List of tank models after 1945

This list contains armored vehicles produced after the Second World War , sorted according to the respective countries of origin (including licensed buildings) and their use.

Alphabetical listing (by country of origin)

Egypt

Fahd

Armored transport

• Walid ( personnel carrier 4 × 4 )
• Fahd ( personnel carrier 4 × 4)

Argentina

TAM

Main battle tank

• TAM (Tanque Argentino Mediano)

Armored personnel carriers

• VCTP (Vehículo de Combate Transporte de Personal, based on TAM)

Tank artillery

• VCA 155 (Vehículo de Combate de Artillería de 155 mm, self-propelled howitzer 155 mm based on TAM)

Australia

Bushmaster PMV

Armored personnel carriers

• ASLAV (Australian Light Armored Vehicle, 8 × 8 infantry fighting vehicle , Australian license build of the Mowag Piranha )

Protected vehicles

• Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle ( MRAP vehicle 4 × 4)

Belgium

SIBMAS

Armored transport

• SIBMAS (armored car 6 × 6, only built for Malaysia as a fire support and recovery vehicle)

Brazil

EE-9 Cascavel

EE-11 Urutu

Reconnaissance tank

• EE-9 Cascavel (6 × 6 reconnaissance tank)
• X1A (modernizing conversion of the M3 Stuart )
• X1A1 (new building, further development of the X1A)
• EE-3 Jararaca (armored car 4 × 4)

Main battle tank

• EE-T1 Osório (prototype, no series production)

Tank destroyers

• EE-17 Sucuri (armored car 6 × 6)

Armored transport

• EE-11 Urutu ( personnel carrier 6 × 6)

Bridge-laying armor

• XLP-10 (based on X1A)

Bulgaria

Armored personnel carriers

• BMP-23
• BMP-30

People's Republic of China

Main battle tank type 59

Main battle tank type 99

Main battle tank

• Type 58 (replica of the Soviet T-34/85 )
• Type 59 (modified replica of the Soviet T-54A )
• Type 62 (light tank)
• Type 63 (light amphibious tank)
• Type 69 (further development of Type 59)
• Type 79 (further development of Type 59)
• Type 80
• Type 85
• Type 88
• Type 90
• Type 96 (also known as Type 88C)
• Type 98
• Type 99 (upgraded version of Type 98)

Armored personnel carriers

• WZ501
• WZ503
• WZ504
• WZ505
• WZ506
• WZ523
• WZ551
• WZ751
• YW309 (version of the Type 85 APC, see below)
• ZBD97
• Type 05

Armored transport

• Type 63 (other names / versions: YW-304, YW-531, YW-701, YZ-750)
• Type 77
• Type 85 (other names / versions: YW-307, YW-531H)
• Type 86
• Type 89
• Type 90

Tank artillery

• 130 mm SPG
• 203 mm SPH
• ZIP-45
• Type 54 SPH
• Type 70 SPA
• Type 83 SPH
• Type 85 SPA
• Type 89 SPA
• ZIP-05 SPG
• ZIP-07 SPG
• PLL-05 (120mm anti-tank mortar)

SPA = self propelled artillery, SPG = self propelled gun, SPH = self propelled howitzer

Anti-aircraft tank

• Type 63 (based on a T-34 )
• Type 80
• Type 88
• PGZ95
• PGZ09

Federal Republic of Germany

Fennec

Leopard 2A7

Marten 1A3

Fox

Weasel 1 TOW

Self-propelled howitzer 2000

cheetah

Armored recovery vehicle 2

Reconnaissance tank

• Short armored personnel carrier , Hotchkiss (modified Hotchkiss TT6 )
• Lynx (reconnaissance armor 8 × 8)
• Fennek (light armored car 4 × 4, German-Dutch joint development)

Main battle tank

• Leopard 1
• Kampfpanzer 70 (German-American prototype)
• Leopard 2

Tank destroyers

• Raketenjagdpanzer 1, HS 30
• Tank destroyers
• Tank destroyer missile 2
• Jaguar 1 (conversion from Raketenjagdpanzer 2)
• Jaguar 2 (conversion from Kanonenjagdpanzer)

Armored personnel carriers

• Armored personnel carrier long, HS 30
• marten
• Marder 2 (prototype, ready for series production; no longer produced due to reunification)
• Puma (in introduction)

Mortar carrier

• Light tank mortar (lePzMrs)

Armored transport

• Short armored personnel carrier , Type 42-1 ("Cargo" replenishment tank , modified Hotchkiss CC2-55 )
• Fuchs (armored transport 6 × 6)
• GTK Boxer (8 × 8 armored transport vehicle, German-Dutch joint development)

Protected vehicles

• ATF Dingo 1 (protected patrol vehicle 4 × 4)
• ATF Dingo 2 (protected patrol vehicle 4 × 4)

Airborne tank

• Wiesel 1 (air-packable weapon carrier)
• Wiesel 2 (enlarged further development of Wiesel 1)

Tank artillery

• Panzerhaubitze 70 (Panzerhaubitze 155 mm, German-British-Italian prototype)
• Panzerhaubitze 2000 (Panzerhaubitze 155 mm)

Anti-aircraft tank

• Cheetah (Flakpanzer 2 × 35 mm)
• Roland (anti-aircraft missile tank)

Bridge-laying armor

• beaver
• Panzerschnellbrücke 2 (German-Dutch prototype)
• Armored Rapid Bridge Iguana (being tested)

Engineer tanks

• Engineer tank 1
• Armored engineer machine (prototype)
• Scorpion (mine throwing system based on M548 G A1 )
• Badger
• Keiler (mine clearance armor based on M48 A2 C )
• Kodiak (prototype)

Armored recovery vehicles

• Armored recovery vehicle 2
• Armored recovery vehicle 3 buffalo

German Democratic Republic

Reconnaissance tank

• SK-1

Finland

Sisu Pasi XA-180

Armored transport

• Sisu Pasi (Sisu XA-180 / Sisu XA-185 / Sisu XA-203)
• Sisu Nasu
• Patria AMV

France

AMX Leclerc

AMX-10P

VBL

AMX-30 AuF1

Reconnaissance tank

• EWC (Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, Spähpanzer 8 × 8)
• AML (Automitrailleuse légère, light reconnaissance vehicle 4 × 4)
• AMX-10 RC (6 × 6 reconnaissance tank, also used as a tank destroyer)
• ERC-90 saga

Main battle tank

• ARL 44
• AMX-30
• AMX-32 (prototype)
• AMX-40 (prototype)
• AMX Leclerc

Tank destroyers

• AMX-13

Armored personnel carriers

• AMX-VCI
• AMX-10 P
• Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
• Véhicule Blindé de Combat d'Infanterie

Anti-aircraft tank

• AMX 13 DCA

Protected vehicles

• VBL (Véhicule Blindé Léger, light armored car 4 × 4)
• PVP (Petit Véhicule Protégé, light armored car 4 × 4)

Tank artillery

• AMX-30 AuF1 (Automoteur modèle F1, self-propelled howitzer 155 mm based on AMX-30)

Armored recovery vehicles

• Char de Dépannage DNG / DCL (Dépanneur Nouvelle Génération / Dépanneur Char Leclerc, based on AMX Leclerc)

Great Britain

Saladin

Chieftain

Warrior

AS-90

Reconnaissance tank

• Saladin
• Scorpion
• Scimitar
• Ferret

Main battle tank

• Centurion
• Conqueror
• Chieftain
• Vickers MBT
• Challenger 1
• Challenger 2

Tank destroyers

• Charioteer
• Saber
• FV 438 Swingfire

Armored personnel carriers

• Saracen
• Warrior

Armored transport

• FV 432

Tank artillery

• Abbot
• Self-propelled howitzer 70
• AS-90

India

Main battle tank

• Vijayanta
• Arjun
• Tank-Ex (in development)

Armored personnel carriers

• BMP Sarath

Tank artillery

• M-46 Catapult
• Bhim

Iran

Main battle tank

• Zulfiqar
• Shahed
• Safir-74

Armored transport

• Raks
• BPR-82
• Boragh

Tank artillery

• Raad-1
• Raad-2

Israel

Merkava Mk III

Main battle tank

• Scho't (= Centurion Mk 5/2)
• Magach (= M48A5 and M60A3 )
• Sabra (= M60A3 )
• Tiran (= T-54 , T-55 , T-62 )
• Merkava

Armored transport

• Achzarit (based on the T-54 , T-55 )
• Nagmashot (based on the Centurion )
• Namer (based on the Merkava )

Italy

Ariete

Centauro

Dardo

Reconnaissance tank

• Fiat 6614 G4 × 4
• Puma 4 × 4

Main battle tank

• OF-40 (manufactured for export only; 36 to UAE )
• Ariete (200)

Tank destroyers

• Centauro (363 - tank destroyer)

Armored personnel carriers

• VCC-1 / -2 "Camillino" (1638- Italian armored personnel carrier versions of the M113 )
• Dardo (200- replacement for VCC-1/2)
• Freccia (249 - armored personnel carrier variant of the Centauro)

Tank artillery

• Self-propelled howitzer 70
• Palmaria (gun) (only for export)

Anti-aircraft tank

• SIDAM (208- 25 mm quadruple flak on M113)
• OTOMATIC (76 mm Oto-Melara ship gun on Leopard-1 chassis)

Japan

Type 87 reconnaissance tank

Main battle tank type 74

Type 89 infantry fighting vehicle

Type 87 anti-aircraft tank

Type 91 bridge-laying tank

Reconnaissance tank

• Type 87 (Spähpanzer 6 × 6)

Main battle tank

• Type 61
• Type 74
• Type 90
• Type 10

Tank destroyers

• Type 60

Armored personnel carriers

• Type 89

Armored transport

• Type 60 (personnel carrier)
• Type 73 (personnel carrier)
• Type 82 (command and radio tank 6 × 6)
• Type 87 (armored ammunition transporter based on MTW Type 73)
• Type 96 (Transportpanzer 8 × 8)

Protected vehicles

• Komatsu LAV (Light Armored Vehicle, 4 × 4 light armored car)

Tank artillery

• Type 74 (self-propelled howitzer 105 mm)
• Type 75 (self-propelled howitzer 155 mm)
• Type 75 (armored multiple rocket launcher 130 mm based on MTW Type 73)
• Type 99 (self-propelled howitzer 155 mm)

Anti-aircraft tank

• Type 87 (Flak tank based on MBT Type 74)

Bridge-laying armor

• Type 67 (based on MBT type 61)
• Type 91 (based on MBT type 74)

Yugoslavia

M-84

Main battle tank

• M-84 (improved and more powerful motorized license production of the Russian T-72 A)

Armored personnel carriers

• BVP M-80

Croatia

M-95 Degman

Main battle tank

• M-95 Degman (prototype, modernized development of the M-84 with additional armor )

Norway

Armored transport

• NM142

Austria

Tank Destroyer Cuirassier

SPz Ulan

Saurer armored personnel carrier in combat version

Tank destroyers

• Cuirassier

Armored personnel carriers

• Saurer (SPZ A1)
• Ulan

Armored transport

• Pandur
• Pandur II

Armored recovery vehicles

• Greif 4KH7FA-SB

Engineer tanks

• Steyr 4KH7FA-Pi Greif

Pakistan

Main battle tank

• Al-Zarrar
• Al-Khalid

Armored transport

• Mohafiz (prototype)

Poland

OT-64 SKOT 2A

Main battle tank

• PT-91

Armored transport

• OT-64 SKOT

Anti-aircraft tank

• PZA Loara

Romania

Main battle tank

• TR-85 , significantly improved T-55 from Romanian production
• TR-125, significantly improved T-72M or T-72M1 from Romanian production

Sweden

Combat Vehicle 90 (here: CV 9040)

Main battle tank

• Stridsvagn 74
• Stridsvagn 103

Tank destroyers

• Infanterikanonvagn 91

Armored personnel carriers

• Pansarbandvagn 301
• Pansarbandvagn 302
• Combat Vehicle 90

Self-propelled howitzers

• Band Canon 1 (until 2003)
• ARCHER artillery system

Switzerland

Main battle tank

• Medium tank 1958
• Tank 61
• Tank 68

Tank destroyers

• Tank destroyer 90

Armored personnel carriers

• Radschützenpanzer 93

Bridge-laying armor

• Bridge armor 68

Armored recovery vehicles

• Relaxation tank 65

Serbia

Main battle tank

• M-84AS , alternative designation: M-2001
• M-84

Protected vehicles / armored personnel carriers

• BVP M-80
• VIU-55-Munja , infantry fighting vehicle based on the T-55 without a turret.
• Lazar BVT
• BOV (armored transport)

Self-propelled guns

• Self-propelled gun 105 mm M-09
• Self-propelled gun 122 mm "Sora" .
• Self-propelled gun 152-mm Nora B-52

Anti-aircraft tank

"BOV-3". BOV vehicle with three 20 mm M55 A4 B1 machine cannons. As a hybrid "HS M09 BOV-3" with 8 Strela-2 starters.

Slovakia

Main battle tank

• T-72 Moderna (Improved and modernized license build of the Soviet / Russian T-72 M1)

Soviet Union / Russia

T-72

T-90

T-14

ASU-85

2S19 Msta-S

Gate M1 ( NATO designation: SA-15 Gauntlet)

Reconnaissance tank

• PT-76
• BRDM 1
• BRDM 2
• BRDM 3
• Sprut SD

Main battle tank

• Object 279 (USSR)
• IS-7 (USSR)
• IS-8 (USSR)
• T-10 (USSR)
• T-54 (USSR)
• T-55 (USSR)
• T-62 (USSR)
• T-64 (USSR)
• T-72 (USSR)
• T-80 (USSR)
• T-84 (USSR)
• T-90 (Russia)
• T-95 (Russia)
• Black Eagle (tank) (Russia / South Korea)
• T-14 (Russia)

Armored personnel carriers

• Object 19
• BMP-1
• BMP-2
• BMP-3
• BMPT
• BTR-T
• T-15

Armored transport

• BTR-152 (armored personnel carrier, USSR)
• BTR-40 (armored personnel carrier, USSR)
• BTR 40P (armored personnel carrier , USSR)
• BTR-50 (armored personnel carrier, USSR)
• BTR 60PB (armored personnel carrier , USSR)
• BTR 70PB (armored personnel carrier , USSR)
• BTR-80 (armored personnel carrier, USSR)
• BTR-90
• MT-LB
• ZIL-153 (Prototype armored personnel carrier, USSR)

Airborne tank

• ASU-57
• ASU-76
• ASU-85
• BMD-1
• BMD-2
• BMD-3
• BMD-4

Tank artillery

• 2S1 Gwosdika
• 2S2 Fialka
• 2S3 Akatsiya
• 2S4 Tyulpan
• 2S5 Giazint
• 2S7 pioneer
• 2S9 Nona-S
• 2S11 Tundzha
• 2S14 Jalo
• 2S19 Msta-S
• 2S21 vein
• 2S23 Nona-SVK (based on the BTR-80)
• 2S25 Sprut-SD
• 2S30 Iset
• 2S31 vein
• 2S34

Anti-aircraft tank

• ZSU-57-2
• ZSU-23-4 Schilka
• 2K11 pitcher
• 2K12 cub
• 2K22 Tunguska
• 9K31 Strela-1
• 9K33 Osa
• 9K35 Strela-10
• 9K37 buk
• 9K40 Buk-M2
• 9K330 gate

Spain

Main battle tank

• Lince (prototype - similar to the German Leopard 2 )

Armored personnel carriers

• Pizarro

Armored transport

• Pegaso BMR

Reconnaissance tanks

• VEC-M1

South Africa

Ratel 90

Reconnaissance tank

• Rooikat-76
• Wolf (tank)

Main battle tank

• Olifant 1A / B

Armored personnel carriers

• Ratel-20/60/90

Protected vehicles

• Casspir
• Mamba (tank)

Self-propelled artillery

• G-6 155 mm
• Bataleur 127mm, 40 tubes (rocket launcher)
• Valkirii 22 SP 127 mm, 24 tubes (rocket launcher)
• Valkiri 5 (rocket launcher)

Anti-aircraft tank

• GAI 20mm
• Ystervark SP 20 mm
• GDF-002 twin 35 mm
• L / 60 40mm 25
• 36 Zulmac ( ZSU-23-2 ) 23 mm

Sudan

Reconnaissance tank

• Amir-2

Main battle tank

• al-Bashir (Type 80 further development to Type 96 version)
• al-Zubair 2
• al-Zubair 1
• Digna

Armored personnel carriers

• Shareef-2
• Shareef-1
• Khatim
• Khatim-2

Self-propelled artillery

• Abu Fatma 122mm
• Khalifa. Self-propelled gun 122 mm D-30 on a truck from KAMAZ .
• Taka-2, 122mm 40 tubes (rocket launcher)

South Korea

K1 type 88

K2 Black Panther

K200 KIFV

K9 Thunder and K10 ARV

Main battle tank

• K1 type 88
• K2 Black Panther

Armored personnel carriers

• K200 KIFV (Korean Infantry Fighting Vehicle, modified replica of the US AIFV)
• K300 NIFV (Next Infantry Fighting Vehicle, being introduced)

Armored transport

• KM900 ( personnel carrier 4 × 4, license of the Italian Fiat 6614)

Protected vehicles

• Barracuda (4 × 4 personnel carrier based on the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5000 )

Landing tank

• KAAV7A1 (amphibious personnel carrier , licensed by the US-American AAV7A1)

Tank artillery

• K55 ( self-propelled howitzer 155 mm, license build of the US M109)
• K9 Thunder (self-propelled howitzer 155 mm)
• K10 ARV (Ammunition Resupply Vehicle, loading vehicle for the K9 self-propelled howitzer)

Anti-aircraft tank

• K30 Biho (Flak tank 2 × 30 mm)
• K-SAM Chun'ma (French anti-aircraft missile system Crotale based on K200)

Bridge-laying armor

• K1 AVLB (based on K1 type 88)

Armored recovery vehicles

• K1 ARV (based on K1 type 88)

Czech Republic

Main battle tank

• T-72CZ (Much improved and modernized license build of the Soviet / Russian T-72 M1)

Ukraine

BM Oplot

Main battle tank

• BM Bulat
• T-84 (further development of the Soviet T-80 )
• BM Oplot

Armored transport

• BTR-3
• BTR-4
• BTR-7
• BTR-94

United States

M551 Sheridan

M60

M1A1 Abrams

M2 Bradley

M113

M109A3

M578

Reconnaissance tank

• M114
• M113 C & R / Lynx (built for export only)
• M551 Sheridan
• M706 Commando
• M3 Bradley CFV

Main battle tank

• M26 Pershing
• M46 Patton
• M47 Patton
• M48 Patton
• M41 Walker Bulldog
• M103
• M60
• M1 Abrams
• Stingray (built for export only)

Armored personnel carriers

• AIFV (built for export only)
• M2 Bradley IFV
• Stryker

Armored transport

• M75
• M59
• M113

Airborne tank

• M50 Ontos
• M56 Scorpion

Landing tank

• LVT-5
• LVTP-7 / AAV7

Tank artillery

• M44 ( self-propelled howitzer 155 mm)
• M52 (self-propelled howitzer 105 mm)
• M53 (armored cannon 155 mm)
• M55 (self-propelled howitzer 203 mm)
• M107 (175 mm cannon on self-propelled gun)
• M108 ( self-propelled howitzer 105 mm)
• M109 (self-propelled howitzer 155 mm)
• M110 (203 mm howitzer on self-propelled gun)
• M270 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System, multiple rocket launcher 227 mm)
• M109A6 paladin

Anti-aircraft tank

• M42 Duster (on M41 chassis)
• M163 Vulcan (on M113 chassis)
• M247 Sergeant York (on M48 chassis)
• M6 linebacker (on M2 Bradley chassis)

Bridge-laying armor

• M48 AVLB (Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge)
• M60A1 AVLB
• M104 Wolverine

Engineer tanks

• M728 CEV (Combat Engineer Vehicle)
• M9 ACE (Armored Combat Earthmover)

Armored recovery vehicles

• M51
• M88
• M578
• M579
• M88A2 Hercules

See also

• List of tracked vehicles of the Bundeswehr
• List of wheeled vehicles of the Bundeswehr

literature

• Karl Anweiler, Rainer Blank: The wheeled and tracked vehicles of the Bundeswehr from 1956 to the present day . Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-8289-5331-X .
• Alan K. Russell: Modern Main Battle Tanks. Weapons and Equipment Volume 3 . 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-613-01792-X .
• Wolfgang Schneider (ed.): Tanks of the World. Edition 7 . Bernard & Gräfe Verlag, Koblenz 1990, ISBN 3-7637-5871-2 .