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