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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.
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
World War II tanks of the United States (1 C, 22 P) Pages in category "World War II armored fighting vehicles of the United States" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
B "Königstiger" (Sd. Kfz.182) / VK4503(H) was a heavy tank in the later half of World War II. Armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun, the vehicle could perform well in the defensive role on the eastern and western fronts but was an expensive failure for Nazi Germany when used in an offensive role as a main battle tank. The Tiger II combined one of the ...
Armored car United States: Had a turret-less variant that was named M20 M38 Wolfhound: Armored car United States: M29 Weasel: Tracked vehicle United States: S1 scout car: Armored car Australia: T17E1 Staghound: Armored car United States: Armored carriers M3 half-track: Armoured personnel carrier United States: Universal Carrier: Armoured ...
American armoured vehicles were purchased and sometimes re-fitted with British guns, and were used by British and British-supplied Allied forces throughout the war. Sherman IC and VC – Sherman I and Sherman V medium tank chassis adapted by the British with a redesigned turret to mount a British 17-pounder gun.
A military armored (also spelled armoured) car is a wheeled armoured fighting vehicle, historically employed for reconnaissance, internal security, armed escort, and other subordinate battlefield tasks. [1] With the gradual decline of mounted cavalry, armored cars were developed for carrying out duties formerly assigned to light cavalry. [2]
The Pershing heavy tank (named after General Pershing) was the only heavy tank used in combat by the US armed forces during World War II. An earlier design, the Heavy Tank M6 , was not accepted for large scale production and only 40 were produced.