List of main battle tanks by country
This is a list of main battle tanks, and other vehicles serving that role, in active military service with countries of the world. A main battle tank (MBT) is the type of powerful, heavily armoured and highly mobile tank which is the backbone of a mechanized land force.
Table of main battle tanks by country
[edit]A
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | T-55 | 400 | Soviet Union | Most either destroyed or scrapped during NATO occupation. Those that remain are now under Taliban control. |
T-62 | 260 | Soviet Union | Most either destroyed or scrapped during NATO occupation. Those that remain are now under Taliban control. | |
Albania | Type 59: 40 tanks in service.
Albania retired most operational T-54/T-55 and Type 59 MBTs in 2001. They were subsequently put up for sale.[1] | |||
Algeria[2] | T-62 | 270 | Soviet Union | |
T-64 | 300 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 325 | Soviet Union | ||
T-90A | 300 | Russia | ||
Angola | T-55 | 200 | Soviet Union | |
T-62 | 50 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 50 | Soviet Union | ||
Argentina | Tanque Argentino Mediano (TAM) | 231 | Argentina Germany | Chassis is based on Marder IFV |
Armenia | T-62 | 14 | Soviet Union | |
T-72 | 168 | Soviet Union | ||
T-90 | 30 | Soviet Union | ||
Australia | M1A1 AIM Abrams | 75 | United States | In 2022, Australia signed a contract to replace the 59 M1A1 AIM Abrams with 75 M1A2 SEPv3, scheduled for delivery beginning in 2024. |
Austria[3] | Leopard 2A4 | 56 | Germany | Replaced the M60 A3 in 1997. Will be subject to a combat value increase in the near future. |
Azerbaijan | T-90S | 100 | Russia | |
T-72 Aslan | 420 | Russia | ||
T-55 | 100 | Soviet Union |
B
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bahrain | M60 A3 Patton | 180 | United States | |
Bangladesh | Type 59 Durjoy | 174 | Bangladesh | 174 Type 59 tanks were upgraded to Type 59 Durjoy[4] |
Type 69 | 58[5] | China | ||
Al-Khalid | 44[5] | China Pakistan | ||
VT-5 | 44 (on order)[5] | China | Light tank | |
Belarus | T-72B Vitaz | 435 | Soviet Union | |
T-80B | 80 | Soviet Union | ||
Belgium | Belgium retired its last operational Leopard 1 MBTs in 2014. Some were kept in inventory for training and research purposes.[6] | |||
Benin | Has no MBTs, but has 18 PT-76 light tanks. | |||
Bolivia | In service 54 SK-105 Kürassier light tanks. | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | M-84 | 71 | Yugoslavia | |
AMX-30S | 50 | France | ||
M60A3 | 85 | United States | ||
T-55 | 142 | Soviet Union | ||
Botswana | Only SK-105 Kürassier light tanks. | |||
Brazil[7] | EE-T1 Osório | 2 | Brazil | Two operational tanks with the Centro de Instrução de Blindados of the Brazilian Army[8] |
M60A3 TTS | 91 | United States | Used for instruction | |
Leopard 1A1 | 127 | Germany | Retired | |
Leopard 1A5 | 221 | Germany | Upgraded for ´´BR+´´ version | |
Bulgaria | T-72 | 160[9] | Soviet Union | |
Burkina Faso | Has no MBTs, but operates ACMAT Bastion APCs.[10] | |||
Burundi | T-55 | about 10[11] | Soviet Union |
C
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cambodia | T-55 | 365 | Soviet Union | |
T-62 | 19 | Soviet Union | ||
Type 59 | 74 | China | ||
Canada | Leopard 2A6M CAN | 20 | Germany | 20 Leopard 2A6M were leased from Germany in December 2007. The tanks were permanently transferred to Canadian service when tanks purchased from the Netherlands were transferred to Germany in exchange.[12][13] |
Leopard 2 A4M CAN | 20 | Germany | Upgraded from Dutch Leopard 2A4 in 2010, closer to 2A7+ armour configuration but with shorter barrel. | |
Leopard 2A4 CAN | 34 | Germany | 100 Dutch Leopard 2A4 initially purchased in 2007, and 15 more 2A4s were later purchased from Germany as "Logistic Stock Vehicles" exclusively for spare parts.[13] 20 were upgraded to 2A4M CAN standard in 2010, 20 were upgraded to 2A7 standard and given to Germany in exchange for 2A6Ms, 18 converted into Wisent 2 "Ram" AEVs, leaving 42 Leopard 2A4 CAN in service by 2022. 8 were donated to Ukraine in 2023.[14] | |
Cape Verde | T-55 | 12 | Soviet Union | |
Central African Republic | T-55 | 4 | Soviet Union | |
Chad | T-55 | 60 | Soviet Union | |
Chile[15] | Leopard 2A4 | 172 | Germany | 8 to be used as spares, upgrades for Leopard 2A5 in 2015 |
Leopard 1V | 100 | Germany | ||
China | Type 99A[16] | 600 | China | |
Type 99[16] | 600 | China | ||
Type 96 | 2,500 | China | ||
Type 88 | 300 | China | Reserve and training units. Retired from active service | |
Type 69/79 | 300 | China | Reserve and training units. Retired from active service | |
VT-4 | 300 | China | Reserve and training units. Retired from active service | |
Colombia | Defence force exists, but operates no MBTs in service. AFVs are used instead in service, such as the LAV III, EE-9 Cascavel, and M8 Greyhound. Only some M3 Stuart are used as gatekeepers. | |||
Congo, Democratic Republic of | Type 59 | 30 | China | |
T-55 | 20 | Soviet Union | ||
Congo, Republic of | Type 59 | 20 | China | |
Croatia | M-95 Degman | 2 | Croatia | 2 prototypes, Program canceled. |
M-84A4 Sniper | 75 | Croatia | Better optics and a 1100hp engine. | |
Cuba | T-55 | 900 | Soviet Union | |
T-64 | 20 | Soviet Union | ||
T-62 | 400 | Soviet Union | ||
Cyprus[17] | AMX-30B2 | 52 | France | |
AMX-30G | 30 | France | ||
T-80U | 82 | Russia | Ordered January 2009 | |
Czech Republic[18] | T-72M4 CZ | 30 | Czech Republic | 3rd tank generation Czech upgrade of T-72, produced 2003-2006. |
T-72M1 | 86 (?) | Czechoslovakia | 20 active, remainder (66) in storage, as reserve.[19] Unknown number donated to Ukraine. | |
Leopard 2A4 | 14 | Germany | Donated by Germany in exchange for Czech tanks sent to Ukraine.[20] |
D
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | Leopard 2A7DK | 48 | Germany | Upgraded 2A5DK to 2A7DK in 2016 (2A5DK/2A7DK is the Danish upgraded version of the 2A5/2A7) |
Dominican Republic | Operates 6 M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks, but not MBTs. |
E
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | Leopard 1 | 60 | Germany | 30 1V's and 30 1A5's models bought from Chile.[21][22][23] |
AMX-13 | 80 | France | Light tanks | |
T-55 | 3 | Soviet Union | Borrowed from Peru as war compensation (Cenepa War). Some sources establish that the T-55 are part of an unfinished weapons deal .[24] | |
Egypt | T-62 | 340[25] | Soviet Union | |
Ramses II | 425 | Egypt | A significantly upgraded T-54/55. Though the initial prototype (T-54E) was delivered in 1984, full production did not begin until 2004–2005, an additional 140–160 are to be converted from stored T-55. | |
T-64M | 500 | Soviet Union | ||
T-80 | 34 | Soviet Union | 14 T-80UK and 20 T-80U purchased in 1997.[26] | |
M60A3 | 1,716[25] | United States | Out of 735 M60A3 + 700 M60A1 were brought up to A3 Standard from U.S. Army Europe surplus stocks in Germany between 1979–1988 + 173 M60A3 between 1992–2001[27] + 108 M60A3 from the Austrian Army Surplus in 2002,[28] | |
M1A1 Abrams | 1,130[29] | United States | ||
Equatorial Guinea | T-55 | 3 | Soviet Union | |
Eritrea | T-55A/AM2 | 300 | Soviet Union | 150 in service, 150 in storage. |
T-62 | ~ | Soviet Union | Received a number from Ethiopia. | |
Estonia | Does not currently operate main battle tanks.[30] Uses IFVs like Combat Vehicle 90 and APCs like Patria Pasi and Mamba APC instead. | |||
Ethiopia | T-55 | 170 | Soviet Union | |
T-62 | 50 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | ~250[31] | Soviet Union |
F
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fiji | Small military force exists. Does not operate MBTs. | |||
Finland | Leopard 2A4 | 139 | Germany | Some of the existing Leopard 2A4's are equipped with Israeli made Urdan mine rollers. |
Leopard 2A6 | 100 | Germany | In total, 100 used Leopard 2A6 tanks were delivered from the Netherlands by the end of 2019. | |
France | Leclerc | 406 | France | 184 in storage. 200 will be upgraded to XLR-standard. |
G
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon | Has no MBTs, but operates APCs like the Matador.[32] | |||
Georgia[33] | T-72M1 SIM-1 | 143 | Soviet Union Israel |
|
T-55 | 100 | Soviet Union | ||
Germany | Leopard 2 A5/A6/A7/A7V/A8 | 328[34] | Germany | 2A4 no longer in use; for resale by KMW and Rheinmetall. All 19 2A5 only used for training exercises. 18 Leopard 2A8 ordered in 2023 to backfill the 18 2A6 given to Ukraine. Leopard 1s in long-term storage, or held by FFG, KMW, and Rheinmetall for resale. |
Greece[35] | Leopard 2A6 HEL | 170 | Germany Greece |
License built in Greece. |
Leopard 2A4 | 183 | Germany | ||
Leopard 1A4/5 | 501 | Germany | ||
M60A3 | 101 | United States | ||
M48A5 MOLF | 390 | United States | Upgraded with a new Fire Control System similar to the one found on the Leopard 1A5 | |
Guatemala | Has no MBTs, but military uses AFVs such as Armadillo, Cadillac Gage Commando V-100, Dando 6x6 (Tapir), M8 Greyhound, M113, and RBY MK 1. | |||
Guinea | T-55 | 8 | Soviet Union | |
Guinea-Bissau | T-55 | 10 | Soviet Union | |
Guyana | Has no MBTs. Defense force uses AFVs such as EE-11 Urutu, EE-9 Cascavel, Shorland, and Ford F-350. |
H
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Haiti | Police force exists to maintain internal security, armed forces in the process of reactivation, but do not operate MBTs and uses AFVs like Cadillac-Gage V-100 instead. | |||
Honduras | Has no MBTs, but military has AFVs and light tanks like FV101 Scorpion, FV107 Scimitar, FV105 Sultan, AM General Humvee M 998, RBY MK 1, and FV601 Saladin. | |||
Hungary[36] | Leopard 2A7+ | 44 | Germany | Ordered in 2018. |
Leopard 2A4 | 12 | Germany | Ordered in 2018. Used units for training purposes. | |
T-72M1 |
34 | Soviet Union Poland |
34 units in active service. Another 130 T-72 in storage. |
I
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
India | Arjun MBT | 141 (MK1 and MK1A) | India | 124 Arjun MK1 MBTs and a total of 118 MK1A tanks on order.[37][38][39] Army required nearly 3500 MBTs in future.[40] |
Tank EX | 8 | India | Only prototypes made. | |
T-90 | 2,078 | Russia | 464 new T-90MS are on order as of 2020. These tanks are now manufactured locally. | |
T-72 | 2,414[41] | Soviet Union Poland |
Upgraded to advanced Ajeya Mk1 and MK2 standard. To be replaced with next generation MBT. | |
Indonesia | Leopard 2A4 | 42 | Germany | Already arrived all from Germany |
Leopard 2 Revolution | 61 | Germany | Already arrived all. Up-armored and up-rated version of Leopard 2A4 | |
Kaplan MT / Harimau | 18 | Indonesia/ Turkey | Lightweight tank | |
FV101 Scorpion | 90 | United Kingdom | Designed as light tank | |
AMX 13 | 120 | France | Already retrofit, light tanks | |
Iran[42] | ||||
M60 Patton | 150 | United States | ||
Chieftain (tank) MK3 | 100 | United Kingdom | Mobarez is domestically upgraded version. | |
T-62 | 75 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72S | 480 | Soviet Union Poland |
||
Zulfiqar MBT | 1,150 | Iran | ||
Karrar | 420 | Iran | Additional 380 on order. | |
Iraq | T-55 | 72 | Soviet Union | |
T-72M1 | 125 | Soviet Union | ||
M1A1 Abrams | 146 | United States | Further 175 on order. Yet to be delivered, Tank is equipped with Export Armor Package. | |
T-90S/SK | 75 | Russia | [43] | |
Ireland | Small military force exists. Does not operate MBTs, but has light armoured vehicles, primarily the MOWAG Piranha, and FV101 Scorpion armoured reconnaissance vehicle | |||
Israel[44] | Merkava Mk.1 | 180 | Israel | |
Merkava Mk.2 | 400 | Israel | ||
Merkava Mk.3 | 780 | Israel | ||
Merkava Mk.4 | 660 | Israel | ||
Magach 6 | 560 | United States/ Israel | Upgraded M60 tank | |
Magach 7 | 1,600 | United States/ Israel | Upgraded M60 tank | |
Italy[45] | Ariete | 200 | Italy | To be upgraded and remain in service until 2035. |
Ivory Coast | T-55 | 10 | Soviet Union | Some donated by Angola |
J
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jamaica | Has no MBTs, but military uses AFVs like Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle. | |||
Japan[46] | Type 74 | 560 | Japan | Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries until 1988. Replaced by the Type 90. |
Type 90 | 341 | Japan | Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries until 2009. Replaced by the Type 10. | |
Type 10 | 106 | Japan | Built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, current MBT in Japanese service. | |
Jordan | Tariq | 292 | United Kingdom | Locally upgraded Centurion. Most of them were modified into Temsah heavy armoured personnel carriers. |
M60A3 | 250 | United States | Modernized by KADDB | |
Khaled | 274 | United Kingdom | Locally upgraded Chieftain | |
Challenger 1 | 392 | United Kingdom |
K
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kazakhstan | T-55 | 540 | Soviet Union | |
T-62 | 75 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 650 | Soviet Union | ||
Kenya[47] | Vickers Mk 3 | 78 | United Kingdom | |
T-72Av | 76 | Soviet Union | ||
Korea, North | T-55 | 1,800 | Soviet Union | |
T-62 | 1,000 | Soviet Union | ||
Type 59 | 1,000 | China | ||
Type 69 tank | 200 | China | ||
Chonma-ho | 1,000 | North Korea | ||
Pokpung-ho | 500 | North Korea | ||
M2020 | 9 prototypes | North Korea | ||
Korea, South | M48A3K | 300 | United States | |
M48A5, M48A5K | 500 | United States | ||
T-80U, T-80UK | 35 | Soviet Union | South Korea was given 33 T-80Us during 1996 and 1997 and 2 T-80UKs in 2005 as a partial interest payment of Russian debts incurred during the Soviet era. | |
K1, K1E1 | 1,027 | Republic of Korea | All K1s will be upgraded to K1E1 by 2026. | |
K1A2 | 484 | Republic of Korea | ||
K2 Black Panther | 206 | Republic of Korea | Put into service in June 2014. Total 260 to be delivered. | |
Kuwait | M-84D | 150 | Yugoslavia | |
M1A2 | 218 | United States | Depleted uranium armor removed. | |
Kyrgyzstan | T-72 | 210 | Soviet Union |
L
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Laos[48] | T-54/55 | 15 | Soviet Union | |
Latvia | T-55 | 3 | Soviet Union | Exclusively for training |
Lebanon | T-55 | 270 | Soviet Union | |
M48A5 | 81 | United States | ||
M60A3 | 10 | United States | ||
Libya | ||||
T-55 | 325 | Soviet Union | Large numbers of tanks destroyed by NATO bombings and rebel actions during 2011 Libyan civil war | |
T-62 | 350 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 315 | Soviet Union | ||
Lithuania | Military force does not use MBTs, but uses AFVs, such as Boxer, and APCs, such as M113 and M577 V2. | |||
Luxembourg | Military force does not have MBTs. |
M
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
North Macedonia | T-72 | 31 | Soviet Union | 20 scrapped. Only 10 are in fine condition. |
T-55 | 98 | Soviet Union | All were military aid from Bulgaria during the 2001 KLA insurgency. Fate unknown. | |
Madagascar | Military force does not have MBTs, but has 12 PT-76 light tanks. | |||
Malawi | T-55 | 1 | Soviet Union | Medium tanks |
Malaysia | PT-91M | 48 | Poland | Special variant, Commissioned in 2008. |
Mali | T-34 | 30 | Soviet Union | Medium tanks, Retired as of 2020 |
T-54 | Soviet Union | |||
T-55 | 33 | Soviet Union | ||
Mauritania | T-55 | 35 | Soviet Union | |
Mexico | Military force exists, but operates no MBTs. Uses AFVs, such as Sedena-Henschel HWK-11, AMX-VCI, Panhard ERC 90, Panhard VCR, M8 Greyhound, Véhicule Blindé Léger, Oshkosh Sand Cat, and DN-XI instead. | |||
Moldova | T-64BV | 10 | Soviet Union | |
Monaco | Very small military force exists, however, the Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince operate 2 Piranha Vs.[49] | |||
Mongolia | T-54 | 100 | Soviet Union | |
T-55 | 170 | Soviet Union | ||
T-62 | 150 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 100 | Soviet Union | ||
Montenegro | All scrapped in 2007. Has APCs like BOV VP М86, Achleitner RCV Survivor, LAPV Enok, Otokar Cobra, Humvee, and armored cars like BOV 1 POLO M-83 instead. | |||
Morocco | M1A1 | 222 | United States | M1A1SA "Special Armor". |
M1A2 | 156 | United States | M1A2 | |
VT-1A | 150 | China Pakistan | VT-1A version, 54 received in 2011, 96 to be delivered. | |
T-72 | 148 | Soviet Union | T-72B/BV. | |
M60A3 | 427 | United States | 260 M60A3TTS and 167 M60A3. | |
M48 | 224 | United States | 224 M48A5 in active service. | |
Mozambique | T-55 | 80 | Soviet Union | |
Myanmar | Type 59 | 280 | China | |
Type 69 | 190 | China | ||
T-72 | 139 | Soviet Union | ||
MBT-2000 | 50 | China |
N
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Namibia | T-55 | 1 | Soviet Union | |
Netherlands | Leopard 2A6 | 20 | Germany | Most MBTs retired in 2011, 100 Leopard 2 MBTs sold to Finland in 2014. 18 Dutch Leopard 2s are still in use in the German-Dutch tank battalion Panzerbataillion 414 (leased).[50] |
New Zealand | Military force does not use MBTs, but uses IPVs, such as the NZLAV. | |||
Nicaragua | T-55 | 31 | Soviet Union | |
Niger | Military force does not use MBTs, but operates the Panhard AML armoured car.[51] | |||
Nigeria | T-55 | 24 | Soviet Union | |
T-72 | 16 | Soviet Union | ||
Vickers MBT | 108 | United Kingdom | ||
AMX-30 | 16 | France | ||
Norway | Leopard 2A4NO | 52 (36 operational) | Germany | 52 Leopard 2A4NLs were acquired from the Netherlands in 2001. 46 of these have been refurbished and brought up to Norwegian standards,[52] while the remaining 6 are being used for spare parts.[53] Furthermore, Norway is planning on upgrading 38 tanks to modern standards in the future.[54]
Also has Leopard 1's in storage (unknown condition and quantity). Not in service. |
Leopard 2A7 | 54 on order, option for further 18 | Germany | Norway has ordered 54 Leopard 2A7 with expected delivery starting 2026. The new MBTs are expected to achieve FOC in 2031. Existing Leopard 2A4s are expected to be withdrawn from service with the introduction of the Leopard 2A7s, possibly by donation to Ukraine. 8 Leopard 2A4s, 1 Bergepanzer 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicle, and 3 NM189 Armoured Engineering Vehicles have already been donated to Ukraine. |
O
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oman | M60A3 | 73 | United States | |
Challenger 2 | 38 | United Kingdom | ||
Chieftain Tank | 27 | United Kingdom |
P
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pakistan | Type 85-IIAP | 410 | China | |
T-80UD | 320 | Soviet Union | ||
Al-Zarrar | 750 | Pakistan | Pakistani-upgraded Type 59 | |
Al-Khalid | 600
150+ |
Pakistan | Pakistani variant of MBT-2000 | |
Haidar MBT | 200+ | Pakistan | Pakistani-variant of VT-4 | |
VT-4 | 174[55] | China | Delivery in process MBT-3000 | |
Paraguay | M4 Sherman | 8–10 | United States | Medium tanks |
Perú[56] | T-55 | 200 | Soviet Union | 50 operatives, 75 in store. |
T-62M | 2000 | Soviet Union | ||
Philippines | Sabrah | 10 (+18 on order) | Israel | Light tank armed with 105mm gun designed by Elbit Systems based on ASCOD and Pandur II platforms. |
FV101 Scorpion | 1~12 | United Kingdom | Principal light tank of the Philippine Army. Returned to service in 2024. Up to 12 units planned for reactivation. | |
Poland | T-72M1 | Unknown | Soviet Union Poland |
In service since 1978. License built in Poland[57] At least 290 donated to Ukraine since the beginning of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[58] |
PT-91 | 172 | Poland | In service since 1994. Polish development of the T-72M1. 60 were donated to Ukraine since the beginning of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. | |
Leopard 2A4 | 71 | Germany | In service since 2002. 14 were donated to Ukraine since the beginning of 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[59] | |
Leopard 2A5 | 105 | Germany | In service since 2014. | |
Leopard 2PL | 57 | Germany Poland |
In service since 2020. Polish modernization of Leopard 2A4s. | |
M1 Abrams | 144/394 | United States | In service since 2023. 28 M1A2 SEPv2 tanks leased for training in 2020. 116 M1A1 FEPs to be delivered in 2023 and to be upgraded to SEPv3 standard at a later date.[60] 250 M1A2 SEPv3s to be delivered between 2025 and 2026.[60] | |
K2 Black Panther | 46/1000 | Republic of Korea Poland |
In service since 2022. 180 K2s to be delivered between 2022 and 2025 and to be upgraded to K2PL standard at a later date.[60] 820 K2PLs to be produced in Poland from 2026 onwards.[60] | |
Portugal | M-60 A3TTS | 96 | United States | |
Leopard 2A6 | 37 | Germany | 34 now as 3 delivered to Ukraine 2023 | |
M48A5 Patton | 86 | United States | In storage. Replaced by M60A3 TTS and Leopard 2A6. |
Q
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Qatar | Leopard 2A7 | 94 | Germany | |
Altay | 0 (+100 on order) | Turkey | A 4th generation MBT designed and produced by Otokar. The Altay will enter serial production phase in 2016. It is expected that a total of 1000 Altays will be produced. |
R
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Romania[61][62] | T-55 | 394 | Soviet Union | |
TR-580 | 42 | Romania | ||
TR-85 | 227 | Romania | ||
TR-85M1 | 54 | Romania | ||
M1 Abrams | 54 on order | United States | In May 2023, the decision to buy 54 used M1A2 Abrams from US Army stocks was approved by the Parliament of Romania. The Romanian M1A2 variant is designated M1A2R.[63][64] | |
Russia[65] | T-54/55 | Unknown | Soviet Union | Some were re-activated and put into active service because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[66][67][68][69][70][71] Mostly used as either self-propelled artillery or remote-controlled VBIED's.[72] |
T-62 | ~800[73] | Soviet Union | T-62's were put into active service because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[74][75][76][77][78] Some are being modernized into the T-62M obr.2022 variant.[79] | |
T-64 | 700 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 2,030 (active), 8,000 (in storage) | Soviet Union | 850 T-72B3, 550 T-72B3M, and 630 T-72B are in operation,[80] More of the T-72B's in storage will be upgraded to T-72B3 standard and redeployed.[81] | |
T-80 | 480 (active), 3,000 (in storage) | Soviet Union | 480 T-80BVM are in operation.[80] 3,000 T-80B tanks in storage will be upgraded to T-80BVM standard and redeployed.[82][83][84] | |
T-90 | 750 (active), 417 (in storage) | Russia | All existing T-90 variants will be modernised to T-90M from 2020 to 2025.[85][86] | |
Rwanda | T-55 | 12 | Soviet Union |
S
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Defence force exists, but operates no MBTs. Regional Security System is also responsible for defence affairs. Uses 3 Daimler Ferret FV-702 4x4 ARVs instead. | |||
San Marino | Nominal military force exists. Italy is responsible for defence affairs | |||
Saudi Arabia | AMX-30 | 145 | France | |
M60A3 | 450 | United States | ||
M1A2 | 442 | United States | Depleted uranium armor removed. All will receive upgraded digital systems from US-standard M1A2SEP and will be designated M1A2S. | |
Senegal | Has no MBTs, but operates Panhard AML armoured cars.[87] | |||
Serbia | M-84 | 232 | Yugoslavia/Serbia | All to be modernized to domestic M-84AS1 variant.[88] |
T-72 | 91 | Soviet Union | 30 T-72B1MS donated by Russia, ≈50 T-72M in reserve, used mostly for crew training. | |
T-55 | 250+ | Soviet Union | Kept in reserve and are being refurbished and sold to other nations. | |
Sierra Leone | T-72 | 3 | Soviet Union | Purchased from Ukraine, delivered via Poland.[89] |
Singapore[90] | Leopard 2SG | 196 (30 tanks with additional feature) | Germany | Upgraded ex-German Leopard 2A4 / Leopard 2SG-1200 |
Slovakia | T-72M1 | 30 | Czechoslovakia | Leased from Czechoslovakia.
22 operational. |
Leopard 2A4 | 6/15 | West Germany | Donated from Germany | |
Slovenia[91] | M-84 | 54 | Yugoslavia | 28 in active service |
M-55S | 2 | Soviet Union | 30 T-55 were heavily modernized in cooperation with Israel, reserve status. 28 donated to Ukraine in October 2022. | |
Somalia | T-54/55 | 40 | Soviet Union | Number in operable condition unknown |
M47 Patton | United States | Number in operable condition unknown | ||
Centurion | 40 | United Kingdom | ||
T-34 | 60 | Soviet Union | medium tanks | |
South Africa | Olifant 1A/1B | 167[92] | United Kingdom/ South Africa | Heavily upgraded Centurion |
South Sudan | T-55 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 110 | Soviet Union | ||
Spain | Leopard 2A6E | 239[93] | Germany/ Spain | License built in Spain |
Leopard 2A4 | 108 | Germany | 54 reserve | |
M60A3 TTS | 17 | United States | Spanish Marines | |
Sudan | T-55 | 250[citation needed] | Soviet Union | |
T-72 | 500[citation needed] | Soviet Union | ||
Type 85 | 400[citation needed] | China | ||
Type 96 | 400[citation needed] | China | ||
Suriname | Has no MBTs. Army uses AFVs like EE-9 Cascavel, EE-11 Urutu, and DAF YP-408. | |||
Sweden | Leopard Strv.122 | 120 | Germany/ Sweden | Leopard 2A5 modified to Swedish specifications. Sweden also previously leased and operated 160 Leopard 2A4s (locally designated Strv 121) from Germany, but most of these have been returned.[94] |
Switzerland[95] | Leopard Pz 87 | 250 | Germany/ Switzerland | Leopard 2A4; 134 upgraded to Pz87 Leopard WE with PERI-R17A2, driver rear view camera and electric Turret drive, produced in Thun/Switzerland |
Syria[96] | T-55 | <1,600 | Soviet Union | Hundreds destroyed in civil war, exact numbers left unknown. |
T-62 | 740 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 1,000 | Soviet Union | Includes 100+ upgraded T-72B3. | |
T-90 | 200+ | Russia[97] |
T
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Taiwan[98] | M60A3 | 480 | United States | |
CM-11 Brave Tiger | 450 | Taiwan | ||
M1A2T Abrams | 2 | United States | 108 ordered, will be received from 2022 onwards.[99] | |
Tajikistan | T-72 | 44 | Soviet Union | |
Tanzania | Type 59 | 30 | China | |
Thailand | M48A5 | 105 | United States | |
M60A1 and M60A3 | 178 | United States | ||
BM Oplot | 49 | Ukraine | 5 more reported en-route as of November 2017 and manufacture of the remaining 13 completed.[100] | |
VT-4 | 60 | China | ||
Togo | T-54/T-55 | 4 | Soviet Union | |
Tunisia | M60A3 | 84 | United States | |
Turkey[101] | Altay | 5+2 | Turkey | 5 Phase I and 2 Phase 2s were delivered. To be serially produced in 2026. |
Leopard 2A4TR/T1 | 354 | Germany Turkey |
Within scope of TIYK-LEOA4 project 40 Leopard 2A4 T1 tanks were subjected to increase of ballistic protection levels, integration of modern electronics, active protection and other modern systems. The rest will be named as Leopard 2 A4TM and will undergo to armor and overall modernization. | |
Leopard 1A3T1/1T | 355 | Germany Turkey |
1T: Volkan-M Fire control system modernization. A3T1s have EMES-12A3 fire control system. | |
M60T | 170 | United States Israel Turkey |
The Sabra was initially developed as a further evolution of the Magach 7C. The ballistic profile of the appliqué armor was improved, incorporated the MG253 120 mm gun and new electronics developed by Israel Military Industries. Then it received further weapons and armour improvements by Turkey. | |
M60A3 TTS | 619 | United States | ||
M48A5T2 | 750 | United States Turkey |
M48A5T2: Turkish M48 variant upgraded along similar lines to the M60A3, with an M68 105 mm main gun, passive night vision, an AVDS-1790 diesel engine, M60A3 thermal imaging, M60A3 fire control system and a laser rangefinder. Used mainly for supporting ground forces | |
Turkmenistan | T-72 | 702 | Soviet Union | |
T-90 | 10 | Russia |
U
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uganda | T-55 | 20 | Soviet Union | |
T-90 | 44 | Russia | ||
Ukraine | M-55S | 28 | Soviet Union Slovenia |
Slovenia donated 28 of their 30 heavily-upgraded T-55 tanks to Ukraine in October 2022. |
T-64 | 1000+ | Soviet Union Ukraine |
Only T-64BV and T-64BM are in active service. The numbers provided are for tanks in active service, based on data from late 2021 (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).[102] Additionally, 578 T-64As and T-64Bs were in storage in 2021 before the war, and would need to be overhauled before returning to service.[103] Remaining numbers unknown, hundreds destroyed in the war. | |
T-72 | 500+ | Soviet Union Czech Republic |
130 provided are for tanks in active service, based on data from late 2021 (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).[102] Additionally, 500 T-72/T-72As were in storage in 2021 with no plans yet for repairs.[103] As of 26 June 2022, 188 T-72 tanks have been visually confirmed captured by the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Territorial Defense Forces and the National Guard, with the biggest number among all Russian MBT types.[104] In April 2022, it was reported that the Czech Republic and Poland (about 200 tanks) had supplied Ukraine with more than 260 T-72 tanks in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some of these were paid for by other countries including 90 from Czech Republic were upgraded using funds from the U.S. and Denmark.[105][106][107] | |
T-80 | 100-200 | Ukraine | Only 34 T-80 tanks were accounted by IISS in 2021.[103] According to an advisor to then President Petro Poroshenko in 2015, around 100 T-80BV tanks were to be restored to service.[108] In 2020, Ukrainian media reported multiple deliveries of T-80BV tanks.[109][110][111][better source needed] 60 Russian T-80BV, T-80BVM, T-80UK, T-80UE1 and T-80U tanks have been visually confirmed captured during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine as of 26 June 2022, with some put to use by the 93rd Mechanized Brigade.[112][104] | |
BM Oplot | 5 | Ukraine | Modification of T-84 | |
PT-91 | 70+ | Poland | Modernized version of T-72. It was disclosed that Poland is supplying PT-91 tanks in July 2022.[113][114] Poland delivered an estimated 10 along with roughly 250 T-72s in 2022. Poland committed to send an additional 60 in 2023.[115] | |
T-90 | 16+ | Russia | At least 16 Russian T-90 tanks were visually confirmed to be captured by Ukrainian Forces during the Russo-Ukrainian War in 2022.[116] | |
Leopard 1A5 | 200+ | Germany | To be sent in 2023 to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Germany publicly announced on Feb 07, 2023 that they had approved the export of up to 178 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine.[117] Denmark and the Netherlands jointly funded the purchase and refurbishing of these vehicles, which includes 90 of the 99 Leopard 1A5DKs sold to FFG by Denmark in 2010, as well as the 88 Leopard 1A5s held by Rheinmetall whose export was earlier approved on February 3.[118][119] Rheinmetall purchased an additional 50 Leopard 1A5BE from OIP Land Systems in Belgium, 30 of which will be refurbished for combat, 20 delivered for spare parts.[120] Delivery of the Leopard 1A5 began in July 2023.
Rheinmetall is also negotiating the purchase of an additional 96 former Italian Leopard 1A5IT tanks from the Swiss company RUAG to be reconditioned and delivered to Ukraine.[121] The sale of these however currently remains blocked by the Swiss government, however 25 of these Leopard 1A5IT were sold by RUAG to Bavarian firm Global Logistics Support GmbH back in 2019, and could be delivered in the future.[122] Germany is now negotiating with Greece the delivery of some of their Leopard 1A5GRs in exchange for Germany backfilling them with refurbished Leopard 1A5IT from RUAG.[123] | |
Leopard 2 | 130+ | Germany | On 24 January 2023, Germany approved the transfer of 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine.[124] On 24 February 2023, this number was increased to 18.[125] Poland agreed to send 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from their army stocks on January 25.[126] Canada promised to send 4 "combat ready" Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine on January 26.[127] Four additional 2A4 tanks were promised along with 1 ARV on February 24.[128] Spain promised to send at least 10 of its Leopard 2A4 tanks, with more possible pending repairs.[129][130] Norway has promised to send 8 of its 36 operational Leopard 2A4s along with 4 ARV/AEV non-combat versions.[131] Portugal is sending 3 of its 37 Leopard 2A6s.[132] At least 80 Leopard 2 tanks have been pledged to Ukraine from numerous allies according to German sources,[133] although only 71 were publicly confirmed as of 24 February 2023 (including the Swedish "2A5" tanks; see below). The first 4 Leopard 2A4s were delivered from Poland on 24 February 2023.[134] An additional 50 Leopard 2A4 tanks are being prepared for Ukraine by Rheinmetall.[135][136] | |
Stridsvagn 122 | 10 | Sweden | On 24 February, the Swedish Minister of Defence Pål Jonson announced that Sweden would be providing 10 Leopard "2A5" tanks to Ukraine.[137] These would form part of a 2A5/A6 tank battalion together with Germany's 18 2A6 and Portugal's 3 2A6 tanks.[125] Delivered in July 2023. | |
Challenger 2 | 14 | United Kingdom | Delivered in 2023 to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | |
M1 Abrams | 31 | United States | To be sent in 2023 to help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[138] | |
United Arab Emirates | OF-40 Mk.2 | 36 | Italy | Being withdrawn from service. |
AMX-30S | 45 | France | ||
Leclerc | 388 | France | ||
United Kingdom | Challenger 2[139] | 158 active (59 Driver training and reserve) (70 in storage, since 2010) |
United Kingdom | Equips three regular and one Yeomanry (reserve) Armoured Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps, each of 56 tanks.
A Challenger 2 Life Extension Project (LEP) is planned, and will include new optronics, situational awareness and fire control systems, with 148 tanks upgraded and rebadges as Challenger 3. In 2010 due to budget cuts, 118 tanks were withdrawn from service. Of these, 70 were put in storage and 48 were converted to Driver Training Tanks. |
United States | M1A1/M1A2[140] | 2,509 | United States | 750 M1A1 SA, 1,605 M1A2 SEPv2, 154 M1A2 SEPv3. (some 3,700 M1A1, M1A2 SEPv2/v3 in storage) All USMC M1A1s retired in 2021 and to be divested by 2025. |
Uruguay | Ti-67 | 15 | Soviet Union/ Israel | T-55 significantly upgraded by Israel |
Uzbekistan | T-55 | 80 | Soviet Union | |
T-62 | 170 | Soviet Union | ||
T-64 | 100 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 70 | Soviet Union |
V
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Venezuela | AMX-30V | 81 | France | |
T72M1M | 92 | Soviet Union/ Russia | Purchased in Sept, 2009; the deliveries started in January, 2011[141] | |
Vietnam | M48 Patton | 20 | United States | Probably captured during the Vietnam War |
Type 59 | 350 | China | ||
T-55 | 900 | Soviet Union | ||
T-62 | 200 | Soviet Union | ||
T-90S/SK | 64 | Russia | [citation needed] |
Y
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yemen | M60A1 | 50 | United States | |
T-55 | 450 | Soviet Union | ||
T-62 | 200 | Soviet Union | ||
T-72 | 60 | Soviet Union |
Z
[edit]Country | Type | Quantity (Estimated) | Origin | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zambia | T-55 | 10 | Soviet Union | |
Zimbabwe | Type 59 | 35 | China | |
Type 69 | 10 | China | ||
T-54/55 | 32 | Soviet Union |
See also
[edit]- Armoured fighting vehicle classification
- List of armoured fighting vehicles of Ukraine
- List of main battle tanks by generation
References
[edit]- ^ "Albania sells off its military hardware". BBC News. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 311
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 76
- ^ The Military Balance 2017, p. 274.
- ^ a b c "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "L'armée belge se sépare du char Léopard" (in French). RTBF.BE. Belga News. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Pike, John. "Brazil Army Equipment". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ EE-T1 Osório Archived 2012-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 1081
- ^ "Internal Server Error" (PDF).
- ^ IISS (2012), p. 424
- ^ Pugliese, David (17 February 2015). "Germany receives upgraded Leopard 2 tanks as part of deal with Canada". The Ottawa Citizen. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Canada's Renewed Tank Capability". Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "Canada sending four more battle tanks, ammunition to Ukraine". CTVNews. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 376
- ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (2020). The Military Balance 2020. Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 978-0367466398.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 85
- ^ "Equipment Size in 2013". Czech Ministry Of Defence.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ ČTK. "První německé tanky Leopard 2A4 převezme ve středu česká armáda". Seznam Zprávy. Seznam Zprávy, a.s. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Chile vende 30 tanques Leopard I de Krauss-Maffei a Ecuador - Noticias Infodefensa América". 27 January 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Zona de guerra "También Brasil y Ecuador poseen tanques Leopard, de la versión I, más antigua, y en menor número". El Pais (in Spanish).
- ^ "Chile renueva tanques y Colombia quiere comprale los viejos". El Sol. 24 December 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Revista Defensa (16 May 2018). "Ecuador, 30 años en busca de un tanque - Noticias Infodefensa América". Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ a b "INSS Military Balance Files - Egypt" (PDF). 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Procurement: July 15, 2002". Strategypage.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ "M60A1 / AVLB, M60 Patton, M728". Deagel.com. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ "Main Battle Tanks >> M60". Deagel.com. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- ^ "Egypt - Co-production of M1A1 Tanks and Upgrade" (PDF) (Press release). Defense Security Cooperation Agency. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ DELFI. "Eesti hakkab üles ehitama tankiväge". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Maasho, Aaron (2011-06-10). "Ethiopia signs deal to purchase 200 tanks from Ukraine: official". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-11-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Trade Registers".
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 175
- ^ "Germany To Buy Back Tanks Amid Russia Threat". 18 April 2015.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 103
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 107
- ^ "Army places fresh order for 124 more Arjun tanks". The Times Of India. 2010-05-17.
- ^ Ajai Shukla (2010-04-14). "Army to purchase more Arjun tanks". Business Standard.
- ^ "Logisticsweek - LogisticsWeek.com". LogisticsWeek.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Upgraded Arjun Mark-II tanks undergoing trial at Pokhran". The Times of India. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Bharat Rakshak:: Land Forces Site - T-72M1". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06.
- ^ Pike, John. "Iranian Ground Forces Equipment". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "ЦАМТО / Главное / ВС Ирака получили новую партию российских танков Т-90С".
- ^ Pike, John. "Army Equipment - Israel". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 110
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 251
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 442
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 261
- ^ Giletta, Jacques (2005). Les Gardes Personnelles des Princes de Monaco (1st ed.). Taurus Editions. ISBN 2 912976-04-9.
- ^ "Heer". Archived from the original on May 12, 2017.
- ^ "Niger Air Force gets new helicopter hangar". 22 October 2013.
- ^ Eskil Sand (November 2009). "Leopardene kommer" (PDF). Forsvarets Forum (in Norwegian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ Forsvarsdepartementet (7 October 2015). "Prop. 1 S (2015–2016)". Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ Gerard O'Dwyer (May 2015). "Norway Adds $500M To Bolster High North". Defense News. Retrieved 2016-03-19. [dead link]
- ^ "Pakistan Army inducts first batch of China-made main battle tank VT4". South Asia Monitor. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 400
- ^ "UNROCA (United Nations Register of Conventional Arms)". www.unroca.org. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Ile czołgów ma Polska? Stan uzbrojenia polskiej armii". gazetapl (in Polish). 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Poland Starts Training of Ukrainian Leopard 2 Tank Crews". defence24.com (in Polish). 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ a b c d Oryx. "A 21st Century Powerhouse: Listing Poland's Recent Arms Acquisitions". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 131
- ^ "United Nations Register of Conventional Arms" (PDF). United Nations. 14 August 2017. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Nathan Sitterley (2023). "Security-Force Assistance BrigadeAids Allies in Theater". ARMOR Magazine. Vol. CXXXVV, no. 1/Winter 2023. p. 3. ISSN 0004-2420.
- ^ Marlin Carlsen (20 April 2023). "MBTS Current Initiatives" (PDF) (Press release). Michigan Defense Exposition and APBI - PEO GCS and ACC-DTA. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2020). The Military Balance 2020. Routledge. p. 196. ISBN 978-0367466398.
- ^ https://euromaidanpress.com/author/zoria (2023-03-22). "More museum pieces: Russia brings T-54 tanks designed in late 1940s out of retirement – CIT". Euromaidan Press. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
{{cite web}}
:|last=
has generic name (help); External link in
(help)|last=
- ^ Axe, David. "70-Year-Old T-55 Tanks Are 'Expendable' In Ukraine". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Axe, David. "Russia Sent 70-Year-old T-55 Tanks To Ukraine Without Even Upgrading Them". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Russia pulls mothballed Cold War-era tanks out of deep storage as Ukraine war grinds on - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Oryx. "Counting Down: List Of Russian Army Equipment Not Yet Destroyed In Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Oryx. "Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Axe, David. "The Russians Packed A Robotic T-55 Tank With Explosives And Rolled It Toward Ukrainian Lines". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "800 60-year-old Soviet T-62 tanks enter UralVagonZavod for repair". 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Helfrich, Emma (2022-05-25). "Russia Deploys 50-Year-Old T-62 Tanks To Ukraine". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Oryx. "Counting Down: List Of Russian Army Equipment Not Yet Destroyed In Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 2022-03-25. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Parsons, Dan (2022-06-06). "Ancient Russian T-62 Tanks Spotted Wearing Cage Armor In Ukraine". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Oryx. "Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Tiwari, Sakshi (February 28, 2023). "Stung By Losses, Russia Modifies Its Antique T-62 Tanks With New Thermal Sighting Capabilities For Ukraine War". www.eurasiantimes.com.
- ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2022). The Military Balance 2022. Routledge. pp. 192–195. ISBN 978-0367466398.
- ^ "Новые Т-72Б3М покажут на Параде Победы" [New T-72B3M will be revealed at Victory Parade]. Техносфера Россия (in Russian). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Putin is 'upgrading up to 3,000 tanks' that have been hidden away since the end of the Cold War". The Independent. 2016-11-24.
- ^ "Russia's upgraded T-80BV tank to feature capability of firing depleted uranium shells".
- ^ "Russian T-80BVM tanks able to fire depleted uranium shells". Army Recognition. 21 December 2018.
- ^ http://www.military-today.com/tanks/t90.htm.
{{cite web}}
: Missing or empty|title=
(help) - ^ "Russia's T-90M Main Battle Tank to Complete State Trials in 2019".
- ^ "Armée Sénégalaise - Page 7".
- ^ "Serbia unveils modernised M-84 AS1 MBT". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "Trade Registers". Armstrade.sipri.org. 2013-06-20.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 276
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 135
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 458
- ^ "Robles asegura que España enviará los tanques Leopard a Ucrania en primavera, pero no precisa cuántos". 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Sydsvenskan: Stridsvagnar kör sista varvet" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 144
- ^ "Syria - Army Equipment".
- ^ Illingworth, Andrew (2017-12-23). "Russia gives Syrian Army a whole battalion of T-90 battle tanks". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-18.
- ^ Pike, John. "Army Equipment - Taiwan". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ 自由時報電子報 (2019-09-25). "首批約18輛M1A2戰車 預計112年抵台 - 政治". 自由時報電子報 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-02-19.
- ^ "Bangkok Post: Five Ukraine tanks on way to Thailand". Retrieved 2017-12-26.
- ^ IISS 2014, pp. 146
- ^ a b "Ukraine's Tanks Could Be Better Than Russia's. It Might Not Matter". Forbes. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
Today the Ukrainian armor corps possesses 410 old T-64BVs, 210 T-64BV mod 2017s, 100 T-64BM Bulats and around 130 T-72s. Another thousand tanks are in storage.
- ^ a b c The Military Balance 2021. Routledge. 2021. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-032-01227-8.
- ^ a b "Attack On Europe: Documenting Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Česko poslalo na Ukrajinu desítky tanků T-72 a BVP". www.echo24.cz (in Czech). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "Polska przekazała Ukrainie ponad 200 czołgów. To niejedyne wsparcie". PolskieRadio24.pl. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ "Answering The Call: Heavy Weaponry Supplied To Ukraine". Oryx.
- ^ "Военные на днях получат сотню новых танков Т-80 - советник президента (фото)". www.unian.net.
- ^ "Харківський бронетанковий передав війську 13 танків". 27 March 2020.
- ^ "ЧЕРГОВА ПАРТІЯ Т-80БВ ВІД "ХАРКІВСЬКОГО БРОНЕТАНКОВОГО ЗАВОДУ" ГОТУЄТЬСЯ ДО ПЕРЕДАЧІ ЗСУ - ЕКСКЛЮЗИВНЕ ВІДЕО". old.defence-ua.com.
- ^ "У ХАРКОВІ ПОЧАЛИ МОДЕРНІЗАЦІЮ ТАНКІВ Т-80УД ДО РІВНЯ Т-84У (ВІДЕО)". old.defence-ua.com.
- ^ "Soldiers of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade told about their trophy T-80BVM Tank". Militarnyi (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ "Ukraine receives PT-91 Twardy tanks from Poland". Ukrainian Military Centre. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Rzecznik Agencji Uzbrojenia potwierdza wysłanie PT-91 na Ukrainę" [The spokesman of the Armaments Agency confirms the dispatch of PT-91 to Ukraine]. Kresy (in Polish). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Polish PM: Ukraine to receive 60 PT-91 tanks 'in coming days'". Kyiv Independent. 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine". Oryx. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "Bundesregierung erlaubt Industrie Ausfuhr von 187 Leopard-1-Panzern für die Ukraine: Was das für den Krieg bedeutet". Business Insider. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Denmark to buy Leopard tanks from Germany and give them to Ukraine". The New Voice of Ukraine. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Germany to send 88 Leopard I tanks to Ukraine". Politico. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Belgium Just Found Another 30 Old Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine". Forbes. 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Rüstungskonzern Ruag hortet Leopard-1-Panzer – Deutschland will auch sie kaufen". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Swiss firm already sold Leopard tanks destined for Ukraine". SwissInfo. 2023-08-27.
- ^ "To Free Up Another Hundred Leopard 1 Tanks For Ukraine, German Diplomats Are Getting Creative". Forbes. 2023-08-29.
- ^ Hickmann, Christoph (2023-01-24). "Deutschland schickt Leopard-Panzer in die Ukraine". Der Spiegal. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ a b Verteidigungsministerium [@Verteidigungsministerium] (24 February 2023). "Germany to provide 4 additional Leopard 2A6" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Twitter.
'Verteidigungsminister Pistorius hat entschieden, weitere vier #Kampfpanzer #Leopard2 A6 aus Beständen der Bundeswehr an die #Ukraine abzugeben. Damit erhöht 🇩🇪 die Anzahl der gelieferten Panzer von 14 auf 18 & stellt zusammen mit 🇵🇹 & 🇸🇪 insgesamt ein 🇺🇦 Bataillon zur Verfügung.'
- ^ Cole, Brendan (2023-01-25). "Poland to send 60 modernised tanks to Ukraine in addition to Leopards". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Berthiaume, Lee (2023-01-26). "Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine 'in the coming weeks". National Post. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Canada sending four more battle tanks, ammunition to Ukraine". CTV News. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ Gonzalez, Miguel (2023-02-01). "Spain planning to send four to six Leopard tanks to Ukraine". El Pais. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Politico: Spain, Finland to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine". 23 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Norway details Leopard 2 donation to Ukraine | Shephard". www.shephardmedia.com. Shephard Media. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Chazan, Guy; Foy, Henry (14 February 2023). "Germany chides allies for delays in delivering tanks to Ukraine". Financial Times. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ Von Der Burchard, Hans (2023-01-26). "European allies will send about 80 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Germany says". Politico. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Poland delivers first Leopard tanks to Ukraine – DW – 02/24/2023". dw.com. DW. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Germany to provide Ukraine with 250 armored vehicles, including 100 Marder vehicles and 150 Leopard tanks". Rio Times. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ "Rheinmetall will Panzerfabrik in der Ukraine aufbauen". Der Spiegel (in German). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ^ Pål Jonson [@PlJonson] (24 February 2023). "[The Swedish PM] and I just announced that Sweden is joining the Leopard 2 tank coalition" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 February 2023 – via Twitter.
'Sweden will give up to 10 Leopard 2 A5 main battle tanks to Ukraine.'
- ^ "US joins Germany in sending battle tanks to Ukraine". BBC News. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "UK to reduce operational Challenger 2 tank fleet". Janes.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
- ^ Pike, John. "M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank - Specifications". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Venezuela inks $2.2 bln weapons deal with Russia". AFP. 2009-09-14. Archived from the original on March 11, 2011. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
Sources
[edit]- Hunnicutt, R. P. Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank. 1984. Presidio Press; ISBN 0-89141-230-1.
- International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (14 February 2017). The Military Balance 2017. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85743-900-7.