Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Military land vehicles task force
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Welcome to the Military land vehicles task force. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below. The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here. ScopeThis task force covers all military land vehicles, including tanks, tankettes, tank destroyers, SPGs, APCs, IFVs, military trucks, and military light utility vehicles. It can be considered to be a subgroup of the Military science and technology task force. Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding |
Open tasks
- Attention needed
- ...to referencing and citation (1,669) • ...to coverage and accuracy (1,264) • ...to structure (295) • ...to grammar (68) • ...to supporting materials (201)
- Popular pages
- Full list
- Cleanup needed
- Shorland armoured car • Type 59G(BD) Durjoy
- Requested articles
- Diamond T 12-ton 6x4 truck (currently a redirect) • Leopard 2A4+ • TR-580 (currently a redirect) • Renault ED • White TBC • Rybinsk tank • Kaktus (currently a redirect) 10.5 cm leFH18/3 (Sf) auf G.W. B-2(f) (currently a redirect)[sFH13/1 (Sf) LrS](currently a redirect)
- Expansion needed
- Autocanon de 47 Renault • Category:Military vehicle stubs • Kasirga rocket system
- Images needed
- Autocanon de 47 Renault • LAV-600 • Leopard 2A4M CAN
- Merging needed
- Add an article here!
- Citations needed
- Beutepanzer • VEC-M1 • BRDM-2 • BPM-97 • Fennek •Type 59G(BD) Durjoy • Panzerjäger
- Translation needed
- Add an article here!
- Tagging needed
- Category:Military vehicles
Participants
If you approach anyone from this list for advice or help, please check their contributions first to check if they've edited recently. This list may contain people who have not edited Wikipedia in a long time.
- 12030123O9 (talk · contribs)(Slovak and Czechslovak tanks and IFVs, mainly modern or post war)
- AZenit3 (talk · contribs)(Cold war, modern, mostly tanks, assault guns, tank destroyers. And SAM systems. And TELs.)
- CIB2008 OEF (talk · contribs)(US Army combat vet, Armor School grad, 16 yrs service, 4 yrs GW-11 MIL technician, own technical library, access to military libraries. Can do research, mainly US Cold War era.)
- Cmrc23 (talk · contribs)(Big interest in IFVs and modern and cold war tanks)
- DPdH (talk · contribs)
- Hohum (talk · contribs)
- Thehistorianisaac (talk · contribs)(Chinese vehicles)
- Kierzek (talk · contribs) Japanese tanks and AFV's and German tanks and AFV's of World War II
- Schierbecker (talk · contribs), wrote main battle tank
- Pennsy22 (talk · contribs)
- Sturmvogel_66 (talk · contribs)
- Target360YT (talk · contribs)
Article statistics
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A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here. With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below:
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Article alerts
Articles for deletion
- 27 Oct 2026 – GT Series Cannon (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TansoShoshen (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 24 Oct 2026 – Loggim program (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TansoShoshen (t · c); see discussion (15 participants; relisted)
Requested moves
- 04 Nov 2026 – Loggim program (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Tank Technology Demonstrator (TTD) by Masterchief6865 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 03 Nov 2026 – T-54/T-55 operators and variants (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 12030123O9 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Aug 2025 – M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by DeadlyRampage26 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Dec 2022 – List of anti-tank guns (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by StupidTankNerd (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Sep 2019 – Tanks in the German Army (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BrownHairedGirl (t · c); see discussion
Awards and templates
Awards
- The Tank Award. This award is the main award of the task force. To award it, paste the following code on the recipient's talk page:
{{subst:TankAward|1=Put your reason here}}. - The Raseiniai Award. The Raseiniai Award should be awarded more sparingly than the Tank Award. To award it, paste the following code on the recipient's talk page:
{{subst:TheRaseiniaiMedal|1=Put your reason here}}. It is presented to editors who make a significant contribution to the task force or who do especially well in any of the following situations:
- Improving an article;
- Handling edit warring;
- Handling a personal attack;
- Helping to establish the notability of an MLV-related article if it is challenged; or
- Scouting MLV-related articles proposed for deletion.
- The Char Award. The Char Award is presented to those who have made extraordinary contributions to the task force. Use it only in the most exceptional circumstances. To award it, paste the following code on the recipient's talk page:
{{subst:Char award|1=Put your reason here}}.
Templates
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Resources
Guides
Listed in this section are six sets of relevant guidelines for writing or improving articles.
- How to create and manage a good lead section. This page covers how lead sections should be written.
- Notability guide. This page covers the notability of all Wikipedia articles.
- Military history notability guide. This page covers the notability of military history articles in general.
- MLV notability guide. This page covers the notability of topics specifically related to this task force.
- Manual of Style. The MoS is a style guide for all Wikipedia articles.
- Military history style guide. This page covers naming conventions, usage and style, sourcing and citation, templates, and categories.
References
| Resource | Type | Link | ISBN | Published | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. P. Hunnicutt's A History of American Tank Anthology | Books | None | Varying | 1990-1997 | Extremely comprehensive, covering development histories and specifications. | Consists of several different books (Abrams, Firepower, Patton, Pershing, Sheridan, Sherman, Stuart) |
Weapon Systems
- Pretty, R. T.; Archer, D. H. R., eds. (1969). Jane's Weapon Systems 1969–1970 (1st ed.). London: B. P. C. Publishing. ISBN 0-354-00516-2.
- Pretty, R. T.; Archer, D. H. R., eds. (1971). Jane's Weapon Systems 1971–1972 (3rd ed.). London: Samson Low Marston & Co. ISBN 0710607253.
- Pretty, R. T.; Archer, D. H. R., eds. (1972). Jane's Weapon Systems 1972–1973 (4th ed.). London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. ISBN 0-354-00105-1.
- Pretty, R. T.; Archer, D. H. R., eds. (1973). Jane's Weapon Systems 1973–1974 (5th ed.). London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. ISBN 0-354-00118-3.
- Pretty, R. T.; Archer, D. H. R., eds. (1974). Jane's Weapon Systems 1974–1975 (6th ed.). London: Macdonald & Co. ISBN 0-354-00510-3.
- Pretty, Ronald T., ed. (1977). Jane's Weapon Systems 1978 (9th ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers. ISBN 0-531-03284-1.
- Pretty, Ronald T., ed. (1979). Jane's Weapon Systems 1979 (10th ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers. ISBN 0-354-00574-X.
Armour and Artillery
See Weapon Systems for AFV/Artillery prior to 1979.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1979). Jane's Armour and Artillery 1979–80 (1st ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-354-00588-X.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1981). Jane's Armour and Artillery 1981–82 (2nd ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0727-X.[dead link]
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1982). Jane's Armour and Artillery 1982–83 (3rd ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0747-4.[dead link]
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1983). Jane's Armour and Artillery 1983–84 (4th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0781-4.[dead link]
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1985). Jane's Armour and Artillery 1985–86 (6th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0820-9.[dead link]
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1989). Jane's Armour and Artillery 1989–1990 (10th ed.). Surrey: Janes Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0885-3.[dead link]
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (2011). Jane's Armour and Artillery 2011–2012 (32nd ed.). Surrey: Janes Information Group. ISBN 978-0-71062-960-9.
Military Vehicles and Logistics
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1979). Jane's Combat Support Equipment 1978–79 (1st ed.). London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers. ISBN 0-354-00571-5.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1981). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment 1981 (2nd ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0706-7.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1982). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment 1982 (3rd ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0740-7.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1983). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment 1983 (4th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0766-0.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1984). Jane's Military Vehicles and Ground Support Equipment 1984 (5th ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0794-6.
- Foss, Christopher F, ed. (1994). Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics 1994–95 (15th ed.). Surrey: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-1162-5.
- Connors, Shaun C; Foss, Christopher F, eds. (1994). Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics 2010–2011 (31st ed.). Surrey: IHS Global. ISBN 978-0-7106-2910-4.
Misc
- Foss, Christopher F (1983). Jane's Main Battle Tanks (1st ed.). London: Janes Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0277-4.
- Foss, Christopher F (1986). Jane's Main Battle Tanks (2nd ed.). London: Janes Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0372-X.
- Foss, Christopher F (1985). Jane's Armoured Personnel Carriers. London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0354-1.
- Foss, Christopher F (1976). Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1st? ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-354-01022-0.
- Foss, Christopher F (1987). Jane's Armoured Fighting Vehicle Recognition Handbook (1st ed.). London: Jane's Publishing Company. ISBN 0-7106-0432-7.
Recognition guides
- Foss, Christopher F. (1996). Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide. London: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-4709950.
- Foss, Christopher F. (2000). Jane's Tanks and Combat Vehicles Recognition Guide. London: HarperCollins Publishers.
- Foss, Christopher F. (2006). Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (4th ed.). London: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-00-718326-5.