australia british canada france tanks vehicles WW2 British and French Tanks Since the birth of the tank in 1916, the British have led the world in both the design and use of armored forces, but by 1939 internal army...
japan tanks vehicles JAPAN Type 97 Medium Tank In the mid-1930s a requirement was issued for a new medium tank to replace the Type 89 B medium tank which by then was rapidly becoming obs...
japan tanks vehicles JAPAN Type 95 Light Tank The Type 95 light tank was developed to meet the requirements of the Japanese army in the early 1930s, the first two prototypes being comp...
italy tanks vehicles ITALY Fiat M 15/42 Medium Tank The Carro Armato M 14/41 was essentially the M 13/40 fitted with a more powerful diesel engine which was equipped with air filters designed...
italy tanks vehicles ITALY Fiat M 11/39 and M 13/40 Medium Tanks In 1937 the prototype of the Carro Armato M 11/39 tank was built, with the suspension system of the L3 tankette but with six road wheels on...
italy tanks vehicles ITALY Fiat L 6/40 Light Tank In the 1930s Fiat Ansaldo built an export tank based on the chassis of the L3 tankette, itself a development of the British Garden Lloyd Ma...
german tanks vehicles GERMANY Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II Heavy Tank No sooner was the Tiger in production than the decision was taken to develop an even better armed and armored version, especially to counte...
german tanks vehicles GERMANY Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Heavy Tank As far back as 1938 it has been realized that the PzKpfw IV tank would have to be replaced by a more modern design some time in the future....