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* [[L16 81mm mortar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ordnance L16 82mm|url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=506|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.militaryfactory.com|language=en-US}}</ref> – Main Cold War and present-day mortar.

* [[L16 81mm mortar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ordnance L16 82mm|url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=506|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.militaryfactory.com|language=en-US}}</ref> – Main Cold War and present-day mortar.

* [[ML 4.2-inch mortar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar|url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=901|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.militaryfactory.com|language=en-US}}</ref> – saw service in 1960s

* [[ML 4.2-inch mortar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ordnance ML 4.2-inch Mortar|url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=901|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.militaryfactory.com|language=en-US}}</ref> – saw service in 1960s

* [[L9A1 51 mm light mortar|L10A1 51mm mortar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Army – The Infantry – 51mm Mortar, 60mm Mortar and Grenade Machine Gun – a5a13.2|url=http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0116.html|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.armedforces.co.uk}}</ref> – Introduced in the 1980s

* [[L9A1 51 mm light mortar|L10A1 51mm mortar]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=British Army – The Infantry – 51mm Mortar, 60mm Mortar and Grenade Machine Gun – a5a13.2|url=http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0116.html|access-date=2021-09-28|website=www.armedforces.co.uk}}</ref> – Introduced in the 1980s

== Artillery ==

== Artillery ==

Revision as of 08:26, 11 January 2026

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

Shotguns

Grenades

Grenade launchers

Infantry anti-tank weapons

Mortars

Self-propelled artillery

Heavy anti-tank weapons

Anti-aircraft weapons

Anti-aircraft guns

Surface-to-air missiles

Armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs)

Tanks

  • Centurion[70] – main British early Cold War tank.
  • Conqueror[71] – used from mid 50s to mid 60s to give long range anti-tank support to Centurions. Built to counter IS-3.
  • Chieftain[72] – main British tank of Cold War and mid Cold War.
  • Challenger 1[73] – Main British tank late Cold War or 1980s.

Light tanks

Armoured cars

Armoured personnel carriers

Infantry fighting vehicles

Non-combat vehicles

Lorries

See also

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