Chart of Tanks & TDs

Since the development of modern armored tactics in World War II, the combination of military tanks and infantry in mutual support has been the main force of ground combat. This page lists most of the important American tanks along with other armored vehicles and a few examples of armor from other countries.

M4A3E8 Sherman tank exhibit at the Tropic Lightning Museum (25th Infantry Division ), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

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23 May 1944 Allied breakout from Anzio beachhead.
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Chart of Tanks and Tank Destroyers

In this chart of tanks, click on the photo link to go to the page of photos and information for the specific tank.

Vehicle	Description	Photo Link
	American Armor
M-1 Abrams	M-1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
Bradley	M-2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle M-3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle
M-1 Combat Car	M-1 Combat Car (Light Tank)
M-2 Light	M-2 Light Tank
M-2 Medium	M-2 Medium Tank
M-3 Stuart	M-3 Stuart Light Tank. See M-5.
M-3 Lee	M-3 Lee Medium Tank British version with squatter, wider turret is called "Grant"
M-4 Sherman	M-4 Sherman Medium Tank Many variants. See also: Mine Clearing Vehicles Based on the M4 Sherman Tank Sherman tanks with flamethrowers M4 Sherman Tanks With Bulldozer Blade M4 Sherman Duplex Drive Tank (DD)
M-5A1 Stuart	M-5A1 Stuart Light Tank
M-6	M-6 Heavy Tank
M-8 Ridgeway AGS	M-8 Ridgeway Armored Gun System
M-10	M-10 Tank Destroyer
M-18	M-18 Tank Destroyer
M-22	M-22 Light Tank (Airborne) Locust
M-24	M-24 Chaffee Light Tank
M-26	M-26 Pershing Heavy Tank
M-36	M-36 Tank Destroyer
M-41	M-41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank
M-46	M-46 Patton Medium Tank
M-47	M-47 Patton Tank
M-48	M-48 Patton Tank
M-60	M-60 Patton Tank
M-103	M103 Heavy Tank T43 in prototype, introduced in 1952.
M-551	M-551 Sheridan Light Tank Introduced in Vietnam, in Army inventory for decades.
T-16 Universal Carrier	T-16 Universal or Bren Gun Carrier.
	British Armor
Scorpion	Scorpion Light Tank CVR(T) (British) Photo: Courtesy of Alan Wise
	Former Soviet Union/Russian/Ukraine Armor
T-72	T-72 Soviet Main Battle Tank
	Israeli Armor
Merkava	Israeli IDF Merkava Main Battle Tank

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