4-Wheeled Vehicles
Fast moving and lightly armored off-road vehicles.

1 BRDM-1 The BRDM-1 series of amphibious scout cars first appeared in the late 1950s and would serve as the principle armored car in service with the Red Army until eventually being replaced by the equally successful BRDM-2 series. Th... 1957

2 BRDM-2 The BRDM-2 is an update to the BRDM-1 4x4 Scout Car. Updates include night vision equipment, more powerful engine which in turn improves the 4x4 cross-country performance and handling (along with two powered-belly wheels tha... 1966

3 BRDM-2 ATGW (Spandrel) The BRDM-2 Spandrel represents a variant on the BRDM-2 Amphibious Scout Car Model detailed elsewhere on this site. This BRDM-2 variant is mechanically identical to the BRDM-2 base with the exception of the Spandrel anti-tank ... 1977

4 Chaimite V-200 The Chaimite V-200 is a Portuguese-designed and produced 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) and has the ability to become completely amphibious. The Chaimite V-200 is served by a crew of three made up of a commander, driver ... 1967

5 Chenowth Scorpion Desert Patrol Vehicle (DPV) / Fast Attack Vehicle (FAV) The Scorpion DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle) is a three-man on-road/off-road vehicle used for many long-range desert operations including close-air support or combat search and rescue missions. Originally designated as the FAV (F... 1987

6 Dodge WC-54 3/4 Ton Ambulance The Model WC-54 3/4 Ton Ambulance was manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation (Dodge Brothers Division) from the years 1942 through 1945. The body work for the chassis was completed by the Wayne company. The system itself wa... 1942

7 FPI Cougar (MRAP) The Cougar has since expanded into a full line of militarized armored vehicles. This began with the base 4x4 and 6x6 series Cougar systems being offered in 2004 by FPI to the United States Marine Corps. The Badger ILAV (Iraqi... 2002

8 HMMWV (High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle) / (Humvee) Aside from the M1 Abrams, perhaps no other American armored vehicle has represented the American Army more than the venerable Humvee series of four-wheeled vehicles. Since its inception, the Humvee has become a staple of mili... 1985

9 HMMWV Avenger The Humvee Avenger is a modified form of the M1037 shelter carrier Humvee. It is a short-range mobile anti-aircraft defense platform utilized by the United States Army, Taiwanese Army and the Egyptian Army. It is a relativel... 1989

10 HMMWV M1114 UAH (Up-Armored Humvee) The M1114 UAH (Up-Armored Humvee) was a purpose-built version of the Humvee family line intended to provide better protection for crew and systems alike. Based on the successes of the up-armored M1109 HMMWV vehicle, the M1114... 1994

11 Hornet Malkara The Hornet Malkara was the product of Cold War necessity designed to combat the heavy tanks of the Soviet Union, in particular the Soviet IS and T-10 models. More specifically, the Malkara was engineered as a portable air-dro... 1955

12 Land Rover Defender 110 The Defender 110 is produced by the British Land Rover Company for military and recreational use. The British Army and some Commonwealth nations have used the Land Rover series of SUV's since the 1950's. The type dates back t... 1983

13 LAV-150 Commando The LAV-150 is a light armored 4x4 vehicle that has been in the US Army since 1964 in other forms with the LAV-100 making an extensive appearance in the Vietnam War. The LAV-150 replaced both the LAV-100 (M706) and LAV-200 in... 1971

14 M151 The M151 Jeep is a multi-purpose utility vehicle that served a variety of battlefield roles. It represents a variation of the World War Two Wyllis-style jeep. The US Marine Corps utilized the M151 as a Fast Attack Vehicle (FA... 1960

15 Oshkosh M-ATV The Oshkosh M-ATV is a 4x4 armored vehicle now in service with the United States Army. Years of combat actions shown light-armored vehicles to be exceedingly vulnerable to enemy IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attacks, part... 2009

16 Panhard AML 60 / 90 The French Army used the Panhard AML 60 / 90 series of light armored cars to replace the 1950s-era Daimler Ferrets. Scout / Armored Cars have served on the battlefield for decades and continue to serve today in the form of fo... 1960

17 Renault VAB The French-produced VAB is a multi-faceted highly-adaptable armored personnel carrier and scout car. The chassis is used in a variety of variants for ease of cost and production. The chassis system comes in 4x4 and 6x6-wheele... 1976

18 SA-9 (Gaskin) / 9K31 Strela-1 The SA-9 (NATO codename of "Gaskin" and formally designated by the Russians as the 9K31 Strela-1) was a four-wheeled mobile anti-aircraft defense system produced in during the Cold War. The system mated a traversable turret m... 1968

19 Saxon AT105 APC ... 1983

20 SdKfz 223 The SdKfz 223 was part of a larger family of German light armored cars, each playing a specific role on the battlefield. The SdKfz 223 served as a command and communications center and was distinguished from the other models ... 1942