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100 Years of U.S. Wheeled Armored Fighting Vehicles 1900-2000

Compiled by David R. Haugh - Content Editor

A few notes about this chart and how to read it. While the introduction dates are based on my best research, the early period prior to 1920 may be off as much as 6 months either way. From 1920-1930 within three or four months, and from 1931 on are probably good within just a month or two either way. Under vehicle listings, those shown in italic were commercial ventures and if actually used by the U.S. military, were in small numbers and not standardized. As for the nomenclature (or names) of the vehicles, I have tried to be consistent and used the same format as used by the U.S. military.

For those that would like to look up some more conventional reference sources I would suggest, Armored Car, A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles, by Richard Hunnicutt, published by Presidio Press. Searching For Perfection, An Encyclopedia of U.S. Army T-Series Vehicle Development 1925-1958, by David R. Haugh, published by Portrayal Press. U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles, by Fred Crismon, published by Motorbooks International. A Photo History of Armoured Cars in Two World Wars, by George Forty, published by Blandford Press. And, finally two out of print books; Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars, by Duncan Crow and Robert J Icks, published by Chartwell Books and American Armored Cars, by A.J. Clemens, published by Grenadier Books.

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