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This is a list of German-made and German-used land vehicles sorted by type, covering both former and current vehicles, from their inception from the German Empire, through the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany, to the split between West Germany and East Germany, through their reunification and into modern-day Germany.
Armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun, the vehicle could perform well in the defensive role on the eastern and western fronts but was an expensive failure for Nazi Germany when used in an offensive role as a main battle tank. The Tiger II combined one of the most capable AT guns of the period with heavy armour, but had an over-burdened engine and lacked ...
Utility terrain vehicle. 65: First batch of 65 vehicles. [228] A framework agreement for a total of up to 148 vehicles. [229] Version of the Polaris MRZR-D4, known as the Leichtes luftlandefähiges Utility Terrain Vehicle in the German Armed Forces. All-terrain vehicles Yamaha Grizzly 450 EPS Japan: ATV. All-terrain vehicle — [230]
Leopard (popular name for the Gefechtsaufklärer VK1602 version of the Panzer II) Luchs - popular name for the Panzer II Ausf. L; LWS (abbreviation for the Land-Wasser-Schlepper) Marder I (popular name for the 75 mm antitank gun on a Lorraine 37L chassis) Marder II (popular name for the 75 mm antitank gun on a Panzer II chassis)
Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and Semi-Track. Cassell. ISBN 978-1854095183. Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page – Akira Takizawa; Ware, P (2012). The Illustrated Guide to military Vehicles. Wigston: Hermes House. ISBN 978-0-85723-953-2.
This page contains a list of equipment used the German military of World War II.Germany used a number of type designations for their weapons. In some cases, the type designation and series number (i.e. FlaK 30) are sufficient to identify a system, but occasionally multiple systems of the same type are developed at the same time and share a partial designation.
The Wehrmacht re-designated captured vehicles with a structured formula. With some of the elements being optional and depending on the overall vehicle type or intended use, the following elements could be utilized: Calibre (expressed in centimetres) The type of vehicle or main armament; A model number (or name) adapted from the original designation
Military vehicles include all land combat and transport vehicles, excluding rail-based, which are designed for or are in significant use by military forces throughout the world. See also list of armoured fighting vehicles .