List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

The List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II lists military armoured vehicles that were in service or constructed during World War II. This includes prototypes, vehicles produced by neutral countries and vehicles that were not used in combat. AFV projects that were not constructed are omitted, as are un-armoured vehicles. In parentheses are shown the number of vehicles produced, where known, and the countries in which they were constructed.

See also

• List of equipment used in World War II
• List of armoured fighting vehicles
• List of World War II military vehicles by country
• List of limited service World War II combat vehicles
• List of prototype World War II combat vehicles

0-9

• 7TP light tank (132; Poland)
• 10TP prototype light cruiser tank (~1; Poland)
• 10.5 cm K (gp.Sfl.) prototype self-propelled gun 'Dicke Max' (2; Germany)

A

• Achilles tank destroyer based on M10 (1,100; United Kingdom & USA)
• ADGZ (Steyr) armoured car (52; Austria & Germany)
• AEC Armoured Car (629; United Kingdom)
• AEC Armoured Command Vehicle (415; United Kingdom)
• AH-IV tankette (157; Czechoslovakia)
• Alecto experimental self-propelled gun, projected terminated with the end of the war. (United Kingdom)
• AMC 34 light tank (12; France)
• AMC 35 cavalry tank (ACG1 in Belgian service) (57+; France)
• AMC Schneider P 16 armoured halftrack ("AMC Citroën-Kégresse Modèle 1929") (100; France)
• AMR 33 light tank (123; France)
• AMR 35 light tank (167; France)
• Antonov A-40 KT prototype flying tank using T-60 (1; Soviet Union)
• Archer "SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk.I" self-propelled anti-tank gun (655; United Kingdom)
• Armadillo armoured lorry used for home defence (877; United Kingdom)
• Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern scout car (4,655; India)
• Arsenal Crossley armoured car (13; Estonia)
• Autoblinda 40 armoured car (24; Italy)
• Autoblinda 41 armoured car (550; Italy)
• Avenger "SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger)" tank destroyer, not used until after the war (250; United Kingdom)

B

• BA-3 and BA-6 armoured cars (566; Soviet Union)
• BA-10 armoured car (3,311; Soviet Union)
• BA-11 armoured car (18; Soviet Union)
• BA-20 armoured car (4,800; Soviet Union)
• BA-21 prototype armoured car (Soviet Union)
• BA-27 armoured car (215; Soviet Union)
• BA-30 prototype half-tracked armoured car (Soviet Union)
• BA-64 armoured car (9,110; Soviet Union)
• BA-I armoured car (82; Soviet Union)
• Badger flamethrower version of the Ram tank (Canada)
• Bedford OXA improvised armoured car built on heavy truck chassis (948; United Kingdom)
• Bishop "Carrier, Valentine, 25pdr gun Mk.I" self-propelled artillery (100; United Kingdom)
• Bison improvised armoured lorry as mobile pillbox (~2-300; United Kingdom)
• Borgward IV Sd.Kfz. 301 demolition vehicle (1181; Germany)
• Black Prince "Tank, Infantry (A43)", prototype infantry tank with 17 pdr gun (6; United Kingdom)
• Bob Semple tank prototype (4; New Zealand)
• BT Series of fast tanks (8,060; Soviet Union)
• BT-42 assault gun (18; Finland)

C

• C7P artillery tractor (151; Poland)
• C15TA Armoured Truck (3,960; Canada)
• Calliope (T34) rocket launcher on M4 Sherman tank (USA)
• Carden Loyd Tankettes (450; United Kingdom)
• Carro Armato M Celere Sahariano prototype cruiser tank (1; Italy)
• Char 2C super heavy tank FCM2C (10; France)
• Char B1 heavy tank Renault (405; France)
• Char D1 medium tank Renault (150; France)
• Char D2 medium tank Renault (100; France)
• Chenilette Renault UE light carrier (5,294; France & Romania)
• Churchill Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) (7,368; United Kingdom)
• Cockatrice armoured airfield defence flamethrower (66; United Kingdom)
• Coventry Armoured Car (283; United Kingdom)
• Crossley-Chevrolet Armoured Car (United Kingdom)
• Cruiser Mk I (A9) (125; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser Mk II (A10) (175; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser Mk III (A13) (65; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser Mk IV (A13 Mk.II) (655; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser, Mk V Covenanter (A13 Mk.III) (1,771; United Kingdom) (Never used in combat)
• Cruiser, Mk VI Crusader (A15) (5,300; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser, Mk VII Cavalier (A24) (500; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser, Mk VIII Centaur (A27L) (950; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser, Mk VIII Cromwell (A27M) (3,066; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger (A30) (200; United Kingdom)
• Cruiser, Comet I (A34) (1,186; United Kingdom)
• Centurion tank (6 operational by end World War II; United Kingdom) (not used in World War II combat)
• Csaba (39M & 40M) armoured car (~100; Hungary)
• Cultivator No. 6 prototype armoured trench digging machine (United Kingdom)
• CV-33 tankette (760; Italy)
• CV-35 tankette (1,740; Italy)

D

• D-8 and D-12 armoured cars (50; Soviet Union)
• Daimler Armoured Car (2,694; United Kingdom)
• Daimler Dingo Scout Car (6,626; United Kingdom & Canada)
• Deacon armoured lorry self-propelled anti-tank gun (175; United Kingdom)
• Dingo scout car (245; Australia)
• Dodge Mk VII and Mk VIII armoured car (5; Ireland)

E

• Excelsior tank heavy tank prototype (2; United Kingdom)

F

• FAI armoured car (636; Soviet Union)
• FCM 36 light tank (100; France)
• Ferdinand/Elefant heavy tank destroyer (91; Germany)
• Fiat 3000 (L5/21 and L5/30) light tank derived from the Renault FT-17 (200; Italy)
• Flamingo (popular name for the PzKpfw II Flamm)
• Flakpanzer I self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (24; Germany)
• Flakpanzer 38(t) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (141; Germany)
• Ford Mk IV armoured car (7; Ireland)
• Ford Mk V armoured car (14; Ireland)
• Ford Mk VI armoured car (28; Ireland)
• Fox Armoured Car (1,506; Canada)
• FT-17 light infantry tank by Renault (1,700+; France)

G

• Goliath tracked mine un-manned demolition vehicle (7,564; Germany)
• Grille heavy infantry gun on Pz38(t) chassis (383; Germany)
• Grizzly I cruiser Canadian-built M4 Sherman (188; Canada)
• Guy Armoured Car (101; United Kingdom)
• Guy Lizard Armoured Command Vehicle (21; United Kingdom)

H

• Heuschrecke 10 (Waffentrager) prototype dismountable self-propelled gun (3; Germany)
• Hotchkiss H35 and H39 light tanks (~1200; France)
• Humber Armoured Car (3,652; United Kingdom)
• Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (3,600+; United Kingdom)
• Humber Scout Car (4,100+; United Kingdom)
• Hummel Panzerfeldhaubitze 18M self-propelled artillery (864; Germany)

I

• IS-1 "Joseph Stalin" heavy tank (107, converted to IS-2 before issuing; Soviet Union)
• IS-2 heavy tank (3,854; Soviet Union)
• IS-3 heavy tank (2,311 tanks produced until mid 1946, probably never used in combat during World War II; Soviet Union)
• ISU-122 heavy self-propelled gun (2,380; Soviet Union)
• ISU-152 heavy self-propelled gun (3,242; Soviet Union)

J

• Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" tank destroyer (~2,827; Germany)
• Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer (1,988+; Germany)
• Jagdpanzer V "Jagdpanther" tank destroyer (392; Germany)
• Jagdpanzer VI "Jagdtiger" heavy tank destroyer (~80; Germany)
• JS-1, JS-2, JS-3: see IS-1 IS-2 IS-3

K

• Kangaroo armoured personnel carrier variant of the Ram tank (100+; Canada), M4 Sherman, M7 Priest and other vehicles.
• KhTZ-16 improvised light tank (60; Soviet Union)
• KP-bil armoured personnel carrier (Sweden)
• Komsomolets armoured tractor (T-20) (4,401; Soviet Union)
• Kubuś improvised armoured car (1; Poland)
• Kugelblitz prototype self-propelled antiaircraft gun (2-6; Germany)
• Kugelpanzer prototype ball-shaped armoured vehicle (1; Germany)
• KV-1 heavy tank (5,219+; Soviet Union)
• KV-2 heavy artillery tank (255; Soviet Union)
• KV variants and prototypes (93+; Soviet Union)
• KV-85 heavy tank (148; Soviet Union)

L

• L6/40 light tank (283; Italy)
• Laffly S15 TOE scout car (45; France)
• Lanchester Armoured Car (38; United Kingdom)
• Lancia IZM armoured car (120; Italy)
• Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT(A)1,2,4,5 armoured Amtracs (3,119; USA)
• Landsverk L-100 prototype light tank (Sweden)
• Landsverk L-120 prototype light tank (2; Sweden)
• Landsverk L-180, L-181 and L-182 armoured car (48; Sweden)
• Landsverk L-185 prototype armoured car (1; Sweden)
• Leichttraktor prototype light tank (4; Germany)
• Leyland Armoured Car (4; Ireland)
• Light Tank Mk I (9 or 10; United Kingdom)
• Light Tank Mk II (66; United Kingdom)
• Light Tank Mk III (42; United Kingdom)
• Light Tank Mk IV (34; United Kingdom)
• Light Tank Mk V (22; United Kingdom)
• Light Tank Mk.VI (1,682; United Kingdom)
• Light Tank Mk VII light/airborne tank commonly known as the Tetrarch tank (177; United Kingdom)
• Light Tank Mk VIII Harry Hopkins (100; United Kingdom)
• Lince scout car Autoblinda scout car (250; Italy)
• Lorraine 37L tracked carrier (~630; France)
• Loyd Carrier personnel carrier (26,000; United Kingdom)
• LT vz. 34 light tank (51; Czechoslovakia)
• LT vz 35 (Czech Army designation for the Skoda S-11 / Panzer 35(t)) (434; Czechoslovakia)
• LT vz 38 (Czech Army designation for the CKD TNH-PS / Panzer 38(t)) (1,414; Czechoslovakia)
• Luchs (popular name for the Ausf L version of the Panzer II)
• Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (Sweden)
• Lynx armoured car, Pansarbil m/39 and m/40 (~48; Sweden)

M

• M1 Combat Car Light Tank (113; USA)
• M2 Half Track Car personnel carrier, also M9 version and other variants (17,000; USA)
• M2 Light Tank (696; USA)
• M2 Medium Tank (112; USA) (not used in combat)
• M3/M5 Stuart Light Tank (22,743; USA)
• M3 Half-track personnel carrier, also M5 version and other variants (~43,000; USA)
• M3 Lee / Grant medium tank (6,258; USA)
• M3 Scout Car (20,918; USA)
• M3 GMC 75 mm Gun Motor Carriage (2,200+; USA)
• M4 Sherman medium tank (49,234; USA)
• M6 Heavy Tank (40; USA) (never saw combat)
• M7 Priest 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (3,940; USA)
• M8 Greyhound armoured car (8,523; USA)
• M8 Scott 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (1,778; USA)
• M10 Wolverine 3 inch Gun Motor Carriage, tank destroyer (6,706; USA)
• M11/39 medium tank (100; Italy)
• M12 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage (100; USA)
• M13/40 medium tank (779; Italy)
• M14/41 medium tank (939; Italy)
• M15/42 medium tank (118; Italy)
• M18 Hellcat 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage (2,507; USA)
• M20 Armored Utility Car (3,791; USA)
• M22 Locust airborne light tank (830; USA)
• M24 Chaffee light tank (4,731; USA)
• M25 Dragon Wagon armoured tank transporter (M26 armoured tractor) (1300+; USA)
• M26 Pershing heavy tank (1,400+; USA)
• M36 Jackson 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, tank destroyer (1,413; USA)
• M38 Wolfhound prototype armoured car (USA)
• M39 Pantserwagen DAF armoured car (12; Netherlands)
• M39 Armored Utility Vehicle converted from M18 Hellcat (650; USA)
• M40 GMC 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage (311; USA)
• M1917 light tank (US Production of Renault FT-17) (952; USA)
• Maeda Ku-6 prototype flying tank (1; Japan)
• Marder I tank destroyer (170; Germany)
• Marder II self-propelled 75 mm antitank gun on a Panzer II chassis (651; Germany)
• Marder III tank destroyer (1,756; Germany)
• Mareşal tank destroyer prototype (Romania)
• Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (5,746; South Africa)
• Marmon-Herrington CTLS light tank (440; USA, used by KNIL, and for training by Australia)
• Matilda Mk I Tank, Infantry, Mk I (A11) (140; United Kingdom)
• Matilda II Tank, Infantry, Mk II (A12) (2,987; United Kingdom)
• Maultier SdKfz 4 armoured halftrack version (Germany)
• Maus (tank) prototype super-heavy tank (2; Germany)
• Möbelwagen self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (<300; Germany)
• Morris CS9 light armoured car (100; United Kingdom)
• Morris Light Reconnaissance Car (2,200+; United Kingdom)
• Morris Mk IV armoured car (8; Ireland)

N

• Nahuel medium tank (16; Argentina)
• Nashorn (Hornisse) tank destroyer (473; Germany)
• Neubaufahrzeug prototype tanks (5; Germany)
• NI Tank improvised tank (68; Soviet Union)
• Nimrod (40M) self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (135; Hungary)
• NKL-26 armoured aerosan (Soviet Union)

O

• OA vz.27 armoured car (16; Czechoslovakia)
• OA vz. 30 armoured car (52; Czechoslovakia)
• O-I prototype super heavy-tank (2; Japan)
• Ostwind Flakpanzer IV self-propelled antiaircraft gun (45; Germany)
• Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (1,761; Canada)

P

• P-40 heavy tank (Carro Pesante P26/40) (103; Italy)
• Panhard 178 armoured car (1,143; France)
• Panzer I light tank (1,893; Germany)
• Panzer II light tank (1,856; Germany)
• Panzer III medium tank (5,774; Germany)
• Panzer IV medium tank (8,509; Germany)
• Panzer V Panther medium tank (6,132; Germany)
• Panzer VI E Tiger I heavy tank (1,355; Germany) (i)
• Panzer VI B Tiger II heavy tank (487; Germany)
• Panzer 35(t) (German designation for the LT-35)
• Panzer 38(t) (German designation for the LT-38)
• Panzerjäger I light tank destroyer (202; Germany)
• Panzer-Selbstfahrlafette II prototype halftrack tank destroyer (2; Germany)
• PPG tankette prototype (~100, Soviet Union)

R

• Ram medium tank (2,993; Canada)
• Renault R 35 light infantry tank (1,500; France)
• Renault R40 light infantry tank (185; France)
• Rhino Heavy Armoured Car prototype (Australia)
• Rolls-Royce Armoured Car (76+; United Kingdom)
• Rover Light Armoured Car not used in combat (238; Australia)
• RSO/PAK 40 self-propelled anti-tank gun (60; Germany)

S

• S1 Scout Car (~40; Australia)
• Samochód pancerny wz. 29 armoured car (10-13; Poland)
• Samochód pancerny wz. 34 armoured car (~80; Poland)
• Schofield tank light tank prototype (1; New Zealand)
• Schwere Wehrmachtschlepper armoured halftrack (825, including unarmoured version; Germany)
• SdKfz 7 armoured anti-aircraft variants (Germany)
• SdKfz 221/222/223 series of light armoured cars (~3,340; Germany)
• SdKfz 231/232/233/234/263 series of heavy armoured cars (~1,800; Germany)
• SdKfz 247 armoured command car (68; Germany)
• SdKfz 250 (plus 252 & 253) armoured halftrack (13,000 +; Germany)
• SdKfz 251 armoured halftrack (Models A, B and C: 4,650. Model D: 10,602; Germany)
• SdKfz 254 track/wheel scout car (140; Austria & Germany)
• Semovente 47/32 self-propelled gun (~300; Italy)
• Semovente 75/18 self-propelled gun (262; Italy)
• Semovente 75/34 self-propelled gun (192; Italy)
• Semovente 75/46 self-propelled gun (15; Italy & Germany)
• Semovente 90/53 self-propelled gun (48; Italy)
• Semovente 105/25 self-propelled gun (90; Italy)
• Semovente da 149/40 prototype self-propelled gun (1; Italy)
• Sentinel tank Australian Cruiser Tank Mk. 1 (65; Australia)
• Sexton self-propelled howitzer (2,150; Canada)
• Sherman Firefly medium tank (~2,200; United Kingdom & USA)
• sIG33 auf Panzer I heavy infantry gun on Pz I chassis (38; Germany)
• sIG33 auf Panzer II heavy infantry gun on Pz II chassis (12; Germany)
• Skink anti-aircraft tank prototype (3; Canada)
• SMK tank heavy tank prototype (1; Soviet Union)
• SOMUA S 35 tank (430; France)
• Springer demolition vehicle Sd.Kfz.304 (~50; Germany)
• Standard Beaverette armoured car (~2,800; United Kingdom, New Zealand)
• Stormartillerivagn m/43 assault gun (36; Sweden)
• Stridsvagn m/21 (10; Sweden)
• Stridsvagn m/31 (3; Sweden)
• Stridsvagn m/35 (Swedish designation for licence built LT-35)
• Stridsvagn m/37 light tank (48; Sweden)
• Stridsvagn m/38, m/39, m/40 or Strv L-60 light tank (219; Sweden)
• Stridsvagn m/41 tank (238; Sweden)
• Stridsvagn m/42 tank (282; Sweden)
• StuG III assault gun (10,619; Germany)
• StuG IV assault gun (1,139; Germany)
• StuIG 33B assault gun (24; Germany)
• Sturer Emil prototype self-propelled anti-tank gun (2; Germany)
• Sturmmörser Tiger heavy assault gun (18; Germany)
• Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär SdKfz166, assault gun (306; Germany)
• St vz 39 prototype medium tank (2; Czechoslovakia)
• SU-14 heavy self-propelled gun (2; Soviet Union)
• SU-76 self-propelled gun (14,292; Soviet Union)
• SU-85 tank destroyer (2,050; Soviet Union)
• SU-100 tank destroyer (2,495; Soviet Union)
• SU-100Y prototype self-propelled gun (1; Soviet Union)
• SU-122 self-propelled gun (1,150; Soviet Union)
• SU-152 heavy self-propelled gun (671; Soviet Union)
• Sumida M.2593 armoured car (Japan)

T

• T13 tankette (200; Belgium)
• T14 Heavy Tank prototype (2; USA)
• T15 tankette. (42+; Belgium)
• T17 Deerhound / T17E1 Staghound armoured car (~4,000; USA)
• T18 Boarhound armoured car (30; USA)
• T20 Medium Tank series of prototypes (301; USA)
• T27 Armored Car prototype (2; USA)
• T28 Super Heavy Tank prototype, also called T95 GMC (2; USA)
• T29 heavy tank prototype (6; USA)
• T30 Heavy Tank prototype (USA)
• T55E1 Motor Carriage prototype wheeled tank destroyer (USA)
• T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage prototype self-propelled artillery (5; USA)
• T-26 light infantry tank, development of licence-built Vickers 6-ton (10,300 tanks and 1,701 other vehicles; Soviet Union)
• T-27 tankette (2,540; Soviet Union)
• T-28 medium tank (503; Soviet Union)
• T-34 medium tank (34,740 + 22,259 T-34-85; Soviet Union)
• T-35 heavy tank (61; Soviet Union)
• T-37 tank light amphibious tank (~1,200; Soviet Union)
• T-38 tank light amphibious tank (~1,300; Soviet Union)
• T-40 light amphibious tank (222; Soviet Union)
• T-43 tank prototype medium (Soviet Union)
• T-44 medium tank (965; Soviet Union; probably never used in combat)
• T-50 tank light tank (69; Soviet Union)
• T-60 light tank (6,292; Soviet Union)
• T-70 light tank (8,226; Soviet Union)
• T-80 light tank (120; Soviet Union)
• T-100 prototype heavy tank (2; Soviet Union)
• TACAM R-2 tank destroyer (21; Romania)
• TACAM T-60 tank destroyer based on T-60 (34; Romania)
• Tančík vz. 33 tankette (74; Czechoslovakia)
• Terrapin (amphibious vehicle) personnel carrier (500; United Kingdom)
• Tetrarch tank (common name for the Light Tank Mk. VII)
• TK-3 and TKS tankettes (575; Poland)
• TOG1 prototype heavy tank (1; United Kingdom)
• TOG2 prototype heavy tank (1; United Kingdom)
• Toldi / Strv L-60 light tank (202+; Hungary & Sweden)
• Tortoise prototype heavy assault tank (6; United Kingdom)
• Turán medium tank (424; Hungary)
• Type 89 Chi-Ro (I-Go) medium tank (409; Japan)
• Type 92 Jyu-Sokosha tankette (167; Japan)
• Type 93 Armoured Car (Japan)
• Type 94 Te-Ke tankette (823; Japan)
• Type 95 Ha-Go light tank (2,375; Japan)
• Type 95 Heavy Tank prototype (1; Japan)
• Type 97 Te-Ke tankette (557; Japan)
• Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank (2,123; Japan)
• Type 97 Chi-Ni prototype medium tank (1; Japan)
• Type 98 Ho-Ki self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (Japan)
• Type 98 Ke-Ni light tank (103; Japan)
• Type 98 So-Da armoured personnel carrier (Japan)
• Type 98 Chi-Ho prototype medium tank (Japan)
• Type 1 Chi-He medium tank (170; Japan)
• Type 1 Ho-Ha armoured halftrack (Japan)
• Type 1 Ho-Ki armoured personnel carrier (Japan)
• Type 1 Ho-Ni I tank destroyer (124; Japan)
• Type 2 Ho-I infantry support tank (30; Japan)
• Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tank (184; Japan)
• Type 2 Ke-To light tank (34; Japan)
• Type 3 Chi-Nu medium tank (166; Japan)
• Type 3 Ho-Ni III tank destroyer (31-41; Japan)
• Type 3 Ka-Chi amphibious tank (19; Japan)
• Type 4 Chi-To prototype medium tank (6; Japan)
• Type 4 Ha-To prototype self-propelled mortar (4; Japan)
• Type 4 Ho-Ro self-propelled gun (~25; Japan)
• Type 4 Ka-Tsu amphibious tank (Japan)
• Type 4 Ke-Nu light tank (~100; Japan)
• Type 5 Chi-Ri prototype medium tank (2; Japan)
• Type 5 Ke-Ho prototype light tank (1; Japan)
• Type 5 Na-To prototype tank destroyer (2; Japan)
• Type 5 To-Ku prototype amphibious tank (1; Japan)

U

• Universal Carrier & Bren gun carrier, Scout carrier, MG carriers (84,120; UK, USA, Aus, NZ, Canada)
• Uralmash-1 prototype self-propelled gun (2; Soviet Union)

V

• Valentine Tank, Infantry, Mk III (8,275; United Kingdom & Canada)
• Valiant tank prototype infantry tank (1; United Kingdom)
• Verdeja prototype tanks (Spain)
• Vickers 6-Ton light tank (Vickers Mk. E) (~153, export only; United Kingdom)
• Vickers Medium Mark II (160; United Kingdom)

W

• Wespe self-propelled 105 mm howitzer on a Panzer II chassis (676; Germany)
• Windsor Carrier (Canada)
• Wirbelwind self-propelled antiaircraft gun (87-107; Germany)

Z

• ZiS-30 self-propelled anti-tank gun (101; Soviet Union)
• Zrínyi I and II self-propelled gun (40-66; Hungary)
• ZSU-37 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (75; Soviet Union)