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List of military vehicles of World War II

The following is a list of Second World War military vehicles used by each participant country, showing numbers produced in parentheses.

Albania

Tanks Fiat 3000

Armoured cars Lancia 1ZM

Tankettes CV-33

Utility vehicles

Australia

Tanks Sentinel (65) Thunderbolt (1) AC4 (1)

Armoured cars Dingo (245) Rhino (3) Rover (238)

Belgium

Tanks ACG-1 (12) T-13 (199) T-15 (42) Renault FT (75 in storage)

Utility vehicles FN Tricar (331 ordered and partially delivered)

Bulgaria

Tankettes L3/33 (14)

Tanks Vickers Mk E (8) Renault R35 (39) SOMUA S35 (6) Hotchkiss H35 (19) Panzer 35(t) (36) Panzer 38(t) (10) Panzer I (1) Panzer IV (46 or 91) T-34 (85) PzKpfw IV H with 76.2mm ZiS-3 gun Bulgarian modified Panzer IV

Self-propelled guns

Tank-based Semovente da 47/32 (2) Jagdpanzer IV Sturmgeschütz III (55 ordered, 25 delivered) Sturmgeschütz IV

Armored cars Leichter Panzerspähwagen (20) Sd.Kfz.232 Schwerer Panzerspähwagen

Utility vehicles Fiat 626 (100) Ursus A Pavesi P4 TL.37 Stoewer R200 Spezial 40 (10)

Canada

Tanks M3 Stuart (432) light tank used by America and Canada Ram (2,993) regular tank not used in combat, specialist models used Grizzly I (188) A modified version of the M4A1 Sherman tank license produced in Canada Valentine (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 M4 Sherman

Self-propelled artillery Sexton (2,150)

Armoured personnel carriers C15TA (3,960) Kangaroo (converted from various AFV designs)

Armoured cars Lynx (3,255) Otter (1,761) Fox (1,506)

Utility vehicles Ford F15 (400,000)

China

Tankettes Carden Loyd tankette Mk VI (53) L3/33 (bought from Italy before the war) L3/35 (bought from Italy before the war)

Tanks Renault FT (most of delivered 36 tanks, 3 tanks captured by Japanese in 1931) M4 Sherman (35 tanks, only used in India-Burma Theater by Chinese Expedition Army) M3 Stuart (M3A3, M5A1) (50 tanks, only used in India-Burma Theater by Chinese Expedition Army) M24 Chaffee – 233 M18 Hellcat Type 95 Ha-Go (captured only) Type 97 Chi-Ha (captured only) Panzer I (10 bought from Germany before the war) Vickers 6-ton (20 bought from UK before the war) Vickers amphibious tank M1931 (29 tanks purchased from GB) British 12-ton tank (type unclear – likely Vickers Medium Mark II, possibly Cruiser Mk I, or remotely Matilda I) T26 (88 provided by Soviets in 1938) BT-5 (4 provided by Soviets in 1938) Marmon-Herrington CTLS (few diverted from Dutch after the fall of Java) AMR 35 T-34 (supplied from Russia)

Armored cars Dowa licence produced Model 25 Vickers Crossley armored car GMC M1931 (Chinese copy) Leichter Panzerspähwagen (Sd.Kfz. 221 and Sd.Kfz. 222) – 12 bought from Germany BA-10 and BA-20 – about 50 Renault UE Chenillette about 10 M8 light armor car

Croatia

Tankettes TKS/TK3 (16) L3/33 (6) L3/35 (4) 35M Ansaldo (10~15) Panzer I Ausf.A (4)

Armoured cars AB-41 Oklopni samovoz Several Improvised armoured cars

Tanks Renault FT Renault R-35 L6/40 (~26) H35/39 Somua S35 ?

Tank destroyers Semoventi L40 da 47/32

Czechoslovakia

Tanks LT vz. 35 (434) LT vz. 38 (1,167)

Tankettes Tančík vz. 33 (70) AH-IV (206)

Armoured cars OA vz. 27 (15) OA vz. 30 (51)

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)

Estonia

Tanks Mark V Composite (4) Renault FT (12)

Tankettes TKS (6)

Armoured cars Landsverk L-180 (1) Arsenal Crossley M27/28 (13)

Finland

Tanks Renault FT (used only as in place fire position) Vickers Mark E (26) (Modified, equipped with 37 mm Puteaux SA-18 or with 37mm Bofors) BT-5 and BT-7 (captured) T-26 (captured) T-28 (captured) T-34 (captured) KV-1 (captured) Panzer IV (bought)

Anti-aircraft Landsverk L-62 Anti II (6)

Assault guns BT-42 (18) Sturmgeschütz III (59)

France

Tanks

Artillery Tractors Laffly V15 P107 (3, 276) SOMUA MCG

Armoured reconnaissance tanks AMR 33 (123) AMR 35 (200)

Armoured combat tanks AMC 34 (12) AMC 35 (57)

Light tanks Renault R35 (1,601) Hotchkiss H35 (1,100) - Hotchkiss H35 or modified version H39. FCM 36 (100) Char D1 (160) Renault R40 (130) Renault FT (1,580) - World War I era tank. AMX 38 - trials.

Medium tanks Somua S-35 (430) Char D2 (100)

Heavy tanks Char B1 (405) FCM 2C (10) FCM F1 (1 wooden mock-up)

Tank destroyers Laffly W15 TCC (70) AMR 35 Renault ZT2 (10) AMR 35 Renault ZT3 (10) Somua S40 (trials)

Self-propelled guns Canon de 194 mle GPF (50) Renault FT BS (39) 105 leFH18B2 (16)

Armoured personnel carriers Renault UE (5,168) Laffly S15R Laffly S20 (630) Lorraine 37L (630) VDP Lorraine 28 (404)

Armoured cars Panhard 178 (941) AMC Schneider P 16 (100)

Germany

Tanks

Light tanks Panzer I (1,659, excluding conversions) Panzer II (1,856, excluding conversions) Panzer 35(t) (Czechoslovak design, 434) Panzer 38(t) (Czechoslovak design, 1,168 total) 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 III (5,774, excluding StuG III) Panzer IV (8,553) Panzer V "Panther" (5,984) Panther II tank (prototype)

Heavy tanks VK 4501 (P) (91, one used as command tank, most of the others converted to Elefant tank destroyers) Tiger I (1,347) Tiger II a.k.a. "King Tiger" or "Royal Tiger" (489)

Super-heavy tanks Maus (2 prototypes completed)

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) Sd.Kfz. 221 Leichter Panzerspähwagen light armoured car Sd.Kfz. 222 Leichter Panzerspähwagen light armoured car Sd.Kfz. 223 Leichter Panzerspähwagen Light armoured car Sd.Kfz. 231 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (6-Rad) heavy armoured car Sd.Kfz. 232 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) heavy armoured car Sd.Kfz. 233 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) heavy armoured car Sd.Kfz. 234/1 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) heavy armoured car Sd.Kfz. 234/2 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Puma heavy armoured car Sd.Kfz. 234/3 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Stummel heavy armoured car Sd.Kfz. 234/4 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) heavy armoured car Sd.Kfz. 234 8-wheeled armored car (also known as Puma or Stummel) 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) was the most bought in 1944 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) Sd.Kfz. 2 "Kettenkrad" (8,345) Sd.Kfz. 3 (21,020) Sd.Kfz. 4 (1,480) Sd.Kfz. 6 (3,660) Sd.Kfz. 7 (12,187) Sd.Kfz. 10 (14,000) Sd.Kfz. 11 (app. 9000) Sd.Kfz. 250 (6,628) Sd.Kfz. 251 "Hanomag" (15,252) Sd.Kfz 252 (413) Sd.Kfz 253 (285) Sd.Kfz 254 (140)

Self-propelled artillery 8 cm Raketen-Vielfachwerfer Sd.Kfz. 165 Hummel (100+) Sd.Kfz. 138/1 Grille I/II (389) Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe (676) Sd.Kfz. 4/1 15 cm Panzerwerfer 42 auf Selbstfahrlafette "Maultier" (300) Karl-Gerät 60 cm 24 a/k/a "Mörser Karl" (7) Schwerer Gustav (2 built)

Assault guns Sd.Kfz. 142 Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) (10,086) Sturmhaubitze 42 (1,299) Sturm-Infanteriegeschütz 33B (24) Sd.Kfz. 166 Brummbär (306) Sd.Kfz. 167 Sturmgeschütz IV (StuG IV) (1,108+31 conversions) Sturmtiger (18) 10.5 cm K gepanzerte Selbstfahrlafette "Dicker Max" (2 prototypes) 12.8 cm Selbstfahrlafette auf VK 30.01(H) "Sturer Emil" (2 prototypes) 15 cm sIG 33 (Sf) auf Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf B (38) 15 cm sIG 33 auf Fahrgestell Panzerkampfwagen II (Sf) (12)

Tank destroyers Panzerjäger I (202) Sd.Kfz. 132 Marder I (170) Sd.Kfz. 131 Marder II (576) Sd.Kfz. 138 Marder III (1,561, all types) Sd.Kfz. 138/2 Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" (2,827) Sd.Kfz. 162 Jagdpanzer IV (1,977) Sd.Kfz. 164 Nashorn (494) Sd.Kfz. 173 Jagdpanzer V "Jagdpanther" (415) Sd.Kfz. 184 Panzerjäger Tiger (P) Elefant (91) Sd.Kfz. 186 Jagdpanzer VI "Jagdtiger" (88)

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns Sd.Kfz. 7/1 2 cm FlaKvierling 38 L/112.5 (319) – quadruple 2 cm gun on a half track chassis Sd.Kfz. 7/2 3.7 cm FlaK 37 L/98 (123) – 3.7 cm gun on half track chassis Sd.Kfz. 10/4 and Sd.Kfz. 10/5 (~2,000) – 2 cm gun on a half track chassis Flakpanzer 38(t) (141) Flakpanzer IV "Möbelwagen" (~300) – Sd.Kfz. 161/3, a 3.7 cm gun on Panzer IV chassis Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind" (87-105) – Sd.Kfz. 161/4, quadruple 2 cm Flak on Panzer IV chassis Flakpanzer I (24) – 2 cm Flak 38 on a Panzer I chassis Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind" (43–45) – turreted 3.7 cm gun on Panzer IV chassis Flakpanzer IV "Kugelblitz" (5 prototypes) 3.7 cm Flakzwilling auf Panther Fahrgestell (only a wooden mock-up was built)

Remote controlled vehicles Borgward B IV demolition vehicle (1,181) Goliath tracked mine (7,564) Springer demolition vehicle (50)

Hungary

Tanks

Light tanks Toldi I, II, IIa, and III (202) Straussler V-4 (4+ prototypes) T-38 (Panzer 38(t), Czechoslovak design, 105-111) 35M and 37M Tankettes (modified L3/33 and L3/35, 60-150)

Medium tanks Turán I and II (424) 43M Turán III (2 prototypes) Panzer III Panzer IV (74+) Panzer V "Panther" (5-17)

Heavy tanks 44M Tas (2 prototypes) Tiger I (13-15)

Captured tanks BT-7 (captured) Hotchkiss H39 (15 captured vehicles provided by Germany) LT vz. 34 (captured) LT vz. 35 (captured) M3 Stuart (captured) SOMUA S35 (2 captured vehicles provided by Germany) T-26 (captured) T-28 (captured) T-34 (including T-34/76 and T-34/85) (captured)

Self-propelled guns 43M Zrínyi II (72) Sturmgeschütz III G (StuG III G) (50)

Tank destroyers 44M Zrínyi I (1 prototype) 43M Toldi páncélvadász (1 prototype) Marder II (5-7) Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" (75-101)

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns 40M Nimród (135)

Armoured cars 39M Csaba (102-145)

Utility vehicles 38M Botond (2,554) 37M (Sd.Kfz. 11, 74) 43M Lehel (Hu) (APC/medical vehicle based on the Nimród chassis, 1-4 prototypes)

India

Armoured cars Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern (4,655)

Iran

Half-tracks Citroën-Kégresse P1T ?

Armoured cars Rolls-Royce India Pattern AC (4) Marmon-Herrington M1934 Marmon Herrington CTL-1 (12) Marmon Herrington AC + Landsverk turret & 37mm Bofors (12) LaFrance Tk-6

Tankettes AH-IV(P) (50) Tančik vz 33 (1 prototype)

Tanks

Light tanks ČKD TNHP (50) Renault FT

Iraq

Tankettes L3/35 (≈16)

Armoured cars Iraqi Crossley MkI (≈14)

Italy

Tankettes Carro Veloce L3/33 (CV-33) (760) Carro Veloce L3/35 (CV-35) (1,740)

Tanks

Light tanks Fiat 3000 (152~200) Carro Armato L6/40 (283)

Medium tanks Carro Armato M11/39 (100) Carro Armato M13/40 (740) Carro Armato M14/41 (800~939) Carro Armato M15/42 (82~282) Carro Armato Celere Sahariano M16/43 (only prototype)

Heavy tanks Carro Pesante P26/40 (101~103) P43 (Prototype)

Tank destroyers and self-propelled guns 102/35 su Fiat 634N truck (7) Semovente M40 47/32 (282~300) Semovente M41 75/18 (262~467) Semovente da 75/34 (141~182) Semovente M43 75/46 (11~13) Semovente M41 90/53 (30~48) Semovente M42L 105/25 (121) Semovente da 149/40 (only prototype) Semovente da 20/70 quadruplo (only prototype)

Armoured cars Autoblindo 40 (24) Autoblindo 41 (647) Autoblindo Lince (250) Autoblindo 43 (70) (All were captured and used by the German Army)

Trucks & Personnel Carriers Fiat 626 (10,000) Fiat 634 Fiat 665NM protetto (110) Fiat 666 Lancia 3Ro (1701 petrol, 3056 diesel) SPA AS.37 (802) SPA Dovunque 35 SPA Dovunque 35 protetto (limited number)

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) TL.37 artillery tractor

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 prototype)

Medium tanks Type 89 Chi-Ro (404) Type 97 Chi-Ha (1,162) Type 98 Chi-Ho (4 prototypes) 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 incomplete prototype)

Heavy tanks Type 91 heavy tank (1 prototype) 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 prototype)

Self-propelled guns Type 1 75 mm SPH Ho-Ni I (26) Type 1 105 mm SPH Ho-Ni II (54) Type 2 gun tank Ho-I (31) Type 3 gun tank Ho-Ni III (31) Type 4 150 mm SPH Ho-Ro (12) Type 4 120 mm SPH Ho-To (1 prototype) Type 5 47 mm SPG Ho-Ru (1 prototype) Short barrel 120 mm gun tank (12) Naval 12 cm SPG (1 prototype)

Armoured personnel carriers Type 1 Ho-Ha (unknown) Type TC (1 prototype) Type TE (1 prototype) Type TG (1 prototype) Type 1 Ho-Ki (limited) Type 4 Chi-So (limited) Type 4 Ka-Tsu armoured tracked amphibious carrier (49)

Armoured cars Vickers Crossley armoured car (12) Chiyoda armored car (200) Sumida M.2593 (1,000) Type 93 armoured car (5)

Latvia

Armoured cars various dating from WW1

Tankettes Carden Loyd MK IV (1)

Tanks Vickers Carden-Loyd M1937 (6) Vickers Carden-Loyd M1936 (12) Mark V Composite (5) Mark Medium B (2) Fiat 3000 (6)

Lithuania

Armoured cars Landsverk L-181 (6) various from WW1

Tanks Vickers Carden Loyd M1934 (16) Renault FT (12)

Manchukuo

Armoured Cars Type 92 AC (30) Vickers Crossley AC

Tankettes Type 94 Tankette Carden-Loyd Tankette Mk VI (20)

Tanks Renault FT

Mexico

Tanks Light tank M3 - M3A1 Stuart III (25 units delivered in 1942)

Netherlands

Tankettes Carden-Loyd Mark VI (5)

Light tanks Renault FT (1) Vickers light tank "Dutchman" (22) used by the KNIL Vickers Light Amphibious Tank (2) used by the KNIL Marmon-Herrington CTLS4-TA (7) used by the KNIL (26 Suriname) (7 Curaçao) (6 Aruba) Marmon-Herrington MTLS-1G14 (14 Suriname) Marmon-Herrington CTMS-ITB1 (28 Suriname)(2 Curaçao)(1 Aruba)

Armoured cars Landsverk L180 (14) Landsverk L181 (12) M39 Pantserwagen (12) Wilton Fijenoord (3) Morris Wijnman (3) Marmon-Herrington Mk III (49) used by the KNIL Alvis-Straussler AC3D (12) used by the KNIL M3A1 White Scout Car (40) used by the KNIL

Armoured personnel carrier Overvalwagen (~30) used by the KNIL

Self-propelled anti-air-gun Ehrhardt Potkachel (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 TK-3 (280) TKS (260) TKS with 20 mm gun (24)

Tanks 4TP 7TP (162) 9TP (2 prototypes + 11 possible production models) 10TP (1 prototype) 14TP

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)

Self-propelled guns TKS-D (2) TKD (4)

Artillery tractors C2P (200) C4P C7P (151) PZInż 302

Utility vehicles Fiat 508 łazik Fiat 508/518 Fiat 518 Fiat 618 Fiat 621 Ursus A

Reorganized National Government of ROC

Tankettes Type 94 Tankette (18)

Romania

Tankettes R-1 (Modified Czechoslovak AH-IV, 1 prototype + 35 imported from Czechoslovakia)

Tanks R-2 (Panzer 35(t), Czechoslovak design, 126 + 26 Panzer 35(t))

Tank destroyers Mareşal (7 prototypes + early serial production) TACAM T-60 (Soviet T-60 converted into a tank destroyer with a different Soviet gun, 34) TACAM R-2 (Czechoslovak Panzer 35(t) converted into a tank destroyer with a Soviet gun, 21) Vânătorul de care R35 (R35 with different gun, French design, 30)

Armoured cars AB md. 41 (1 prototype) Sd. Kfz. 222 (46) Sd. Kfz. 223 (35) AB-41 (8) Peugeot Armored Car (2) Austin-Putilov (4) OA vz. 30 (10) OA vz. 27 (3) BA-10 & BA-64 (103+)

Artillery tractors Malaxa UE (Renault UE Chenillette, French design, 126) T-1 tractor (5 prototypes)

Demolition vehicles Romanian Goliath (1 prototype)

Slovakia

Tanks Pz. 38(t) Lt.vz 34 Lt.vz 40 Lt.vz 35

Armoured cars OA vz 30 OA vz 27 Tancik vz 33

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 T-18 T-26 (11,218 pre-war) T-50 (65) T-60 (5,839) T-70 (8,226) T-80 & T-90 (75) BT tanks (8,060 pre-war, including BT-2, BT-5 and BT-7)

Amphibious tanks T-37A, T-38 & T-40

Medium tanks T-28 (503 pre-war) T-34 (1,225 pre-war) T-34-76 (33,805) T-34-85 (21,048) T-44

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-1 heavy tank IS-1 (Iosif Stalin 1) IS-2 heavy tank IS-2 (Iosif Stalin 2) (3,590) IS-3 heavy tank IS-3 (Iosef Stalin 3) (2,311 including 29 till the end of the war)

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) 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 (10,000)

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 D-8 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 BA-30

Aerosledges ANT-IV NKL-16 NKL-26 RF-8 ASD-400

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 KhTZ-16 (~90) IZ (>5) NI tank (~69)

Utility vehicles

Motorcycles PMZ-A-750 M-72

Light utility vehicles GAZ-64 GAZ-67

Trucks GAZ-AA GAZ-AAA GAZ-MM ZIS-5

Thailand

Tanks and tankettes Carden Loyd tankette (~60) Type 83 (50) Vickers 6-Ton (30)

Self-propelled guns

Anti-aircraft Type 76 SPAAG (26)

United Kingdom

Artillery tractors AEC Matador (9,000) Albion CX22S Dragon Mark IV Crusader II, Gun Tractor Mk I Guy Quad Morris C8 Quad FAT (10,000) Scammell Pioneer R100 (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 for training

Medium tanks Tank, Medium, Mk.II Sherman Firefly (~2,000) – modification of M4 Sherman. M3 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 WWII)

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

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 6×4 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 NB: In British nomenclature, a vehicle with load-carrying capacity of less than one imperial ton (20 hundredweight) was designated as a truck.

AEC armoured command vehicle (415) Albion WD.CX24 tank transporter Austin K2/Y ambulance. (13,102) Austin K3 Austin K4 Austin K4 dropside Austin K5 Austin K6 GS Austin K6 gantry Bedford MW. Bedford OXA armoured Bedford OXC semi-trailer Bedford OXD GS Bedford OYC tanker Bedford OYD GS Bedford QLB Bofors. Bedford QLD GS. Bedford QLR/QLC radio/communications. Bedford QLT troop carrier. Crossley Q-Type. GMC DUKW six-wheel-drive amphibious truck Guy Ant Guy Lizard armoured command vehicle (21) Humber FWD. Karrier K6. Leyland Hippo Mk II. Morris C4 Morris ML ambulance Morris C8 GS Morris commercial CD series Morris commercial CS8 Morris commercial 8x8 GS Terrapin amphibious truck Scammell Pioneer semi-trailer SV1S and SV2S (~500)

United States

Tanks

Light tanks Marmon-Herrington CTLS Light tank M2 M2A1 (10) M2A2 (239) M2A3 (72) M2A4 (375) Light tank M3/M5 (22,743) ("General Stuart", shortened to "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) Medium tank M7 -prototype

Heavy tanks Heavy tank M26 Pershing (1,436) M6 heavy tank – prototype M4A3E2 Sherman "Jumbo" (~290) T34 heavy tank – prototype T29 heavy tank – prototype T28 super-heavy tank a.k.a. 105 mm gun motor carriage T95 (2) – prototype T30 heavy tank – prototype T14 heavy tank – prototype T32 heavy tank – prototype

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) T25 AT tank destroyer – prototype T40/M9 tank destroyer – prototype

Self-propelled artillery M4 mortar carrier 81 mm (572) M43 howitzer motor carriage 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) M14 gun motor carriage 155 mm M40 GMC 155 mm T18 howitzer motor carriage – prototype T82 howitzer motor carriage – prototype M21 mortar motor carriage T30 howitzer motor carriage T34 Calliope T40 Whizbang

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns M13 multiple gun motor carriage M16 multiple gun motor carriage M15 combination gun motor carriage M19 multiple gun motor carriage

Armoured personnel carriers M3 scout car Half-track personnel carrier M3 (4,088)

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) T17 armored car (250)

Artillery tractors M4 tractor M5 tractor M39 armored utility vehicle

Amphibious Landing Vehicle Tracked (18,620) Landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat (20,000) M29 Weasel DUKW (21,147) Ford GPA

Utility vehicles 6-ton 6×6 truck cargo truck Autocar U8144T 5- to 6-ton 4×4 truck semi-truck Chevrolet G506 cargo truck Diamond T 4-ton 6×6 truck Dodge WC series light trucks Dodge WC54 ambulance Ford GTB jeep Ford Pygmy jeep Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle Kenworth 10-ton 6x6 heavy wrecking truck tow truck M2 high-speed tractor aircraft tug M19 tank transporter tank transporter M25 tank transporter tank transporter M425 and 426 tractor truck semi-truck Mack model EH trucks cargo truck Mack NJU 5-ton 4x4 truck semi-truck Mack NM 6-ton 6x6 truck cargo truck Mack NO 7½-ton 6x6 truck cargo truck Willys MB light truck GMC CCKW cargo truck

Yugoslavia

Tanks

Light tanks Renault FT (45) & M28 Kégresse (10-11) Renault R35 (54)

Tankettes Škoda Š-I-D/T-32 (8) Škoda Š-I-J ((1)trialed, but not adopted)

Self-propelled guns M3 Stuart modified with various captured German weapons

See also List of equipment used in World War II List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II 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 978-0-85723-953-2. 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.

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