Utility Vehicles
Helping any army make the most of it.

1 7TP The 7TP series was of a Polish design, based on the British Vickers-Armstrong 6-ton light tank (Mark E). When war with Germany was rolling about the horizon, the Polish government saw a need to replace their diminutive tanket... 1936

2 Alvis FV104 Samaritan The FV104 Samaritan is the Armored Battlefield Ambulance of the Scorpion CVRT family. Built upon the same chassis, the Samaritan is equipped to take on up to two litters of wounded for transport back to safety. The FV104 Sama... 1976

3 ARTEC Boxer GTK The Boxer is a multi-role armored vehicle set to replace the aging M113 and Fuchs Tpz 1 armored personnel carriers in service with the German Army and the YPR and M577 vehicles in service with the Netherlands. Originally conc... 2007

4 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... 1940

5 Bren Gun Carrier (Universal Carrier) The Bren Gun Carrier was truly a universal system at its core. Charged with moving troops through the harshest of conditions, the smallish armored vehicle found itself fighting on a myriad of fronts. Though not a perfect vehi... 1939

6 Buffalo H Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP) The Buffalo H MRAP is a relatively new class of armored vehicle (in the American inventory at least) brought about by the necessity encountered in the current Iraq War. Heavy utilization of enemy IED systems were shown to be ... 2004

7 FPI Cougar (MRAP) The Cougar has since expanded into a full line of militarized armored vehicles. This began with the base 4x4 and 6x6 series Cougar systems being offered in 2004 by FPI to the United States Marine Corps. The Badger ILAV (Iraqi... 2002

8 HMMWV (High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle) / (Humvee) Aside from the M1 Abrams, perhaps no other American armored vehicle has represented the American Army more than the venerable Humvee series of four-wheeled vehicles. Since its inception, the Humvee has become a staple of mili... 1985

9 HMMWV M1114 UAH (Up-Armored Humvee) The M1114 UAH (Up-Armored Humvee) was a purpose-built version of the Humvee family line intended to provide better protection for crew and systems alike. Based on the successes of the up-armored M1109 HMMWV vehicle, the M1114... 1994

10 Jeep In 1939 the U.S. Army invited between 135 and 165 companies to submit proposals within 75 days for a new military vehicle to replace its aging fleet of motorcycles and Ford Model T trucks. Only three companies responded: Ford... 1939

11 M151 The M151 Jeep is a multi-purpose utility vehicle that served a variety of battlefield roles. It represents a variation of the World War Two Wyllis-style jeep. The US Marine Corps utilized the M151 as a Fast Attack Vehicle (FA... 1960

12 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... 1941

13 M88 Hercules The M88 Hercules series began in the 1960s and had since run through three major conversions. The Hercules is designed as an armored recovery vehicle and is therefore intended to be used under fire for the repair and replacem... 1961

14 Oshkosh Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) The Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (or "MTVR") is a heavy-duty utility vehicle produced by Oshkosh Truck Corporation in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA. The 7-ton truck system was first fielded in 1998 and was initially conceive... 1998

15 Rough Terrain Cargo Handler (RTCH) ...

16 Saxon AT105 APC ... 1983

17 SdKfz 2 kleines Kettenrad ... 1941

18 SdKfz 250 leichter Schutzenpanzerwagen The SdKfz 250 series was just one in the long line of German-produced halftrack systems in World War 2. The 250 system went on to see much use and success in a variety of base and altered platform states, showing off its vers... 1939

19 SdKfz 251 mittlerer Schutzenpanzerwagen A 1932 directive set about to provide German infantry with a versatile vehicle able to keep pace with the mobile Panzer tank units while fulfilling other roles in the process. The resulting 1935 design of the Gp MTW appeared ... 1939

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21 Type 653 ARV The Type 653 ARV is a basic battlefield Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) that is based on the Type 69 production MBT (Main Battle Tank - detailed elsewhere on this site) combat chassis. Unlike the Type 69, the Type 653 is field... 1969

22 Vickers 6-Ton (Mark E) The Vickers 6-Ton (Mark E) was a light tank evaluated by the British Army but ultimately rejected. When the British Army passed on the system, the tank was marketed (with success) to operators around the globe. The system wen... 1928

23 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 ... 1940