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Argentina (1938-1952) Light Tank – 12 Operated Overview During the late 1920s, Vickers developed a series of export tanks which found success worldwide, beginning with the Vickers 6-ton or Vickers Mk.E light tank, and the Vickers Mk.C and D medium tanks. In 1933, Vickers offered a new model of a cheaper, machine gun-armed vehicle, known […]
Soviet Union (1946-1948) Heavy Tank – 224 IS-4 + 25 IS-4M Built Development of the IS-4 began as early as 1943 at the ChKZ plant in Chelyabinsk. After the complicated and convoluted development of the first series of prototypes under index Object 701, the project was abandoned. However, in 1946, the project was revived due […]
Kingdom of Italy (1939-1948) Medium Truck – 7941 Built The Autocarro FIAT 626N (English: FIAT 626N Truck) was a medium truck produced by Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino or FIAT (English: Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) for the European civilian market and the Italian Regio Esercito (English: Italian Army). The majority of the trucks produced […]
Third Czechoslovak Republic (1946) Assault SPG – None built, blueprints only Czechoslovak-made vehicles, such as the LT vzor 1938 light tank and the ST-I tank destroyer based on it (this is how they were called ‘at home’; in most of the world, they are better known under the German names Panzerkampfwagen 38 (t) and Jagdpanzer […]
Kingdom of Italy/German Reich (1944-1945) Scout Car – 128~250 Built When the Second World War broke out, the Italian Regio Esercito (English: Royal Army) was not equipped with a fast and lightly armored scout car. After the experience gained in the North African Campaign, in which the Italian Army captured some Daimler Scout Cars, a […]
United Kingdom (1942-1943) Semi-Amphibious Cargo Vehicle – 3 Prototypes Built The Hexonaut’s story began between 1942 and 1943. Operating in Burma (now Myanmar) during the Second World War, the British ‘Forgotten Army’ – the 14th Army – had as much of an enemy in the harsh terrain of the land as they did in the […]
German Reich (1942) Assault Gun – Paper Project The small and cheap StuG III (Sturmgeschütz III, Eng. Assault gun vehicle) proved to be an effective infantry support weapon despite being initially supplied in small quantities. After 1942, it was produced in ever greater numbers and rearmed with longer guns, thus increasing its lethality against enemy […]
Italian Republic (1980-Present) City Car – Over 4 Million Built The FIAT Panda is one of the most iconic cars produced by FIAT of Turin, and to this day, it remains a symbol in Italian culture. The car was produced starting from 1980 and was widely distributed among the police and armed forces. It also […]
German Reich (1942) Assault Gun – Wooden Mock-Up Built The introduction of the long-barrel StuG III (Sturmgeschütz III, Eng. Assault gun vehicles) gave the Germans an excellent anti-tank vehicle that was cheap, combat effective, and was slowly being produced in ever-growing numbers. But its overall design was not perfect and there was room for improvement. […]
Republic of Poland (1927-1929) Light Tank – 2 Prototypes Built After regaining independence in 1918, Poland found itself in a difficult situation. Even though it barely returned to the map of Europe after 123 years, it was under constant threat of an attack from both the east and the west. To stand a chance against […]
United Kingdom (1950) Heavy Gun Tank – 3 Prototypes Built In the early years of the Cold War, Western powers felt somewhat outmatched and outgunned by the Red Army of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). With its display at the 1945 Berlin Victory Parade, the Soviet IS-3 heavy tank sent a chill down […]
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Kingdom of Italy (1939) Self-Propelled Gun – 1 Prototype Built The Semovente da 47/32 su Scafo L3 was an Italian prototype self-propelled support gun based on the hull of the Carro Armato L3/35 (English: Light Tank 3-tonne model 1935). It was developed during the Interwar period to provide Italian assault infantry units with a light […]
United States of America (1968) Wacky Racer In 1968, Hanna-Barbera, the classic cartoon producer of The Flintstones, Topcat, and The Jetsons, – released Wacky Races, a Saturday morning cartoon centered around eleven unique cars with quirky drivers competing in road rallies across the United States to be named “World’s Wackiest Racer”. The cartoon ran for […]
Kingdom of Spain (2010) 8×8 Infantry Fighting Vehicle – 1 Partially Constructed Prototype In 2007, the Spanish Army underwent a substantial transformation due to the noticeable obsolescence of much of its equipment. This prompted the launch of new projects, including the VBR (Vehículo Blindado sobre Ruedas – Armored Wheeled Vehicle) program. This initiative aimed to […]
Kingdom of Thailand (1980-1981) Self-Propelled Artillery Gun – 6 Built(?) The Thai Made Self-Propelled Artillery Gun The Porborkhor 105 Attajhon (Thai: ปืนใหญ่เบากระสุนวิถีโค้งขนาด ๑๐๕ มิลลิเมตร อัตตาจร, ปบค 105 อัตตาจร Puenyai Bao Krasunwithi Khong Khanat 105 millimeters Attajhon, Porborkhor 105 Attajhon, English: 105 mm Self-propelled Light Artillery) was the first self-propelled artillery gun (SPAG) to see service […]
German Reich (1943-1945) Medium Armored Car – ~200 Operated After the 8th September 1943’s Armistice between the Kingdom of Italy and the Allied forces, the Wehrmacht launched Fall Achse (English: Operation Axis) to disarm their Italian former allies in Italy, France, and the Balkans. Around 200 AB41 armored cars were captured and almost immediately redeployed […]
United States of America (1954-1973) Armored Recovery Vehicle – 1,126 Built Introduction The M74 Tank Recovery Vehicle was a US armored recovery vehicle (ARV) based on the M4A3 (HVSS) Sherman chassis. The M74 was created as the M32 Armored Recovery Vehicle, a pivotal ARV developed during World War II, could no longer recover the new […]
Kingdom of Spain (1921-1931) Heavy Tank – 6 Purchased Although the Schneider CA (or Schneider CA-1) was the French Army’s first tank during World War One, its legacy has largely been eclipsed by the Renault FT. In terms of impact on tank development and exports to other nations, the Schneider CA-1 pales in comparison to […]
Vehicles of the Third Czechoslovak Republic (1945-1948) Background: The First Czechoslovak Republic The history of independent Czechoslovakia traces back to October 28th, 1918, when the Czechoslovak National Council in Prague declared independence from the Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire. Consequently, the First Czechoslovak Republic, commonly known as Czechoslovakia, emerged on the European map. From 1933 onwards, Czechoslovakia […]