AFV Recognition, Part 1. September 1942, British & Allied Turreted AFVs

Prepared under the direction of The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, The War Office, 1942 Only turreted AFVs with which British and allied armored units are equipped are dealt with in this pamphlet. Armored vehicles for purely reconnaissance, personnel carrying, S.P. artillery, or engineer purposes are not included. Contents (1) Names of tank parts and their functions (2) Importance of AFV recognition (3) Principles of AFV recognition (4) British AFV design—tanks (5) Study of individual vehicles (6) British Light and Cruiser tank (7) British Infantry tanks (8) British armored cars (9) American and Canadian AFV design—tanks (10) American tanks (11) Canadian tanks (12) Russian AFV design—tanks (13) Russian tanks (14) Russian armored cars (15) Enemy AFV characteristics (16) Similarities and differences (allied and enemy) (17) Outside stowage (18) Vulnerability of AFVs (19) Models and silhouettes, and training equipment (20) Appendix A: Suggested syllabus for training in a field unit (21) Appendix B: Miscellaneous photographs 180 pages, photos, drawings, silhouettes