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This list deals with all land-based equipment used by the
British Armed Forces during the
Cold War period. This includes small arms, artillery,
AFVs ,
SAMs and lorries.
Small arms
Rifles
Sniper rifles
Sidearms
Machine guns
Submachine guns
Grenades
Infantry anti-tank weapons
Mortars
Artillery
Field artillery
Self-propelled artillery
Heavy anti-tank weapons
Anti-aircraft weapons
Anti-aircraft guns
Surface-to-air missiles
Armoured fighting vehicles(AFVs)
Tanks
Centurion
[40] – main British early Cold War tank.
Conqueror
[41] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter
IS-3 .
Chieftain
[42] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War.
Challenger 1
[43] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.
Light tanks
Armoured cars
Armoured personnel carriers
Infantry fighting vehicles
Non-combat vehicles
Lorries
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