Model Reference Pages - Armor

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Achtung Panzer: This website is dedicated to the history of tanks and people of the Panzertruppe during World War II. It describes most of the tanks and conversions used by the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS Panzer Divisions from September of 1939 to May of 1945. It also describes some of the Panzer Generals and Aces along with other information related to the Panzertruppe.
Aberdeen Proving Ground: Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland-The Army's premier installation, internationally recognized for research and develoopment, test and evaluation, and soldier training.
Afrika-korps.de: Eine militärhistorische Studie über den Afrika-Feldzug von 1940-1943
AFV Database: The face of warfare was changed forever on 15 September 1916, when the British first employed tanks at the battle of Flers-Courcelette. From those unreliable, lumbering machines have evolved today's high-tech main battle tanks, which represent the most powerfully concentrated weapons systems on the battlefield. This site intends to present specifications on armored vehicles produced by the United States.
AFV News: Tanks & Armor Page: Tank Drawings by G. BRADFORD
Amtrac Platoon: Great info and photos from the LVTP5’s in Vietnam
Anzac Steel: Anzac Steel is a website focused on reference and historical material about Australian, New Zealand and other Commonwealth military vehicles.
Артиллерия на столе: Reference site for all types of Russian artillery
Arcane Fighting Vehicles - AFVs: This site aims to provide information on British tracked armoured fighting vehicles. Rather than concentrating on the better known vehicles, however, I intend to provide links, photographs and commentary on some of the lesser known vehicles as first priority. Hence the slightly tongue-in-cheek title for this site.
Armor In Lebanon: Photos from the War in Lebanon, also some of my WWII Collection..
The Armor Site: Featuring information on Tiger Tanks and MBT type armored vehicles.
Armored Fist: The Unofficial SAF Armour Homepage
Armour Archive: The aim of Armour Archive is to track down and record the details of all preserved armoured vehicles around the world. This includes vehicles in museums and private collections; memorials; and battlefield, roadside and range relics.
Armoured Engineer Branch, Royal Engineers Association The Armoured Engineer Branch, Royal Engineers Association is the online community dedicated to the British Army's Armoured Engineers. This site is the Association home-page & has membership forms, reunion news, games & a whole lot more. Come and visit us to find out more
Armour in Focus: Military Photography & Research
Army Ambulances of WWII: Specially designed and/or modified trucks were manufactured by different suppliers for transportation of sick and wounded by the Medical Corps – these vehicles were either designated metropolitan Ambulances, Field Ambulances or just Ambulances – the following list covers major vehicles used during WWII
Assault Guns & Light Tanks at war: Nice reference page detailing light tanks & assault guns at war.
Australian War Memorial Photograph Database: If you need reference photographs from WWII, this is the place to go. They have a simple search interface where you only need to put in the required keywords and it will come back with photographs in accordance with your request.
Basic LST Information: A short page with some information regarding the Landing Ship, Tank
Battle of Kursk/WWII Pages: 5 July 1943: The German forces attack the entrenched Soviet defences, in an all-out effort to destroy the Kursk Salient. By 13 July, thousands are dead and thousands of tanks are lost...
Beutepanzer: This site is an attempt of noncommercial study of a question of volumes and spectrum of that used by the German parts of captured technology.
British Armoured Forces in the First World War: This is the Story of the Tank during the Great War.
British Tanks and AFVs: Dedicated to british armoured fighting vehicles from ww1 to modern day, with emphasis on postwar Vehicles.
Canadian Tracks: An in-depth look at the vehicles and equipment of the Canadian Army from World War II to today.
Captured Armor Under the German Flag: The main focus of this page is capyured armour in the service of the Wehrmacht.
The Centurion Tank: Welcome to my Centurion tank Web page! The information I´ve have collected here is focused on swedish Centurions, but in the near future I´ll try to mix it a little more.
Chars et blindes FRANÇAIS: the great page about French armoured vehicles, with many photos. The page is in French only, but it's easy to navigate.
The Christie Page: dedicated to the vehicles developed by the american-born inventor J. Walter Christie
Color Panzers: 6 pages of color photos of panzers!!!
Comando Supremo: Italy at War: An ongoing documentation of the Italian political and military actions of World War two. Mussolini, tanks, aircrafts and ship descriptions all found here
Scott Cunningham's Armor in Action: Armor in Action site. I have a lot of modern tanks that I photographed in action, along with numerous vintage vehicles at museums and parades. There are also small sections of shots I have made of ships, aircraft. and airborne operations.
Danish Army Vehicles: Danish Army Vehicles Homepage
Der VW Schwimmwagen: information and photos about Mr.Graf's restoration Schwimmwagen.
Die Nahverteidigungswaffe: This page portrays the Nahverteidigungswaffe device that was mounted on World War 2 german tanks
Die Sturmartillerie: A German site dedicated to the Stormartillery ie Stug
Farrea Mole: Ferrea Mole is a site devoted to Italian post war tanks and historic military vehicles. Many photographs.
Firelands Museum: The museum was started in the 1990's by Richard Rench, a former Ohio State Trooper and Ohio State Representative, a long-time collector of military equipment. He was assisted by his son Thomas E. Rench, M.D., a doctor now working in Akron, Ohio. The museum has grown from its start of a single Korean war jeep to its present size of over 40 pieces of military history. Military equipment from WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam war is on display and is used for parades
The Flecktarn: The Flecktarn.The unofficial database of the modern armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr). Here can you find all kind of information,picture and data about military vehicles(like Leopard,Tornado,U205), infantry weapons (like G36, Milan, MG3), infantry equipment (like helmet, boots ,uniforms), tactical markings (like riflemen, tank, artillery), formaly service, training, troop structure, jokes, camo paterns and many more.
French Heavy Tanks: Reference site for Fench Heavy Tanks, including many photos.
Garaż Pełen Zabytków: Virtual Museum of Mechanical Vehicles - a site about Polish cars, trucks, motorcycles, tanks etc. up to 1939.
German Armored Fighting Vehicles, WW2: Welcome, in this page you will find technical data, brief history and of course some images of german armored fighting vehicles during later years of World War 2. Please follow one of the link below by clicking its image.
German King Tiger tank: development history and photos
GMC CCKW: This bilingual (English/Dutch) site gives information on the history and technical background of GMC trucks of the CCKW-type, built from 1941 to 1945. The site includes a database of the more than 180 miniatures and shows my own collection.
Gun pictures: This site contains a few dozen various military pictures: guns, vehicles, etc
Guntrucks in Iraq OIF: Guntrucks in Iraq OIF pictures published by irocarmy88
Hanomag Sd.Kfz. 251: All known facts on the Hanomag Sd.Kfz. 251.
Hetzer Jagdpanzer 38 a detailed study of the vehicle
HevyDuty's Armor Page: Welcome to HevyDuty's Armor Page! This page is for armored vehicle fanatics who enjoy diesel fumes, the rumbling of main gun rounds, and the sound of tank treads on the move!!.
History of the Italian Tank Corps: this page could have been better titled "Those Magnificent Men in Their Iron Soap-Boxes", provided the (true but sad, sad but true) poor quality of the Italian armored vehicles produced through 1943,
Hotchkiss / Willys / Ford Jeep page: If you are interested in Willys Military Jeeps including the French Army Hotchkiss version, restored military vehicles or possibly even the Foreign Legion? Then there may be something here to interest you .......
Israeli Weapons: Welcome to Israeli-Weapons site, this site contains weapons produced or upgraded/modified by Israel, and some more.
Jagdpanther's Tank Site: Site contains several tank photos, a tank chat room, and links to several tank related sites.
Jagdtiger: Pictures of preserved WWII vehicles and gear on display at museums, memorial sites and private collections.
kv-page: All about the Russian KV-1 tank -plenty of pictures (German language only)
Leksykon: European site with non-English text. Contains pictures of almost every conceivable German vehicle of WWII.
Liberation of Apeldoorn 1945: Robert Scholten's site regarding the upcoming celebrations for the 55th anniversary of the liberation of Apeldoorn, Holland by the 1st Canadian Army in the spring of 1945.
Luke's Military Graphics: Welcome to my Military Graphics Site, as I pick up various pictures and graphics pertaining to the military I will be posting them on this site so everybody may have access to them and use them. So always come back and see if the page has been updated. This is a very graphic intense site.
M3A3 Stuart Tank: Welcome to the world's one and only M3A3 Stuart Tank Web site!
M-60 Patton Tank: Excellent reference for anyone wanting to model the M-60 Patton tank - Includes exterior and interior details.
Marine DUKWS in WWII: This site includes information and photos of DUKW's.
Materiel39/45: Good walkarounds of German, British, French, American, Russian and Italian surviving AFVs and vehicles.
Mechanized Cavalry: This Website is dedicated to the men who served in the mechanized cavalry units of World War II. Their contribution to victory is little recognized, and even less understood.
Mechanized Vikings: Swedish armor in general and the 18th mechanized brigade and the centurian in particular. You will also find info on Swedish military history.
Merkava Tank Characteristics: The Merkava is the innovative Israeli design of Major General Israel Tal. The primary design criteria was crew survivability. Every part of the overall design is expected to contribute to helping the crew survive. The engine is inthe front to provide protection to the crew.
Milifax: A website detailing the vehicles of the Canadian Army during World War Two, including camouflage and markings. 
Military Vehicles After WWII: The main purpose of this page will be to help fellow Plastic Modelers or enthusiasts with details and pictures of their favorite subject.
Modern Russian Armour: You will find here a collection of data on the modern armour and equipment that is used by the Russian Armoured Forces or is now in the prototype phase.
1918 - Tanks: Nice pictures of WWI tanks
NSU Kettenkrad Homepage: Homepage of a German who owns three Kettenkrads.
Official Site of the BAE Systems M113 Vehicle Program: BAE Systems M113 Vehicle
Olive-Drab: Welcome to Olive-Drab where you will find jeeps and HMMWVs, ships, planes, guns and ammo, how to buy surplus, militaria dealers, the armies of the world, military history, veterans' pages, and much, much more!
100th Division: This site depicts the organizations of units of the 100th Infantry Division, down to the company, and sometimes platoon, level. Like units were similarly organized: for example, Company A/397th Infantry was organized exactly the same way as Company L/399th Infantry; Battery A/374th Field Artillery Battalion was the same way as Battery C/925th Field Artillery Battalion.
Operation Bararossa - 1941: On June 22, 1941, at 0300 hours, over three million German troops began the surprise attack on Russia along a two thousand mile front, code name : Operation Barbarossa. It would become the largest theatre of operations in World War II. Unsurpassed in its complexity, size and cost in human casualties, the Eastern front would prove to be a testing ground for both, men and machine, Wehrmacht As well as the Red Army.
Panzerace.net: panzer ace michael wittmann
Panzerbasics: These pages contain the data I use to make a large scale Tiger1 model tank. By providing the data I found, I hope to stimulate people to start making, and improve the quality of these models.
Panzers: information for modellers: This site reveals odds and ends of information about Panzers, for the benefit of modellers.
Panzer Battles!: This site discusses tank development throughout World War II.
Panzermuseum Munster: The Panzermuseum is a joint establishment of the town of Munster and Kampftruppenschule 2, the central training installation for future officers and noncommissioned officers of the Armored Combat Troops. This site includes several reference pictures.
Panzergrenadier: Welcome to Panzergrenadier, this site is created to provide various information about motorization of German infantry and grenadier
panzerkampfwagen tiger 181.e: Plans, Technical Drawings and Illustrations from German Tank Manuals D656/21 D656/22 D656/30 D656/27 and D 9023/1 A Source for Army Fighting Vehicles
Panzermuseum.com: WW-II Panzers and Modern Main Battle Tanks, Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Half-Tracks, plus a guide to German War Records at the National Archives, and More!
Panzerphotos.dk: At PANZERPHOTOS.DK, you will find scans of many original photographs of the German Panzerwaffe of World War II.
Panzer IV Universe - Welcome to the Panzer IV Universe!: Panzer IV Universe - Welcome to the Panzer IV Universe! - Everything Panzer IV!!!
Panzer Page: The page on the German armed forces of World War Two
Panzer War Resources - World War II: Very extensive WWII reference site
Panzer Werke 40: A homepage dedicated to the Panzer assembly line by Vasco Machado Vaz.
Panzerworld: Germany's weapons and Panzer of World War II
Panzers Of The Reich: Information on the German Panzer Tanks Of WWII development history, combat service, technical data and photos.
Plain Military: Plain MIlitary a pictorial reference website for all modern British military vehicles model builders
Polish Armour of 1918 - 1939: This site is devoted to Polish military vehicles up to 1939. It is dedicated to those, who fought for freedom.
Railwaygun Web Museum: Armoured train & Military railway web museum
Renault FT Tank by Witold J. Lawrynowicz: The Renault FT Tank - Conception, Construction and Combat
Rob's Panther Page: This page consists of original experience and combat reports of Panthers in combat.
Roberts Armory: Roberts Armory is a traveling museum that specializes in the acquisition and display of light armored vehicles and artillery used by the U.S. Army in World War II.
Royal Artillery 1939-45: The RA in WW2. The units, where they served, in which formations & their equipment and markings.
Ruben's WWII Armour Homepage: This site contains about 200 photos of WWII armoured vehicles. Including pictures from the Bovington Tank-Museum. Most vehicles on this page were used during the 2nd World War, a few are modern or post-World War 2...
Russian Battlefield: Lots of reference information for the Soviet armor enthusiast.
Russian tanks and armor: 72 Russian tanks from 1915-1995
Russian tanks site by Victor Plotnikov: Great reference site for modelers of Russian vehicles - many pictures
SAS jeep page: The British SAS (Special Air Service) was founded by Captain David Stirling and is one of the world's elite special forces. The regiment's famous motto is "Who Dares Wins" and the regiment's history dates back to WWII.
Scammell / Gardner Page: web site dedicated to Scammell lorries. It also discusses Gardener, the manufacturer of diesel engines that powered many a Scammell. Compact but very interesting with some nice photos
Scammell Lorries: This site is a celebration of Scammell and its world famous lorries. The site covers full size vehicles, models of some of the manufactures mighty products, photos, scale drawings you can down-load, details of clubs, related books, film clips and much more...
Schwimmwagen.ch: The Swiss Schwimmwagen site. Pictures, videos and information on the Volkswaen Porsche type 166 serial 7-001 036.
Sherman Register: Hanno Spoelstra's site puts his well known records online. If you're looking for reference on the Sherman family, or want to know about unusual conversions, or find out who still uses them, this is the place to start
Chris Shillito's Armour in Focus: The purpose of these pages is to promote and share my interest in military vehicles and military history. The concept is to provide a catalog of armour data & pictures which can be made available upon request. Where possible I will provide links to other relevent sites.
Slovenian Armor: Pictures of Slovenian armor taken at the Vrhnika Barracks.
SteelSoldiers:
This is the ultimate military vehicle Web site. Here, you will find photos, statistics, and information on many of the world's military vehicles including the CUCV, the Humvee, the Unimog, and the Land Rover, just to name a few. This site is devoted to the preservation, restoration, and modification of these steel soldiers.
C.B. Stevens' Photo Collection: Somali Technicals and AFV Photos
Sturmtiger.de: This page is focussed on German Armor of Worls War II! You will find information about tank kit modelling, beers of the world, interesting data and historical reports of rare german armor projects of WW2, a technical data library and other nice and/or important things ...
Sturmtiger Munster: dozens of detail photos
Tanketa 2000 by Emil Pozar: Slovenian M-84 MBT and T-55 MTU interior details 
Tanks!: Nice armor reference page with many armor reference pictures.
Tanks in World War II: A website in Slovakian, German and English that provides images for armored fighting vehicles for major and minor combatants of World War II.
Tanks, SPs and other AFVs: Reference materials about AFVs
Tanks in Moscow: Great detail shots for tank modelers - dozens of walk arounds!!!
Tanks in World War 2: You can find information and pictures about the most famous tanks and armored vehicles used in the World War II on this page. Chat, Download, Games, Forum, Postcards
Tanks of World War II: This site offers historical and technical information about armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) in use during and immediately prior to World War II. Most entries have a four-view technical drawing included. Entries are organized by country of origin
Tanks on the prowl: W.W.II tanks and Italy's engagements.
Task Force Baum: On 26 March 1945, a small US Task Force broke out the Aschaffenburg bridgehead to liberate the POW-Camp OFLAG XIII-B near Hammelburg/ Germany. The orders where directly given by General George S. Patton personally. This is the amazing story of Task Force Baum, the American POWs at Hammelburg and the German defenders.
Technical Virtue: Technical Virtue is a web site dedicated to examining the plethora of advanced, amazing, impractical, or just plain odd AFV designs developed by Germany during World War II.
Those Magnificent Men ... in Their Iron Soap-Boxes: Italian Tanks In WWII
Tiger1.info: I'm one of those guys who builds models for a bit of relaxation. But instead of plastic, I'm building this one out of information, in cyberspace. The immediate advantage is that I can share it with anyone who's interested. If you want to build your own Tiger model, you'll find information here that isn't available anywhere else.
Tiger I Information Center: Excellent resource site for the German Tiger I WWII tank.
Tiger Tank H-E-181: Technical Information ,Drawings, Plans and Illustrations are gathered from Tiger Tank Manuals D 656/21 D 656/22 D 656/30 and D 656/27
Tigerpanzer: German site with German text devoted to the Tiger and all its variants.
Tigers in the Ardennes: Site detailing schwere SS-PanzerAbteilung 501 and their Tiger II's in the Battle of the Bulge
Toadmans Tank Pictures: Reference photos of armored vehicles, artillery and soft skins for the modeller.
VW-Kübelwagen type 82: VW-Kübelwagen type 82 Web site, info, photo's, restoration plus much more
VW-Schwimmwagen type 166 Registry: VW-Schwimmwagen type 166 Registry. Everything about the Schwimmwagen: for sale, Gallery, Registry, Books, Toys etc.
The Waffen SS: This page is all about the Waffen SS in World War II.
The War Times Journal: The goal of this site is to gather quality presentation of articles and archives relating to military history and military science. All free accessable.
WarWheels.net: WarWheels.Net is a comprehensive online resource for modelers and enthusiasts of armored cars and wheeled fighting vehicles from all eras.
Webshots Community - M911 HET Album 1: The link below is to Joe Wallace's collection of US army truck pics, including some of the M977 HEMTT, M911 HET, M54A2 to name but a few
Wheatcroft Collection: 150 items in various states of restoration
White Star Military Vehicles website: The White Star Military vehicles website is dedicated to military vehicles dating from the World War 2 period. Are you looking for information or photos of jeeps, Dodges, GMCs, CMPs or other military vehicles from World War Two then White Star is the place to be
World War II Tanks pictures: World War II tanks contains pictures from the many tanks and armies involved in the war.
WW1 Tanks: Reference site for WWI tanks and cars with many photographs
WWII AFV Portal: Resource Center for World War II AFV: tanks, armored cars etc.
WWII German Radio Page: Ever wonder what that German radio set looks like? In color?
zFahrer's guide to the Jagdpanzer 38: A detailed study of the vehicle by Richard Gruetzner
   
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