Military Vehicle Name Generator

Tank, APC and armored vehicle names with real bite

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Generate military vehicle names for tanks, IFVs, scout cars, self-propelled guns and support trucks: bare class names like Kestrel or Juggernaut, designation-plus-name combos like M-27 Warhound and Type 94 Sabertooth, and crew-painted nicknames like Old Reliable. Built for wargames, sci-fi fiction, mil-sim and tabletop armies.

About military vehicle names

Real armies name vehicles in three layers, and a convincing fictional one should too. First comes the official designation, a letter-number code that says who built it and roughly when: M1, T-72, Type 10, FV510, Strv 122. Second is the popular name soldiers actually use, and each nation has a house style. American tanks carry generals (Sherman, Abrams, Bradley), British armor gets alliterative animals and old-fashioned words (Warrior, Challenger, Scimitar, Jackal), German vehicles are named for predators (Leopard, Puma, Luchs, Wiesel), and Russian designs are usually just the number. Third is the nickname a crew paints on the hull, usually a joke, a curse or a promise: Old Reliable, Widowmaker, Home by Christmas.

The names here cover all three layers so you can mix them. A single word like Bulwark or Osprey works as a class name for a whole production run. A designation-plus-name combo such as M-27 Warhound or ZTZ-103 Red Crane gives a sci-fi or alt-history army the bureaucratic realism. The crew nicknames suit a single hero vehicle in a story or game.

When inventing your own, match the name to the job: fast animals and birds for scouts, bulls, giants and siege engines for heavy armor, beasts of burden and tool names for engineering and support vehicles.

How to choose military vehicle names

Pick one national style and stay inside it: generals for an American-flavored army, predators for German, alliterative animals and archaic words for British, bare numbers with an occasional Russian noun for Soviet-style forces.
Build designations from a consistent prefix (M-, T-, Type, FV, Pz) plus a number, then add the popular name only to vehicles that have earned one; support trucks rarely get names in real armies.
Let the name reflect the role: recon cars should sound fast and light (Jackrabbit, Gecko), main battle tanks heavy and blunt (Aurochs, Juggernaut), self-propelled guns can follow the British tradition of clergy names (Archer, Sexton, Abbot).
Crew nicknames are painted on by tired people with a sense of humor, so keep them short, slightly rude or sentimental, and never grand: Mom's Worry beats Avenger of the Fallen every time.
If you are naming a whole fleet for a wargame, give each vehicle family a theme (cats for light, bovines for heavy, birds for air defense) so players can tell classes apart at a glance.

Frequently asked questions

How do real militaries name their vehicles?

Most use an official alphanumeric designation (M1, T-90, Type 10, FV510) plus a popular name. The US traditionally honors generals, Britain uses alliterative animals and archaic words, Germany uses predators, and Russia usually sticks with the number. Individual crews then add their own unofficial nickname painted on the hull.

Can I use these names for a game or novel?

Yes. The invented designations and nicknames are free to use. A few entries reference real historical vehicles or commanders for flavor; those are public history, but if you want a fully original army, stick with the invented combos like M-27 Warhound or Pz 117 Nashorn.

What makes a good tank name versus a scout or support vehicle name?

Tanks want weight: one or two hard syllables and a heavy image (Bastion, Aurochs, Sledgehammer). Scouts want speed and alertness (Kestrel, Gecko, Roadrunner). Support and engineering vehicles traditionally get working animals and tool names (Packmule, Beaver, Terrier, Toolbox).

Does this generator include sci-fi vehicles like hover tanks and walkers?

It does. Alongside conventional armor you will find grav tanks, walker tanks, rail and plasma tanks and drone carriers, all named in the same military register so they sit naturally next to the historical-style entries.

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All 500 military vehicle names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

Plain text, one name per line.

A: 28 names

Achilles
Aegis Shield Tank
Agamemnon
Agincourt
Ajax Mk II
Al-Fateh Light Tank
Alamein
Alaric
Alley Cat
Almoner Self-Propelled Gun
AMX-14 Guepard
AMX-40 Cerbere
AMX-50 Sanglier
AMX-56 Epervier
AMX-63 Loup Gris
AMX-70 Foudre
Anaconda
Angry Ma
Annie Oakley
Anvil
Arc Light
Ardennes
Armadillo MRAP
Arminius
Atlas Recovery Tractor
Attila
Aurochs Heavy Tank
Avalanche

B: 43 names

Backdraft
Bad Intentions
Badger
Bannockburn
Banshee Stealth Tank
Barzel Heavy Tank
Basilisk
Bastion
Battering Ram Siege Tank
Beacon Command Vehicle
Beaver Bridgelayer
Beekeeper Drone Carrier
Behemoth
Belfry Siege Tank
Bell Ringer Howitzer
Big Brother Fire Support Vehicle
Big Molly
Big Voice Howitzer
Blackout Jammer Van
Bloodhound Tank Destroyer
Blowtorch

B, continued

Bodkin Anti-Tank Vehicle
Bog Trotter
Boilermaker
Bone Crusher
Boneshaker
Boot Hill
Boudicca
Bozkurt Wheeled Tank
Brass Bessie
Brass Hog
Brass Knuckles
Breacher Assault Tank
Brimstone
Bronze Betty
Brutus
Bucket of Bolts
Buckshot Bess
Buckshot Mobile Gun System
Bulwark
Burro Light Utility
Burrower Engineer Vehicle
Butcher Bill

C: 34 names

Calamity Jane
Camel Fuel Bowser
Canister Mobile Gun System
Cannae
Canteen Water Truck
Caracal
Caracara IFV
Carrier Pigeon Mail Truck
Cassino
Centurion
Chameleon Recon Vehicle
Chancellor Staff Car
Chasseur
Chipmunk Munitions Carrier
Chorister Self-Propelled Gun
Chrome Crocodile
Chuckwagon Kitchen Truck
Cinderjaw Flame Tank
Claymore
Cleanslate Decontamination Vehicle
Clydesdale Artillery Tractor
Coffin Nail
Cold Coffee
Colossus
Condor
Conductor Command Vehicle
Copperhead
Corona Plasma Tank
Coyote APC
Crowbar Assault Tank
Crusader
Cuirassier
Curate Self-Propelled Gun
Cutlass

D: 20 names

Daybreaker
Daystar Laser Tank
Dead Reckoning
Deerhound Tank Destroyer
Derrick Crane Truck
Deuce Cargo Truck
Dhole APC
Diplomat Armored Limousine
Dirt Nap
Ditch Witch
Dixie Belle
Door Kicker Assault Tank
Dozer Dan
Dragonbreath Flame Tank
Dragonfly Drone Carrier
Dragoon
Drayman Tactical Truck
Dromedary Water Bowser
Dust Devil
Dynamo

E: 5 names

Earthworm Tunneling Vehicle
Echidna MRAP
Elephant Tank Transporter
Ermine Light Tank
Estoc Anti-Tank Vehicle

F: 16 names

Fennec Desert Patrol
Firedrake
Firefly Rocket Launcher
Firestorm
First Strike
Flashpoint
Furnace
Fusilier
FV 107 Stoat
FV 301 Falcon
FV 402 Mastiff
FV 450 Foxhound
FV 530 Stalwart
FV 612 Sabrecat
FV 720 Weasel
FV 900 Bulldog Heavy

G: 26 names

Gallowglass
Gangplank Assault Bridge
Gantry Crane Truck
Gargoyle
Garuda Light Tank
Gecko Recon Vehicle
Genghis
Gettysburg
Glyptodon Super Heavy
Godfather Fire Support Vehicle
Goliath
Goose Egg
Gopher Light Utility
Goshawk
Grapeshot Mobile Gun System
Gravedigger
Gravel Gertie
Grenadier
Grinder
Grizzly
Groundhog Engineer Vehicle
Groundshaker
Grumpy Gus
Guardian Angel Fire Support Vehicle
Gun Dog Robotic Weapon Carrier
Gunmetal Gertie

H: 32 names

Hailstone Rocket Launcher
Hailstorm
Halberd
Hammerhead
Harald Hardrada
Hard Bargain
Harpoon
Harrier
Hastings
Heavy Breather
Hector
Hell on Treads
Hellcat
Hellhound Tank Destroyer
Herald Signals Vehicle
Heron Walker Tank
Hippo Amphibious Tank
Hive Command Post
Hive Mother Drone Carrier
Hobelar
Home by Christmas
Hoplite
Hopper Quad Runner
Horned Lizard MRAP
Hornet
Hornet Courier Motorcycle
Huntsman
Hurricane Harriet
Husky Snow Tractor
Hussar
Hydra
Hyena

I: 8 names

Ibex Mountain Tractor
Impala Scout Car
Iron Duke
Iron Horse Jr
Iron Sow
Ironbark
Ironclad
Ironhorse Armored Train

J: 7 names

Jackal
Jackdaw
Jackhammer
Jackrabbit Scout Car
Javelin
Juggernaut
Junkyard Dog

K: 9 names

K11 Cheongryong
K24 Haetae
K3 Bronze Tiger
Kestrel
Khalid
Komodo
Kraken
Kudu Armored Car
Kursk

L: 19 names

Lady Luck
Landsknecht
Lantern Searchlight Tank
Last Word
Late Arrival
Lead Sled
Leonidas
Leviathan
Linebreaker
Little Audrey
Live Wire
Lobber Mortar Carrier
Locust
Lodestone Rail Tank
Longbow Rail Gun
Longshanks Walker Tank
Loud Neighbor
Lucky Penny
Lurcher Tank Destroyer

M: 50 names

M-102 Drover
M-113 Packmule
M-140 Longhorn
M-155 Haymaker
M-170 Stonewall
M-19 Kodiak
M-200 Broadside
M-23 Shorthorn
M-250 Stormcrow
M-27 Warhound
M-31 Roughneck
M-41 Ridgeback
M-44 Bellwether
M-52 Swordfish
M-60 Steadfast
M-81 Timberwolf
M-9 Sandcat
M-94 Nightjar
Mamba
Mammoth Heavy Hauler
Manta Hover Tank
Manticore
Mantis
Marathon
Marauder

M, continued

Margay IFV
Marten Light Tank
Mastodon Super Heavy
Maul Assault Tank
Maximus
Mercy Ambulance
Mess Tin Kitchen Truck
Minotaur
Miss Behavin
Mistral
Mk II Whippet
Mk III Greyhawk
Mk IV Ravager
Mk V Ironbark
Mk VI Ironside
Mk VIII Broadsword Heavy
Mk XI Harrowgate
Mole Mine Plough
Mom's Worry
Moonshiner
Moose Medium Tank
Morning Glory
Mud Dauber
Muleskinner
Musk Ox Heavy Tank

N: 5 names

Needlegun Rail Tank
Nesher Heavy APC
Night Crawler
Nightingale Ambulance
No Refunds

O: 14 names

Oasis Water Truck
Ocelot
Old Reliable
One More Mile
Organ Pipe Rocket Launcher
Osprey
Otter Armored Car
Otterbank Bridgelayer
Outrider
Overdue
Overload
Overwatch Command Vehicle
Owl Eye Radar Truck
Oxcart Recovery Vehicle

P: 29 names

Packhorse Cargo Truck
Pangolin MRAP
Pathfinder
Pavise Shield Tank
Payback
Pbv 410 Varg
Pelican Field Ambulance
Peregrine
Phantom Stealth Tank
Pig Iron Pete
Pikeman Anti-Tank Vehicle
Pile Driver
Pine Marten Armored Car
Platypus Amphibious Carrier
Polecat Light Tank
Porcupine MRAP
Praetorian
Prairie Schooner
Prism Laser Tank
Prowler
Pz 104 Hummel
Pz 117 Nashorn
Pz 122 Luchs
Pz 130 Marder
Pz 145 Wiesel
Pz 160 Dachs
Pz 170 Keiler
Pz 185 Steinbock
Pz 91 Wespe

Q: 1 name

Quokka APC

R: 15 names

Ragnar
Rampart
Raptor
Ratter Robotic Scout
Rattletrap
Reaper
Redoubt
Reindeer Arctic Hauler
Revenant Stealth Tank
Ridgeback
Roadrunner Scout Car
Rolling Blackout
Rollo
Rough Rider
Rust Bucket

S: 57 names

Sacristan Self-Propelled Gun
Salamander
Saluki Tank Destroyer
Salvage Wrecker
Samaritan Ambulance
Sapper
Sawtooth
Scarab
Scattergun Mobile Gun System
Scavenger Wrecker
Schoolmaster Tank Trainer
Scimitar
Scorcher
Scrap Iron Sally
Scrubber Decontamination Vehicle
Scutum Shield Tank
Second Chance
Sentinel
Sheepdog Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Shepherd Chaplain Vehicle
Short Circuit
Shrike
Sidewinder
Siegebreaker
Sigurd
Sirocco
Skink Recon Vehicle
Skyfence AA Vehicle

S, continued

Skyguard AA Vehicle
Slapjack
Sledgehammer
Slow Dance
Smelter
Snapping Turtle MRAP
Sour Mash
Spark Gap
Sparrowhawk Patrol Vehicle
Spartacus
Spearhead Anti-Tank Vehicle
Springbok Scout Car
Squall
Stag Medium Tank
Stalker
Steamroller
Steel Boar
Steelworm Armored Train
Stiletto Anti-Tank Vehicle
Stingray Hover Tank
Stork Medevac Carrier
Strider Walker Tank
Strv 141 Vildsvin
Stubborn Mule
Subutai
Sundowner
Sunspot Plasma Tank
Swamp Donkey
Sweet Revenge

T: 50 names

T-120 Strela
T-14 Burya
T-150 Bogatyr
T-20 Sokol
T-200 Nakovalnya
T-44 Volk
T-55 Grom
T-64 Molot
T-72 Kabanchik
T-80 Rys
T-88 Borzoi
T-90 Vepr
T-95 Zubr
Tapir Jungle Carrier
Tarantula
Tariq
Teamster Tactical Truck
Tempest
Templar
Terrapin Assault Tank
Terrier Engineer Vehicle
Thermopylae
Thistledown Grav Tank
Thresher Flail Tank
Thunder Road

T, continued

Thunderbolt
Thunderclap Howitzer
Thunderer Rail Gun
Thunderhead AA Vehicle
Tin Goose
Tin Tortoise
Tinker Workshop Truck
Tobruk
Tombstone
Toolbox Workshop Truck
Town Crier Signals Vehicle
Trailblazer
Tungsten Terrapin
Type 10 Hayabusa
Type 16 Kamoshika
Type 22 Inoshishi
Type 35 Kuma
Type 60 Tora
Type 71 Ookami
Type 87 Taka
Type 89 Kaminari
Type 94 Sabertooth
Type 96 Arashi
Type 99 Tatsu
Typhoon

U: 2 names

Ulysses
Undertaker

V: 5 names

VAB-X Corsaire
Vanguard
Vercingetorix
Verger Self-Propelled Gun
Voulge

W: 19 names

Wagon Train
Wagoner Tactical Truck
Wake-Up Call
Wapiti Medium Tank
War Pig
Warden
Warthog
Waterbuck Fuel Tanker
Waterloo
Whisper Electronic Warfare Vehicle
Whistler Mortar Carrier
White Noise Jammer Van
Widowmaker
Wisent Heavy Tank
Wolfsbane
Wolverine
Wraith Stealth Tank
Wrecking Ball
Wyvern

Y: 2 names

Yak Mountain Gun Carrier
Yellowjacket

Z: 4 names

ZBD-18 River Dragon
ZBL-41 Stone Lion
ZTZ-103 Red Crane
ZTZ-77 Iron Tiger