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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 The AS-90 ("Artillery System for the 1990s"), known officially as Gun Equipment 155 mm L131, is an armoured self-propelled artillery weapon used by the British Army. It can fire standard charges up to using 39 calibre long barrel (com ...
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*FV101: Scorpion Light tank with 76 mm gun *FV102: Striker 5 Swingfire missile launchers. *FV103: Spartan APC *FV104: Samaritan ambulance *FV105: Sultan Armoured command vehicle *FV106: Samson ARV. *FV107:
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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 gun (later 20 pdr) *FV205: Self-Propelled Medium Anti-Tank Gun based 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 *FV212: "Assault Personnel Carrier" - not built *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.AFV Profile No. 38 *FV216: Tank, Heavy, Royal Engineers, Flail *FV217: Conqueror Casement Test Rig 120 mm SPG - project cancelled. *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: Covers a number of armoured fighting vehicles of the British Army, all built on the same 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" *FV623: Alvis Stalwart - "Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2, Limber" *FV624: Alvis Stalwart- "Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2, REME Fitters" *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) Ferret *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


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*FV1103:
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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 The Humber Pig is a lightly armoured truck used by the British Army from the 1950s until the early 1990s. The Pig saw service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) chiefly as an armoured personnel carrier from late 1958 until early 1970. The ...
prototype *FV1611: Truck 1 Ton, Armoured 4 × 4 Humber Pig *FV1612: Humber Pig FFW/FFR *FV1613: Humber Pig Armoured Ambulance *FV1620:
Humber Hornet The FV1620 Humber Hornet (FV1620, truck 1-ton, air portable, armoured launcher, Hornet launcher) was a specialised air-deployable armoured fighting vehicle designed to carry the Malkara, an anti-tank guided missile developed by Australia and the ...
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 The Mighty Antar was a heavy-duty 6×4 tractor unit built by Thornycroft from the late 1940s onwards. For some decades it was the standard tank transporter of the British Army and was also used by other nations. It was powered by a shortened V ...
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. *FV4501: Armoured mine clearer *FV4601: MBT-80 (3 experimental vehicles).


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*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 The Land Rover series I, II, and III (commonly referred to as ''series'' Land Rovers, to distinguish them from later models) are compact British off-road vehicles, produced by the Rover Company since 1948, and later by British Leyland. Though ...
*FV18008: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance
Land Rover Series I The Land Rover series I, II, and III (commonly referred to as ''series'' Land Rovers, to distinguish them from later models) are compact British off-road vehicles, produced by the Rover Company since 1948, and later by British Leyland. Though ...
*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 ;Bibliography *Norman, Michael, ''AFV Profile No. 38 Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank'' Profile Publications. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Fv Series Military Vehicles Military vehicles of the United Kingdom FV Series