(pre-GS 'A' number
designations)
Here is a partial list of post WW II British vehicle FV numbers (tracked vehicles only). Links in Bold are to my own pages.
| Designation |
Name |
Approx |
Notes and Links |
| FV101 | Scorpion | 1st production prototype 1969. 1st service 1973 Withdrawn from British Army use in 1992 |
CVR(T) Light tank with 76mm gun Vehicles at Bovington and Beltring Kiwis in Armour NZ Army Scorpions Replaced by Sabre using Fox turret and 30 mm L21A2 Rarden gun (similar to FV107 Scimitar, but with 7.62 mm L94A1 coaxial chain gun) |
| FV102 | Striker | 1976 | CVR(T) with 5 Swingfire missile launchers. Pictures |
| FV103 | Spartan | 1978 | CVR(T) APC |
| FV104 | Samaritan | CVR(T) ambulance | |
| FV105 | Sultan | CVR(T) Armoured command vehicle | |
| FV106 | Samson | 1979 | CVR(T) ARV. REME Museum |
| FV107 | Scimitar | 1973-74 | CVR(T) Light tank with 30mm Rarden Cannon |
| FV108 | Streaker | CVR(T) high mobility carrier with a number of variants, such as cargo carrier, fire fighter, refueller, Blowpipe/Milan carrier. | |
| FV109 | Workhorse | CVR(T) replacement for FV432 | |
| FV120 | Spartan with Milan compact turret | ||
| FV180 | Combat Engineering Tractor | Chris Shillito's Armour in Focus | |
| FV201 | "Universal Tank" | 1949 (prototype only) | (A45) 17pdr gun (later 20pdr) see Armour in Focus: Conqueror for the development history of the FV200 series of vehicles |
| FV202 | AVRE(T) | FV201 variant (projected). With Centurion type turret mounting a demolition gun. Intended to tow an AVRE trailer. Cancelled in favour of FV215A. | |
| FV203 | AVRE(L) | FV201 variant (projected). To carry assault bridge. Cancelled in favour of FV215A. | |
| FV204 | Universal flail | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV205 | SP Medium AT | FV201 variant (projected). Cancelled April 1949 | |
| FV206 | SP Medium Artillery | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV207 | SP Heavy Artillery | FV201 variant (projected). 152mm main armament | |
| FV208 | Universal Bridgelayer | FV201 variant (projected). Bridge design used in FV4002 | |
| FV209 | Universal ARV | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV210 | Heavy Artillery Tractor | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV211 | Medium Artillery Tractor | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV212 | Assault Personnel Carrier | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV213 | BARV | FV201 variant (projected). Listed in Armour in Focus: Conqueror as SP Medium Artillery | |
| FV214 | Conqueror Heavy Tank | 1955 - 1966 | The Conqueror was the British Army's heaviest tank and was built on the FV201 chassis. It carried 120 mm main armament. Chris Shillito's Armour in Focus |
| FV215a | Heavy AVRE | FV201 variant (projected) fitted with mine roller | |
| FV215b | Heavy AT | FV201 variant (projected). Heavy Gun Tank No. 2. | |
| FV216 | Mine Flail | FV201 variant (projected). Royal Engineers. Intended as replacement for FV204 | |
| FV217 | SP 120 Medium AT | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV219 | ARV Mk I | FV201 variant . Eight completed. Superseded by FV222. | |
| FV221 | Caernarvon | Medium gun tank. FV201 variant. | |
| FV222 | Conqueror ARV Mk II | 1960 | The Conqueror ARV Mk II was one of the British Army's most powerful armoured recovery vehicles Chris Shillito's Armour in Focus REME Museum |
| FV223 | ARK | FV201 variant (projected) | |
| FV300 | 1947 (initial concept) | FV300 series intended as a range of light vehicles analagous to FV3800 series | |
| FV301 | Light Tank | on FV300 chassis based on A46 | |
| FV302 | Command Post | on FV300 chassis | |
| FV304 | 25pdr SP Gun | on FV300 chassis | |
| FV305 | 5.5" SP Gun | on FV300 chassis | |
| FV309 | Ammunition vehicle | on FV300 chassis | |
| FV400 | 17.6 ton tank with 77mm gun | ||
| FV401 | Cambridge series of carriers | ||
| FV402 | Tank | ||
| FV420 | Carrier | ||
| FV421 | Cargo Carrier | Torsion bar suspension development from wartime carriers. 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 | |
| FV431 | Load Carrier | Prototype only | |
| FV432 | Trojan | Production started 1962, ceased 1971. | APC. |
| FV433 | Abbot | 1965 | 105mm SP gun on FV432 chassis |
| FV434 | Carrier, Maintenance, Full Tracked | ||
| FV435 | Electrical test vehicle/minelayer (conflicting information) | ||
| FV436 | FV432 variant fitted with Green Archer mortar locating radar. Replaced by Cymbeline. | ||
| FV437 | Pathfinder | River crossing recovery vehicle based on FV432 with snorkel gear. Number used twice for similar vehicles: FV430 and FV432 series respectively | |
| FV438 | FV432 variant mounting Swingfire missiles | ||
| FV439 | Signals version of FV432. Number used previously. | ||
| FV510 | Warrior | Selected 1980, 1st production 1986 | Mechanised Combat Vehicle (MCV). Several variants - see this link for - Warrior Section Vehicle |
| FV511 | Warrior Infantry Command Vehicle | ||
| FV512 | Warrior Repair Vehicle | ||
| FV513 | Warrior Recovery Vehicle | ||
| FV514 | Warrior Observation Post Vehicle | ||
| FV515 | Warrior Battery Command Vehicle | ||
| FV2721a | Trailer - Centurion AVRE | ||
| FV3801 | Gun Tractor | Centurion components | |
| FV3802 | 25pdr SP Artillery Field Equipments | Centurion components | |
| FV3803 | Command Post Vehicle | Centurion components | |
| FV3804 | Ammunition Vehicle | Centurion components | |
| FV3805 | 5.5inch SP guns | 1956 | Two prototypes. Cancelled 1960 in favour of FV433. Centurion components |
| FV3806 | 7.2inch SP Gun | Centurion components | |
| FV3807 | 120mm SP AT Gun | Mock up only. Centurion components | |
| FV3808 | SP Mounting, Medium | Mock up only. Centurion components | |
| FV3809 | 155mm SP AT Gun | Mock up only. Centurion components | |
| FV3901 | Churchill Linked ARK | ||
| FV3902 | Churchill VII Flail | ||
| 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 | Designed 1955. |
Centurion AVRE 165 |
| FV4004 | Conway | FV4004 Conway and FV4005 | |
| FV4005 | Heavy SP AT Gun | Stage 1 with 183mm gun in limited traverse mounting, no turret. Stage 2 with 183mm gun in lightly armoured turret FV4004 Conway and FV4005 |
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| FV4006 | Centurion ARV Mk 2 | In service 1956 | |
| FV4007 | Centurion Mk 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8/1, 8/2 | Centurion | |
| FV4008 | Centurion DD | ||
| FV4009 | Tank, Medium | ||
| FV4010 | Tank Destroyer, Medium | Malkara missile vehicle on Centurion chassis | |
| FV4011 | Centurion Mk 5 | Centurion | |
| FV4012 | Centurion Mk 7/1, 7/2 | Centurion | |
| FV4013 | Centurion Mk 3 ARV | ||
| FV4014 | Tank, Medium | ||
| FV4015 | Centurion Mk 9 | Centurion | |
| FV4016 | Centurion ARK | Bridgelayer | |
| FV4017 | Centurion Mk 10 | Centurion | |
| FV4018 | Centurion BARV | First production model 1960, followed by 12 more delivered 1963 | Centurion Beach Armoured Recovery Vehicle (BARV) replaced the wartime Sherman BARV |
| FV4019 | Centurion Mk 5 Bulldozer | Centurion | |
| FV4030 | Shir series | Designed for Iran. Challenger predecessors | |
| FV4030/2 | Shir 1 120mm MBT | Ordered by Iran in 1974, delivered to Jordan in 1981 | Chieftain based Challenger predecessor originally intended for Iran. Renamed Khalid for supply to Jordan |
| FV4030/3 | Shir 2 | Challenger 1 predecessor | |
| FV4030/4, FV4034 |
Challenger 1 | 1980 | |
| FV4101 | Cromwell Heavy AT Gun | Charioteer | |
| FV4201 | Chieftain | 1963 | |
| FV4202 | "40 ton Centurion" | 1956 | 105mm gun Chieftain predecessor based on Centurion Mk 7, shortened chassis with 5 roadwheels |
| FV4203 | Centurion AVRE 105 | ||
| FV4204 | Chieftain ARV Mk 5 and ARRV | Prototype 1971, in service 1976 | Chieftain Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle |
| FV4205 | AVLB | 1974 | Chieftain Bridgelayer. |
| FV4207 | Centurion Mk 9 VHF | ||
| FV4211 | Chobham-armoured experimental tank utilising Chieftain Mk 5 automotive and gun-control components on an aluminium hull structure. Vehicle number 04SP28. Thanks to Neil Boston for info. A turret from this programme is in the reserve collection at Bovington, matched to a hull used in the MBT 80 programe. |
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| FV4333 | CVR(T) Stormer |
1995
1997 1997 |
Armoured carrier on extended and widened CVR(T) chassis, developed from the FV433 specification. Stormer Variants include: Shielder Mine layer Stormer Cargo Carrier Stormer Starstreak HVM AA Stormer 30, turreted vehicle with 30 mm cannon and TOW |
| FV4401 | Contentious | British S-Tank equivalent. 3 prototypes, all same FV number. | |
| FV4501 | Armoured mine clearer | ||
| FV4601 | MBT-80 | Three experimental vehicles built. There is a mismatched hull and turret in the reserve collection at Bovington. There is also the WSD (Weapons System Demonstrater) mounted on the FV4030 hull. Thanks to Tom Forbes and Neil Boston for info. |
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| FV11021 | BV202E Articulated Sno-Cat | The FV number is somewhat debatable, but was quoted in some UK army documentation seen by myself. This vehicle is one of a line of snow and all-terrain vehicles used by British forces | |
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Many thanks to Chris Evans Neil Boston and Clive Elliott for assistance with this list
Janes Videos may be found on the Janes website at http://www.janes.com/defence/land_forces/gallery/warminster/warmin_video.shtml
(pre-GS 'A' number
designations)