List of tanks of the United Kingdom

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These are lists of UK tanks to enable cross-referencing between the design names and the service names.

[edit] 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*
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	*
A27L	Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Centaur
A27M	Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell
A28	*
A29	*
A30	Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Challenger, SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger)
A31	*
A32	*
A33	Tank, Heavy Assault, Excelsior*
A34	Tank, Cruiser, Comet I
A35	*
A36	*
A37	*
A38	Tank, Infantry, Valiant*
A39	Tank, Heavy Assault, Tortoise*
A40	*
A41	Tank, Cruiser, Centurion I
A42	Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII (A22F redesignated 1945)
A43	Tank, Infantry, Black Prince*
A44	*
A45	*

*Did not enter service

[edit] Alphabetical lists

Includes the C names

• Centurion
• Challenger
• Challenger 1
• Challenger 2
• Charioteer
• Chieftain
• Churchill
• Comet
• Conqueror
• Conway
• Covenanter
• Cromwell
• Crusader
• Matilda I
• Matilda II
• TOG 1
• TOG 2
• Valentine

[edit] See also

List of FV series military vehicles - Covers post-1945 UK tanks with other vehicles