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This article lists equipment, weapons and vehicles formerly used by the New Zealand Army.
Name | Origin | Image | Introduced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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ERDL | United States | 1968 | 1980 | ||
Tigerstripe | Republic of Vietnam | ||||
DPM | United Kingdom | 1980 | 1997 | ||
NZDPM | New Zealand | 1997 | 2013 | ||
NZDDPM | New Zealand | 2003 | 2013 | ||
MultiCam | United States | ||||
NZMCU | New Zealand | 2013 | 2019 |
Name | Origin | Image | Model | Calibre | Introduced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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M1928 Thompson | United States | M1928A1 | .45 Automatic Colt Pistol | 1940 | [12] | ||
M1 | 1943 | [12] | |||||
M1A1 | [12] | ||||||
Sten | United Kingdom | Mk II | 9×19mm Parabellum | 1941 | [12] | ||
Mk III | 1943 | [12] | |||||
Owen | Australia | 9×19mm Parabellum | [12] | ||||
M3 submachine gun | United States | M3 | .45 Automatic Colt Pistol | 1944 | 1953 | [12] | |
M3A1 | |||||||
Lanchester | United Kingdom | Mk I* | 9×19mm Parabellum | 1949 | 1972 | [12] | |
L2A3 Sterling | United Kingdom | L2A3 | 9×19mm Parabellum | 1959 | 1989 | [12] | |
L34A1 | 1989 | [12] |
Name | Origin | Image | Model | Introduced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Ordnance QF 18-pounder | United Kingdom | [15] | ||||
Ordnance QF 4.5-inch howitzer | United Kingdom | [16] | ||||
Ordnance BL 6 inch 26cwt howitzer | United Kingdom | c. 1920s | 1953 | [17] | ||
Ordnance, QF 3.7-inch mountain howitzer | United Kingdom | Mk I | 1922 | 1952 | [18] | |
Ordnance QF 25-pounder | United Kingdom | 1940 | Withdrawn in 1977, still in ceremonial use | [19] | ||
Ordnance QF 6-pounder | United Kingdom | 1942 | c. 1960s | [20] | ||
Ordnance BL 5.5-inch medium gun | United Kingdom | c. 1980s | [21] | |||
OTO Melara Mod 56 | Italy | L5 | 1963 | c. 1980s | 24 purchased in 1963. [22] | |
Mistral | France | 1997 | 2012 | 12 launchers and 24 missiles purchased in 1997. Never fully brought into service. [23] |
Main article: Tanks of New Zealand |
Name | Origin | Image | Model | Introduced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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A7V | German Empire | 1918 | 1919 | Single German tank captured by the New Zealand Division | ||
Bob Semple tank | New Zealand | 1940 | 1942 | three improvised vehicles built on tractor chassis [24][25][26][27] | ||
Schofield tank | New Zealand | 1940 | 1943 | Wheel-cum-track vehicle. Did not enter production or service.[24] | ||
Tank Light Mk VI, Vickers | United Kingdom | Mk II Mk III Mk VI B | 1940 | 1941 | [24] | |
Tank Infantry Mark II, Matilda | United Kingdom | Mk IV CS A 12 | 1941 | 1944 | [24] | |
Tank Infantry Mk III, Valentine | United Kingdom | Mk II Mk III Mk V | 1941 | 1960 | [24] | |
Tank, Cruiser, Mk V, Covenanter | United Kingdom | Bridgelayer | 1942 | c. 1950s | [28] | |
M3 Stuart | United States | M3 M3A1 M3A3 | 1941 | 1970 | [24] | |
M4 Sherman | United States | IB, IC, III, VC | 1943 | 1945 | [24][29] | |
Sherman Firefly | United Kingdom | 1944 | 1945 | Conversion of US supplied Sherman tanks with British 17 pdr gun.[24] | ||
M10 Tank Destroyer | United States | 1944 | 1945 | [30] | ||
Centurion | United Kingdom | Mk III Mk V | 1953 | 1968 | [24] | |
M41 Walker Bulldog | United States | M41A1 | 1960 | 1982 | [24] |
Name | Origin | Image | Model | Introduced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Car Light Reconnaissance, Canadian GM (R.A.C.), Otter | Canada | Mk II | 1941 | 1944 | [24] | |
M3 White Scout Car | United States | M3A1 | 1941 | 1945 | [24] | |
Daimer Dingo | United Kingdom | Mk II | 1942 | 1962 | [24] | |
Daimler Ferret | United Kingdom | Mk I Mk II | 1956 | 1982 | [24][31] | |
FV101 Scorpion | United Kingdom | 1982 | 1998 | Armoured reconnaissance vehicle/fire support variant of CVR(T) family[24][32][31] |
Name | Origin | Image | Model | Introduced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Universal Carrier | United Kingdom New Zealand | No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 | 1939 | 1958 | [24] | |
Armoured Car, Marmon-Herrington | South Africa | Mk II Mk III | 1941 | 1941 | [24] | |
Armoured Car, Humber | United Kingdom | Mk II Mk III | 1941 | 1942 | [24] | |
Car Armoured Light Standard, Beaverette | United Kingdom New Zealand | Beaverette NZLP | 1942 | 1945 | [24] | |
Staghound armoured car | United States | 1943 | 1944 | Used in Italian Campaign[24] | ||
Armoured Carrier, Wheeled, New Zealand Pattern | New Zealand | 1943 | 1957 | [24] | ||
Armoured Car, Daimler | United Kingdom | Mk II | 1953 | 1960 | [24] | |
M113 Armored Personnel Carrier | United States | M113A1 | 1970 | 2005 | [24][33][34][32][31] |
Name | Origin | Image | Model | Introduced | Withdrawn | Notes |
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Land Rover Series I | United Kingdom | Series I 80" | 1951 | |||
Bedford RL | United Kingdom New Zealand | 1958 | 1989 | Built under licence in New Zealand. | ||
Land Rover Series II | United Kingdom | Series II 109" | 1959 | |||
Series IIA 88" | 1965 | |||||
Series IIA 109" | 1965 | |||||
Land Rover 101 Forward Control | United Kingdom | Series IIB 110" WB Forward Control | 1967 | |||
Land Rover Series III Stage One | United Kingdom | Series III 109" V8 | 1982 | |||
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle | United States | Borrowed U.S. vehicles in Afghanistan were used by the New Zealand Special Air Service.[35] |