Pegaso 3500

Spanish State (1973-1974) Armored Personnel Carrier – 1 Prototype Built Perhaps one of the biggest success stories of the Spanish military industrial complex, the BMR-600, has its origins in the Pegaso 3500. A single prototype was completed in 1973 using a combination of components bought from abroad and some built in the nascent Spanish heavy …

VBTT-E4

Spanish State (Late 1960s/Early 1970s) Armored Personnel Carrier – Paper Design The BMR-600 has been a massive success for Spain and its military industrial complex. It achieved the decades-long ambition of domestically developing and producing armored vehicles to suit the country’s needs. In addition, it had some modest export success. Before the six-wheeled BMR-600, there …

Vehículo Blindado de Reconocimiento de Caballería VBRC-1E General Monasterio

Spanish State (Early 1960s) Tracked Reconnaissance Vehicle – Paper Project Spanish military authorities have always strived to create military designs for the local production of armored fighting vehicles. Often, financial instability or political turmoil have prevented this from happening, as was the case with the Vehículo Blindado de Combate de Infantería VBCI-E General Yagüe and …

Vehículo Blindado de Combate de Infantería VBCI-E General Yagüe

Spanish State (Early 1960s) Armored Personnel Carrier/Infantry Fighting Vehicle – Paper Project Spanish military authorities have always strived to create military designs for the local production of armored fighting vehicles. Often, financial instability or political turmoil have prevented this from happening. Both, to different degrees, would condemn the Vehículo Blindado de Combate de Infantería VBCI-E …

Camiones Protegidos Modelo 1921

Kingdom of Spain/Second Spanish Republic (1921-1934) Armored Car – 31 Built Military setbacks often lead military authorities to take drastic measures. In 1921, with war in North Africa not going according to plan for Spain, the government ordered the armoring of several of the Army’s vehicles. Thirty-one lorries and trucks of five different types would …

Renault FT in the Service of the Kingdom of Spain

Kingdom of Spain (1919-1931) Light Tank – 18 Purchased Debuting on the Western Front in 1918, the French Renault FT was a revolutionary weapon. Small and equipped with a fully rotating turret, it was deployed en masse in the later stages of the Great War, greatly impacting warfare and military thinking. In the post-war period …

Blindado Romeo

Kingdom of Spain (1921-1922) Armored Car – 1 or 2 Built In terms of armored vehicles resulting from both public and private ventures, the years following the Great War saw major developments. This was even true for those not embroiled in conflict, as was the case of the Kingdom of Spain. One of the vehicles …

Blindado tipo ZIS (UNL-35)

Second Spanish Republic (1936) Armored Car – ~160 Built Rightly or wrongly, the armored cars produced by both sides during the Spanish Civil War – the ‘tiznaos’ – have often been mocked and ridiculed. This may stem from their rudimentary and improvised appearance, which is a reflection of what they were. As the war progressed …

Vehículo de Combate Lanza Cohetes (VCLC)

Argentina (1986-1990s) Self-Propelled Multiple Launch Rocket System – 1 Prototype Built From as early as Medieval China, rocket artillery has been a recurring feature on the battlefield. Throughout WWII, rocket artillery was used with devastating effect, both in regards to the damage it did and its psychological effect. This conflict also saw rocket artillery mounted …

Vehículo de Combate Recuperador Tanques (VCRT)

Argentina (Mid-1980s–Early 2000s?) Armored Recovery Vehicle – 1 Prototype Built Since the introduction of the Tanque Argentino Mediano (TAM) and Vehículo de Combate Transporte de Personal (VCTP) in the early 80’s, the Argentinian forces have modified their vehicles to create a family of armored vehicles based on a common chassis, including Self-Propelled Guns or mortar-carrying …