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Rear of command car, desert tan The WC-56 was wider and much shorter than the 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton command cars, giving it squat proportions. The WC-56 Truck, Command Reconnaissance, 3/4 ton, 4x4 w/o Winch, Dodge (G-502) was a command and reconnaissance vehicle akin to a large quarter-ton jeep. It did not prove popular as it was heavier and not as ...
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
Fox armoured car (Canada) – adaptation of Humber armoured car produced using local chassis; Marmon-Herrington armoured car (South Africa) – components imported from United States and United Kingdom; Marks I to IV saw service; Rhino heavy armoured car (Australia) – never reached service; Rover light armoured car (Australia) – only used ...
An ACV of the 23rd Infantry Brigade HQ at Francolise, 14 March 1944. During the Second World War, the United Kingdom was the only country to develop and widely employ purpose-built armoured command vehicles.
Many foreign vehicles were used by the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.The German terms Beutepanzer (Loot Tank) and Beutefahrzeug (Loot Vehicle) were a general application for those vehicles.
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.
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AEC of Southall, England was a manufacturer of truck and bus chassis and its Matador artillery tractor was used for towing medium field and heavy anti-aircraft guns. The armoured car based on the Matador artillery chassis was developed initially as a private venture and a mock-up was shown to officials in 1941 at Horse Guards Parade in London, where it made a favourable impression on Winston ...