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

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

Argentina[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Argentina

Tanks[]

  • Nahuel medium tank (World War II era)
  • TAM medium tank (modern)
  • Patagon Light tank (modern)

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

  • VCTP armoured personnel carrier (modern)

Self propelled artillery[]

  • VCA 155mm SP gun, "Palmaria" turret (modern)
  • VCTM 120mm mortar carrier (modern)

Australia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Australia

Armoured cars[]

Austria[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Austria

  • SPz Ulan (modern, co-development with Spain)
  • Steyr 4K 7FA Tracked armoured personnel carrier/infantry fighting vehicle (production from 1977 for Bolivia, Greece (as Leodinas) and Nigeria).[1]
  • Saurer 4K 4FA Tracked armoured personnel carrier (~450 built for Austria 1958–1969).[2]
  • Pandur 6X6 APC
  • Pandur 8X8 APC
  • SK-105 Kürassier light tank (modern)

Armoured cars[]

Belgium[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Belgium

  • T15 (World War II)
  • Models B1, B2, and B3 (World War II)
  • ACEC Cobra Tracked armoured personnel carrier with diesel electric drive. Five prototypes built by 1985.[3] Cobra Armoured Fighting Vehicle (i.e. light tank) variant built 1987.[4]
  • Cockerill Sibmas Wheeled armoured personnel carrier family. Operated by Malaysia from 1983.[5]
  • Sabiex Iguana (modern)

Armoured cars[]

  • Automitrailleuse Minerva - World War I design[citation needed]
  • FN 4RM/62F AB - 4×4 armoured car. Sixty two built for Belgian Gendarmerie 1971–1972 in 90 mm gun and 60 mm motor variants.[6]

Brazil[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Brazil

Armoured personnel carrier[]

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

  • EE-T4 Ogum - Light tracked reconnaissance vehicle.[8]

Main Battle Tank[]

  • EE-T1 Osório Main battle tank (modern)
  • MB-3 Tamoyo Main battle tank (development of M41 Walker Bulldog).[9]
  • Bernardini X1A - rebuild of M3 Stuart light tank with new armour, engine, suspension and 90 mm gun.[10]
  • Bernadini X1A2 - new build derivative of X1A tank. At least 30 built 1979–1983 for Brazilian Army.[11]

Self-propelled artillery[]

4x4 Armoured car[]

Others[]

Bulgaria[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Bulgaria

Canada[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Canada

Tanks[]

Armoured fighting vehicles[]

Self propelled artillery[]

Armoured cars[]

China[]

China, People's Republic of[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the People's Republic of China

Tanks

  • Type 58 medium tank (Chinese-produced T-34)
  • Type 59 main battle tank (Copy of Soviet T-54A Tank)
  • Type 59-I
  • Type 59-II
  • Type 59-IIA
  • Type 59-IIA command tank
  • Type 59-IIA mine-sweeper tank
  • Type 59 Gai (test platform for Western technologies)
  • Type 59D
  • Type 59-16 light tank prototype
  • Type 62 light tank
  • Type 62-I
  • Type 62G
  • Type 63 amphibious light tank [1]
  • Type 63A
  • Type 69 main battle tank prototype
  • Type 69-I prototype, incorporating some technologies from captured Soviet T-62
  • Type 69-II (A) main battle tank (First production version released in 1982.)
  • Type 69-II-B/C command tank
  • Type 79, also known as Type 69 III
  • Type 80 main battle tank
  • Type 85 main battle tank
  • Type 88 main battle tank
  • Type 90, exported as MBT-2000
  • Type 96 main battle tank
  • Type 98 prototype main battle tank
  • Type 99 main battle tank

Armoured personnel carriers

  • Type 63 aka YW-531 APC (Cold War)
  • Type 77 Amphibious APC (Cold War)
  • WZ-523 - Six-wheeled APC.[12] No production, but developed into ZFB91 internal security vehicle used by Peoples Liberation Army.[13]
  • Type 85 aka YW-531H, improved T-63 APC (Cold War)
  • Type 89 aka YW-534, improved Type 85 APC (Cold War)

Infantry fighting vehicles

China, Republic of[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Republic of China (Taiwan)

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

Croatia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Croatia

Cyprus[]

Armoured cars[]

  • TS (10 examples produced from Soviet supplied ATS-712 prime movers)

Czechoslovakia[]

Tanks[]

  • LT vz. 34 - CKD/Praga P-11 light tank. Fifty built for Czechoslovakia.[15]
  • LT-35 - Škoda S-IIa light tank built for Czechoslovak army. Captured examples used by Germany as Panzer 35(t).[15]
  • LT vz. 38 - CKD/Praga TNH light tank built for Czechoslovakia and export. Adopted by German army as Panzer 38(t) and continued in production until 1942.[16]
  • AH-IV - Two man light tank built for export.[17]
  • F-IV-HE - 1937 prototype three-man amphibious light tank.[17]
  • Škoda S-IIb - Medium tank design rejected by Czechoslovakia in favour of St vz 39, but developed into 40M Turán I for Hungary.[15]
  • St vz 39 - Prototype medium tank design by CKD/Praga. Ordered by Czechoslovak army but production plans stopped by German takeover.[18]

Tankettes[]

  • Tančík vz. 33 - CKD/Praga two man tankette design - about 70 ordered by Czechoslovakia.[15]
  • Škoda S-1 - Two man tankette, rejected in favour of the vz. 33 by Czechoslovakia, but S-1d version armed with 47 mm gun built for Yugoslavia.[19]

Armoured cars[]

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

Egypt[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Egypt

Tanks[]

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

Infantry Fighting Vehicles[]

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

Armoured Personnel Carriers[]

  • Fahd 240/280[2] - 4X4 IFV.
  • Tiger Kader-120 4X4 APC

Scout and Reconnaissance[]

  • Kader-320 4X4 Light Armoured Reconnaissance

Estonia[]

Armoured cars[]

Armoured cars produced in Estonia

France[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in France

Armoured cars[]

  • AMX 10 RC
  • Berliet VPDM - interwar 6x4 armoured car.
  • Berliet VUC - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Berliet VUDB - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Berliet VUM - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Charron armoured car - pre-World War I vehicle.
  • ERC 90 Sagaie
  • Laffly 50AM - interwar 4 wheel design.
  • Laffly 80AM - interwar 4 wheel design.
  • Laffly S15 TOE - World War II 6 wheel design.
  • Laffly W15 TCC - World War II 6 wheel design.
  • Panhard 165/175 - interwar 4 wheel design
  • Panhard 178
  • Panhard AM40-P - interwar experimental 8 wheel design
  • Panhard AML- 4x4 with 90mm main armament
  • Panhard VBL - a modern French scout car designed for reconnaissance
  • VBC-90
  • Vextra 105 - a modern 8x8 design.
  • White-Laffly AMD - World War I armoured car.

Finland[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Finland

Georgia[]

Fast attack vehicles[]

Armoured personnel carriers[]

Infantry fighting vehicle[]

Self-propelled artillery[]

Germany[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Germany

Tanks[]

Armoured/Infantry fighting vehicles[]

Self propelled artillery[]

G.W tiger

Armoured cars[]

  • Bussing A5P - experimental World War I 4x4 armoured car
  • Daimler DZVR 21 / SdKfz 3 - interwar 4 wheel armoured car
  • Ehrhardt E-V/4 - World War I vehicle
  • Kfz 13 - interwar 4 wheel light armoured car
  • Leichter Panzerspähwagen - a series of light 4x4 armoured cars from Nazi Germany
  • Schwerer Panzerspähwagen - a family of 6x6 and 8x8 heavy armoured cars deployed by Nazi Germany
  • Steyr ADGZ - ex-Austrian 8x8, more ordered by Waffen-SS units
  • Spähpanzer Luchs - modern 8x8 vehicle
  • AGF (Light infantry vehicle) - 4x4 vehicle, used by the special forces (KSK)
  • Fennek - 4x4 reconnaissance vehicle
  • LAPV Enok - 4x4 patrol vehicle

Greece[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Greece

Hungary[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Hungary:

Tanks[]

Armoured cars[]

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

Self propelled artillery[]

India[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in India

Main Battle Tanks[]

  • Arjun - main battle tank
  • T-90S - license produced/assembled main battle tank
  • T-72M1 - license produced/assembled main battle tank
  • Vijayanta - main battle tank

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

  • Abhay IFV - Infantry Combat Vehicle
  • BMP-1 - license produced/assembled infantry Combat Vehicle
  • BMP-2 - license produced/assembled infantry Combat Vehicle

Armoured cars[]

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

Self Propelled Howitzers[]

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

Indonesia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Indonesia

Iran[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Iran

Iraq[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Iraq

  • Lion of Babylon (Asad Babil)
  • T-72M1 "Saddam"
  • Modified Iraqi special Republican Guard BMP-1
  • Modified MT-LB fitted with 23mm 2A7
  • MT-LB with wider tracks

Ireland[]

Armoured cars[]

Armoured vehicles produced in Ireland

Israel[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Israel

Armoured cars[]

Italy[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Italy

  • OF-40 Main battle tank
  • Ariete (200)
  • VCC-1 Camillino - Tracked Infantry Armoured Fighting Vehicle based on M113 with additional sloped armour. Similar to AIFV. Built for Italy and Saudi Arabia.[27]
  • VCC-2 - Italian version of M-113 with additional armour and firing ports for passengers.[28]
  • Dardo (500; deliveries ongoing)
  • Centauro wheeled tank destroyer (484)
  • Freccia, infantry fighting variant of the Centauro
  • Puma 4x4 (330; not complete as of mid-2005)
  • Puma 6x6 (250; not complete as of mid-2005)
  • Fiat 6614 G4x4
  • Palmaria Self-propelled howitzer

Armoured cars[]

Japan[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Japan

Amphibious Tanks[]

Light Tanks[]

Medium Tanks[]

Main battle tanks[]

Miscellaneous Armoured Vehicles[]

Mexico[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Mexico

  • DN-III Armoured Personnel Vehicle
  • DN-IV "Caballo" (Horse) Armoured Personnel Vehicle
  • DN-V Bufalo (Buffalo) Armoured Personnel Vehicle
  • DN-VI Armoured Personnel Vehicle (Prototype, never reached production)
  • DN-VII Armoured Personnel Vehicle (Prototype, never reached production)
  • Sedena-Henschel HWK-11 - joint project with West Germany

Netherlands[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Netherlands

  • Boxer PWV with Germany and the United Kingdom (modern)
  • Fennek

Armoured cars[]

New Zealand[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in New Zealand

Armoured cars[]

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

North Korea[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in North Korea

  • Ch'onma-ho (Cold War era)
  • Pokpung-ho (Modern)
  • M-1973 VTT-323
  • M-1992 APC (Based on BRDM-2)
  • M-1978 170 mm SP
  • M-1974 152 mm SP
  • M-1975 130 mm SP
  • M-1992 130 mm SP
  • M-1977 122 mm SP
  • M-1981 122 mm SP
  • M-1991 122 mm SP
  • M-1992 120 mm SP

Pakistan[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Pakistan

Poland[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Poland. See also list of Polish armoured fighting vehicles.

Armoured cars[]

Armoured personnel carriers[]

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

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

Tankettes[]

Tanks[]

Light tanks[]

Main battle tanks[]

  • T-55AM Mérida (modernized T-55)
  • T-55AD-2M (command variant)
  • T-55AMS (modernized T-55)
  • T-55AD-1M (modernized T-55)
  • T-72M1Z (upgraded T-72M1)
  • PT-91 Twardy (233)
  • PT-91A (export prototype)
  • PT-91Z (export demonstrator)
  • PT-91E (export demonstrator)
  • PT-91M (export for Malaysia, 48)
  • PT-94 Goryl (cancelled project based on the PT-91)

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons[]

  • PZA Loara
  • ZSU-23-4MP Biała
  • Poprad (export for Indonesia)

Armoured recovery vehicles[]

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

Amphibious vehicles[]

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

Romania[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Romania

Armoured cars[]

Armoured personnel carriers[]

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

Main battle tanks[]

Tank destroyers[]

  • Mareșal - prototypes built during WWII
  • TACAM T-60 - 34 conversions of Soviet light tanks during WWII
  • TACAM R-2 - 20 conversions of Czech supplied R-2 light tanks during WWII

Self-propelled artillery[]

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

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons[]

  • CA-95 - modern, carries four surface-to-air missiles

Russian Empire[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Russian Empire

  • Vezdekhod (prototype only)
  • Tsar Tank wheeled armoured gun carrier (prototype only)
  • Austin-Putilov, improved Austin Armoured Car
  • Izhorski-Fiat armoured car
  • Poplavko-Jeffery - An oddly shaped design, built on chassis of a Thomas B. Jeffery Company truck. It had a good service record and was used after the war by Poland.
  • Putilov-Garford armoured car
  • Russo-Balt armoured car

Russia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the Russian Federation

Soviet Union[]

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

Tanks[]

Airborne fighting vehicles[]

Self-propelled guns[]

Armoured cars[]

Carriers[]

Saudi Arabia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

infantry fighting vehicles[]

Armoured personnel carriers & support vehicles[]

  • Shibl-1 4×4 APC Four seats
  • Shibl-2 4×4 APC Eight seats
  • Al-Masmak APC
  • Al-Naif armored vehicle
  • Al-Mansoor armored vehicle
  • Der' Al-Jazeerah-1 AFV
  • Der' Al-Jazeerah-2 AFV
  • Al-Kaser IFV for counter-terrorism [29]
  • Al-Naif 5 APC [30]
  • Al-Naif 7 APC
  • Al-Naif 9 APC
  • Al-Faisal AFV [31]

Serbia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Serbia

  • M-84 main battle tank (planned to be upgrade to M-2001)
  • M-80A infantry fighting vehicle (planned to be upgrade to M-98 Vidra)
  • BOV M-86 armoured personnel carrier, used by military police
  • M-84AI armoured recovery vehicle version of M-84, used in tank battalions
  • BOV-1 antitank guided missile vehicle
  • Lazar BVT mine resistant, ambush protected armoured fighting vehicle

Singapore[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Singapore

  • Bionix 28-ton replacement for M113 with 25 mm Bushmaster cannon (Bionix 25) or the CIS 40 mm AGL/.50 calibre HMG (Bionix 40/50)
  • Bionix II Updated Version of the Bionix AFV with better armour and 30 mm Bushmaster
  • Bronco ATTC (All-Terrain Tracked Carrier)
  • SSPH1 155 mm SP gun
  • Terrex AV-81

Slovakia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Slovakia

Slovenia[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Slovenia

South Africa[]

Armoured fighting vehicles designed and produced in South Africa

Main battle tanks[]

Armoured cars[]

Infantry fighting vehicles[]

Armoured personnel carriers[]

Self-propelled artillery[]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons[]

South Korea[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in South Korea

Spain[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Spain

Tanks[]

Miscellaneous Armoured Vehicles[]

Sri Lanka[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Sri Lanka

Sudan[]

Sweden[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Sweden

Switzerland[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Switzerland

Turkey[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Turkey

Ukraine[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in Ukraine

Armoured cars[]

Tanks[]

Infantry carriers[]

  • BTR-3U
  • BTR-4
  • BTR-94
  • BMPV-64 heavy IFV
  • BTRV-64 heavy APC
  • BMT-72 heavy IFV
  • BTMP-84 heavy IFV

Support vehicles[]

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

Upgrades[]

United Kingdom[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the United Kingdom

Tanks[]

First World War
Interwar
Second World War
Post World War II

Self propelled artillery[]

Armoured cars[]

World War I
Interwar
World War II
Post World War II

Amoured personnel carriers and support vehicles[]

United States[]

Armoured fighting vehicles produced in the United States

Tanks[]

Light tanks[]

Medium tanks[]

Heavy tanks[]

Assault tanks[]

Main battle tanks[]

Self propelled artillery[]

Personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles[]

Armored cars[]

Amphibious vehicles[]

Zimbabwe[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. Foss 1987, p. 248.
  3. Foss 1987, p. 257.
  4. Foss 1987, p. 167.
  5. Foss 1987, p. 253.
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  7. Foss 1987, p. 259.
  8. Foss 1987, pp. 174–175.
  9. Foss 1987, pp. 4–5.
  10. Foss 1987, p. 138.
  11. Foss 1987, p. 139.
  12. Foss 1987, p. 281.
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  16. Chamberlain and Ellis 1972, pp. 20–22.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Chamberlain and Ellis 1972, p. 20.
  18. Chamberlain and Ellis 1972, p. 22.
  19. Chamberlain and Ellis 1972, p. 18.
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