List of military vehicles of World War II

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

Afghanistan[]

Tanks[]

Argentina[]

Tanks[]

Utility vehicles[]

Australia[]

Tanks[]

Armoured car[]

Belgium[]

See also: Belgian combat vehicles of World War II

Tanks[]

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

Utility vehicles[]

  • FN Tricar (331 ordered & 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[]

Armored cars[]

Utility vehicles[]

Canada[]

Tanks[]

  • 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.

Self-propelled artillery[]

Armoured personnel carriers[]

  • C15TA (3,960)
  • Kangaroo (converted from various AFV designs)

Armoured car[]

Utility vehicles[]

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[]

Czechoslovakia[]

Tanks[]

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

Tankettes[]

Armoured cars[]

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)

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)

Assault guns[]

France[]

Tanks[]

Armoured reconnaissance tanks[]

Armoured combat tanks[]

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[]

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)
  • Lorraine 37L (630)

Armored cars[]

India[]

Armoured cars[]

Germany[]

See also: German combat vehicles of World War II and List of World War II military vehicles of Germany

Tanks[]

Light tanks[]

  • Leichttraktor (4 prototypes)
  • Panzer I (1,659, excluding conversions)
  • Panzer II (1,856, excluding conversions)
  • Panzer 35(t) (Czechoslovakian design, 434)
  • Panzer 38(t) (Czechoslovakian 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[]

Heavy tanks[]

  • VK 4501 (P) (91, one used as command tank, most of the others converted to Elefant tank destroyers)
  • VK 4502 (P) (prototype only)
  • Tiger I (1,347)
  • Tiger II a.k.a. "King Tiger" or "Royal Tiger" (489)
  • Panzer VII Löwe (proposed design only)
  • Panzer VIII Maus (2 prototypes of which 1 incomplete)
  • Panzer E-100 (1 incomplete prototype)
  • Panzer IX and Panzer X (designs made to deceive allied intelligence)
  • Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte (proposed design only)

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
  • 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[]

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[]

Self-propelled artillery[]

Assault guns[]

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[]

Remote controlled vehicles[]

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

Hungary[]

Tanks[]

  • Toldi I, II, IIa, and III (202)
  • Turan I and II (424)

Self-propelled guns[]

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns[]

Armoured cars[]

Utility vehicles[]

Italy[]

See also: List of World War II weapons of Italy

Tankettes[]

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

Tanks[]

Tank[]

Light tanks[]

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)

Destroyer Tanks[]

  • Semovente 90/53

Tank destroyers[]

Self-propelled guns[]

Armoured cars[]

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

Utility vehicles[]

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[]

Amphibious tanks[]

Self-propelled guns[]

Armoured personnel carriers[]

Armoured cars[]

Netherlands[]

Tankettes[]

  • Carden-Loyd Mark IV (5)
  • Marmon-Herrington CTLS (20)

Light Tank[]

  • Renault FT (1)

Armoured cars[]

New Zealand[]

Converted tractors[]

Light tanks[]

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[]

See also: list of Polish armoured fighting vehicles

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[]

Self-propelled guns[]

  • TKS-D (2)
  • TKD (4)

Artillery tractors[]

Utility vehicles[]

Romania[]

Main article: Romanian armored fighting vehicle production during World War II

Tank destroyers[]

Tanks[]

  • R-1 (1 prototype + 35 imported)
  • R-2 (126 + 26 Panzer 35(t))
  • R-3 (proposal)
  • 1942 medium tank (proposal)
  • T-34 with 120/150 mm gun (proposal)
  • T-26 with 37 mm gun (proposal)

Armoured cars[]

Artillery tractors[]

Demolition vehicles[]

  • Romanian Goliath

Siam[]

Tanks and Tankettes[]

  • Type 83 (50)
  • Vickers 6-Ton (30)

Self-propelled guns[]

Anti-aircraft[]

  • (26)

South Africa[]

Armoured cars[]

  • Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (5,746)

Soviet Union[]

See also: Soviet combat vehicle production during World War II

Source: Zaloga (1984:125, 225).

Tankettes[]

  • T-27 (3,328 pre-war)

Tanks[]

Light tanks[]

  • 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)

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 (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)

[Light 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)
  • 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
  • motorized 25 mm
  • YaG-10 motorized 76.2 mm
  • T-90 anti-aircraft tank (dual 12.7 mm DShK)
  • dual 25 mm
  • ZSU-37 37 mm

Armoured cars[]

Amphibious armoured cars[]

Half-tracks[]

Aerosans[]

Artillery tractors[]

  • Komsomolets (4,041 pre-war)
  • T-26-T
  • (3,658 pre-war)
  • STZ-5 (7,170 pre-war)
  • Komintern (1,017 pre-war)
  • Voroshilovets (228 pre-war)
  • (504 pre-war)
  • (1,666)

Improvised AFVs[]

Motor vehicles[]

  • [All types] (272,600 pre-war)

United Kingdom[]

Artillery tractors[]

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[]

Cruiser tanks[]

Infantry tanks[]

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[]

Lorries[]

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[]

Tank destroyers[]

Self-propelled artillery[]

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[]

  • 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[]

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
  • GMC CCKW Cargo Truck

Yugoslavia[]

Tanks[]

Light tanks[]

  • M3A3 with 20mm Flak 38 Flakvierling (2)
  • M3A3 with 7.5 cm PaK 40 (3)

See also[]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ Ware 2012, p. 191.
  2. ^ Ware 2012, p. 193.
  3. ^ Ware 2012, p. 216.
  4. ^ Ware 2012, p. 196.
  5. ^ Ware 2012, p. 198.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Ware 2012, p. 199.
  7. ^ Ware 2012, p. 201.
  8. ^ Ware 2012, p. 205.
  9. ^ Ware 2012, p. 207.
  10. ^ Ware 2012, p. 211.
  11. ^ Ware 2012, p. 213.
  12. ^ Ware 2012, p. 214.

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.

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