British Armoured Fighting Vehicles of World War II - Prototypes

Prototypes

These vehicles were never put into production.

  • Black Prince - Churchill development to carry 17-pounder
  • Excelsior - heavily armoured infantry tank
  • Tortoise heavy assault tank - a very heavy armoured tank for use in breaching fixed defences in Europe
  • Valiant - a heavily armoured but small assault tank intended for use in the war in the Far East.
  • Alecto - a self-propelled gun on a light tank chassis
  • TOG1 - tank design suitable for crossing shelled areas and trenches
  • TOG2

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