British Mark I male tank Somme 25 September 1916

This is a list of combat vehicles of World War I, including conceptual, experimental, prototype, training and production vehicles. The vehicles in this list were either used in combat, produced or designed during the First World War. World War One saw the start of modern

armoured warfare Armoured warfare or armored warfare (mechanized forces, armoured forces or armored forces) (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences), is the use of armoured fighting vehicle, armo ...

with an emphasis on using motor vehicles to provide support to the infantry.

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Tanks

Tanks came about as means to break the stalemate of

trench warfare Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied lines largely comprising military trenches, in which troops are well-protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. Trench warfare became a ...

. They were developed to break through barbed wire and destroy enemy machine gun posts. The British and the French were the major users of tanks during the war; tanks were a lower priority for Germany as it assumed a defensive strategy. The few tanks that Germany built were outnumbered by the number of French and British tanks captured and reused. ;France ;Germany ;Italy * Ansaldo Turrinelli armoured tortoise * * Fiat 2000 ‡ ;Russia * Mendeleyev tank * * Rybinsk tank † *

Vezdekhod The ''Vezdekhod'' (russian: Вездеход) was the first true tank to be developed in the Russian Empire. The word Vezdekhod means "anywhere goer" and in modern Russian means "all-terrain vehicle". The initial project was indeed an ATV. It di ...

† * Vezdekhod II * ;United Kingdom ;United Kingdom & United States * Mark VIII ‡ ;United States

Armoured cars and trucks

Group of Minerva armored cars, model 1914 WW1

Most of the armoured cars of the war were produced by building armoured bodywork over commercial large car and truck chassis. ;Austria-Hungary * Austro-Daimler armoured car * Gonsior-Opp-Frank armoured car * * Junovicz armoured car * Romfell armoured car ;Belgium * Minerva armoured car * SAVA armoured car ;Canada *

Armoured Autocar The Armoured Autocar was a Canadian armoured car used as a mobile machine gun nest during the First World War. Development The Armoured Autocar was developed by Major Raymond Brutinel, who immigrated to Canada from France. Brutinel, a Captai ...

* Jeffery-Russel armoured car ;Denmark * HtK46 armoured car † ;France * Archer armoured car * Charron armoured car * Dion-Bouton armoured car 1914 † * Dion-Bouton armoured car 1916 † * Gasnier armoured car † * Hotchkiss armoured car * Latil armoured car * Panhard armoured car * Peugeot armoured car * Renault armoured car * Renault 47mm ''autocanon'' * Vinot Deguinguand armoured car † *

White AM armoured car The White AM armoured car (officially the Automitrailleuse White or abbreviated as the White AM) was a French First World War armoured car that was built on a commercial American White Motor Company truck chassis with armoured bodies supplied ...

;Germany

Büssing A5P The Büssing A5P was an armoured car produced in Germany during World War I. History The Büssing company had received its first orders of military vehicles in 1910, producing artillery tractors and supply trailers. By November 1914, the Germa ...

* Daimler 15 * Ehrhardt E-V/4 * Mannesmann MULAG armoured truck * Marienwagen II armoured halftrack † ;Italy * Bianchi armoured car * Fiat-Terni armoured car *

Lancia 1Z The Lancia 1Z was a light military truck produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia between 1912 and 1916. From a mechanical standpoint, it was closely related to the 1913 35 HP Theta passenger car. It was Lancia's first military vehicle. Developm ...

Lancia 1ZM The Lancia 1Z and the Lancia 1ZM were two variations of an Italian armoured car built during World War I and which saw limited service during that war, the interwar period, and during World War II. The name is often misspelled as Lancia IZM. De ...

* Pavesi 35 PS armoured car ;Poland * Pilsudski armoured car ;Russia ;United Kingdom * AC armoured car † *

Austin armoured car The Austin Armoured Car was a British armoured car produced during the First World War. The vehicle is best known for its employment by the Imperial Russian Army in the First World War and by different forces in the Russian Civil War. In ad ...

Delaunay-Belleville armoured car The Delaunay-Belleville armoured car was a British armoured car built on the chassis of the luxury French Delaunay-Belleville tourer. It saw service with the Royal Naval Air Service in the early years of the First World War. Design The Delauna ...

Ford Model T The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, which made car travel available to middle-class Americans. The relati ...

armoured car * Isotta-Fraschini armoured car *

Lanchester armoured car The Lanchester armoured car was a British armoured car built on the chassis of the Lanchester "Sporting Forty", it saw wide service with the Royal Naval Air Service and British Army during the First World War. The Lanchester was the second mo ...

* Leyland armoured lorry *

Peerless armoured car During the First World War, sixteen American Peerless trucks were modified by the British to serve as armoured cars. These were relatively primitive designs with open backs, armed with a Pom-pom gun and a machine gun, and were delivered to the Br ...

* Peerless armoured lorry *

Pierce-Arrow armoured lorry The Pierce-Arrow armoured lorry was a heavy armoured car mounting a QF 3-pounder Vickers gun, it was used by the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War. Design The Pierce-Arrow armoured lorry was a turreted armoured lorry based on ...

* Rolls-Royce armoured car *

Seabrook armoured lorry The Seabrook armoured lorry was a British heavy armoured car built on the chassis of an American 5-ton truck which saw service with the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War. Design The Seabrook was a commercially acquired lorry w ...

Sheffield-Simplex Sheffield-Simplex was a British car and motorcycle manufacturer operating from 1907 to 1920 based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. The company received financial backing from aristocrat and coal magnate Earl Fitzwilliam. ...

armoured car * Sizaire-Berwick wind wagon † *

Talbot armoured car The Talbot armoured car was a British armoured car built on the chassis of a Clément-Talbot tourer. Built in small numbers to several patterns, the Talbot armoured cars saw service with the Royal Naval Air Service (R.N.A.S.) in the early year ...

* Wolseley armoured car * Wolseley CP armoured car ;United States * Davidson-Cadillac armored car * King armored car * Mack armored car † *

White armored car The White armored car was a series of armored cars developed by the White Motor Company in Cleveland, Ohio from 1915. Models * White No.1 4x2 armored car built in 1915 from US chassis fitted with armoured hull by Laffly. Used by the French Arm ...

Self-propelled artillery

;France ;Germany * A7V Flakpanzer † * Leichte Kraftwagengeschutze 7.7cm L-27 flak ;Italy * Lancia 1Z 75-27 autocannone * SPA 9000C 102-35 autocannone ;Russia * Russo Balt T 76mm AA gun British Gun Carrier Mark I - 60 pdr

;United Kingdom * Emplacement Destroyer No. 1, 1A, 2 & 3 * *

Gun Carrier Mark I The Gun Carrier Mark I was a British vehicle of the First World War. The gun carrier was designed to transport a 6-inch howitzer or a 60-pounder gun forward soon after an attack to support infantry in advanced positions. Gun carriers were first ...

- carrier based on Mark I tank for 6-inch howitzer or 60-pdr gun. * Peerless armoured AA lorry *

Pierce-Arrow armoured AA lorry The Pierce-Arrow armoured AA lorry was a self-propelled anti-aircraft carrier mounting a QF 2-pounder AA "pom-pom" gun, it was used by the Royal Marine Artillery during the First World War. Design The Pierce-Arrow armoured AA lorry was an open ...

- 40mm QF 2-pounder gun on lorry chassis * QF 13-pounder 6 cwt AA gun on Thornycroft J lorry ;United States * Holt 55-1 3-inch AA gun † - delivered in 1917 * Holt Mark I ( 8-inch howitzer) † - 3 built and tested in 1918 * Holt Mark II ( 155mm M1918 gun) † * Holt Mark III ( 240mm howitzer) † * Holt Mark IV (240mm howitzer) † * Christie 3-inch AA gun † * Christie 8-inch self-propelled howitzer †

Armoured trains

;Austria-Hungary * MAVAG Typ AE panzerzug ;Belgium * Light armoured train ;Belgium & United Kingdom * Heavy "Anglo-Belgian" armoured train ;Germany * ''Deutsches Heer'' armoured train ;Russia * Zaamurets armoured train ;South Africa *

South African Engineer Corps The South African Army Engineer Formation is the controlling entity of all South African Army military engineering units. The Formation is currently commanded by the General Officer Commanding (GOC); Brigadier General D.W. Nkosi, as of early 2013 ...

armoured train

;United Kingdom * GNR(I) armoured train *

LNWR The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the L ...

armoured train ("Norma" and "Alice") *

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

armoured train * Simplex armoured train *

Uganda Railway The Uganda Railway was a metre-gauge railway system and former British state-owned railway company. The line linked the interiors of Uganda and Kenya with the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa in Kenya. After a series of mergers and splits, the lin ...

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Other vehicles

;Canada * Saczeany tank * RenaultTSF

;France * Aubriot Gabet armoured tractor † * Boirault machine I and II † * Breton-Prétot machine (armed tractor) † * Frot-Turmel-Laffly landship † * Renault FT TSF (radio tank) * Souain armoured tractor † ;Germany * Marienwagen I † * Orion Wagen I † * Treffas Wagen † & (ed.)
"Treffaswagen"
;Italy * ''Gussalli assault car'' † ;Russia * Tsar "tank" † British Mark IX Armoured Personnel Carrier

British Mark IX Armoured Personnel Carrier

;United Kingdom * AEC B type armoured lorry * Gun Carrier Mark II * * Killen-Strait armoured tractor † *

Mark I Mark I or Mark 1 often refers to the first version of a weapon or military vehicle, and is sometimes used in a similar fashion in civilian product development. In some instances, the Arabic numeral "1" is substituted for the Roman numeral "I". " ...

converted to supply tank *

fitted with wireless communications * Mark IX * Pedrail Machine † * Salvage Machine ;United States * Holt 150 ton field monitor * * Holt G9 armored tractor † * Steam Wheel "tank" † * Studebaker supply tank †

References

Bibliography

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External links

Articles on WWI Tanks and Armored cars at Tank Encyclopedia
Armoured fighting vehicles of World War I

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