The Boarhound was one of the heaviest and most heavily armed armoured cars of the Second World War. Built for the British Army, it proved powerful but was completed too late to see active service….
Peerless Armoured Car
In 1919, the British Army found itself short of armoured cars. Few manufacturers wanted to do war work at the time, but the Austin Motor Company of Birmingham agreed to provide armoured bodies if the War Office could come up with suitable chassis….
Tetrarch
Originally adopted by the British Army as a light tank, the Tetrarch became the first British airborne tank….
A10 Cruiser
The A10 Cruiser Tank helped define Britain’s early-war armoured doctrine, combining increased protection with the speed expected of a cruiser tank….
A9 Cruiser
One of the fastest tanks of the War….
AMX-13
In many respects, a revolutionary design….
Armoured Car, Crossley Chevrolet (Indian Pattern)
Designed for security patrols on the North West Frontier of India – the Crossley-Chevrolet has a shocking secret! …
Armoured Car Lanchester, Mark II
The Lanchester was a huge, luxurious vehicle – and was one of the first armoured cars to be used by the cavalry. Only 39 were made – proving too expensive and large for stealthy reconnaisance work….
Bison
The Bison shows how desperate Britain was for any kind of armoured vehicle in 1940….
Bulldog
Bulldog is the most modern version of the British Army’s long serving armoured personnel carrier….
Carden Loyd Carrier
The tiny tankette that travelled the world!…
Carro L3/35 Lancia Fiamme
A Small but Deadly Flamethrower….
Centaur Dozer
A vehicle that could move as fast as a tank, and could be used to bulldoze rubble out of the way and make a path for other tanks through the rubble-strewn streets of bombed-out cities….
Centurion
Designed before the end of the Second World War, the Centurion is often believed to be the epitome of the tank. …
Chieftain
Britain’s Main Battle Tank for twenty years, Chieftain was one of the first true Main Battle Tanks, designed to replace both medium and heavy tanks in front line service….
Churchill
The Churchill is perhaps the most well known example of the British ‘infantry tank’….
