Military Tanks For Sale

Advances in the use of military tanks have revolutionized the way the modern military fights wars, but military tanks are still evolving in both technology and tactics.

Manufacturers of Military Tanks
Military Tanks For Sale - New and Refurbished
Resellers of Used Military Tanks
Books on Military Tanks

Manufacturers of Military Tanks

General Dynamics Land Systems

American manufacturer of many of the world's best military tanks.

DEPO

Pakistani manufacturer and remanufacturer of military tanks, including the T-59 and Al-Zarrar

Israel Military Industries (IMI) is the first defense equipment manufacturer in Israel, established in 1933 to provide self-defense equipment for the State of Israel. IMI is a major contributor to the main Israeli army tank, the Markava.

Oto Melara

Italian manufacturer of military vehicles, including the Ariete Italian army tank

KMW

German manufacturer of the Leopard line of German military tanks

Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH

German military vehicle manufacturer

GIAT Industries

French manufacturer of the Leclerc French army tank

Rotem

Korean manufacturer of military tanks, including the K1A1

UKRSPETS Export

Ukranian exporter of new and remanufactured military tanks

UVZ

Russian military vehicle manufacturer

Military Tanks For Sale - New and Refurbished

These military tanks are all available for purchase right now, if you have enough money and the right paperwork.

The adage you get what you pay for is very true when buying an army tank. The older designs which are still available for sale are useful only against light infantry. One expensive modern tank can be worth a hundred less expensive tanks using yesterday's technology.

Main battle tanks are constantly being upgraded. Yesterday's Soviet T-80 tank is not comparable to today's Ukranian T-80 tank. caveat emptor.

Army Tank	Country	Main Gun	Horsepower	Weight	Top Speed
M1A2 SEP Abrams	USA	120	1500	69.5	67
Challenger 2	U.K.	120	1200	62.5	56
Challenger 2E	U.K.	120	1500	62.5	56
Leopard I	Germany	105	830	40	65
Leopard II	Germany	120	1500	50	68
Leclerc	France	120	1500	55	70
T-72C	Russia	125	840	40	60
T-90C	Russia	125	840	47	65
T-55	Ukraine	110	580	36	50
T-62	Ukraine	115	580	37	59
T-64	Ukraine	125	700	39	60.5
T-72MP	Ukraine	125	1200	45.5	65
T-80	Ukraine	125	1100	46	70
T-80UD	Ukraine	125	1000	46	65
T-84	Ukraine	125	1200	46	65
K1 MBT	Korea	105	1200	51.1	65
K1A1	Korea	120	1200	53.2	65
T-59MII	Pakistan	105	580	37	50
T-69IIMP	Pakistan	105	580	36.7	50
T-85IIAP	Pakistan	125	730	41	57
Al Khalid	Pakistan	125	1200	38	70
Ariete	Italy	120	1300	55	65

Resellers of Used Military Tanks

ArmyJeeps.net

Military Vehicle Broker & Appraisal Service

Khaki Corps Imports

Specializing In Importing British Military Tanks Into the U.S.

International Repo-Depo

Military vehicle repair, restoration, sales and support for the 21st century.

Military-Vehicle.net

British military tanks

Tanks2Go

Mostly rentals, but some tanks for sale.

Books on Military Tanks

Modern U.S. Tanks and AFVs

Conceived during World War I, tanks still play a crucial role on the modern battlefield providing excellent mobility, sophisticated communications, lethal firepower, and effective armor protection. Together, these assets provide the shock effect necessary to close with and destroy the enemy in most any condition.

Modern U.S. Tanks & AFVs examines the development, capabilities, and service histories of some of the most important and interesting tanks, armored fighting vehicles (AFVs), wheeled armored firepower, and indirect armored fire-support vehicles used by the U.S. military today, including: amphibious assault vehicles (AAVP), the full range of M1 Abrams tanks, Bradleys, armored Humvees, and Strykers. In typical ECS fashion, color photographs depict each type in training exercises. There will also be discussions of how the 1999 "Army Vision" transformation strategy calling for lighter and more maneuverable armed forces precipitated the development of some of the weapons covered.

Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide, 3e (Jane's Tank & Combat Vehicle Recognition Guide)

The Essential Guide to All the World's Tanks and Combat Vehicles. A fully illustrated encyclopaedia of all modern military tanks in service today. Includes tanks, personnel carriers, reconnaissance vehicles; self-propelled guns and self-propelleled anti-aircraft systems.

The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles: The Comprehensive Guide to over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles from 1915 to the Present Day

Warriors have long sought to combine protection and mobility in combat, from ancient chariots to medieval knights and armored wagon. It was the development of the internal combustion engine that allowed a vehicle to possess both features on the battlefield. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles is a definitive guide to over 1500 armored vehicles that have emerged from the first gasoline engine to the present day. In 1916, during World War I, the tank made its debut on the Western Front for the British, and the face of warfare changed almost overnight. In each nation's quest for battlefield dominance, many different types of armored vehicles have been produced, some more successful than others, all of which are covered in the encyclopedia, with each entry being accompanied by a photograph or artwork, full specifications and a development and career history. The book is divided into sections by country, with entries arranged chronologically. A detailed index is provided for easy cross-referencing. With such in-depth coverage of the subject, The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles is an essential reference guide for anyone interested in the history of military tanks.

The Illustrated Directory of Tanks of the World

Over the last century, tanks and armored vehicles have developed into highly mobile and mightily armed vehicles common to the inventores of nearly every army in the world. This huge, comprehensive reference provides historians and modelers with an accurate and detailed directory chock full of technical specifications, development and service histories, specially commissioned color plates, and action photography illustrating more than 150 tanks and fighting vehicles from World War I to present. The hardware is arranged chronologically within national entities that represent all the world's major armies. Readers will clearly witness the tank's development and their performances during all of the century's major wars and minor conflicts, from the muddy battlefields of World War I to the harsh desert campaigns of World War II, and from the "turkey shoot" in the sands of Iraq to the mountainous terrain of the Balkans.

Armored Fighting Vehicles: 300 of the World's Greatest Military Tanks

Starting with the crude and unreliable tanks that clashed on the Western Front in World War I, roll through years and on to the vehicles of World War II, such as the Panzer IV, Panther, Tiger, Sherman, and T-34, and right up to the most recent fighting machines, including the Abrams and Challenger, and Bradley and Warrior infantry tanks. 300 in all.

Tracked Firepower: Today's Armored Fighting Vehicles

Lethal firepower and an impressive array of modern capabilities take you into the front lines of battle! The spearhead of today's battle groups, tracked vehicles are fully equipped with global positioning systems, inertial position navigation systems, and single channel ground/airborne radio systems to allow them to respond rapidly to ever-changing tactical situations. See these sophisticated systems on full alert commanding today's fighting tanks and infantry vehicles.

Modern Israeli Tanks & Infantry Carriers 1985-2004

T-54 and T-55 Military Tanks 1944-2004

Centurion Universal Tank 1943-2003

New Vanguard 80: Chieftain Main Battle Tank 1965-2003

The concept of the Main Battle Tank emerged from the Centurion Universal tank that was developed at the end of World War II. Development of its successor began as early as 1951. The Chieftain incorporated significant innovations including a reclining driver position and two-piece ammunition for greater survivability. The tank entered service in 1967 and was the heaviest armed and armored MBT within the NATO alliance. The Chieftain saw combat during the Iran-Iraq War, with the Kuwaitis during the 1990 Iraqi invasion and with the British Army during the Gulf War of 1990-91 as special-purpose variants. This book explores the design, development and operation of one of the most influential vehicles used in modern warfare.

Merkava Main Battle Tank: Mks I, II and III: Chariot of Steel

Tank: The M1A1 Abrams

Warmachines No.3 : M60 A3

The third installment of the WARMACHINES series, this edition covers in depth the M60 A3 "PATTON" Main Battle Tank of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. Such features as the fighting compartment, driving compartment, powerplant, suspension, auxiliary equipment, armament, ammunition, stowage, add-on armor, and more are beautifully photographed and described in detail.

Warmachines No.4 : Israeli M4 Sherman and Derivatives

The fourth installment in the WARMACHINES series, this edition covers the versions of the M4 "SHERMAN" tank in Israeli service. Versions covered include the following: M4A2, M4A1 105mm Howitzer, M50 "SUPER SHERMAN," M51 "ISHERMAN," M4 Armored Engineer Vehicle with M1 bulldozer blade, M4 "CRAB" Mine Clearing Tank, both early and late types M4 "SHERMAN" Ambulance, M74 Recovery Vehicle (M32 modification), M4 "SHERMAN," "LIVE TARGET," "EYAL" Observation Tank, 290mm Rocket Launcher, "SHERMAN" with 75mm AMX-13 Turret, M4 Personnel Carrier/Command Vehicle, and the 155mm M50 Self Propelled Artillery Vehicle. Along with detailed description captions, this book covers the history of the "SHERMAN" in service with the IDF.

Warmachines No.6: M1 - M1IP - M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank

The sixth installment in the WARMACHINES series, this volume covers in depth the details of the formidable M1 "ABRAMS" Main Battle Tank. Along with a history of the vehicle, such features as the suspension, tracks, armor protection, powerplant, armament, ammunition, fighting compartment, driving compartment, maintenance, stowage, exercises, and more are all covered with amazing detail photographs and drawings.

Warmachines No.8: a Gulf War Eyewitness Report

The eighth installment in this series, this special edition deviates from the regular format by focusing entirely on various vehicles and equipment utilized by U.S. Forces serving in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. All of the photographs in the book were taken by members of the U.S. Army serving with the 131st Engineers, a combat support equipment company of the Vermont Army National Guard. The photographs vividly portray the unique atmosphere experienced by U.S. Armed forces in the desert war. Unique depictions of the fighting men and their equipment are portrayed in combat service, showing such details as camouflage, maintenance, weathering, battle damage, and captured equipment. Some of the fighting vehicles covered include M577 Forward Control Vehicles, M113 Armored Personnel Carriers, M3 Bradley Armored Cavalry Vehicles, M1 Abrams Military Tanks, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT), M109 Self Propelled Howitzers, M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), M88 Armored Recovery Vehicles, and damaged, destroyed, and captured Iraqi equipment like the Russian-built T-72 and T-55 tanks.

Warmachines No.10 : IDF T54, T-55, T-62

This tenth edition of the WARMACHINES series initiates the special 24 page mini-file, which utilizes the comparatively fewer available photographs to document a worthy subject. Following the many wars fought by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), large quantities of captured enemy equipment were pressed into Israeli service following extensive modifications. The vehicles in question covered in this unique publication include the Soviet-built T-54, T-55, and T-62 Military Tanks, which, after modifications by the IDF Ordnance Corps, were designated as the Tiran 4, Tiran 5, and Tiran 6, respectively. Such modifications included communications equipment upgrades, stowage modifications, armament replacement, and of course, new painting and markings. Most of the photographs in this book were taken at the Armored Corps museum at Latrun in Israel.

Warmachines No.11 : Merkava MK2/MK3, Israeli Defense Force

Warmachines No.13 : On the Road to Kuwait, Marines in the Gulf

This special thirteenth installment in the WARMACHINES series takes a look at Operation Desert Storm through the camera lenses of members of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 8th Marine Tank Battalion. In these pages we see the life experienced by U.S. Troops while pushing their way into Iraqi-occupied Kuwait in 1991. We see how they ate, slept, showered, played, and fought in the desert. Many useful photographs appear of U.S. equipment in action and undergoing maintenance, as well as the rare U.S. casualty, and captured and destroyed Iraqi equipment.

Tracked Firepower: Today's Armored Fighting Vehicles

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