Encyclopedia of the Tanks of World War II
Updated on August 31st, 2003. Next update in 2004

One more website about the tanks of World War II ? No, THE website about the tanks of World War II. Many others exist, some are excellent but have a look at this one, you won't be disappointed

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The way the encyclopedia works

• There one record for each vehicle (there are more than 500), with an historical and technical overview, a photo and a guide how to differentiate it visually from others. To find the one you are looking for try:
  
  • The Table of Contents: the main types, sorted by country
    
  • The Alphabetical index by names: you can look up for any known designation and find the right vehicle
    
  • The Hierarchical index: all machines grouped by "lineages"
• To understand what the tanks were really worth, compare them: we give you two instruments.
  
  • One to One Comparisons
    
  • The Diagrams for comparisons of all vehicles on one criterium (see below)
• The history of the tanks country by country: see our articles below
  
• A little fun for beginners, connoisseurs or specialists, the quizzes below are for you

Available since August 31, 2003 Table of Contents

Click on the country and then on the tank you want to display in this frame	Comparison one to one of tanks
Encyclopedia of the Guns of World War II	Links
Table of contents

Quiz

Quiz for beginners	Quiz for connaisseurs
Quiz for specialists

Index

alphabetical	Hierarchical

Comparative diagrams

Sorted by the maximum armor thickness	Sorted by Range
Sorted by specific power	Sorted by maximum speed on road
Sorted by the calibre of the main weapon	Sorted by weight
Sorted by the total produced	Chronological Order of Appearance

Articles by countries

German Tanks in World War II	US Tanks in World War II
British Tanks in World War II	French Tanks in World War II
Italian Tanks in World War II	Japanese Tanks in World War II
Russian Tanks in World War II

What's new ? Guns are new

How many sites are there about tanks ? one hundred, one thousand, more ?
How many about artillery ? None. Sorry, now one.
How does it works ? Just have a look. If you feel comfortable on this site, you'll be comfortable on that one.
You are saying that a website about guns is an update of a tank website ? Yes, what was the main weapon of a tank. Those too are covered by the new website.
Nothing about tanks then ? Oh yes, something: fun. Try the quiz at your level

What's next ?

Planned is a renewal of all our pages about tanks to add the links to their armament. That's the point of the site about artillery. With a simple click you can add to the history and data of the tank the history and data of its guns or machine guns. Also planned, is a new section about armored cars and half-tracks (I know, that's the fourth time I promise it, and the third time that I don't stick to my word, but I am getting closer each time).

Also interested in other aspects of World War II ?

LemaireSoft also covers the warbirds in the skies and the warships on the seas

Written by Dominique Lemaire © September 21, 2001. Last updated on August 7, 2003