List of military vehicles of World War II
List of Second World War military vehicles by country, showing numbers produced in parentheses.
Belgium
See also: Belgian combat vehicles of World War II
Tanks
- ACG-1 tank (12)
- T-13 tank destroyer (199)
- T-15 Light tank (42)
- Renault FT tank, both the Char mitrailleuse and Char canon variants (75 in storage during the Battle of Belgium)
Utility vehicles
- FN Tricar military motorcycle (331 ordered and partially delivered)
Canada
Tanks
- Tank, Cruiser, Ram (2,993) - Regular tank not used in combat, specialist models used
- Grizzly I cruiser (188) - A modified version of the M4A1 Sherman tank license produced in Canada
- Valentine VI & VII (1,420) - Valentine tanks produced in Canada. Most sent to the Soviet Union as Lend-Lease aid. Some were retained in Canada for training.
- Badger - a flame tank version of the Ram
Self-propelled artillery
- 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton (2,150)
Armoured personnel carriers
- C15TA Armoured Truck (3,960)
- Kangaroo (converted from various AFV designs)
Armoured car
- Lynx Scout Car (3,255)
- Otter Light Reconnaissance Car (1,761)
Utility vehicles
- Canadian Military Pattern truck (~400,000)
Czechoslovakia
Tanks
Denmark
- Armoured Harley Davidson motorcycle (trials)
- Fiat 3000 (1)
- FP-4 and FP-5
- Landsverk L-180 (2)
- Landsverk L-185 (1, used for training)
- Pansarbil m/39 (3)
- PV-10 (5)
- V3 "Holger Danske" armored car (Made on a Ford FAA)
France
Armored cars
- Panhard 178 (941)
- AMC Schneider P 16 (100)
Tanks
Armoured reconnaissance tanks
Light tanks
- Renault R35 (1,601)
- Hotchkiss H35 or modified version H39 (~1,100)
- FCM 36 (100)
- Char D1 (160)
- Renault R40 (~130)
- Renault FT (World War I tank) (1,580)
- AMX 38 (trials)
Medium tanks
- Somua S-35 (430)
- Char D2 (100)
Heavy tanks
Tank destroyers
- Laffly W15 TCC (70)
- AMR 35 Renault ZT2 (10)
- AMR 35 Renault ZT3 (10)
- Somua S-40 (trials)
Self propelled guns
- Canon de 194 mle GPF
- RenaultBS (39)
- 105 leFH18B2 (16)
Armoured combat tanks
Armoured personnel carriers
- Renault UE (5,168)
- Lorraine 37L (630)
Nazi Germany
See also: German combat vehicles of World War II and List of World War II military vehicles of Germany
Tanks
Light tanks
- Panzer I (1,493)
- Panzer II (1,856, excluding conversions)
- Panzer 35(t) (Czechoslovakian design, 434)
- Kampfpanzer 7TP(p) (7TP captured during Germany's invasion of Poland)
- Pz.Kpfw. 17/18 R(f) (Renault FT captured following the Battle of France)
- Pz.Kpfw. 35R(f) (Renault R35 captured following the Battle of France) (~800)
- Pz.Kpfw. 35/38/39 H(f) (Hotchkiss H35 captured following the Battle of France)
- Pz.Kpfw. T-26(r) (Captured T-26)
Medium tanks
- Panzer 38(t) (Czechoslovakian design, 1,168 total)
- Panzer III (5,774, excluding StuG III)
- Panzer IV (8,553)
- Panzer V "Panther" (5,984)
Heavy tanks
- Tiger I (1,355)
- Tiger II a.k.a. "King Tiger" or "Royal Tiger" (492)
- Panzer VIII Maus (2 prototypes of which 1 incomplete)
- Panzer E-100 (1 incomplete prototype)
Armoured cars
- Panzerjäger Bren 731(e) (Universal Carrier captured by the Germans and fitted with a triple Panzerschreck mount)
- Fahrgestell Bren (Universal Carrier reused by the Germans with a 3.7 cm PaK 36 gun )
- SdKfz 221 Leichter Panzerspähwagen Light Armoured Car
- SdKfz 222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen Light Armoured Car
- SdKfz 223 Leichter Panzerspähwagen Light Armoured Car
- SdKfz 231 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (6-Rad) Heavy Armoured Car
- SdKfz 232 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured Car
- SdKfz 233 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured Car
- SdKfz 234/1 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured Car
- SdKfz 234/2 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Puma Heavy Armoured Car
- SdKfz 234/3 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Stummel Heavy Armoured Car
- SdKfz 234/4 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Heavy Armoured Car
- Steyr ADGZ Heavy Armoured Car (from Austrian annex)
- Panzerspähwagen P204(f) (Panhard 178 captured following the Battle of France)
- Panzerspähwagen BA-10(r) (Captured BA-10)
- Panzerspähwagen AB43 203(i) (Captured after Italian armistice)
Utility vehicles
- Mercedes-Benz L3000 truck (27,700)
- Opel Blitz truck
- Raupenschlepper, Ost tracked truck
- Steyr 1500A light truck
- Horch 108 Heavy off-road passenger car, Einheits-PKW der Wehrmacht
- Volkswagen Kübelwagen 4-piston multipurpose all-terrain support vehicle (50,435)
- Volkswagen Schwimmwagen amphibious variant of the Kübelwagen (14,265)
- Volkswagen Type 82E 4-piston squad car/personal command car
Motorcycles
- BMW R75 (two wheel drive motorcycle with side car)
- Nimbus (made in Denmark)
- Zündapp KS750 (two wheel drive motorcycle with side car) (18,000)
Half-tracks
- Maultier (~22,500)
- Schwerer Wehrmachtschlepper (825)
- SdKfz 2 "Kettenkrad" (8,345)
- SdKfz 3 (21,020)
- SdKfz 4 (1,480)
- SdKfz 6 (3,660)
- SdKfz 7 (12,187)
- SdKfz 10 (~14,000)
- SdKfz 250 (6,628)
- SdKfz 251 "Hanomag" (15,252)
Self-propelled artillery
- SdKfz 165 Hummel (100+)
- SdKfz 138/1 Grille I/II (389)
- SdKfz 124 Wespe (676)
- SdKfz 4/1 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Selbstfahrlafette "Maultier" (300)
- Karl-Gerät 60 cm 24 a/k/a "Mörser Karl" (7)
Assault guns
- SdKfz 142 Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) (10,086)
- Sturmgeschütz 42 (1,299)
- Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B (24)
- SdKfz 166 Brummbär (306)
- SdKfz 167 Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) (1,108)
- Sturmtiger (18)
Tank destroyers
- Panzerjäger I (202)
- SdKfz 132 Marder I (170)
- SdKfz 131 Marder II (576)
- SdKfz 138 Marder III (1,561, all types)
- SdKfz 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" (2,827)
- SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV (1,977)
- SdKfz 164 Nashorn (494)
- SdKfz 173 Jagdpanzer V "Jagdpanther" (415)
- SdKfz 184 Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant (91)
- SdKfz 186 Jagdpanzer VI "Jagdtiger" (88)
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
- SdKfz 7/1 2 cm FlaKvierling 38 L/112.5 (319)
- SdKfz 7/2 3.7 cm FlaK 37 L/98 (123)
- SdKfz 10/4 and SdKfz 10/5 (~2,000)
- SdKfz 140 Flakpanzer 38(t) "Gepard" (141)
- SdKfZ 161/3 Flakpanzer IV Möbelwagen (~300)
- SdKfz 161/4 Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind (87-105)
- Flakpanzer IV Ostwind (43–45)
- Flakpanzer IV Kugelblitz (5)
Remote controlled vehicles
- Borgward B IV demolition vehicle (1,181)
- Goliath tracked mine (7,564)
- Springer demolition vehicle (50)
Hungary
Tanks
Self-propelled guns
- 43M Zrínyi (40-60)
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns
- 40M Nimrod (135)
Armoured cars
- 39M Csaba (93)
Italy
See also: List of World War II weapons of Italy
Tankettes
Tanks
Light tanks
- Fiat 3000 (200)
- Carro Armato L6/40 (283)
Medium tanks
- Carro Armato M11/39 (100)
- Carro Armato M13/40 (740)
- Carro Armato M14/41 (939)
- Carro Armato M15/42 (82)
- Carro Armato Celere Sahariano M16/43 (only prototype)
Heavy tanks
- Carro Pesante P26/40 (101)
Tank destroyers
- Semovente M40 47/32 (~300)
- Semovente M41 90/53 (30)
Self-propelled guns
- Semovente 47/32 (300)
- Semovente M41 75/18 (467)
- Semovente 75/34 (182)
- Semovente M41M 90/53 (48)
- Semovente M42L 105/25 (121)
Armoured cars
- Autoblindo 40 (24)
- Autoblinda 41 (647)
- Autoblinda Lince (250)
- Autoblindo 43 (70) (All were captured and used by the German Army)
Utility vehicles
- SPA-Viberti AS.42
- Alfa Romeo 430 truck
- Alfa Romeo 500 truck
- Alfa Romeo 800 heavy truck
- Breda 61 half-track (250, licensed copy of Sd.Kfz. 7)
Japan
Tankettes
- Type 92 cavalry tank (167)
- Type 94 tankette (823)
- Type 97 Te-Ke (616)
Tanks
Light tanks
- Type 95 Ha-Go (2,300)
- Type 98 Ke-Ni (104)
- Type 2 Ke-To (34)
- Type 4 Ke-Nu (100)
- Type 5 Ke-Ho (1)
Medium tanks
- Type 87 Chi-I (1)
- Type 89 Chi-Ro (404)
- Type 97 Chi-Ha (1,162)
- Type 97-Kai Shinhoto Chi-Ha (930)
- Type 1 Chi-He (170)
- Type 3 Chi-Nu (144 to 166)
- Type 4 Chi-To (2)
- Type 5 Chi-Ri (1)
Heavy tanks
- Type 95 Heavy Tank (4 prototypes)
Amphibious tanks
- Type 2 Ka-Mi (182 to 184)
- Type 3 Ka-Chi (19)
- Type 5 To-Ku (1)
Self-propelled guns
- Type 1 75 mm SPH Ho-Ni I (26)
- Type 1 105 mm SPH Ho-Ni II (54)
- Type 3 Gun Tank Ho-Ni III (31 to 41)
- Type 4 150 mm SPH Ho-Ro (12)
- Short Barrel 120 mm Gun Tank (12)
Netherlands
Armoured cars
- Landsverk L180 (14)
- Landsverk L181 (12)
- M39 Pantserwagen (12)
Tankettes
Light Tank
- Renault FT (1)
New Zealand
Converted tractors
- Bob Semple tank (4)
Light tanks
- Light Tank, Wheel-and-Track (Schofield) wheel/caterpillar fast tank, prototype only
Also American M3 Stuart Tanks, called "Honeys" by the Brits and Commonwealth, used in Italy as recon vehicles
Armoured personnel carriers
- Universal carrier (1,300)
Armoured cars
- Beaverette NZ (208) light armoured car similar to the British Beaverette
Norway
Light tanks
- Stridsvagn L-120 (1)
Poland
Tankettes
Tanks
- 3TP
- 4TP
- 7TP (162)
- 9TP (2 prototypes + 11 possible production models)
- 10TP (1 prototype)
- 14TP
- 20TP
- 20/25TP
- 23TP
- 25TP
- 40TP
Armored cars
- Samochód pancerny wz. 28
- Samochód pancerny wz. 29 (10-13)
- Samochód pancerny wz. 34 (87)
- Kubuś (1, used by the Polish Home Army)
Artillery tractors
Utility vehicles
- Fiat 508 łazik
- Fiat 508/518
- Fiat 518
- Fiat 618
- Fiat 621
- Ursus A
Romania
Tank destroyers
- TACAM T-60 (34)
- TACAM R-2 (21)
- Vânătorul de care R35 (30)
- Mareşal (prototype)
South Africa
Armoured cars
- Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (5,746)
Soviet Union
Source: Zaloga (1984:125, 225).
Tankettes
- T-27 (3,328 pre-war)
Tanks
Light tanks
Medium tanks
Heavy tanks
- T-35 (61 pre-war)
- SMK (experimental)
- KV (Kliment Voroshilov) (508 pre-war)
- KV-1 (Kliment Voroshilov 1) (3,015)
- KV-1S (Kliment Voroshilov 1S) (1,232)
- KV-85 (Kliment Voroshilov 85) (130)
- KV-2 (Kliment Voroshilov 2) (334)
- IS-2 (Iosif Stalin 2) (3,590)
- IS-3 (Josef Stalin 3) (2,311 including 29 till the end of the war)
Teletanks (remotely controlled tanks)
Self-propelled guns
- ZiS-30 (101)
- SU-5
- SU-14 super heavy SPG (2 prototypes, both took part in indirect fire against the Germans in Kubinka)
- SU-76 (14,292)
- ZSU-37 (75)
- SU-85 tank destroyer (2,644)
- SU-100 tank destroyer (2,495)
- SU-122 self-propelled howitzer (638)
- SU-152 (671)
- ISU-122/ISU-152 (4,635)
- SU-26 (12 or 14)
- Object 704 tank destroyer
- ISU-152 tank destroyer
Rocket artillery
- Katyusha multiple rocket launcher
Anti-aircraft
- M-4 GAZ AA motorized quad Russian M1910 Maxim guns
- ZiS-42 motorized 25 mm
- YaG-10 motorized 76.2 mm
- T-90 anti-aircraft tank (dual 12.7 mm DShK)
- ZSU-25 dual 25 mm
- ZSU-37 37 mm
Armoured cars
- FAI (636 pre-war)
- BA-20 (2,013)
- LB-23
- BA-64 (8,174)
- BA-27
- BA-I
- BA-3 (554 pre-war)
- BA-6
- BA-10 (3,311)
- LB-62
- BA-11 (18)
Amphibious armoured cars
- PB-4
- PB-7
- BAD-2
Half-tracks
Aerosans
Artillery tractors
- Komsomolets (4,041 pre-war)
- T-26-T
- STZ-3 (3,658 pre-war)
- STZ-5 (7,170 pre-war)
- Komintern (1,017 pre-war)
- Voroshilovets (228 pre-war)
- Kommunar (504 pre-war)
- YA-12 (1,666)
Improvised AFVs
Motor vehicles
- [All types] (272,600 pre-war)
United Kingdom
Artillery tractors
- AEC Matador [1] (9,000)
- Albion CX22S [2]
- Dragon Mark IV
- Crusader II, Gun Tractor Mk I
- Guy Quad
- Morris C8 Quad FAT (10,000)
- Scammell Pioneer R100 [3] (768)
Tanks
Light tanks
- Tank, Light, Mk.II (36)
- Tank, Light, Mk.III
- Tank, Light, Mk.IV
- Tank, Light, Mk.V (22)
- Tank, Light, Mk.VI (1,320)
- Tank, Light, Mk. VII Tetrarch (177)
- Tank, Light, Mk. VIII Harry Hopkins (A25) (100)
- Vickers 6 Ton Type B (1,939) - 4 used by England for training
Medium tanks
- Tank, Medium, Mk.II
- Sherman Firefly (~2,000) - modification of M4 Sherman.
- General Grant - US M3 Medium built to UK specification bought from the Americans
- M4 Sherman
Heavy tanks
- Tank, Heavy, TOG I (1 prototype)
- Tank, Heavy, TOG II (1 prototype)
- Tank, Heavy Assault, (A33 Excelsior ) (only prototypes, not mass produced or accepted into service)
- Tank, Heavy Assault, Tortoise (A39) (6 prototypes - finished in late 1945 after end of war)
- Tank, Infantry, Churchill (A22) (7,368)
Cruiser tanks
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk.I (A9) (125)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk. II (A10) (205)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk. III (A13) (65)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk. IV (A13 Mk.II) (655)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk.V, Covenanter (A13 Mk.III) (1,771)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VI, Crusader (A15) (5,700)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VII, Cavalier (A24) (500)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Centaur (A27L) (950)
- Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Cromwell (A27M) (4,200)
- Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) (296)
- Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34) (United Kingdom) (1,200)
- Tank, Cruiser, Centurion I (A41) (Not used in WW2)
Infantry tanks
- Tank, Infantry, Mk.I, Matilda I (A11) (140)
- Tank, Infantry, Tank Mk.II, Matilda II (A12) (2,987)
- Tank, Infantry, Mk.III, Valentine (8,275)
- Tank, Infantry, Mk.IV, Churchill (A22) (5,460)
- Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) (1 prototype)
- Tank, Infantry, Black Prince (A43) (6 prototypes)
Self-propelled guns
- Carrier, Valentine, 25pdr gun Mk.I, Bishop (80)
- AEC Mk I Gun Carrier (175)
- 25pdr SP, tracked, Sexton (2,150; built in Canada)
- SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk.I, Archer (655)
- SP 17pdr, A30 Avenger (250 completed post war)
- 17pdr SP Achilles (1,100)
Armoured personnel carriers
- Universal carrier (84,120)
- Loyd Carrier (26,000)
- M7 Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)
- Terrapin (200), an amphibious vehicle
- Windsor Carrier
Armoured cars
- AEC Armoured Car (629)
- Daimler Armoured Car (2,694)
- Daimler Scout Car (Dingo) (6,626)
- Guy Armoured Car (101)
- Humber Armoured Car (5,400)
- Humber Light Reconnaissance Car (over 3,600)
- Humber Scout Car (at least 4,102)
- Lanchester Armoured Car (35)
- Lynx Canadian version of Daimler Dingo
- Morris Light Reconnaissance Car (over 2,200)
- Morris CS9 (100)
- Rolls-Royce Armoured Car (76 in service at the start of the war)
- Standard Beaverette (~2,800)
- Staghound Armoured Car US built (~4,000)
Lorries
- AEC Armoured Command Vehicle (415)
- Albion WD.CX24 Tank Transporter
- Austin K2/Y Ambulance.[4] (13,102)
- Austin K3
- Austin K4
- Austin K4 Dropside
- Austin K5
- Austin K6 GS
- Austin K6 Gantry
- Bedford MW.[5]
- Bedford OXA Armoured
- Bedford OXC Semi-trailer
- Bedford OXD GS
- Bedford OYC Tanker
- Bedford OYD GS
- Bedford QLB Bofors.[6]
- Bedford QLD GS.[6]
- Bedford QLR/QLC Radio/communications.[6]
- Bedford QLT Troop carrier.[6]
- Crossley Q-Type.[7]
- GMC DUKW six-wheel-drive amphibious truck
- Guy Ant
- Guy Lizard Armoured Command Vehicle (21)
- Humber FWD.[8]
- Karrier K6.[9]
- Leyland Hippo Mk II.[10]
- Morris 15cwt
- Morris ML Ambulance
- Morris C8 GS
- Morris Commercial CD series.[11]
- Morris Commercial CS8.[12]
- Morris Commercial 8x8 GS Terrapin amphibious truck
- Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer SV1S and SV2S (~500)
United States
Tanks
Light tanks
- Light Tank M2
- M2A1 (10)
- M2A2 (239)
- M2A3 (72)
- M2A4 (375)
- Light Tank M3/M5 (22,743) (General Stuart and unofficially Honey in British service)
- Light Tank M22 (830) (Locust in British service, name adopted by America)
- Light Tank M24 (4,731) (General Chaffee in British service, name adopted by America)
Medium tanks
- Medium Tank M3 (7,533) (General Lee American tanks purchased by the British under lend-lease.
- Medium Tank M4 (58,000) (General Sherman bought by British from U.S. under lend lease)
- Medium Tank M2 (112, used for training only)
Heavy tanks
- Heavy Tank M26 Pershing (1,436)
- M6 heavy tank (40) (Prototype only, never used in combat).
- T29 Heavy Tank - Prototype only.
- T28 Super Heavy Tank a.k.a. 105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95 (2) - Prototype only.
Tank destroyers
- M3 Gun Motor Carriage
- M6 Gun Motor Carriage (5,380)
- M10 tank destroyer (6,706)
- M18 Hellcat (2,507)
- M36 tank destroyer (~1,400)
Self-propelled guns
- M4 Mortar Carrier 81 mm (572)
- M7 Priest 105 mm (3,490) (105mm SP, Priest in British service, Priest name adopted by America)
- M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage 75 mm (1,178) (Scott)
- M12 Gun Motor Carriage 155 mm
- M40 GMC 155 mm
Armoured personnel carriers
- Half-track Personnel Carrier M3 (4,088)
- M4 Kangoroo
Armoured cars
- M2 Half Track Car (13,500)
- M3 Halftrack (20,918)
- M8 Greyhound (11,667)
- M20 Armored Utility Car (3,680)
- M9 Half Track Car (3,500)
Artillery tractors
Amphibious
- Landing Vehicle Tracked (18,620)
- Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat (20,000)
- M29 Weasel
- DUKW (21,147)
Utility vehicles
- Dodge WC series light trucks
- Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle
- Willys MB light truck
See also
- List of equipment used in World War II
- List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II
- List of limited service World War II combat vehicles
- List of prototype World War II combat vehicles
- Military equipment of Germany's allies on the Balkan and Russian fronts (1941–45)
- List of U.S. Signal Corps Vehicles
- G-numbers
- Hobarts Funnies
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Chamberlain, Peter; Doyle, Hilary (1999). Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and Semi-Track. Cassell. ISBN 978-1854095183.
- Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page - Akira Takizawa
- Ware, P (2012). The illustrated guide to military vehicles. Wigston: Hermes House. ISBN 0-85723-953-8.
- Zaloga, Steven J.; James Grandsen (1984). Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two. Arms and Armour Press, London. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.
- Zaloga, Steven J. (2007). Japanese Tanks 1939–45. Osprey. ISBN 978-1-8460-3091-8.
External links
- Canadian Military Vehicles in WW2 at Maple Leaf Up
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