List of FV series military vehicles
The following is a partial listing of FV ("fighting vehicle") numbers as used by the British Army. Some vehicles do not have FV numbers (e.g. the AS-90).
0–999
FV215, Project for a heavy SPG based on the Conqueror Mk II tank with a 183 mm gun and rear placement of the traversable turret and fighting compartment.
- FV101: Scorpion light tank with 76 mm gun
- FV102: Striker 5 Swingfire missile launcher
- FV103: Spartan armoured personnel carrier
- FV104: Samaritan ambulance
- FV105: Sultan armoured command vehicle
- FV106: Samson armoured recovery vehicle
- FV107: Scimitar light tank with 30 mm Rarden Cannon
- FV109: Workhorse - replacement for FV432
- FV120: Spartan with Milan compact turret
- FV180: Combat Engineering Tractor
- FV201: "Universal Tank" (A45) 17 pdr (later 20 pdr) gun (predecessor of FV221 Caernarvon)
- FV205: Self-propelled medium anti-tank gun based on Conqueror tank chassis
- FV207: An SPG variant on the basis of the FV214 (Conqueror). It was planned to mount either a 105 mm, 140 mm, or 152 mm howitzer in a closed armoured cabin. The vehicle existed only in blueprints.
- FV209: Universal ARV - not built[1]
- FV212: "Assault Personnel Carrier" - not built[1]
- FV214: Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank
- FV215: known as "Tank, Heavy No. 2, 183mm Gun" or "Heavy Anti-Tank Gun, SP" - with 183 mm gun on FV214 (Conqueror) tank chassis. Project cancelled in 1957.[1]
- FV216: Tank, Heavy, Royal Engineers, Flail
- FV217: Conqueror Casement Test Rig 120 mm SPG - project cancelled.[1]
- FV219: ARV Mk I FV201 variant . Eight completed.
- FV221: Caernarvon medium gun tank (FV201 variant)
- FV222: Conqueror ARV Mk II
- FV223: Bridgelayer ARK
- FV301: 21 ton light tank with 77 mm gun (Project cancelled in 1953)
- FV302: GPO/CPO Command Vehicle based on FV301
- FV303: 20 pdr Self Propelled Gun based on FV301
- FV304: 25 pdr Self Propelled Gun based on FV301
- FV305: 5.5 inch Self Propelled Gun based on FV301
- FV306: Light Armoured Recovery Vehicle based on FV301
- FV307: Radar Vehicle based on FV301
- FV308: Field Artillery Tractor based on FV301
- FV309: RA section vehicle based on FV301
- FV310: Armoured Personnel Carrier based on FV301
- FV311: Armoured Load Carrier based on FV301
- FV400: 17.6 ton tank with 77 mm gun
- FV401: Cambridge series of carriers
- FV402: Armoured Observation Post vehicle
- FV420: Tracked Load Carrier, 5 ton.
- FV421: 120 mm lightweight Tank Destroyer based on FV401.
- FV421: Cargo Carrier. FV432 predecessor.
- FV422: Personnel Carrier
- FV423: 5 ton Carrier Command vehicle
- FV424: Carrier Royal Engineers
- FV425: Carrier REME
- FV426: Carrier Tracked Launcher, Orange William HESH AT missile
- FV430: A series of armoured fighting vehicles of the British Army built on a common chassis
- FV432: Armoured Personnel Carrier
- FV433: Abbot self-propelled gun - 105 mm SP gun on FV432 chassis
- FV434: Armoured Repair Vehicle - engineering version of FV432
- FV435: Wavell communications vehicle
- FV436: Trial version of FV432 variant fitted with Green Archer radar, did not enter service. Number subsequently used for brigade and division HQ staff vehicles.
- FV437: Pathfinder vehicle based on FV432 with snorkel gear
- FV438: Swingfire anti-tank missile carrier
- FV439: Signals version of FV432.
- FV510: Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle (MCV)
- FV511: Warrior Infantry Command Vehicle
- FV512: Warrior Repair Vehicle
- FV513: Warrior Recovery Vehicle
- FV514: Warrior Observation Post Vehicle
- FV515: Warrior Battery Command Vehicle
- FV601: Saladin
- FV603: Saracen
- FV604: Saracen Regimental CP
- FV610: Saracen RA CP (high roof)
- FV620: Alvis Stalwart - "Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 1"
- FV622: Alvis Stalwart - "Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2" [2]
- FV623: Alvis Stalwart - "Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2, Limber" [2]
- FV624: Alvis Stalwart- "Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2, REME Fitters" [2]
- FV701: Scout Car Liaison, Ferret Mk 1/1
- FV703: Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk 2/6
- FV704: Scout Car Liaison Ferret Mk 1/2
- FV711: Scout Car Reconnaissance, Ferret Mk 4 (Big-wheeled)
- FV712: Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk 5 (Big-wheeled)
- FV721: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled), Fox Mk 1/2
- FV722: Reconnaissance Vehicle (Wheeled), Vixen Mk1
1000–9999
FV4005 (stage 2) outside the Tank Museum in Bovington, England.
- FV1103: Leyland Martian Medium Artillery Tractor, 10-ton, 6 × 6 Leyland
- FV1119: Tractor 10-ton Heavy 6 × 6 Leyland Recovery
- FV1601: Truck Cargo 1-ton 4 × 4 GS, Humber
- FV1609: Humber Pig prototype
- FV1611: Truck 1 Ton, Armoured 4 × 4 Humber Pig
- FV1612: Humber Pig FFW/FFR
- FV1613: Humber Pig Armoured Ambulance
- FV1620: Humber Hornet Truck 1 Ton, Air-portable Launcher, 4 × 4 Hornet (Malkara launcher)
- FV1801A: Truck, 1/4ton, CT, 4 × 4 Austin, Mk.1. (Austin Champ)
- FV1802: Truck, Utility, CT, 4 × 4, Austin (prototypes only)
- FV2721a: Trailer - Centurion AVRE
- FV3011: Semi-trailer, 50 Ton - used with Thornycroft Antar tractor unit
- FV3601: Trailer Transporter 50-ton
- FV3621: Trailer Low-loader 20-ton
- FV3801: Gun Tractor Centurion components
- FV3802: 25 pdr SP Artillery Field Equipments Centurion components
- FV3803: Command Post Vehicle Centurion components
- FV3804: Ammunition Vehicle Centurion components
- FV3805: 5.5 inch SP guns Prototype only
- FV3806: 7.2 inch SP Gun Centurion components
- FV3901: Churchill Linked ARK
- FV3902: Churchill VII Flail also known as "TOAD"
- FV3903: Churchill VII AVRE Tank Infantry Dozer
- FV3904: Churchill VII APC
- FV4001: Centurion mineclearer
- FV4002: Centurion Mk 5 Bridgelayer
- FV4003: Centurion Mk 5 AVRE 165 Centurion AVRE 165
- FV4004: Conway SPG based on a Centurion Mark III hull with a larger calibre 120 mm L1 gun in a turret made from rolled plate. To be an interim design until Conqueror tank entered service. One built before the project was cancelled in 1951.
- FV4005: Heavy 183 mm SPG (two prototypes, one with a limited-traverse casemate mount, the 'Stage 2' with a tall, fully traversing turret)
- FV4006: Centurion ARV Mk 2
- FV4007: Centurion Mk 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8/1, 8/2
- FV4008: Centurion DD
- FV4009: Tank, Medium
- FV4010: Tank Destroyer, Medium Malkara missile vehicle on Centurion chassis
- FV4011: Centurion Mk 5
- FV4012: Centurion Mk 7/1, 7/2
- FV4013: Centurion Mk 3 ARV
- FV4014: Tank, Medium
- FV4015: Centurion Mk 9
- FV4016: Centurion ARK Bridgelayer
- FV4017: Centurion Mk 10
- FV4018: Centurion BARV - Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle
- FV4019: Centurion Mk 5 Bulldozer
- FV4030: Shir series Designed for Iran. Challenger predecessors
- FV4030/2: Shir 1 120 mm MBT Challenger predecessor. Renamed Khalid for supply to Jordan
- FV4030/3: Shir 2
- FV4030/4: Challenger 1
- FV4034: Challenger 2
- FV4101: Tank, Medium gun, Charioteer
- FV4201: Chieftain tank
- FV4201: Medium Gun Tank No.2 "40t Centurion"
- FV4202: "40 ton Centurion" 20 pounder gun, mantlet-less Chieftain predecessor based on Centurion Mk 7
- FV4203: Centurion AVRE 105
- FV4204: Chieftain ARV Mk 5 and ARRV (Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)
- FV4205: AVLB Chieftain Bridgelayer
- FV4207: Centurion Mk 9 VHF
- FV4211: Experimental (Aluminium) Chieftain (1971)
- FV4333: Stormer APC
- FV4401: Contentious - British experiment along S-Tank lines for lightweight tank. 3 prototypes.[3][4]
- FV4501: Armoured mine clearer
- FV4601: MBT-80 (3 experimental vehicles).
9999 +
- FV11002: Tractor 10-ton, 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 2
- FV11003: Truck Crane Bridging 6 x 6, AEC Militant
- FV11005: Truck End-tipper 6 x 6, AEC Militant
- FV11009: Truck, Fuel Tanker 2,500 gallon 6 x 6, AEC Militant
- FV11018: Truck Cargo 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 1
- FV11010: Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant
- FV11014: Truck 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Excavator
- FV11021: BV202E Articulated Sno-Cat
- FV11044: Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 Heavy Recovery, AEC
- FV11047: Truck Cargo 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 3
- FV11061: Armoured Command Vehicle, Heavy, AEC 10 ton 6 x 6
- FV11301: Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell Recovery
- FV12002: Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornycroft Antar Mk 2
- FV12003: Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornycroft Antar (ballast body)
- FV12004: Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornycroft Antar Mk 3
- FV12101: Tractor 20-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell
- FV12105: Tractor 20-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell Mk 2
- FV13111: Truck End-tipper 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
- FV13112: Truck Cargo 4-ton 4 x 4 GS, Bedford
- FV13113: Truck Mobile Workshop 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
- FV13142: Truck Cargo 4-ton 4 x 4 Airportable, Bedford
- FV13165: Truck Mobile Dental Clinic 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
- FV13201: Truck 3-ton 4 x 4 GS, Commer
- FV13219: Truck End-tipper 3-ton 4 x 4, Commer
- FV13206: Truck Mobile Workshop 3-ton 4 x 4, Commer
- FV16001: Truck Cargo 1-ton 4 x 4 GS, Austin
- FV16003: Truck 1-ton 4 x 4 Wireless, Austin
- FV16008: Truck 1-ton 4 x 4 200 Water-tanker, Austin
- FV16100: Truck 1-ton 4 x 4, (series, Morris)
- FV18005: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series I
- FV18008: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series I
- FV18032: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Line-laying
- FV18044: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series II
- FV18061: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 L.W.B GS (General Service)
- FV18062: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 L.W.B FFR (Fitted for Radio)
- FV18067: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance 2/4 Stretcher
- FV23225: Truck Light Recovery 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
- FV30011: Semi-trailer, 50-ton, Tank Transporter
Notes and references
- Notes
- AFV Profile No. 38
- "V640-Technical-Handbook-Data-Summary - Declassified - Facebook.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "FV4401 Contentious".
- "Bovington Museum Accession Record".
- Bibliography
- Norman, Michael, AFV Profile No. 38 Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank Profile Publications.
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