List of FV series military vehicles

The following is a partial listing of FV ("fighting vehicle") numbers as used by the British Army. Some vehicles do not have FV numbers (e.g. the AS-90).

0–999[edit]

FV215, Project for a heavy SPG based on the Conqueror Mk II tank with a 183 mm gun and rear placement of the traversable turret and fighting compartment.

FV100: Series of vehicles based on heavy chassis
- FV101: Heavy assault tank
- FV102: Self-propelled gun, heavy anti-tank gun mounting
FV100: Series of vehicles based on CVR(T)
- FV101: Scorpion armoured reconnaissance vehicle
- FV102: Striker five Swingfire missile launcher
- FV103: Spartan armoured personnel carrier
- FV104: Samaritan armoured ambulance
- FV105: Sultan armoured command vehicle
- FV106: Samson armoured recovery vehicle
- FV107: Scimitar armoured reconnaissance vehicle
- FV108: Streaker CVR(T) high mobility carrier with a number of variants, such as cargo carrier, fire fighter, refueller, Blowpipe/Milan carrier.
- FV109: Workhorse - replacement for FV432
FV120: Spartan with Milan compact turret
FV180: Combat Engineering Tractor
FV200: Series of vehicles based on Universal Tank chassis
- FV201: Universal Tank (A45) 17 pdr (later 20 pdr) gun
- FV202: AVRE(T); with 6.5 inch BL gun
- FV203: AVRE(L)
- FV204: Universal tank, flail
- FV205: Self-propelled medium anti-tank gun
- FV207: Self-propelled heavy artillery gun with 6" gun
- FV209: Bridgelayer
- FV209: Armoured recovery vehicle^[1]
- FV210: Tractor, Heavy Artillery
- FV211: Tractor, Medium Artillery
- FV212: Assault Personnel Carrier^[1]
- FV213: BARV
- FV214: Tank, Heavy No. 1, 120 mm Gun, Conqueror
- FV215: Tank, Heavy No. 2, 183 mm Gun or Heavy Anti-Tank Gun, SP^[1]
- FV216: Tank, Heavy, Royal Engineers, Flail
- FV217: Self-propelled 120 mm Medium Anti-Tank No. 1^[1]
- FV219: Conqueror Armoured Recovery Vehicle Mk. 1
- FV221: Tank, Medium Gun, Caernarvon
- FV222: Conqueror Armoured Recovery Vehicle Mk. 2
- FV223: Bridgelayer, ARK
FV300: Series of vehicles based on light chassis
- FV301: 21 ton light tank with 77 mm gun
- FV302: GPO/CPO command vehicle
- FV303: 20 pdr Self Propelled Gun
- FV304: 25 pdr Self Propelled Gun
- FV305: 5.5 inch Self Propelled Gun
- FV306: Light armoured recovery vehicle
- FV307: Radar vehicle
- FV308: Field artillery tractor
- FV309: RA section vehicle
- FV310: Armoured personnel carrier
- FV311: Armoured load carrier
FV400: Series of vehicles based on carrier chassis
- FV401: Carrier, Cambridge Mk. 1 also known as Carrier, Universal, No. 4
- FV402: Observation post carrier
- FV403: Light anti-tank artillery tractor
- FV404: Charging vehicle
- FV405: General purpose vehicle
- FV406: Command vehicle
- FV407: Tentacle, ASSU (Air Support Signals Unit)
- FV408: Armoured Ambulance
- FV409: GPO/CPO vehicle
- FV421: 120 mm lightweight tank destroyer Badger based on FV400
FV420: Tracked Load Carrier, 5 ton.
- FV421: Cargo carrier
- FV422: Personnel Carrier
- FV423: Command vehicle
- FV424: Carrier, Royal Engineers
- FV425: Carrier, REME
- FV426: Carrier Tracked, Launcher, Orange William
FV430: Series of vehicles based on carrier chassis
- FV431: Armoured cargo carrier
- FV432: Armoured personnel carrier
- FV433: 105mm, Field Artillery, Self-Propelled, Abbot - with 105 mm SP gun
- FV434: Armoured Carrier, Maintenance, Full-tracked also known as Armoured Repair Vehicle
- FV435: Wavell communications vehicle
- FV436: Trial version of FV432 variant fitted with Green Archer radar, did not enter service. Number subsequently used for brigade and division HQ staff vehicles.
- FV437: Pathfinder recovery vehicle with snorkel gear
- FV438: Swingfire anti-tank missile carrier
- FV439: Royal Signals variant
FV510: Warrior Mechanised Combat Vehicle (MCV)
- FV511: Warrior Infantry Command Vehicle
- FV512: Warrior Repair Vehicle
- FV513: Warrior Recovery Vehicle
- FV514: Warrior Observation Post Vehicle
- FV515: Warrior Battery Command Vehicle
FV600: Series of vehicles based on Alvis 6x6 wheeled chassis
- FV601: Saladin
- FV602: Saladin command vehicle
- FV603: Saracen
- FV604: Saracen Armoured Command Vehicle
- FV605: Saracen Ambulance
- FV610: Saracen RA CP (high roof)
- FV620: Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 1
- FV622: Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2 ^[2]
- FV623: Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2, Limber ^[2]
- FV624: Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier, 5-Ton, 6 x 6, Stalwart Mk. 2, REME Fitters ^[2]
- FV651: Truck, Fire Crash, Foam, GP, Mk. 6, Salamander
- FV652: Truck, Fire Crash, Foam, Mk. 6A, Salamander
FV700: Series of vehicles based on Daimler Ferret 4x4 scout car
- FV701: Scout Car Liaison, Ferret Mk. 1/1
- FV702: Orange William test vehicle
- FV703: Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk. 2/6
- FV704: Scout Car Liaison Ferret Mk. 1/2
- FV711: Scout Car Reconnaissance, Ferret Mk. 4 (Big-wheeled)
- FV712: Scout Car Reconnaissance/GW, Ferret Mk. 5 (Big-wheeled)
FV720: Series of vehicles based on CVR(W)
- FV721: Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled), Fox Mk 1/2
- FV722: Reconnaissance Vehicle (Wheeled), Vixen Mk1

1000–9999[edit]

FV1103: Leyland Martian Medium Artillery Tractor, 10-ton, 6 × 6 Leyland
FV1119: Tractor 10-ton Heavy 6 × 6 Leyland Recovery
FV1601: Truck Cargo 1-ton 4 × 4 GS, Humber
FV1609: Humber Pig prototype
FV1611: Truck 1 Ton, Armoured 4 × 4 Humber Pig
FV1612: Humber Pig FFW/FFR
FV1613: Humber Pig Armoured Ambulance
FV1620: Humber Hornet Truck 1 Ton, Air-portable Launcher, 4 × 4 Hornet (Malkara launcher)
FV1801A: Truck, 1/4ton, CT, 4 × 4 Austin, Mk.1. (Austin Champ)
FV1802: Truck, Utility, CT, 4 × 4, Austin (prototypes only)
FV2721a: Trailer - Centurion AVRE
FV3011: Semi-trailer, 50 Ton - used with Thornycroft Antar tractor unit
FV3601: Trailer Transporter 50-ton
FV3621: Trailer Low-loader 20-ton
FV3801: Gun Tractor Centurion components
FV3802: 25 pdr SP Artillery Field Equipments Centurion components
FV3803: Command Post Vehicle Centurion components
FV3804: Ammunition Vehicle Centurion components
FV3805: 5.5 inch SP guns Prototype only
FV3806: 7.2 inch SP Gun Centurion components
FV3900: Series of vehicles based on Churchill Mk. 7
- FV3901: Linked ARK
- FV3902: Flail vehicle also known as Toad
- FV3903: Churchill AVRE
- FV3904: Armoured personnel carrier
FV4000: Series of vehicles based on Centurion tank
- FV4001: Mine clearer
- FV4002: Centurion Bridgelayer
- FV4003: Centurion AVRE
- FV4004: Conway SPG based on a Centurion Mark III hull with a larger calibre 120 mm L1 gun in a turret made from rolled plate. To be an interim design until Conqueror tank entered service. One built before the project was cancelled in 1951.
- FV4005: Heavy Anti-Tank, SP, No. 1 Centaur
- FV4006: Centurion ARV Mk. 2
- FV4007: Centurion Mk. 7, 8/1, 9/1, 9/2, 12
- FV4008: Centurion Mk. 7 DD
- FV4009: Medium tank
- FV4010: Heavy Tank Destroyer - with Malkara missiles
- FV4011: Centurion Mk. 5, 5/1
- FV4012: Centurion Mk. 7/1
- FV4013: Centurion Mk. 3 ARV
- FV4014: Centurion Mk. 8
- FV4015: Centurion Mk. 9
- FV4016: Centurion Bridgelayer, ARK
- FV4017: Centurion Mk. 10
- FV4018: Centurion BARV
- FV4019: Centurion Mk. 5 Bulldozer
FV4030: Shir series Designed for Iran. Challenger predecessors
FV4030/2: Shir 1 120 mm MBT Challenger predecessor. Renamed Khalid for supply to Jordan
FV4030/3: Shir 2
FV4030/4: Challenger 1
FV4034: Challenger 2
FV4101: Tank, Medium gun, Charioteer
FV4201: Chieftain MBT
- FV4202: "40 ton Centurion" experimental vehicle
- FV4203: Chieftain AVRE
- FV4204: Chieftain ARRV
- FV4205: Chieftain AVLB
- FV4207: Chieftain AEV (G)
- FV4211: Experimental (Aluminium) Chieftain
FV4333: Stormer APC
FV4401: Contentious - one-man tank with two 120 mm recoilless rifles
FV4501: Armoured mine clearer
FV4601: MBT-80 (3 experimental vehicles).

9999 +[edit]

FV11002: Tractor 10-ton, 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 2
FV11003: Truck Crane Bridging 6 x 6, AEC Militant
FV11005: Truck End-tipper 6 x 6, AEC Militant
FV11009: Truck, Fuel Tanker 2,500 gallon 6 x 6, AEC Militant
FV11018: Truck Cargo 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 1
FV11010: Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant
FV11014: Truck 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Excavator
FV11021: BV202E Articulated Sno-Cat
FV11044: Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 Heavy Recovery, AEC
FV11047: Truck Cargo 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, AEC Militant Mk 3
FV11061: Armoured Command Vehicle, Heavy, AEC 10 ton 6 x 6
FV11301: Tractor 10-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell Recovery
FV12002: Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornycroft Antar Mk 2
FV12003: Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornycroft Antar (ballast body)
FV12004: Tractor 30-ton 6 x 4 GS, Thornycroft Antar Mk 3
FV12101: Tractor 20-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell
FV12105: Tractor 20-ton 6 x 6 GS, Scammell Mk 2
FV13111: Truck End-tipper 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
FV13112: Truck Cargo 4-ton 4 x 4 GS, Bedford
FV13113: Truck Mobile Workshop 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
FV13142: Truck Cargo 4-ton 4 x 4 Airportable, Bedford
FV13165: Truck Mobile Dental Clinic 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
FV13201: Truck 3-ton 4 x 4 GS, Commer
FV13219: Truck End-tipper 3-ton 4 x 4, Commer
FV13206: Truck Mobile Workshop 3-ton 4 x 4, Commer
FV16001: Truck Cargo 1-ton 4 x 4 GS, Austin
FV16003: Truck 1-ton 4 x 4 Wireless, Austin
FV16008: Truck 1-ton 4 x 4 200 Water-tanker, Austin
FV16100: Truck 1-ton 4 x 4, (series, Morris)
FV18005: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series I
FV18008: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series I
FV18032: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Line-laying
FV18044: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance Land Rover Series II
FV18061: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 L.W.B GS (General Service)
FV18062: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 L.W.B FFR (Fitted for Radio)
FV18067: Truck 3/4-ton 4 x 4 Ambulance 2/4 Stretcher
FV23225: Truck Light Recovery 4-ton 4 x 4, Bedford
FV30011: Semi-trailer, 50-ton, Tank Transporter

Notes and references[edit]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d AFV Profile No. 38
^ ^a ^b ^c "V640-Technical-Handbook-Data-Summary - Declassified - Facebook.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

Bibliography

Norman, Michael, AFV Profile No. 38 Conqueror Heavy Gun Tank Profile Publications.

[AFV38-1] AFV Profile No. 38

[auto-2] "V640-Technical-Handbook-Data-Summary - Declassified - Facebook.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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