The M3A1 Scout Car, also known as the White Scout Car, was an American armored car produced during World War II. It was used in various roles, including patrol, scouting, command vehicle, ambulance, and gun tractor.
This elusive vehicle was rarely reported on in the West, and for some time its existence and many of the details surrounding it were unknown. Despite the secrecy surrounding it, however, the SU-122-54 was a very real vehicle that saw service, seeing use in some of the largest Soviet military actions of the 1960s. The SU-122-54 was developed, put into production, fielded, and retired, all whilst managing to remain largely a secret from NATO forces.
The Marmon–Herrington armoured car was a series of armoured vehicles that were produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during World War II.
German capture version of the Marmon–Herrington armoured car; a series of armoured vehicles that were produced in South Africa and adopted by the British Army during World War II.
The Sd.Kfz. 251/1, also known as the mittlere Schützenpanzerwagen (IR) Falke, was the standard German personnel carrier and a significant vehicle in the military history of World War II. It was designed to transport a squad of Panzergrenadiers to the battlefield, providing protection from small arms fire and artillery shrapnel. The vehicle was armed with two MG34 or MG42 machine guns for defense and direct support. The Sd.Kfz. 251/1 was used extensively by Nazi Germany during the war, particularly on the Eastern front, and later in the Western front.
Sd.Kfz.251/6 – mittlere Funkpanzerwagen (Kommandopanzerwagen) - This early command and radio vehicle housed map boards, cipher and encoding machines in a rearranged compartment, based on Ausf.A/B versions.
The Sd.Kfz. 247 Ausf.B was an armored command car used by the German armed forces during World War II. It was a four-wheeled model that entered production during the war, providing a mobile platform for senior German officers to travel safely across rough terrain. The Ausf.B was largely deployed on the Russian front and possibly in Normandy in 1944.
With the German invasion of France in May-June 1940, the French saw many of their vehicles abandoned by the side of roads because of lack of fuel or spare parts, or even of time to repair or refuel their vehicles before they would be overrun. These intact vehicles would be ripe for the taking for German forces, and there are indeed occasional reports of captured Panhard 178s, as well as other vehicles, such as the Renault UE, being fielded by German forces during the Campaign of France itself. The Panhard 178 was the only vehicle Vichy France was allowed to keep in service in mainland France by the terms of the armistice. A total of 64 vehicles, with the 25 mm gun replaced by another 7.5 mm machine gun, were approved under these conditions. In addition, there were at least 45 uncompleted hulls which were hidden away from the Germans and were later used for the Panhard 178 CDM conversions.
The Panzerspähwagen (Funk) P204(f) was a German command radio-equipped armored car based on the captured French Panhard 178. Command variants of the P204(f) used FuG 10 or FuG 11 radios, and the large Hochantenne (elevated) frame antenna, with some vehicles also fitted with a right-side telescopic mast. The Germans converted the P204(f) into a Funk vehicle by removing the APX3 turret and installing a fixed or open-topped armored box.
The Daimler Dingo, a variant of the Pz.Kmpf. Mk.I 202(e), was used by the Germans during the war, where it was transformed into the Pz.Kpfw.Mk.I 202. The Dingo's success in combat led to its continued use by various nations, including Cyprus, Portugal, and Sri Lanka, until the mid-1950s.
The Daimler Dingo, a variant of the Pz.Kmpf. Mk.I 202(e), was used by the Germans during the war, where it was transformed into the Pz.Kpfw.Mk.I 202. The Dingo's success in combat led to its continued use by various nations, including Cyprus, Portugal, and Sri Lanka, until the mid-1950s.
The Mk I was first used in combat in the North African Campaign late in 1942, where a few vehicles were reportedly fitted with a Crusader tank turret mounting a 6-pounder gun. The Mk II and Mk III took part in the fighting in Europe with British and British Indian Army units, often together with the American-supplied Staghound armoured car. The AEC armoured car with 75 mm gun replaced US half-track 75 mm self-propelled guns in the four fighting squadrons of some armoured car regiments. The vehicle remained in service after the end of the war until replaced by the Alvis Saladin. The Lebanese Army used the car at least until 1976. From 1956 some AEC turrets were added to Lebanese Staghound armoured cars.
The Mk I was first used in combat in the North African Campaign late in 1942, where a few vehicles were reportedly fitted with a Crusader tank turret mounting a 6-pounder gun. The Mk II and Mk III took part in the fighting in Europe with British and British Indian Army units, often together with the American-supplied Staghound armoured car. The AEC armoured car with 75 mm gun replaced US half-track 75 mm self-propelled guns in the four fighting squadrons of some armoured car regiments. The vehicle remained in service after the end of the war until replaced by the Alvis Saladin. The Lebanese Army used the car at least until 1976. From 1956 some AEC turrets were added to Lebanese Staghound armoured cars.
The Mk I was first used in combat in the North African Campaign late in 1942, where a few vehicles were reportedly fitted with a Crusader tank turret mounting a 6-pounder gun. The Mk II and Mk III took part in the fighting in Europe with British and British Indian Army units, often together with the American-supplied Staghound armoured car. The AEC armoured car with 75 mm gun replaced US half-track 75 mm self-propelled guns in the four fighting squadrons of some armoured car regiments. The vehicle remained in service after the end of the war until replaced by the Alvis Saladin. The Lebanese Army used the car at least until 1976. From 1956 some AEC turrets were added to Lebanese Staghound armoured cars.
The SU-122 (from Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122 mm) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or assault gun used during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament, a 122 mm M-30S howitzer. The chassis was that of the T-34.
The SU-122 (from Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122 mm) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or assault gun used during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament, a 122 mm M-30S howitzer. The chassis was that of the T-34.
The SU-122 (from Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 122 mm) was a Soviet self-propelled howitzer or assault gun used during World War II. The number "122" in the designation represents the caliber of the main armament, a 122 mm M-30S howitzer. The chassis was that of the T-34.
The Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) was an assault gun produced by Germany during World War II. It was the most-produced German fully tracked armoured fighting vehicle, and second-most produced German armored combat vehicle of any type after the Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track. It was built on a slightly modified Panzer III chassis, replacing the turret with an armored, fixed superstructure mounting a more powerful gun. Initially intended as a mobile assault gun for direct-fire support for infantry, the StuG III was continually modified, and much like the later Jagdpanzer vehicles, was employed as a tank destroyer.
