally known by servicemen as the 'Stolly', is a highly mobile amphibious military truck built by Alvis that served with the British Army.-History:...
amphibious 6×6 5 ton artillery supply vehicle (also known as the Stolly) (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV624 StalwartAlvis Stalwart (FV620)The FV 620 Stalwart, informally known by servicemen as the 'Stolly', is a highly mobile amphibious military truck built by Alvis that served with the British Army.-History:...
amphibious 6×6 5 ton recovery vehicle (also known as the Stolly) (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV711 FerretFerret armoured carThe 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...
4×4 armoured car (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV721 Fox 4×4 armoured car (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV1600 Humber 1 ton 4×4 truck (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV1601 Humber 1 ton 4×4 truck (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV1604 Humber 1 ton 4×4 truck (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV1606 Humber 1 ton 4×4 wrecker/tow truck (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV1609Humber PigThe 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...
Humber 1 ton 4×4 armoured vehicle based on the Humber 1 ton truck (also known as the Pig) (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV1611Humber PigThe 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...
Humber 1 ton 4×4 armoured vehicle based on the Humber 1 ton truck (also known as the Pig) (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV1612 Humber 1 ton 4×4 armoured vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV1620Humber HornetThe FV1620 Humber Hornet was a specialised air-deployable armoured fighting vehicle designed to carry the Malkara, an anti-tank guided missile developed by Australia and the United Kingdom.-History:...
Humber 1 ton 4×4 anti-tank vehicle with Malkara missileMalkara missileThe Malkara missile was one of the earliest anti-tank guided missiles . It was jointly developed by Australia and the United Kingdom between 1951 and 1954, and was in service from 1958 until gradually replaced by the Swingfire missile in the late 1960s...
s based on the FV1611Humber PigThe 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...
(Australia and United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV3801Centurion tankThe 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...
tractor based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV3802Centurion tankThe 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...
self-propelled 25pdrOrdnance QF 25 pounderThe Ordnance QF 25 pounder, or more simply, 25-pounder or 25-pdr, was introduced into service just before World War II, during which it served as the major British field gun/howitzer. It was considered by many to be the best field artillery piece of the war, combining high rates of fire with a...
gun based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV3803Centurion tankThe 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...
command vehicle based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV3804Centurion tankThe 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...
ammunition supply vehicle based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV3805Centurion tankThe 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...
self-propelled 140mm gun based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV3806Centurion tankThe 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...
self-propelled 183mm gun based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV3901Churchill tankThe 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...
bridge layer based on the ChurchillChurchill tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; World War II/Cold War) - FV3902Churchill tankThe 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...
based on the ChurchillChurchill tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; World War II/Cold War) - FV3903Churchill tankThe 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...
armoured engineering vehicle based on the ChurchillChurchill tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; World War II/Cold War) - FV3904Churchill tankThe 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...
armoured personnel carrier based on the ChurchillChurchill tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; World War II/Cold War) - FV4001 CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4002 Centurion AVLBCenturion tankThe 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...
bridging vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4003 Centurion AVRECenturion tankThe 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...
combat engineer vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4004 ConwayCenturion tankThe 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...
main battle tank based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4005Centurion tankThe 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...
self-propelled anti-tank gun based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4006 Centurion ARVCenturion tankThe 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...
armoured recovery vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4007 Centurion Mk 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8Centurion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4008 CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4009 medium tank (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV4010Centurion tankThe 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...
anti-tank vehicle with Malkara missileMalkara missileThe Malkara missile was one of the earliest anti-tank guided missiles . It was jointly developed by Australia and the United Kingdom between 1951 and 1954, and was in service from 1958 until gradually replaced by the Swingfire missile in the late 1960s...
s based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4011 Centurion Mk 5Centurion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4012 Centurion Mk 7Centurion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4013Centurion tankThe 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...
armoured recovery vehicle based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4014 medium tank (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV4015 Centurion Mk 9Centurion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4016Centurion tankThe 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...
bridge layer based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4017 Centurion Mk 10Centurion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4018BARVThe Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle is a British military support vehicle used for amphibious landings.There have been three different BARVs in British service since their introduction during World War II...
amphibious armoured recovery based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4019Centurion tankThe 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...
bulldozer based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
chassis (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4030 ChallengerChallenger 1 tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War/Modern) - FV4034 Challenger 2Challenger 2 tankFV4034 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Modern) - FV4101 Charioteer self-propelled anti-tank gun based on the CromwellCromwell tankTank, 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...
(United Kingdom; World War II/Cold War) - FV4201 ChieftainChieftain tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4202 CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
main battle tank (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4203Centurion tankThe 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...
armoured engineering vehicle based on the CenturionCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4204 Chieftain ARVChieftain tankThe 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...
armoured recovery vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4205 Chieftain AVLBChieftain tankThe 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...
bridging vehicle (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4207Centurion tankThe 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...
VHF based on the Centurion tankCenturion tankThe 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4211 prototype tank (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV4333 StormerAlvis StormerAlvis Stormer is a modern military armoured vehicle manufactured by the British company, Alvis Vickers, now BAE Systems Global Combat Systems....
armoured personnel carrier (United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4401 prototype main battle tank similar to the Stridsvagn 103Stridsvagn 103The 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...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV4501 armoured mine clearer (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV4601 prototype main battle tank (also known as the MBT-80) (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- FV11021Bandvagn 202Bandvagn 202 is a tracked, all-terrain vehicle developed by Volvo BM, a subsidiary of Volvo, for the Swedish Army.The vehicle is formed of two rubber Kegresse track units with a multi-directional pivot in between. The front unit contains the engine and gearbox through which power is delivered to...
articulated tractor and trailer (also known as the Bv 202) (Sweden; Cold War) - FV18005 4×4 ambulance based on the Land Rover Series ILand Rover SeriesThe Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV18008 4×4 ambulance based on the Land Rover Series ILand Rover SeriesThe Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV18044 4×4 ambulance based on the Land Rover Series IILand Rover SeriesThe Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep...
(United Kingdom; Cold War) - FV18067 4×4 ambulance based on the Land Rover Series IIA and IIILand Rover SeriesThe Land Rover Series I, II, and III are off-road vehicles produced by the British manufacturer Land Rover that were inspired by the US-built Willys Jeep...
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- G-508 6×6 2.5 ton truck (also known as the CCKW) (United States; World War II)
- G-630 6×6 2.5 ton truck (also known as the US-6) (United States; World War II)
- G-651 6×6 2.5 ton truck (also known as the M-5H-6) (United States; World War II)
- G-1400 4×4 1.5 ton truck series (United States; pre–World War II)
- G-7100 4×4 1.5 ton truck series (United States; pre–World War II)
- G-7117 4×4 1.5 ton truck series (United States; World War II)
- Gadfly (popular name for the SA-11)
- Gainful (popular name for the SA-6)
- Gauntlet (popular name for the SA-15)
- Gecko (popular name for the SA-8)
- Ganef (popular name for the SA-4)
- Gaskin (popular name for the SA-9)
- GAZ 46GAZ 46The GAZ-46, army designation MAV , is a Russian-made light four-wheel drive amphibious military vehicle, that entered service in the 1950s and has been used by many Eastern Bloc allied forces since.During the Second World War Canada, Britain and the US forwarded large quantities of military...
4×4 utility vehicle (Soviet Union; World War II) - GAZ-61GAZ-61GAZ-61 was a four wheel drive car from USSR manufacturer GAZ first introduced in 1938 by designer V. A. Gratchev, to replace his too-complex model GAZ-M21. Production did not start until 1940. It was made by putting the GAZ M2 body on a four-wheel-drive chassis...
4×4 amphibious utility vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - GAZ-63GAZ-63The GAZ-63 is a Russian 4x4 2 ton truck produced from 1948 to 1968 at the Gorky Automobile Plant. It was a development of the earlier GAZ-51 truck and is very similar in appearance....
wheeled truck (Soviet Union; Cold War) - GAZ-64GAZ-64GAZ-64 was a 4x4 vehicle made by GAZ, succeeding the earlier GAZ-61 which was totally reconstructed in a very short period under the leadership of Vitaliy Grachev and was named GAZ-64. Only 646 GAZ-64 were made between march 1941 and summer 1942. It was succeeded by the more popular GAZ-67 and...
4×4 utility vehicle (Soviet Union; World War II) - GAZ-66GAZ-66The GAZ-66 is a Russian 4x4 all-road military truck produced by GAZ. It was the main transport vehicle for motorized infantry of the Soviet Army and is still employed in former Soviet Union countries...
4×4 utility vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - GAZ-69GAZ-69GAZ-69 is a four wheel drive light truck, produced by GAZ between 1953 and 1955. From 1954 until 1972 it was produced by UAZ, as UAZ-69, though they were commonly known as GAZ-69s as well...
4×4 utility vehicle (also known as UAZ-69) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - GAZ-5903 designation for the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War) - GAZ-59031 designation for the GAZ-5903 8×8 command vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- GAZ-59032 designation for the GAZ-5903 8×8 command vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- GAZ-59033 designation for the BREM-KBTR-80BTR-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...
8×8 armoured recovery vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War) - GAZ-59034 designation for the GAZ-5903 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- GAZ-59039 designation for the GAZ-5903 8×8 ambulance (Russia; modern)
- GAZ-3937GAZ-3937GAZ-3937 "Vodnik" is a Russian high-mobility multipurpose military vehicle manufactured by GAZ. It is a modification of civil GAZ-2330 "Tigr". Its name comes from the Russian "водник" - a person employed in water transport, or can have a meaning of some object related to water...
Vodnik 4×4 armoured vehicle (Russia; Modern) - GAZ-39344 SIAM 4×4 reconnaissance vehicle (Russia; modern)
- GCT self-propelled 155mm artillery (France; Cold War/modern)
- Golan Armored VehicleGolan Armored VehicleThe Golan Wheeled Armored Vehicle is a prototype Israeli infantry fighting vehicle made by the Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems jointly with the American Protected Vehicles Incorporated...
IFV/MRAPMRAP (armored vehicle)A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected is a family of armored fighting vehicles design led by the United States Marine Corps in use by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces with the goal of surviving IED attacks and ambushes - prompted by US deaths in Iraq...
(United States/Israel; modern) - Gopher (popular name for the SA-13)
- GPAFord GPAThe Ford GPA 'Seep , was an amphibious version of the WWII Ford GPW Jeep. Unlike the jeep, the seep was not a successful design being too slow and heavy on land and lacking sufficient seagoing abilities in open water...
4×4 amphibious utility vehicle (United States; World War II) - GPW 4×4 Utility Vehicle (United States; World War II)
- Grad (popular name for the BM-21BM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
) - Grenadier (popular name for the MOWAG Grenadier)
- Grizzly (popular name for the AVGP GrizzlyAVGPThe 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....
) - Grizzly (tank)Grizzly I cruiserThe 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. Based on the M4 Sherman tank. (Canada; World War II) - Grizzly APCGrizzly APCThis article refers to the experimental APC being developed in the United States. For the AVGP of the Canadian Forces that is also referred to as a Grizzly, go to AVGP....
by XeBlackwater WorldwideXe Services LLC, better known by its former names, Blackwater USA and Blackwater Worldwide, is a private military company founded in 1997 by Erik Prince and Al Clark.. Xe is currently the largest of the U.S. State Department's three private security contractors... - GT-M tracked armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- GT-MU tracked command and control vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- Guardian (popular name for the M117 GuardianM1117 Armored Security VehicleThe 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...
) - Gun Carrier Mark IGun Carrier Mark IThe 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 (United Kingdom; World War I) - G-WagenMercedes-Benz G-ClassThe original 460-series Geländewagen went on sale for civilian buyers in 1979, after having debuted in February of that year. It was offered with two wheelbases, a short wheelbase of 2,400 mm and a long one of 2,850 mm. One could choose between three body styles: A two-door short...
4×4 utility vehicle (West Germany; Cold War)
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- HS.30Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30The Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 was a German infantry fighting vehicle developed during the 1950s. It was a Swiss Hispano-Suiza design, with a Rolls-Royce engine. After some early mechanical problems only some 2000 were built of the 10,000 planned...
armoured personnel carrier (West Germany; Cold War) - Ha-Go (company name for the Type 95 Ha-GoType 95 Ha-GoThe 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...
) - Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammunition Trailer (project name for the M983 HEMAT)
- Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical TruckHeavy Expanded Mobility Tactical TruckThe Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck series is a range of eight-wheel drive diesel-powered off-road capable trucks, used by the US military. Formally described as "Truck, Cargo: 10-Ton, 8x8", it has been nicknamed the "Dragon Wagon". HEMTT trucks first went into service with the U.S...
(project name for the M977 HEMTT series) - HellcatM18 HellcatThe 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 was an American tank destroyer of World War II. The manufacturer, Buick, gave it the nickname "Hellcat" and it was the fastest tracked armored fighting vehicle during the war with a top speed up to 60 mph. Hellcat crews took advantage of the vehicle's...
(popular name for the M18 HellcatM18 HellcatThe 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 was an American tank destroyer of World War II. The manufacturer, Buick, gave it the nickname "Hellcat" and it was the fastest tracked armored fighting vehicle during the war with a top speed up to 60 mph. Hellcat crews took advantage of the vehicle's...
) - Humvee (project name for the M998 HMMWV series)
- High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
- HLVW 6×6 truck series based on the Steyr Percheron truck chassis (Canada; Cold War/Modern)
- Ho-Ro (name for the Type 38 Ho-Ro)
- H35Hotchkiss H35The 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...
light tank (France; pre–World War II) - H39 light tank (France; pre–World War II)
- HotspurLand Rover TangiThe 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...
armoured car and internal security vehicle - Hotspur Hussar lengthened armoured personnel carrier version of the Hotspur for military use.
- Humber Armoured CarHumber Armoured CarThe 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:...
- Humber Light Reconnaissance CarHumber Light Reconnaissance CarThe Humber Light Reconnaissance Car, also known as Humberette or Ironside, was a British armoured car produced during the Second World War....
- Humber one-ton APC
- HuskyAVGPThe 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....
(popular name for the AVGP HuskyAVGPThe 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....
) - HWK 11 armoured personnel carrier (Germany; Cold War)
- HY472 6×6 truck tractor and trailer with a DF-21DF-21The Dong-Feng 21 is a two-stage, solid-propellant, single-warhead medium-range ballistic missile developed by China Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology Academy. Development started in the late 1960s and was completed around 1985-86, but it was not deployed until 1991...
medium range ballistic missile (also known HY4260 or Type 82) (China; Cold War) - HY473 6×6 truck tractor (also known as the Type 82) (China; Cold War)
- HY2150 4×4 truck (also known as the HY473 or Type 82) (China; Cold War)
- HY4160 4×4 truck tractor (also known as the HY473 or Type 82) (China; Cold War)
- HY4191 4×4 truck tractor (also known as the HY473 or Type 82) (China; Cold War)
- HY4260 6×6 truck tractor and trailer with a DF-21DF-21The Dong-Feng 21 is a two-stage, solid-propellant, single-warhead medium-range ballistic missile developed by China Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology Academy. Development started in the late 1960s and was completed around 1985-86, but it was not deployed until 1991...
medium range ballistic missile (also known as the HY472 or Type 82) (China; Cold War) - HY4310 8×8 truck tractor and trailer with a DF-31DF-31The Dong Feng 31 is a long-range, road-mobile, three stage, solid propellant intercontinental ballistic missile in the Dongfeng missile series developed by the People's Republic of China. It is designed to carry a single 1,000kt thermal nuclear warhead. It is a land-based variant of the submarine...
intercontinental ballistic missile (also known as the HY472 or Type 82) (China; Cold War) - HY4330 8×8 truck tractor and trailer with a DF-31DF-31The Dong Feng 31 is a long-range, road-mobile, three stage, solid propellant intercontinental ballistic missile in the Dongfeng missile series developed by the People's Republic of China. It is designed to carry a single 1,000kt thermal nuclear warhead. It is a land-based variant of the submarine...
intercontinental ballistic missile (also known as the HY472 or Type 82) (China; Cold War) - HY4390 8×8 truck tractor (also known as the HY473 or Type 82) (China; Cold War)
- HY4320 6×6 truck tractor (also known as the HY473 or Type 82) (China; Cold War)
- HY5270 6×6 truck tractor (also known as the HY473 or Type 82) (China; Cold War)
- HY5300 6×6 truck tractor (also known as the HY473 or Type 82) (China; Cold War)
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- IFVLM113 Armored Personnel Carrier variantsA huge number of M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants have been created, ranging from infantry carriers to nuclear missile carriers. The M113 armored personnel carrier has become one of the most prolific armored vehicles of the second half of the 20th century, and continues to serve with armies...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the MTVLM113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(United States; Modern) - Ikv 91 tracked tank destroyer (Sweden; Cold War)
- IltisVolkswagen IltisThe Volkswagen Type 183, more commonly known as the Iltis , is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the German military and under licence by Bombardier for the Canadian Forces and Belgian Army...
(popular name for the Type 183) - [[International MXT-MV]] Possible HMMWV replacement armoured.
- [[M901 ITVVolkswagen IltisThe Volkswagen Type 183, more commonly known as the Iltis , is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the German military and under licence by Bombardier for the Canadian Forces and Belgian Army...
(Anglo-American version of the Mark I (tank)) - Mark IX tankMark IX tankThe Mark IX tank was a British armoured fighting vehicle from the First World War, the world's first specialised Armoured Personnel Carrier .-Development:...
armoured personnel carrier (United Kingdom; World War I) - Mark EVickers 6-TonThe 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 (also known as the Vickers 6 ton) (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - MAZ-543 8×8 transport/launcher of the ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
short range ballistic missile (also known as the 9P117) (Soviet Union; Cold War) - MB Willys Jeep 4×4 Utility Vehicle(related to Ford GPW)(United States and United Kingdom; World War II)
- MB-3 TamoioBernardini MB-3 TamoyoThe Bernardini MB-3 Tamoyo was a Brazilian main battle tank designed by Bernardini that never reached production status, it never passed beyond the prototype stage . It was followed by the EE-T1 Osório in 1984, the EE-T2 Osório in 1985, and the Tamoyo III in 1987. The tank was armed with a 90mm gun...
main battle tank (Brazil; Cold War/Modern) - MBP 8×8 armoured security vehicle based on the BTR-70BTR-70The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - MBT-70MBT-70The 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 main battle tank (United States and Germany; Cold War, cancelled) - MBT-80 prototype main battle tank (also known as the FV4601) (United Kingdom; Cold War)
- MBT-2000 main battle tank (also known as the Al-Khalid) (China and Pakistan; modern)
- MCV-80 (early designation for the FV510 Warrior)
- MDT David 4×4 armoured utility vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender (United States; modern)
- Medium A medium tank prototypes (also known as M1921, M1922, M1923 and M1924) (United States; pre–World War II)
- Medium Mark A (official designation for the Whippet Mk AWhippet Mk AThe 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 Mark BMedium Mark BThe 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 (United Kingdom; World War I) - Medium Mark CMedium Mark CThe 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 (United Kingdom; World War I) - MerkavaMerkavaThe 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...
main battle tank (Israel; modern) - MEX-1 4×4 armoured car based on the MAC-1Mac-1MAC-1 may refer to:* Macrophage-1 antigen* Integrin alpha M...
(United States; Cold War) - Mk 48 LVS 10 ton truck (United States; modern)
- Mk 61 self-propelled 105mm gun (France; Cold War)
- Mk F3 self-propelled 155mm gun (France; Cold War)
- MLI-84MLI-84The 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....
infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) (Romania; Cold War / modern) - MLRS (acronym for the M270 and M993 Multiple Launch Rocket System)
- MLVM armoured personnel carrier (Romania; Cold War)
- MLVW 6×6 2.5 ton truck series (Canada and United States; Modern)
- Mobile Gun System version of the Stryker AFV mounting a 105 mm tank gun
- Mowag Grenadier wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Switzerland; Cold War)
- Mowag PiranhaMowag PiranhaThe MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation....
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Switzerland; Cold War/modern) - Mowag Roland wheeled APC (Switzerland; Cold War)
- Mowag Shark wheeled combat vehicle (Switzerland; modern)
- Mowag SPY wheeled light reconnaissance vehicle (Switzerland; modern)
- Mowag Tornado infantry fighting vehicle (Switzerland; modern)
- MP-31armoured staff vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - MPAEJ 8×8 combat engineering vehicle based on the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
(Hungary; Cold War) - MPFJ 8×8 obstacle clearing vehicle based on the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
(Hungary; Cold War) - MRAPMRAP (armored vehicle)A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected is a family of armored fighting vehicles design led by the United States Marine Corps in use by the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Special Operations Forces with the goal of surviving IED attacks and ambushes - prompted by US deaths in Iraq...
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected - MT-55MT-55The MT-55A is an armoured vehicle-launched bridge tank, manufactured by TS Martin in Slovakia. The AVLB is based on a T-55A medium tank chassis, with the turret detached and replaced by a special bridge launching equipment....
bridging vehicle (Czechoslovakia and Soviet Union; Cold War) - MTK-2 mine clearing vehicle based on the 2S12S1The 2S1 Gvozdika, ; is a Soviet 122-mm self-propelled howitzer that resembles the PT-76 but is essentially a version of the MT-LB APC, mounting the 2A18 howitzer. "2S1" is its GRAU designation. An alternative Russian designation is SAU-122 but in the Russian Army it is commonly known as Gvozdika...
chassis (Soviet Union; Cold War) - MT-LBMT-LBThe MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...
armoured personnel carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War) - MT-LBuMT-LBuThe MT-LBu is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured carrier which was developed under the factory index Ob'yekt 10 in the late 1960s, based on the MT-LB...
armoured multi-purpose carrier (Soviet Union; Cold War) - MTP-3 armoured recovery vehicle based on the IT-122 (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- MTU-20 bridging vehicle based on the T-55T-55The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - MTU-72 bridge layer vehicle based on the T-72T-72The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - MTVCM113 Armored Personnel Carrier variantsA huge number of M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants have been created, ranging from infantry carriers to nuclear missile carriers. The M113 armored personnel carrier has become one of the most prolific armored vehicles of the second half of the 20th century, and continues to serve with armies...
cargo carrier based on the MTVLM113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(United States; Modern) - MTVFM113 Armored Personnel Carrier variantsA huge number of M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants have been created, ranging from infantry carriers to nuclear missile carriers. The M113 armored personnel carrier has become one of the most prolific armored vehicles of the second half of the 20th century, and continues to serve with armies...
engineering vehicle based on the MTVLM113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(United States; Modern) - MTVLM113 Armored Personnel Carrier variantsA huge number of M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants have been created, ranging from infantry carriers to nuclear missile carriers. The M113 armored personnel carrier has become one of the most prolific armored vehicles of the second half of the 20th century, and continues to serve with armies...
armoured vehicle based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(United States; Modern) - MTVRM113 Armored Personnel Carrier variantsA huge number of M113 Armored Personnel Carrier variants have been created, ranging from infantry carriers to nuclear missile carriers. The M113 armored personnel carrier has become one of the most prolific armored vehicles of the second half of the 20th century, and continues to serve with armies...
armoured vehicle based on the MTVLM113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(United States; Modern) - MU-90 mine layer vehicle based on the OT-90BMP-1The 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...
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - Mungo ESKMungo ESKThe Mungo ESK is an air-transportable, armoured multirole transport vehicle of the German Army for its Airmobile Operations Division and Division Special Operations....
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Germany; modern) - MVJ 8×8 armoured recovery vehicle based on the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
(Hungary; Cold War)
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- "Nahuel" D.L. 43Nahuel (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 (Argentina; World War II) - NGV-1 6×6 infantry fighting vehicle based on the WZ551WZ551The 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...
(China; modern) - NJ2045 4×4 utility vehicle (China; modern)
- NJ2046 4×4 utility vehicle based on the Iveco 40.19WM (China; modern)
- NM-142 infantry fighting vehicle based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(Norway; Cold War) - NM-142 self-propelled anti-tank vehicle with TOW2 missiles based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(Norway; Cold War) - NVH-1 infantry combat vehicle (China; modern)
- Nyala (popular name for the RG-31)
- NZLAVNZLAVThe NZLAV armoured fighting vehicle is a variant of the General Dynamics LAV III which itself is a variant of the MOWAG Piranha IIIH 8x8. The New Zealand army purchased 105 vehicles in 2003. It was developed by Canada and is the primary armoured vehicle of the New Zealand military...
8×8 infantry fighting vehicle based on the LAV IIILAV IIIThe 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....
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- OF-40OF-40The 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 (Italy; Cold War) - OF-120 main battle tank (Italy; modern)
- Ogum (popular name for the EE-T4 Ogum)
- Olifant Mk 1B main battle tank (South Africa; Cold War/modern)
- OrcaOrcaThe killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
(popular name for the VTP-1 Orca) - OsorioOsórioOsório is a city in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. Its population is about 40,000 inhabitants.Osório is situated 90 km east of Porto Alegre....
(popular name for the EE-T1 OsórioEE-T1 OsórioThe 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...
series) - OT-54 flamethrower tank based on the T-54T-55The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - OT-55 flamethrower tank based on the T-55T-55The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - OT-62 armoured personnel carrier based on the BTR-50BTR-50The 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...
(Czechoslovakia and Poland; Cold War) - OT-64 SKOTOT-64 SKOTThe OT-64 SKOT is an amphibious armored personnel carrier , developed jointly by Poland and Czechoslovakia well into the 1960s.-History:OT-64 was intended to replace the halftrack OT-810, which was nearly...
armoured personnel carrier based on the BTR-60BTR-60The 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...
(Czechoslovakia and Poland; Cold War) - OT-65 4×4 reconnaissance vehicle (Czechoslovakia and Hungary; Cold War)
- OT-90 armoured personnel carrier based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Czechoslovakia; Cold War)
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- P4Peugeot P4The P4 is an unarmoured off-road vehicle used by the military of France. It was manufactured by Peugeot but is now manufactured by Panhard. It is to be replaced with the PVP by Panhard. The P4 is a militarised Mercedes Geländewagen marketed by Peugeot for the French military...
4×4 utility vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz G-ClassMercedes-Benz G-ClassThe original 460-series Geländewagen went on sale for civilian buyers in 1979, after having debuted in February of that year. It was offered with two wheelbases, a short wheelbase of 2,400 mm and a long one of 2,850 mm. One could choose between three body styles: A two-door short...
(France; Cold War) - P26/40 (alternate designation for the Carro Armato P 40)
- P40 medium tank (also known as the Carro Pesante P26/40) (Italy; World War II)
- P-90 (alternative designation for the Al-Khalid main battle tank) (Chaina and Pakistan; modern)
- P-240 8×8 switchboard vehicle based on the K1Sh1BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - PaladinPaladinThe paladins, sometimes known as the Twelve Peers, were the foremost warriors of Charlemagne's court, according to the literary cycle known as the Matter of France. They first appear in the early chansons de geste such as The Song of Roland, where they represent Christian martial valor against the...
(popular name for later versions of the M109 howitzerM109 howitzerThe 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...
) - Pandur 6×6 armoured vehicle (Austria; Cold War/Modern)
- Pandur II 8×8 armoured vehicle (Austria; Modern)
- Pangu (popular name for the XA-180 Pangu)
- PantherPanther tankPanther is the common name of a medium tank fielded by Nazi Germany in World War II that served from mid-1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. It was intended as a counter to the T-34, and to replace the Panzer III and Panzer IV; while never replacing the latter, it served alongside it as...
(popular name for the Panzer V) - Panther CLVIveco LMVIveco LMV is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries.After its adoption by the Italian Army under the name VTLM Lince , it won the “FCLV” competition of the British Army as the Panther and has been adopted by the armies of Belgium, Croatia, Norway, Russia...
4×4 utility vehicle (also known as the LMV Lince) (Italy and United Kingdom; Modern) - Panzer IPanzer IThe 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 (Germany; World War II) - Panzer IIPanzer IIThe Panzer II was the common name for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II...
light tank (Germany; World War II) - Panzer IIIPanzer IIIPanzer III was the common name of a medium tank that was developed in the 1930s by Germany and was used extensively in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen III translating as "armoured battle vehicle". It was intended to fight other armoured fighting vehicles and...
medium tank (Germany; World War II) - Panzer IVPanzer IVThe Panzerkampfwagen IV , commonly known as the Panzer IV, was a medium tank developed in Nazi Germany in the late 1930s and used extensively during the Second World War. Its ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz...
medium tank (Germany; World War II) - Panzer V Panther main battle tank (Germany; World War II)
- Panzer VITiger ITiger I is the common name of a German heavy tank developed in 1942 and used in World War II. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, often shortened to Tiger. It was an answer to the unexpectedly formidable Soviet armour encountered in the initial months of...
Tiger heavy tank (Germany; World War II) - Panzer 35(t)Panzer 35(t)The Panzerkampfwagen 35, commonly shortened to Panzer 35 or abbreviated as Pz.Kpfw. 35, was a Czechoslovak-designed light tank used mainly by Nazi Germany during World War II. The letter stood for tschechisch...
light/medium tank (Czechoslovakia; World War II) - Panzer 38(t)Panzer 38(t)The Panzerkampfwagen 38 was originally a Czech tank of pre-World War II design. After Czechoslovakia was taken over by Germany, it was adopted by the German Army, seeing service in the invasions of Poland and Russia. Production ended in 1942, when its armament was deemed inadequate. In all, over...
light/medium tank (Czechoslovakia; World War II) - Patria AMV 8×8 or 6×6 multi-role military vehicle produced by the FinnishFinlandFinland , 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...
weapons manufacturer PatriaPatria (company)Patria is a Finnish company which produces a wide range of defence, aviation and aerospace technology. It carries on the firearms tradition of Valtion Kivääritehdas and the aerospace tradition of Valtion lentokonetehdas.-Patria Aviation:* NH90* Mini-UAVs... - PattonPatton tankPatton tank may refer to:*M46 Patton, a tank model operational during the Korean War*M47 Patton, a tank model in service from 1952 through 1959 with the U.S. Army, and through the mid 1990s in foreign service...
(popular name for the M46, M47, M48, and M60 Patton-series main battle tanks) - Pbv 301Pansarbandvagn 301Pansarbandvagn 301 , was a Swedish armoured personnel carrier used by the Swedish Army. It was a typical "battle taxi", armed with a 20 mm Bofors gun and with room for transporting 8 fully armed soldiers....
armoured personnel carrier (also known as the Pansarbandvagn 301) (Sweden; Cold War) - Pbv 302Pansarbandvagn 302Pansarbandvagn 302 , is a Swedish high mobility armoured personnel carrier that was developed to meet the operational requirements of the Swedish Army. It was designed and manufactured by Hägglund and Söner in Örnsköldsvik . The design was commissioned in 1961 as a replacement for the Pbv 301....
armoured personnel carrier (also known as the Pansarbandvagn 302) (Sweden; Cold War) - Pbv 401MT-LBThe MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...
armoured personnel carrier based on the MT-LBMT-LBThe MT-LB is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armoured vehicle which was first introduced in the late 1960s...
(also known as the Pansarbandvagn 401) (Sweden; Cold War) - Pegaso 3560 armoured personnel carrier (Spain; Cold War)
- Petit Véhicule ProtégéPetit Véhicule ProtégéThe Petit Véhicule Protégé is a light, general-purpose armoured 4-wheel drive vehicle used by the French Army. It is also designated as Auverland A4 AVL . Built by Auverland, it is the successor to the Peugeot P4...
full name for the PVP armoured utility vehicle (France; modern) - Pilot Bantom 4×4 Utility Vehicle Prototype (United States; pre–World War II)
- PiranhaPiranhaA piranha or piraña is a member of family Characidae in order Characiformes, an omnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers. In Venezuela, they are called caribes...
(popular name for the MOWAG PiranhaMowag PiranhaThe MOWAG Piranha is a family of armoured fighting vehicles designed by the Swiss MOWAG , corporation....
) - Pizarro (popular name for the Spanish ASCODASCOD AFVThe 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...
infantry fighting vehicle) (Austria and Spain; Modern) - Plasan Sand CatPlasan Sand CatThe 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...
light armoured vehicle (Israel; modern) - PLZ05 self-propelled 155mm howitzer (China; modern)
- PLZ45 self-propelled 155mm howitzer (also known as the Type 88) (China; modern)
- PLZ89 self-propelled 122mm howitzer (also known as the Type 89) (China; modern)
- PMCz-90 armoured bridge layer based on the T-72T-72The 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...
chassis (Poland; Cold War/modern) - Poprad air defense missile system (Poland; Modern)
- PRP-3 Val artillery reconnaissance vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - PRP-4 Deyterij artillery reconnaissance vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - PSZH-IV light wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Hungary; Cold War)
- PT-76PT-76The 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,...
amphibious light tank (Soviet Union; Cold War) - PT-91PT-91The PT-91 Twardy is a Polish main battle tank. It is a development of the T-72M1 and first entered service in 1995...
Twardy main battle tank (Poland; modern) - PTL02 6×6 armoured car based on the WZ551WZ551The 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...
(also known as Type 02)(China; modern) - PU-12M 8×8 air defence command vehicle based on the K1Sh1BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - Pulse 4×4 ambulance based on the Land Rover Defender 130XD (United Kingdom; Modern)
- PumaPuma (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...
4×4 and 6×6 armoured vehicles (Italy; Modern) - Puma 4×4 armoured utility vehicle (South African, Modern)
- PVPPetit Véhicule ProtégéThe Petit Véhicule Protégé is a light, general-purpose armoured 4-wheel drive vehicle used by the French Army. It is also designated as Auverland A4 AVL . Built by Auverland, it is the successor to the Peugeot P4...
armoured 4×4 utility vehicle (France; modern) - PvBv 551Bandvagn 206Bandvagn 206 is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered...
articulated tractor and trailer with anti-tank missile launcher (also known as PvBv 2063) (Sweden; Cold War) - PvBv 2062Bandvagn 206Bandvagn 206 is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered...
articulated tractor and trailer with recoilless rifle (Sweden; Cold War) - PvBv 2063Bandvagn 206Bandvagn 206 is a tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier developed by Hägglunds for the Swedish Army. It consists of two units, with all four tracks powered...
articulated tractor and trailer with anti-tank missile launcher (also known as PvBv 551) (Sweden; Cold War) - PvBv 551 articulated tractor and trailer with anti-tank missile launcher (also known as PvBv 2063) (Sweden; Cold War)
- Pz 55Centurion tankThe 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...
(Swiss designation for the FV4001 Centurion Mk 5) - Pz 57Centurion tankThe 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...
(Swiss designation for the FV4001 Centurion Mk 7) - Pz 58 main battle tank (Switzerland; Cold War)
- Pz 61 main battle tank (Switzerland; Cold War)
- Pz 68 main battle tank (Switzerland; Cold War)
- Pz 87 Leo (Swiss designation for the Leopard I)
- PZA LoaraPZA LoaraThe 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...
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (Poland; Modern)
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- R-2 (Romanian designation for the Panzer 35(t)Panzer 35(t)The Panzerkampfwagen 35, commonly shortened to Panzer 35 or abbreviated as Pz.Kpfw. 35, was a Czechoslovak-designed light tank used mainly by Nazi Germany during World War II. The letter stood for tschechisch...
) - R3 Capraia armoured car (Italy; Cold War/modern)
- R35 light tank (France; pre–World War II)
- R39 light tank (France; World War II)
- R40Renault R40The Renault R40 or Char léger modèle 1935 R modifié 1939 was a French light infantry tank that was used early in World War II, an improvement of the Renault R35, of which it is often considered a variant.-Development:...
light tank (France; World War II) - R-149 8×8 signals and command vehicle based on the K1Sh1BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - R-165 8×8 signals vehicle based on the K1Sh1BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - R421 mobile radar vehicle based on the Type 60 (China; Cold War)
- R-439 8×8 Sat COM vehicle based on the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - R914 mobile radar vehicle based on the Type 60 (China; Cold War)
- Ram Mk.I & Mk.IIRam tankThe 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...
Cruiser tank (Canada; World War II) - RAM 2000 4×4 scout vehicle (Israel; Cold War)
- RatelRatel IFVThe Ratel is the basic Infantry Fighting Vehicle of the South African National Defence Force's mechanized infantry battalions. Ratel is the Afrikaans name for the honey badger, which has a reputation as a ferocious fighter.-History:...
infantry fighting vehicle series (South Africa; Cold War) - RBY 4×4 scout vehicle (Israel; Cold War)
- RGV-9 4×4 armoured vehicle (South Africa; Cold War/Modern)
- RG-12RG-12The 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...
4×4 armoured vehicle (South Africa; Modern) - RG-19RG-19The 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:...
Caddie 4×4 armoured vehicle based on the Unimog 416UnimogUnimog is a range of multi-purpose auto four wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The name Unimog is pronounced in German and is an acronym for the German "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät being the German word for machine or device...
(South Africa; Cold War/Modern) - RG-31RG-31The 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...
Nyala 4×4 and 6×6 mine proof vehicle (South Africa; modern) - RG-32 Scout 4×4 mine proof vehicle (South Africa; modern)
- RG-33RG-33The 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...
4×4 and 6×6 mine proof vehicle (South Africa; Modern) - RKhM-4 8×8 NBC reconnaissance vehicle based on the BTR-80BTR-80BTR-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...
(Soviet Union; Cold War) - RM-70 8×8 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher (Czechoslovakia; Cold War)
- RN-94RN-94The 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....
6×6 armoured personnel carrier (Romania - Turkey; Modern) - Rolls-Royce Armoured CarRolls-Royce Armoured CarThe 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:...
(United Kingdom; World War I) - RooikatRooikat AFVThe 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 car (South Africa; modern) - RosomakKTO RosomakThe KTO Rosomak is 8x8 multi-role military vehicle produced by...
8×8 IFV (Poland; modern) - RPX 90 4×4 armoured car (France; modern)
- RPX 3000 4×4 light armoured car (France; modern)
- VPX 5000 tracked light armoured fighting vehicle (France; modern)
- RPX 6000 4×4 armoured car (France; modern)
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- S52 armoured vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender (Australia and United Kingdom; Cold War)
- S53 air defence vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender (Australia and United Kingdom; Cold War)
- S54 anti-hijack vehicle based on the Land Rover Defender (Australia and United Kingdom; Cold War)
- S55 armoured personnel carrier based on the Land Rover Defender (Australia and United Kingdom; Cold War)
- S600Shorland S600-Production history:The S600 is an APC developed in 1995 as a private venture by Short Brothers plc in Northern Ireland. Unlike the previous Shorland armoured car series which were based on the Land Rover Defender, Shorts used the much larger chassis and drive-train of the Mercedes-Benz Unimog...
armoured personnel carrier based on the (Australia and United Kingdom; Modern) - SabraSabra (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....
main battle tank (Israel; Cold War/modern) - Sabre (tank)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....
member of the CVR(T) family - SafariVolkswagen 181The Volkswagen Type 181 "Kurierwagen", popularly known in the United Kingdom as the Trekker , in the United States as the Thing, and in Mexico as the Safari, was a small military vehicle produced by Volkswagen from 1969 to 1983, although civilian sales stopped in 1980...
(popular name for the KurierwagenVolkswagen 181The Volkswagen Type 181 "Kurierwagen", popularly known in the United Kingdom as the Trekker , in the United States as the Thing, and in Mexico as the Safari, was a small military vehicle produced by Volkswagen from 1969 to 1983, although civilian sales stopped in 1980...
, also known as the Type 181, Type 182, Thing and Trekker) - Sagaie (popular name for the ERC-90 SagaieERC 90 SagaieThe 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...
) - Sakr-18BM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
6×6 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on the BM-21BM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
(Egypt; Cold War) - Saladin (popular name for the FV601 SaladinAlvis SaladinThe 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:...
) - Samaritan (popular name for the FV104 SamaritanFV104 SamaritanThe 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....
) - SAMIL 20SAMIL TrucksSAMIL Trucks are the standard logistical transport vehicles of the South African National Defence Force, re-manufactured by Truck-Makers in Rosslyn, Pretoria, Drakensberg Truck Manufacturers in Wallmannsthal, N1 Trucks in Wallmansthal and Transvaal Motors in Boksburg...
4×4 2 ton truck (South Africa; Cold War/Modern) - SAMIL 50SAMIL TrucksSAMIL Trucks are the standard logistical transport vehicles of the South African National Defence Force, re-manufactured by Truck-Makers in Rosslyn, Pretoria, Drakensberg Truck Manufacturers in Wallmannsthal, N1 Trucks in Wallmansthal and Transvaal Motors in Boksburg...
4×4 5 ton truck (South Africa; Cold War/Modern) - SAMIL 100SAMIL TrucksSAMIL Trucks are the standard logistical transport vehicles of the South African National Defence Force, re-manufactured by Truck-Makers in Rosslyn, Pretoria, Drakensberg Truck Manufacturers in Wallmannsthal, N1 Trucks in Wallmansthal and Transvaal Motors in Boksburg...
6×6 10 ton truck (South Africa; Cold War/Modern) - SamsonSamsonSamson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh ....
(popular name for the FV106 SamsonFV106 SamsonFV106 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:...
) - Sand CatPlasan Sand CatThe 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...
armoured vehicle (Israel; modern) - Saracen (popular name for the FV603 SaracenAlvis SaracenThe 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:...
) - Sarath infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(India; Cold War) - SaurSaur 1The 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...
8×8 armoured personnel carrier(Romania; Modern) - SaxonSaxon (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...
(popular name for the AT105 Saxon) - Schneider CA1Schneider CA1The 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:...
tank (France; World War I) - Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30The Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 was a German infantry fighting vehicle developed during the 1950s. It was a Swiss Hispano-Suiza design, with a Rolls-Royce engine. After some early mechanical problems only some 2000 were built of the 10,000 planned...
armoured personnel carrier (West Germany; Cold War) - SchwimmwagenVolkswagen SchwimmwagenThe VW Type 128 and 166 Schwimmwagen were amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders, used extensively by the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War...
(popular name for the Type 128 and Type) - [[Scimitar]] (popular name for the [[FV107 Scimitar]])
- [[Scorpion]] (popular name for the [[FV101 Scorpion]])
- [[Cadillac Gage Commando ScoutVolkswagen SchwimmwagenThe VW Type 128 and 166 Schwimmwagen were amphibious four-wheel drive off-roaders, used extensively by the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the Second World War...
(United States; Cold War) - V-150 Commando 4×4 armoured vehicle (United States; Cold War)
- V-200 Commando /ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
4×4 armoured vehicle (Portugal, United States; Cold War) - V-300 CommandoLAV-300The 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...
/ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
6×6 armoured vehicle (also known as the LAV-300LAV-300The 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...
(Portugal, United States; Cold War) - V-400 ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled armoured vehicle (Portugal; Cold War) - V-500 ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled anti-tank vehicle with SwingfireSwingfireSwingfire was a British wire-guided anti-tank missile developed in the 1960s and produced from 1966 until 1993.-Development:Swingfire was developed by Fairey Engineering Ltd and the British Aircraft Corporation. It replaced the Vickers Vigilant missile in British service...
/HOTEuromissile HOTThe HOT is a second-generation long-range anti-tank missile system developed originally as an effort to meet a joint German-French Army requirement, by the then German firm Bolkow and the French firm Nord, to replace the older SS.11 wire guided...
missiles (Portugal; Cold War) - V-600 ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled 81mm mortar carrier (Portugal; Cold War) - V-600 Commando wheeled fire support vehicle (also known as the LAV-600 (United States; Cold War)
- V-700 ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled ambulance (Portugal; Cold War) - V-800 ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled command and communications vehicle (Portugal; Cold War) - V-900 ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled recovery vehicle (Portugal; Cold War) - V-1000 ChaimiteBravia ChaimiteThe Bravia Chaimite is an armored vehicle built by the Portuguese company Bravia and used by the Portuguese Army in the Portuguese colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea, from 1967 to 1974 when it ended....
wheeled anti-riot vehicle (Portugal; Cold War) - ValkiriValkiriThe Valkiri is a South African self-propelled multiple rocket launcher developed in the 1980s by Somchem, a division of the Denel corporation....
4×4 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a SAMIL 20SAMIL TrucksSAMIL Trucks are the standard logistical transport vehicles of the South African National Defence Force, re-manufactured by Truck-Makers in Rosslyn, Pretoria, Drakensberg Truck Manufacturers in Wallmannsthal, N1 Trucks in Wallmansthal and Transvaal Motors in Boksburg...
truck (South Africa; Cold War/Modern) - VATT (Light Attack Vehicle); wheeled anti-tank vehicle (Peru); 9M14-2T malyutka missile SACLOS system
- VEC-M1VEC-M1The 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....
6×6 armoured car (also known as Pegaso 3562) (Spain; Cold War/Modern) - VBC-90VBC-90The 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....
6×6 armoured car (France; Cold War) - VBL 4×4 armoured personnel carrier (France; modern)
- VBM FrecciaB1 CentauroThe Centauro is a wheeled tank destroyer designed for light to medium territorial defense and tactical reconnaissance. It was developed by a consortium of manufacturers, the Società Consortile Iveco Fiat - Oto Melara...
8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (Italy; Modern) - VCATAM (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...
self-propelled 155mm gun based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCC-1 Camillino armoured vehicle based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(Italy; Cold War) - VCC-2 Camillino armoured vehicle based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(Italy; Cold War) - VCC-80Dardo IFVThe 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...
infantry fighting vehicle (also known as the C13 Dardo) (Italy; Modern) - VCDATAM (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...
self-propelled air-defence vehicle based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCDTTAM (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...
artillery reconnaissance vehicle based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCLCTAM (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...
self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCMunTAM (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...
armoured artillery supply vehicle based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCOAV armoured reconnaissance vehicle based on the ASCODASCOD AFVThe 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...
(Austria and Spain; Modern) - VCPCTAM (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...
armoured command vehicle based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCRPanhard VCRThe Panhard VCR is a light armored personnel carrier designed by Panhard for the export market and later used by several countries...
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (France; modern) - VCR 2Panhard VCRThe Panhard VCR is a light armored personnel carrier designed by Panhard for the export market and later used by several countries...
wheeled armoured personnel carrier (France; modern) - VCREC armoured recovery vehicle based on the ASCODASCOD AFVThe 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...
(Austria and Spain; Modern) - VCRTTAM (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...
armoured recovery vehicle based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCTanTAM (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 (also known as TH 301 or TAM) (Germany; Cold War) - VCTMTAM (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...
self-propelled 120mm mortar based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCTPTAM (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...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the TH 301 (Germany; Cold War) - VCZ armoured engineering vehicle based on the ASCODASCOD AFVThe 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...
(Austria and Spain; Modern) - Vickers 6-TonVickers 6-TonThe 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 (also known as the Mark E) (United Kingdom; pre–World War II) - VIU-55 combat engineering vehicle based on the T-55T-55The 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...
chassis (Israel; Cold War) - VLA WPK 4ACMATACMAT , is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958...
4×4 5 ton truck series (France; Cold War) - VLA WPK 6ACMATACMAT , is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958...
6×6 8 ton truck series (France; Cold War) - VLA WPK 8ACMATACMAT , is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958...
8×8 truck series (France; Cold War) - VLRA TPK 4ACMATACMAT , is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958...
4×4 2.5 ton truck series (France; Cold War) - VLRA TPK 6ACMATACMAT , is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958...
6×6 3.5 ton truck series (France; Cold War) - VLRBACMATACMAT , is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958...
4×4 vehicle series (France; modern) - VLTTPeugeot P4The P4 is an unarmoured off-road vehicle used by the military of France. It was manufactured by Peugeot but is now manufactured by Panhard. It is to be replaced with the PVP by Panhard. The P4 is a militarised Mercedes Geländewagen marketed by Peugeot for the French military...
designation for the P4 4×4 utility vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz G-ClassMercedes-Benz G-ClassThe original 460-series Geländewagen went on sale for civilian buyers in 1979, after having debuted in February of that year. It was offered with two wheelbases, a short wheelbase of 2,400 mm and a long one of 2,850 mm. One could choose between three body styles: A two-door short... - VM 90Iveco VM 90The Iveco VM 90 is an Italian multirole military vehicle. It is a hybrid, somewhere between a truck and tactical SUV, manufactured by Iveco, on the base of the Iveco Daily...
4×4 off-road lightly armored military truck - VP command vehicle based on the OT-90BMP-1The 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...
chassis (Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - VPV mobile crane on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
chassis (Czechoslovakia; Cold War) - VPX 5000 light armoured vehicle (France)
- VT-55 armoured recovery vehicle (Soviet Union; Cold War)
- VTT-323 armoured personnel carrier (China; Cold War)
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- Walker Bulldog (popular name for the M41 Walker BulldogM41 Walker BulldogThe 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...
) - WarriorWarriorA warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...
(popular name for the FV510 WarriorWarrior Tracked Armoured VehicleThe 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....
) - Water Buffalo (designation used for some variants of the American LVTLanding Vehicle TrackedThe 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...
series of amphibious vehicles) - WespeWespeThe SdKfz 124 Wespe , also known as Leichte Feldhaubitze 18 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II , was a German self-propelled artillery vehicle developed and used during the Second World War...
self-propelled 105 mm howitzer on a Panzer IIPanzer IIThe Panzer II was the common name for a family of German tanks used in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen II...
chassis (Germany; World War II) - Whippet Mk AWhippet Mk AThe 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 (United Kingdom; World War I) - Wiesel light tracked combat vehicle (Germany; Cold War)
- WJ94 4×4 anti-riot vehicle (China; modern)
- WR-40 LangustaBM-21The BM-21 launch vehicle , a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, ‘combat vehicle’, and the nickname means ‘hail’. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket...
6×6 self-propelled multiple rocket launcher based on a Jelcz P662D.35 truck (Poland; Modern) - WS2050 6×6 truck based on the WS2400 (China; Cold War / modern)
- WS2300 6×6 15 ton truck based on the WS2400 (China; Cold War / modern)
- WS2400 8×8 transport/launcher of the DF-11 short range ballistic missile and A-100 multiple rockets based on the ScudScudScud is a series of tactical ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and exported widely to other countries. The term comes from the NATO reporting name SS-1 Scud which was attached to the missile by Western intelligence agencies...
's MAZ-543 TEL (China; Cold War / modern) - WS2500 10×8 28 ton truck based on the WS2400 (China; Cold War / modern)
- WS2900 12×10 40 ton truck based on the WS2400 (China; Cold War / modern)
- Wz.28 Armored Car (Poland; World War II)
- Wz.29 Ursus Armored Car (Poland; World War II)
- Wz.34 Armored Car (Poland; World War II)
- WZ91 4×4 self-propelled HJ-8HJ-8The HJ-8 or Hongjian-8 is a second generation tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missile system which was originally deployed by the People's Liberation Army since the late 1980s. Pakistan produces this missile system under licence as the Baktar-Shikan at Kahuta Research...
anti-tank missile carrier (China; modern) - WZ120Type 59The 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 based on the T-54T-55The 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...
(China; Cold War) - WZ123Type 99The 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 (also known as Type 99 or ZTZ99) (China; modern) - WZ302 self-propelled 122mm mortar/gun based on the YW531 (also known as YW302 or Type 70) (China; Cold War)
- WZ501 infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(also known as the Type 86) (China; Cold War) - WZ503 armoured personnel carrier based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(China; Cold War) - WZ504 self-propelled anti-tank vehicle with HJ-73 based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(China; Cold War) - WZ505 infantry fighting vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(also known as the Type 86) (China; Cold War) - WZ506 airborne infantry fighting vehicle (also known as ZLC2000) (China; modern)
- WZ506 command vehicle based on the BMP-1BMP-1The 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...
(China; Cold War) - WZ523 6×6 armoured personnel carrier (also known as ZSL93, Type 93 or M1984) (China; China; Cold War/Modern)
- WZ550 4×4 self-propelled HJ-9HJ-9The Hong Jian-9 is an advanced, third-generation anti-tank missile system deployed by the People's Liberation Army.The missile was developed by Norinco, and one of the chief designers was Yang Chunming . It is similar in appearance to the Israeli MAPATS , causing speculation about the link between...
anti-tank missile carrier (China; modern) - WZ551WZ551The 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...
6×6 armoured vehicle (also known as the Type 92 or ZSL92) (China; Cold War/Modern) - WZ554 6×6 self-propelled twin 23mm anti-aircraft vehicle based on the WZ551WZ551The 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...
(China; modern) - WZ653 / WZ 653A armoured recovery vehicle based on WZ121 Type 69 Main Battle Tank (China; modern)
- WZ701 armoured command carrier (China; Cold War)
- WZ731 armoured battlefield reconnaissance vehicle based on the YW534 (also known as ZZC02) (China; modern)
- WZ750 armoured ambulance (China; Cold War)
- WZ751 armoured ambulance (China; Cold War)
- WZ752 armoured ambulance based on the YW534 (China; modern)
- WZ901 6×6 anti-riot and patrol vehicle based on the WZ551WZ551The 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...
(China; modern) - WZT-1WZTWZT was a Polish post-World War II armoured recovery vehicle series. It consists of five versions....
armoured recovery vehicle based on the BTS-2T-55The 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...
(Poland; Cold War) - WZT-2WZTWZT was a Polish post-World War II armoured recovery vehicle series. It consists of five versions....
armoured recovery vehicle based on the T-55T-55The 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...
(Poland; Cold War) - WZT-3WZTWZT was a Polish post-World War II armoured recovery vehicle series. It consists of five versions....
armoured recovery vehicle based on the T-72T-72The 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...
(Poland; Cold War/modern) - WZT-3MWZTWZT was a Polish post-World War II armoured recovery vehicle series. It consists of five versions....
armoured recovery vehicle based on the PT-91PT-91The PT-91 Twardy is a Polish main battle tank. It is a development of the T-72M1 and first entered service in 1995...
(Poland; Cold War/modern)
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- X1A light tank based on the Stuart tank (Brazil; Cold War)
- XA-180 Pangu wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Finland; modern)
- XC2030 6×6 8 ton truck based on the Mercedes-Benz 2060 (China; Cold War / modern)
- XJ92 6×6 armoured recovery vehicle based on the WZ551WZ551The 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...
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- YP-408 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (Netherlands; Cold War)
- YPR-765AIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
infantry fighting vehicle based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(also known as the AIFV) (United States; Cold War/Modern) - YPR-806AIFVThe AIFV is a tracked light armored vehicle which serves as an infantry fighting vehicle in the armies of several countries. It is a development of the M113A1 armored personnel carrier.-History:...
armoured recovery vehicle based on the M113M113 Armored Personnel CarrierThe 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...
(also known as the AIFV) (United States; Cold War/Modern) - YW302 self-propelled 122mm mortar based on the YW531 (also known as Type 70) (China; Cold War)
- YW303 self-propelled 19 tube multiple rocket launcher based on the YW531 (also known as Type 70) (China; Cold War)
- YW304 self-propelled 82mm mortar based on the YW531 (China; Cold War)
- YW307 infantry fighting vehicle (China; Cold War)
- YW309 infantry fighting vehicle (China; Cold War)
- YW381 self-propelled 120mm mortar based on the YW531 (China; Cold War)
- YW531 armoured personnel carrier (also known as the Type 63) (China; Cold War)
- YW534 armoured personnel carrier (also known as the ZSD89 or Type 89) (China; Cold War, modern)
- YW701 command vehicle based on the YW531 (China; Cold War)
- YW721 communications vehicle based on the YW531 (China; Cold War)
- YW750 ambulance based on the YW531 (China; Cold War)
See also
- List of aircraft
- List of famous ships
- List of ships
- List of weapons