The ZSU-57-2 entered service in 1955, providing the Warsaw Pact armies with a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that could accompany the advancing armies. The hull is…
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Category: AFV Alphabet
The Australian Regular Army was formed in 1947, and was to include armoured formations. Experience in World War II had shown that armoured units needed…
Like Q, X is something of a challenge. Luckily, however, the Brazilians built the X1 light tank. During World War II, Brazil received around 220…
The Wiesel Armoured Weapons Carrier is a small, light vehicle, produced in several different variants. It was developed by Porsche during the 1970s to fulfill…
The Valentine tank (officially the Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine) was a British World War II infantry tank. It entered service in 1940, and proved…
The EE-11 Urutu is a wheeled, 6×6 armoured personnel carrier developed by Engesa of Brazil, and shares many components with the EE-9 Cascavel armoured car.…
The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf E might be an obvious choice, but it’s such an iconic vehicle that I decided it deserved a place. The…
By 1942, the British army in North Africa had decided that it needed self-propelled guns, and the hastily-created Bishop self-propelled 25 pounder wasn’t good enough.…
The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) created the first British armoured car squadron in September 1914, requisitioning all Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost chassis for the new…
I have to admit that finding an entry for Q was a challenge, and as it is, I haven’t been able to find a picture…