Spähpanzer 1C

France/Federal Republic of Germany (1955?-1961) Anti-Tank Reconnaissance Vehicle – 1 to 2 Prototypes Built With the formation of the Bundeswehr in 1955, the new army of West Germany, a decision was made to acquire small tracked armored reconnaissance vehicles for use in the so-called Panzeraufklärungstruppe (Armored reconnaissance troop). The Schützenpanzer (Kurz), somewhat loosely translated as …

Kanonenjagdpanzer 1-3 (Kanonenjagdpanzer HS 30)

Federal Republic of Germany (1959) Tank Destroyer – 2 Prototypes Built (1 Armored and 1 Mild Steel) When the West German Army, known as the Bundeswehr, was reformed, the decision was made to develop a new generation of Jagdpanzers. As the founding officers of the Bundeswehr had roots within the old Wehrmacht of the Second …

Jank One Man Tank

Federal Republic of Germany (1970) Light Tank – None Built There are some ideas which are so bad they just keep being invented because their absence seems to give someone licence to believe they are needed. Whether it is mine proof boots or a helmet mounted gun, some ideas keep coming back around again and …

TH-301

Federal Republic of Germany (1978-1989) Light Main Battle Tank – 3 Built After designing and building the prototypes of the Tanque Argentino Mediano (TAM) for Argentina, Thyssen-Henschel decided to improve the vehicle with more modern equipment, while maintaining almost the same exterior appearance. The resulting vehicle, the TH-301, was intended for the export market, though …

Indien Panzer

Federal Republic of Germany/Republic of India (1953-1955) Medium Tank – Blueprints Only The Indien Panzer (Indian Tank), also known as B-PS 102, was a tank designed by the German firm Porsche KG in the early 1950’s in which the Indian Army showed interest. The Indian Army was looking for a tank to equip its army …

Begleitpanzer 57

Federal Republic of Germany (1977) Infantry Fighting Vehicle – 1 Built Believing they had identified a niche in the market, the Thyssen-Henschel and Bofors companies began a private venture (without funding or official support from the West-German military) to develop an ‘Infantry Escort Vehicle’. The resulting vehicle, debuted in November 1977, was based on a …

Carro da Combattimento Leone

Italian Republic/Federal Republic of Germany (1975-1977) Main Battle Tank – 1 Prototype Built The Carro da Combattimento Leone was developed at a time when the serial production of the Leopard main battle tank was still underway in Italy and West Germany. The need for such a vehicle was born from the strong desire from both …