Allied Tank Production
Year Britain

United States

Tanks
Assault Guns
Imports
Total
Total Tanks
Light Tanks Medium Tanks Heavy Tanks Light Medium Heavy Total
1934   3,565                      
1935   3,055                      
1936   4,803                      
1937 1443 1,559       1,5583             1503
1938 4083 2,271       2,2703             993
1939 7523,
9691 		2,982       2,9501,
2,9883 		            183
1940 1,3823,
1,3991 		2,794       2,6693,
2,7941,4 		      325 6   3311,4, 3653
1941 4,8411,
4,8513 		6,590   7,4002 7,4002 6,4493,
6,5904,
6,2741 		1,9071,2 3,0141,2 1,3531,2 2,591 1,461   4,0213,
4,0521,4
1942 8,190,
8,6111 		24,446, 24,660,
14,5002 		59,
502, 511 		4,5002 19,0502 24,4464,
24,6391,
24,7133 		9,5531,2 12,5531,2 2,5331,2 10,947 14,049 1 24,9971,4,
26,6083
1943 7,3293,
7,4761 		19,994,
20,3502 , 24,089 		4,0471, 4,194,
2,5002 		3,6502 26,5002 19,9591,
24,0894,
24,2273 		3,4631,2 15,8121,2 6841,2 8,212 21,250 35 29,4971,4,
37,1983
1944 4,057,
4,6001 		16,923, 11,9581, 12,016     17,0251,
28,9634,
16,975,
29,0293 		  14,7232, 14,7731 2,2521,2 4,043 13,468 54 17,5651,4,
20,3573
1945 1,392** 8,730 6,2671, 6,689     8,9301,
15,4194,
4,384		   18,5302, 7,4301 1,5001,2 2,801 6,793 2,374 11,9681,4
** Jan - Jun.
Axis Tank Production
Year
German
Italy Japan
Total Tanks
and Self
Propelled
Vehicles 		Total Light Medium Heavy Tanks SP Total
1934   500              
1935   700              
1936   600              
1937   3003, 750             3473
1938   8123, 1,560*             3173
1939 2471,4 7433, 1,680           1003 345, 5703
1940 1,6431,4 1,459, 1,4793       235   3003 3151, 735, 1,0683
1941 3,7901,4 3,0573, 3,256 9312 2,3252   853 60 1,0503 5951, 1,190, 1,2693
1942 6,1801,4 3,4633, 4,098, 4,278 5012 3,5192 782 475 195 9003 5571, 1,290, 1,3753
1943 12,0631,4 6,083, 5,966, 12,7803 1642 5,2722 6472 147 271 5003 5581, 780, 9903
1944 19,0021,4 8,466, 9,161, 16,8323 1312 7,7302 1,0022       3531, 295, 3873
1945 3,9321,4 988, 1,098   8232 1122       1371, 130
* Includes Czech output

Tank Losses

Year Britain German Italy

Japan

Soviet
Union

United
States

1939            
1940            
1941   2,758     20,500  
1942   2,648     15,000  
1943   6,362     22,400  
1944   6,434     16,900  
1945   7,382     8,700  

Sources:

  1. Russian Tanks of World War II Stalin's Armored Might, by Tim Bean & Will Fowler, 2002
  2. Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1917-1945, by Wolfgang Fleischer, 1999
  3. Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
  4. No Simple Victory - World War II In Europe, 1939-1945, 2006, Norman Davies
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