There are 56 Land Systems from 1940 - 1949 in the Military Factory.
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BMW R 75
The motorcycle with sidecar was popularized by the mobility presented by the German Army, especially early in the war. These types of motorcycles came in three classes fitting light, medium and heavy and divided into these gr...
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Centurion (A41)
The highly successful and long-lived Centurion Main Battle Tank was designed for the British Army at the end of the Second World War. It was exported to South Africa in 1953 and spent 30 years in production with various other...
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Cruiser Tank Comet (A34)
The Comet Cruiser tank was arguably Britain's most powerful tank platform in the Second World War. Arriving in late (November) 1944, tank crews had to be retrained in the finer points of this exceptional weapons system, thus ...
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Cruiser Tank Mk VI Crusader
The Crusader series of British infantry tanks was an important contributor to the early war years, particularly in North Africa where it would take part in El Alamein and Tunisia. Dogged by reliability problems, overheating a...
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Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Centaur (A27L)
The Centaur series of main battle tanks was a product of Leyland Motors and developed alongside the competing Cromwell series of tank and built to the same specifications. The Centaur grew into a very similar design when comp...
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Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Challenger (A30)
The Challenger Mk VIII Cruiser was a British response to the very real and deadly threat being posed by German armor on the battlefields in World War 2. The system was a purpose-built design - intended as a tank destroyer by ...
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Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell (A27)
Originally introduced in November of 1943, the Cromwell was sometimes known as the A27 or Cromwell Mark (Mk) VIII. The base Cromwell utilized Christie suspension, provided it above average speed and maneuverability over most ...
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Cruiser Tank Ram
Like most of the Allied nations at the start of World War 2, Canada saw itself with an outdated armor corps made up of mostly World War 1-era equipment passed on to them by the United States. With Britain firmly entrenched wi...
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Cruiser Tank Sentinel AC
The Sentinel tank was an indigenous Australian design of World War 2, appearing at a time when Australia lacked the tank-design know-how, manufacturing facilities to produce a design en mass and Japanese expansion into the Pa...
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Dodge WC-54 3/4 Ton Ambulance
The Model WC-54 3/4 Ton Ambulance was manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation (Dodge Brothers Division) from the years 1942 through 1945. The body work for the chassis was completed by the Wayne company. The system itself wa...
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Fiat M.15/42
The Italian Fiat M.15/42 medium tank was nothing more than a further development of the M.14/41 series with one of the more distinguishable features being the exclusion of the left side-hull crew hatch in the M.15/42. Though ...
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Gun Motor Carriage M10 (Wolverine / Achilles)
The M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage was the principle allied tank destroyer of the Second World War. The British produced their own version of the M10 Wolverine known as the Achilles. The idea of the Wolverine tank destroyer ca...
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Gun Motor Carriage M18 (Hellcat)
The M18 "Hellcat" (or known officially as the "Gun Motor Carriage M18") was a classical example of American tank destroyer efforts in World War 2. The system, much like the M10 Wolverine that preceded it, featured a powerful ...
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Gun Motor Carriage M36 (Jackson / Slugger)
The M36 (sometimes "Jackson" or "Slugger") was an up-gunned upgrade of the M10 "Wolverine" design, both types appearing through World War 2. The M36 mostly differed from its predecessor by the fitting of a 90mm M3-type main g...
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Half-Track Personnel Carrier M3
No image of the American Army effort in world war two is complete with the appearance of a half-track series vehicle. The system appeared in large numbers and was very similar in role to the German SdKfz 251 half-track, servi...
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Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine
Considered one of the more successful British tank designs of the early war years, the Valentine series served both British and Soviet forces effectively. British forces first fielded the system in Operation Crusader, in whic...
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Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill (A22)
The British Churchill series of tanks was the most important British tank of the Second World War. Built in numbers second only to the Valentine, the Churchill was designed to replace the aging Matildas. Reminiscent of tank d...
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IS-3/JS-3 (Josef Stalin)
The IS-3 ("IS" for "Iosef Stalin" or "Josef Stalin") was an attempt to build upon the already formidable IS-2. Improvements over the IS-2 model included a redesigned rounded turret and a new heavily-sloped front armor configu...
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Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
The Jagdpanzer 38(t) fur 7.5-cm PaK 39 "Hetzer" (meaning "baiter") was yet another in the long line of Nazi Germany conversions of the successful Czech-designed 38(t) tank chassis. The Hetzer was easily identifiable by its hu...
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KS-19 (Type 55)
The KS-19 (Type 59) is a manually loaded and operated towed anti-aircraft artillery system. A sustained rate of fire by a capable crew is reported to be between 10-15 rounds per minute. Sighting can be accomplished with the o...
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KV-2 (Klimenti Voroshilov)
The KV-2 series of heavy tank was a mammoth follow-up to the successful KV-I. The idea behind this successor was a utilization of the KV-1 chassis with a marriage to a more potent main gun in the form of the M1938 122mm calib...
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Light Tank M24 Chaffee
The Light Tank M24 Chaffee was the successor to the M5 Stuart light tank. Though appearing late into the Second World War, the Chaffee would nonetheless find its role in the Korean War soon after and become a common sight in ...
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Light Tank M3 / M5 (General Stuart)
The M3 / M5 series (commonly known as the "General Stuart") was an Allied design classified as a light tank and appeared through the early and middle years of the Second World War. The system was under-gunned and lightly armo...
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M22 Locust
The M22 Locust was a Allied light tank appearing in World War 2 and designed to be air-dropped into battle alongside airborne elements. The general idea of a highly-mobile army continued to fascinate American warplanners as t...
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M26 Pershing
The M-26 was developed near the end of World War II and named after World War One General John J Pershing of the American Expeditionary Force. The M26 Pershing had a slow and arduous beginning, when the need for a heavy tank ...
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M3
Designed for air transport during WWII, the M3 105mm towed light howitzer was used by the 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion. It was originally designed in 1941 and started production in 1943.
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M35 (Deuce and a Half)
When one hears of the real workhorses of the second world war, they tend to think of the tanks, planes and bombers of the war. But little attention is rarely given to the unsung hero as in the M-35 2.5 ton 6 x 6 CCKV supply t...
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M4 Sherman
So many Sherman variants were developed during the Second World War that it would be impossible to mention them all in any detail here. The M4 Sherman was, without a doubt, the most important Allied tank of the war. It was no...
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M46 Patton
The M46 Patton is classified as a medium tank and can further be classified as a 'stop-gap' measurement to the next generation of US tank engineering. The M46 Patton was basically a modernized M-26 Pershing Heavy Tank from Wo...
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M4A3 Sherman Calliope
The attempt to mate a multiple rocket launching system to a vehicle was nothing new by 1944. The Soviets were already finding successes with their Katyusha launchers against the Germans, who in turn had been fielding their Ne...
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M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo
The M4A3E2 or (76) Sherman Jumbo was designated an assault tank and not a tank destroyer as commonly reported in other sources. It provided applique armor to front and sides of the hull, a standard 75mm main gun and HE (High ...
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M4A4 Sherman Firefly VC
Outwardly, the Sherman Firefly series of tank destroyers looked every bit like their M4 Sherman base counterparts. Closer examination however would reveal a system that was finally capable of dealing with the impressive Germa...
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M7 Priest
The M-7 Priest was the principle mobile artillery system for the allies in World War 2. The British maintained their own versions of the vehicle (until the Sextons became available) and saw first combat with the weapons syste...
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M8 Greyhound
The M8 is arguably the most recognizable and important vehicle in the Second World War for United States ground forces. It's design style and excellent cross-country performance earned it the nickname of 'Greyhound'. Four man...
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Medium Tank M3 (General Grant / General Lee)
If the appearance of the American Medium Tank M3 did anything to the Axis powers, it showcased just how quickly an Allied design could be rushed onto the battlefield. The Medium Tank M3 (referred to as the General Grant or Ge...
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SdKfz 124 Wespe
The SdKfz 124 Wespe (or "Wasp") was an excellent German self-propelled howitzer of World War 2. Using the well-regarded hull of the now-outclassed Panzer II light tanks, the Wespe appeared in modified form from 1943 through t...
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SdKfz 142 StuG III (Sturmgeshutz)
The StuG III was a well known German assault gun of World War 2. The system stemmed from a German Army need to supply ground troops with a mobile artillery system when traditional armor units such as tanks were not not made a...
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SdKfz 142/1 StuG 40 (StuG IV)
The StuG 40 (or StuG IV) was a further refinement of the successful StuG III tank destroyer / assault gun. The system sported a powerful L/48 75mm main gun and kept the low profile of its predecessor. The system was fielded i...
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SdKfz 162 Jagdpanzer IV (Panzerjager 39)
First appearing in 1943, the Jagdpanzer IV was designed in response to a German need for an upgunned artillery vehicle to replace their small caliber crop of existing tank destroyers. The system would feature the powerful and...
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SdKfz 164 Hornisse / Nashorn
The SdKfz 164 came about from the existing weapon carrier vehicle designed to lug the sFH 18 artillery gun. This vehicle was itself a combination of Panzer III tank parts and the chassis of the Panzer IV tank, making it an ef...
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SdKfz 171 Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (PzKpfw V)
The Panzerkampfwagen V "Panther" series of heavy tanks formed the backbone of the German Army through much of the pivotal war years. The system offered up decent performance but, more importantly, was armed with a powerful ma...
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SdKfz 173 Jagdpanther (Panzerjager V Jagdpanther)
The Jagdpanther was the missing link to complete battlefield domination for the Germany Army. Already having the well-established Tiger II and Panther series of tanks, the Jagdpanther tank destroyer would have been a formidab...
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SdKfz 181 Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger (PzKpfw VI)
The PzKpfw VI Tiger began as a Henschel design of several other heavy tanks meeting specified German requirements based on speed, armor protection and a powerful main gun. Pitted against a Porsche offering, both prototype tan...
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SdKfz 186 Jagdtiger (Hunting Tiger)
The SdKfz 186 Jagdtiger was a further development of the mammoth and powerful Tiger II heavy tank and was an optimistic - yet effective - design at best. Though blessed with a powerful main armament and thick frontal armor, t...
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SdKfz 223
The SdKfz 223 was part of a larger family of German light armored cars, each playing a specific role on the battlefield. The SdKfz 223 served as a command and communications center and was distinguished from the other models ...
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Su-122
The SU-122 is designated as an 'assault gun' system. The SU-122 utilized the same successful and easy-to-produce T34 Main Battle Tank chassis (visual similarities abound) with the SU-122 featuring 45mm thick armor.
The wea...
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T-34
The Soviet-produced T-34 was a medium tank that attained legendary status in the Second World War. Itself a product of much engineering and design of earlier models - the BT-IS, A-20, A-30 and the T-32 all coming before it - ...
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T-34/76
The T-34/76 was nothing more than the German designation used for the base T-34 medium tank in use by the Soviet Union during World War 2. For a full history of the T-34, visit the T-34 entry....
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T-34/85
The T-34/85 is designated as an 'up-gunned' version of the familiar and successful base T-34 tank build by the Soviet Union and fielded during the Second World War. The T-34/85 featured a more powerful main gun - of 85mm cali...
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T-54
The T-54 series of Soviet main battle tanks came about with development after World War 2, ending with the system becoming operationally available by 1949. It can be said that no other Cold War or post-Cold War tank has seen ...
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Volkswagen Kubel / Kubelwagen
The Volkswagen ("People's Car") was the product of Porsche and Mercedes-Benz engineering and design created in 1933 at Adolph Hitler's request, with the first production units - the Type 62 - appearing in 1936 - and based on ...
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ZPU-4
The ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun was developed in the post-war Soviet Union, seeing official production service in 1949. The towed artillery system featured four air-cooled, quick change 14.5mm main guns with a maximum range of 8,...
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