List of interwar armoured fighting vehicles
This is a list of armoured fighting vehicles developed during the interwar years between the end of the First World War and the start of the Second World War. There is some overlap with tanks that served in the early part of the Second World War.
See also history of the tank, list of armoured fighting vehicles.
Austria
Armoured cars
- ADAZ
- ADG
- ADGC
- ADGK
- ADGZ
- ADKZ
- ADSK
- Heigl Panzerauto M.25
- Heigl Panzerauto M.26
Light tanks
Tankettes
- ADMK Mulus
Czechoslovakia
Tanks
Light tanks
- ČKD P-II-a
- ČKD P-II-b
- Kolohousenka - wheeled/tracked design
- LT vz. 34
- LT vz. 35
- LT vz. 38 did not enter service before German occupation
- Praga MT
- Praga YNH
- Škoda Š-II
- Škoda Š-II-b
Medium tanks
- ST vz. 39
- Škoda Š-II-c
Heavy tanks
- Škoda Š-III-6
- Škoda Š-III-8
- Tatra T-III
Amphibious tanks
- ČKD F-IV-H
- Škoda ŠOT
Tankettes
- AH-IV
- Škoda MU-2
- Škoda MU-4
- Škoda MU-6
- Škoda Š-I-J
- Škoda Š-I-P
- Škoda Š-I-SPO
- Tančík vz. 33
- T-32 (Š-I-D)
Armoured cars
- Praga I
- Praga R-4
- Škoda Fiat Torino
- Škoda PA-I
- Škoda PA-II 'Želva', also known as OA vz.23
- Škoda PA-III
- Škoda PA-IV
- TN SPE-34
- TN SPE-37
- OA vz. 27
- OA vz. 30
China
China purchased several hundred armoured combat vehicles during the 1930s. The exact model and numbers are difficult to obtainTanks
- Carden Loyd M1931 amphibious tank - purchased in 1935.
- Carden Loyd M1936 - Light two-man tank, purchased in 1936.
- Renault FT - purchased from Poland & France in 1920s & 1930s.
- Panzer I - purchased from Germany in 1930s.
- T-26 - Licensed copy of British Vickers 6-ton Tank, purchased from Soviets in 1938.
- Vickers 6-ton tank
Tankettes
- CV-33 - purchased in 1936, numbers disputed.
- Carden Loyd tankette Mk VI - armoured machine gun carrier, 24 purchased in 1929, 29 in 1936.
Armoured personnel carriers
Armoured cars
- BA-6 - purchased from Soviet Union, armed with 45 mm gun turret.
France
Tankettes
Tanks
Armoured reconnaissance tanks
- AMR 33 - a cavalry tank
- AMR 35 - a light tank
Light tanks
- AMC 34
- AMX 38
- Char D1
- FCM 36 - infantry tank
- Hotchkiss H35 - cavalry tank
- Hotchkiss H39
- Renault FT-31
- Renault FT Kégresse (42)
- Renault NC1, Renault NC2 - first 2 prototypes of Char D1
- Renault R35 - infantry tank
- Renault R40
Medium tanks
- AMC 35
- Char D2
- Char D3
- Char G1
- Char G1B
- Char G1F
- Char G1L
- Char G1P
- Char G1R
- SOMUA S35 - cavalry tank
Heavy tanks
- Char B1
- Char B1 bis
- Char B1 ter
Super heavy tanks
- ARL Tracteur C
- Char BB
- Char Lourd - improved Char 2C
- FCM F1
Self propelled guns
Armoured cargo carriers
Armoured cars
- AMC Schneider P 16
- AMR 39
- Laffly AMD 50
- Laffly AMD 80
- Panhard AM 40P
- Panhard 178
Germany
Tanks
Light tanks
Medium tanks
Heavy tanks
- Durchbruchwagen I
Armoured cars
- Daimler DZVR 21
- Kfz.13
- Kfz.14 Leichter Panzerspähwagen
- Magirus M-ARW
- ''Schwerer Panzerspähwagen ''
Italy
Tanks
- Fiat 3000 - based on the Renault FT
- Fiat M11/39
Tankettes
Armoured cars
- Fiat AB-611
Japan
Tanks
Light tanks
- Otsu-Gata Sensha
- Type 95 Ha-Go
- Type 98 Ke-Ni
Medium tanks
Heavy tanks
Amphibious tanks
Tankettes
Chemical warfare vehicles
- Type 94 disinfecting vehicle, Type 94 gas scattering vehicle
- Type 97 disinfecting vehicle, Type 97 gas scattering vehicle
Armoured cars
- Chiyoda
- Sumida AMP amphibious armored car
- Sumida M.2593
- Type 93
- Type 95 So-Ki armored railroad car
- [Vickers Crossley Motors|Crossley armoured car|Vickers Crossley]
Poland
Armoured cars
- Bukowski armoured car
- Chwat
- Ford FT-B
- Korfanty
- Kresowiec
- Lwowskie dziecko
- Nowina-Doliwa
- Piłsudski's Tank
- Samochód pancerny wz.28
- Samochód pancerny wz. 29
- Samochód pancerny wz. 31
- Samochód pancerny wz. 34
- Ślązak
- Woźniak-Walerus
- Zabrski powstaniec
Tankettes
- TK-1,TK-2 - first 2 prototypes
- TK-3/TKS
- TKF
- TKS-B
- TKW
Tanks
Light tanks
Medium tanks
Amphibious tanks
Artillery tractors
Tracked artillery tractors
Half-tracked artillery tractors
- C4P artillery tractor
- PZInż 202
Wheeled artillery tractors
- C5P
- PZInż 302
- PZInż 343
Self-propelled guns
- PZInż 160
- TKS-D
- TKD
Soviet Union
At the end of the Russian Civil War, Soviet Russia had a stock of imported Mark V, Whippet, and Renault FT tanks, and an assortment armoured trains.By the time of the German invasion on the 22 June 1941, the Soviets already fielded 222 T-40 light amphibious tanks, 967 T-34 medium tanks and 508 KV-1 and KV-2 heavy tanks.
Armoured cars
Light armoured cars
Heavy armoured cars
Tankettes
Tanks
Amphibious tanks
Light tanks
Flame & engineer tanks
Medium tanks
Heavy tanks
Self-propelled guns
- SU-12 76.2mm gun truck
- T-26 A artillery support tank
- BT-7A artillery support tank
- 4M quad 7.62mm Maxim anti-aircraft truck
- 29K (artillery) 76.2mm anti-aircraft truck
- ZiS-42 25mm anti-aircraft truck
Sweden
Tanks
Light tanks
Medium tanks
Tankettes
Armoured cars
[United Kingdom]
Armoured cars
- Vickers Crossley armoured car
- Crossley D2E1 & D2E2
- Morris CS9
- Lanchester 6x4 Armoured Car
- Crossley Vickers 20\60 Light 6 Wheeler
- Armstrong Siddeley B10E1 & B10E2
Tankettes
Tanks
- Vickers Tank - Number 01 & Number 02
- Vickers 6-Ton
- Vickers Commercial Light Tank - Model 1933, Model 1934, Model 1936, Model 1937 - sales for export. Design based on Carden-Loyd Light Tank.
- Medium Tank A/T 1 - amphibious tank, experimental
- Vickers Medium Mark C & D - intended for export, prototypes sold to Japan and Ireland.
- Cruiser Mk I - General Staff Specification A9
- Cruiser Mk II
- Cruiser Mk III
- Matilda I
- Matilda II
- Light tank Mk I-Mk V
- Light Tank Mark VI
- Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch
- Medium Mark I
- Medium Mark II
- A6 "Sixteen tonner"
- Medium Mark III
- A7 medium tank
- Vickers A1E1 Independent
- A3E1 three man tank, "Carrier, Machine gun"
- A4E1 Carden-Loyd Mk VII
- A5E1 Vickers 'Carden-Loyd' 3-man light tank
- Vickers Patrol tank Mk. 1 & Mk. 2
- Vickers D3E1 Wheel Cum Track tank
- Vickers L3E1 & L3E2 3-man light tanks
- Vickers-Carden-Loyd light amphibious tank
Self-propelled guns
United States
Light tanks
- Disston Tractor Tank
- T2 combat car
- T2E1 combat car
- T5 combat car
- T5E1 combat car
- M1 combat car
- T7 combat car
- T1 Cunningham
- T2 light tank
- T3 light tank
- M2 light tank
- Christie Model 1919
Medium tanks
- T4 combat car
- T4E1 combat car
- T4E2 combat car
- Christie T3 Medium/M.1931/M.1940/T1 combat car
- T2 medium tank
- M2 medium tank
- M1921 medium tank
- M1922 medium tank
Armoured cars
Self Propelled guns
- T3 HMC