These are lists of UK tanks to enable cross-referencing between the design names and the service names.
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General Staff numbers
This is a list of UK tanks up to the end of the Second World War that received designations starting with the letter "A" - these would be designs requested by the General Staff to meet specifications issued, as opposed to private venture designs submitted by manufacturers to the General Staff
| General Staff Number | Service Name |
|---|---|
| A1 | * |
| A2 | * |
| A3 | * |
| A4 | * |
| A5 | * |
| A6 | A6 Medium Tank, "16 Tonners"* |
| A7 | A7 Medium Tank, 3 development tanks built, did not enter service[1] |
| A8 | * |
| A9 | Tank, Cruiser, Mk I |
| A10 | Tank, Cruiser, Mk II |
| A11 | Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda I |
| A12 | Tank, Infantry, Mk II, Matilda II |
| A13 A13 Mk.II A13 Mk.III |
Tank, Cruiser, Mk III Tank, Cruiser, Mk IV Tank, Cruiser, Mk V, Covenanter |
| A14 | * |
| A15 | Tank, Cruiser Mk VI, Crusader |
| A16 | * |
| A17 | Tank, Light, Mk VII, Tetrarch |
| A18 | * |
| A19 | * |
| A20 | * |
| A21 | * |
| A22 A22D A22F |
Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill Gun Carrier, 3in, Mk I, Churchill Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII |
| A23 | * |
| A24 | Tank, Cruiser, Mk VII, Cavalier* |
| A25 | Tank, Light, Mk VIII, Harry Hopkins* |
| A26 | intended faster and lighter A22* |
| A27L | Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Centaur |
| A27M | Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell |
| A28 | Cromwell with heavier armour* |
| A29 | 17 pdr armed cruiser tank* |
| A30 | Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Challenger, SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger) |
| A31 | Cromwell with heavier armour* |
| A32 | Cromwell with heavier armour (equivalent to Churchill)* |
| A33 | Tank, Heavy Assault, Excelsior* |
| A34 | Tank, Cruiser, Comet I |
| A35 | * |
| A36 | * |
| A37 | * |
| A38 | Tank, Infantry, Valiant* |
| A39 | Tank, Heavy Assault, Tortoise* |
| A40 | heavier A30* |
| A41 | Tank, Cruiser, Centurion I |
| A42 | Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII (A22F redesignated 1945) |
| A43 | Tank, Infantry, Black Prince* |
| A44 | * |
| A45 | FV201 universal tank* |
*Did not enter service
Alphabetical lists
Includes the C names
- Caernarvon
- Centurion
- Challenger
- Challenger 1
- Challenger 2
- Charioteer
- Chieftain
- Churchill
- Comet
- Conqueror
- Conway
- Covenanter
- Cromwell
- Crusader
- Matilda I
- Matilda II
- TOG 1
- TOG 2
- Valentine
See also
List of FV series military vehicles - Covers post-1945 UK tanks with other vehicles
References
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