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

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 nameA1A1E1 Vickers 'Independent", one built but not taken into serviceA2A2E1 and A2E2: Medium Tank Vickers Mk I and Medium Tank Vickers Mk I (CS version)A33-man tank (Royal Ordnance Factory); Carrier MG Mk IA4Vickers Carden-Loyd light tanks. See Light Tank Mk IV, A4E11 and A4E12 referred to the Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Amphibious Tank A5Vickers Carden-Loyd 3-man light tanks. See Mk V light tank and Mk VI light tankA6A6 Medium Tank, "16 Tonners"*, led to production of the Medium Tank Mk IIIA7A7 Medium Tank, 3 development tanks built, did not enter serviceA8A8 Experimental Medium Tank, Project cancelled*A9Tank, Cruiser, Mk IA10Tank, Cruiser, Mk IIA11Tank, Infantry, Mk I, Matilda IA12Tank, Infantry, Mk II, Matilda IIA13 A13 Mk.II A13 Mk.IIITank, Cruiser, Mk III Tank, Cruiser, Mk IVTank, Cruiser, Mk V, CovenanterA14A14E1 'heavy' Cruiser, prototype built, did not enter serviceA15Tank, Cruiser Mk VI, CrusaderA15 had been used previously to refer to a 1937 specification for a heavy cruiser (Fletcher p630A16A16E1 'heavy' Cruiser, prototype built, did not enter serviceA17Tank, Light, Mk VII, TetrarchA18(cancelled)*A19(cancelled)*A20A20 Infantry Tank, prototype built, did not enter serviceA21(cancelled)*A22A22D A22FTank, Infantry, Mk IV, ChurchillGun Carrier, 3in, Mk I, Churchill Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VIIA23Proposed "Heavy cruiser" based on shortened Churchill tank hull design with reduced armour. Cancelled)*A24Tank, Cruiser, Mk VII, Cavalier*A25Tank, Light, Mk VIII, Harry Hopkins*A26cancelled*A27LTank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, CentaurA27MTank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, CromwellA28cancelled, was to be an Infantry tank variant of Cromwell*A29cancelled, was to be a 17-pdr armed assault tank named Clan*A30Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VIII, Challenger, 17-pdr armed SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger)A31cancelled, was to be a Cromwell with heavier armour* proposed by Rolls RoyceA32cancelled, was to be a Cromwell with heavier armour similar to Churchill*A33Tank, Heavy Assault, 'Excelsior'*, two built. A27 hull with US M6 heavy tank suspension by English ElectricA34Tank, Cruiser, Comet IA35(cancelled alternative to A34, lengthened hull and enlarged turret ring to accommodate a 17-pdr)*A36(cancelled)*A37(cancelled)*A38Tank, Infantry, Valiant* single example builtA39Tank, Heavy Assault, Tortoise*, six prototypes builtA40(cancelled, was to be a heavier A30)*A41Tank, Cruiser, Centurion IA42Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII (A22F redesignated 1945)A43Tank, Infantry, Black Prince*A44(cancelled, similar to A35 with thicker armour)*A45A45 Infantry Support Tank later becoming the FV201 universal tank*A46Light Tank Project numbering moves to the FV series from A45/A46 onwards. A46 may have been the last of the British tanks to get the A series designation.

*Did not enter service

Alphabetical lists Includes the C names Caernarvon Centurion Challenger Challenger 1 Challenger 2 Challenger 3 Charioteer Chieftain Churchill Comet Conqueror Contentious Conway Covenanter Cromwell Crusader Light Tank Mk VI Matilda I Matilda II Medium Tank A/T 1 - an amphibious tank prototype TOG 1 TOG 2 Valentine

See also

List of FV series military vehicles - Covers post-1945 UK tanks with other vehicles British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II Light tanks of the United Kingdom

References