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, Cancelled 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. The British Army wanted a tank built around the 183 mm gun, one FV 4005 was built as a stopgap before the FV 215 could go into production, but eventually the project was cancelled altogether.[1]

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
  • FV3900: Series of vehicles based on Churchill Mk. 7
    • FV3901: Linked ARK
    • FV3902: Flail vehicle also known as Toad
    • FV3903: Churchill AVRE
    • FV3904: Armoured personnel carrier
  • FV4000: Series of vehicles based on Centurion tank
    • FV4001: Mine clearer
    • FV4002: Centurion Bridgelayer
    • FV4003: Centurion AVRE
    • 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 Anti-Tank, SP, No. 1 Centaur
    • FV4006: Centurion ARV Mk. 2
    • FV4007: Centurion Mk. 7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 12
    • FV4008: Centurion Mk. 7 DD
    • FV4009: Medium tank
    • FV4010: Heavy Tank Destroyer - with Malkara missiles
    • FV4011: Centurion Mk. 5, 5/1
    • FV4012: Centurion Mk. 7/1
    • FV4013: Centurion Mk. 3 ARV
    • FV4014: Centurion Mk. 8
    • FV4015: Centurion Mk. 9
    • FV4016: Centurion Bridgelayer, ARK
    • FV4017: Centurion Mk. 10
    • FV4018: Centurion BARV
    • 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 MBT
    • FV4202: "40 ton Centurion" experimental vehicle
    • FV4203: Chieftain AVRE
    • FV4204: Chieftain ARRV
    • FV4205: Chieftain AVLB
    • FV4207: Chieftain AEV (G)
    • FV4211: Experimental (Aluminium) Chieftain
  • FV4333: Stormer APC
  • FV4401: Contentious - one-man tank with two 120 mm recoilless rifles
  • 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
  1. ^ McCalister, Lucy (16 November 2023). "The FV4005". The Tank Museum. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d AFV Profile No. 38
  3. ^ a b c "V640-Technical-Handbook-Data-Summary - Declassified - Facebook.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
Bibliography
  • Norman, Michael, AFV Profile No. 38 Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank Profile Publications.