# Free tank 3D models for three.js (GLB, CC BY)
https://paprika3d.com/docs/models/tanks

24 free tanks for three.js from the 441 in the paprika3d asset library (CC BY), as meshopt GLB files: each with its author, license, credit line, triangles and file size, and the asset_search call that fetches it.

## What the library holds

The paprika3d asset library holds 441 tanks among its 57,732 models. All of them are licensed CC BY 4.0, which asks you to credit the author wherever you use the model; each card below carries the credit line to paste. 4 are AI-generated, from Scenario's 3D Collection, and say so on their card.

383 of the 441 pass the library's quality checks: textured (or drawn in vertex colours, for a low-poly or voxel model), not flat, at most 15 MB, with a name, a description and a real-world height. Among those, the median model has 16,400 triangles, with the middle half between 4,160 and 49,000, and the median file is 0.32 MB, with nine in ten at most 1.6 MB. The median one stands 2.4 m tall at real size. 3 carry a texture of 2048 px, the library's largest; the rest are smaller. 24 are animated and 5 rigged. The most common styles are realistic (134), low-poly (121) and stylized (72).

## Tanks in a three.js scene

A tank game turns the turret about the vertical axis and raises the barrel about the turret's side axis, so the barrel must be a child of the turret. After the converter flattened these files, the turret and barrel sit beside the hull at the top of the scene, when they survived as separate meshes at all. Find them with `model_look` (after `model_run` loads the file), then rebuild the chain in code: a `THREE.Group` at the turret ring holding the turret, and a second group at the barrel's base holding the barrel, each filled with `attach()` so nothing jumps.

Tracks can roll by scrolling their texture when they have a material of their own: set the track map's `wrapS` to `THREE.RepeatWrapping` and add to `map.offset.x` as the tank moves. Tanks here are heavy for game props, a median of 16,400 triangles with nine in ten under 1.6 MB, so for an army run `model_audit` and fill the ranks with the low-poly ones (121 of them).

## Fetch one and load it

With the paprika3d plugin in Claude Code, or its MCP server in any other agent, the agent searches the library in words or picks a model by the id on its card. `pick` downloads the file into the project's `assets/` folder (`public/assets/` under vite), adds the credit line to `assets/CREDITS.md` and answers with the code that loads it at real size. Give `cwd`, the project folder, as with every paprika3d tool.

```text
asset_search {"query": "tank", "cwd": "."}
asset_search {"pick": "98b138c031b344b5bbcd9f9c6ab00f45", "cwd": "."}
```

Every file is a binary glTF (.glb) compressed with meshopt, so GLTFLoader needs the meshopt decoder that ships with three.js. The origin sits at the bottom centre of each model, so it stands on the floor where you place it:

```js
import * as THREE from 'three';
import { GLTFLoader } from 'three/addons/loaders/GLTFLoader.js';
import { MeshoptDecoder } from 'three/addons/libs/meshopt_decoder.module.js';

const loader = new GLTFLoader().setMeshoptDecoder(MeshoptDecoder);
const gltf = await loader.loadAsync('assets/tank-98b138.glb');
scene.add(gltf.scene);
```

## 24 tanks to start from

Chosen from the 383 that pass the checks: the ones agents picked most through `asset_search` first, then the ones whose name says what they are, then lighter files, with at most 2 per author. Each CC BY card ends with its credit line: paste it into your credits, as the license requires.

![Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/98b138c031b344b5bbcd9f9c6ab00f45.webp)

**[Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/98b138c031b344b5bbcd9f9c6ab00f45)** by [desi22](https://sketchfab.com/desi22)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 2,858 triangles · 0.181 MB · stylized · 2.4 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "98b138c031b344b5bbcd9f9c6ab00f45"}`

<small>Credit: "Tank" by desi22 (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/98b138c031b344b5bbcd9f9c6ab00f45) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![T-55 Inspired Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/bdb8952c17ed4091b92271b56372840e.webp)

**[T-55 Inspired Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bdb8952c17ed4091b92271b56372840e)** by [pointed.hood](https://sketchfab.com/pointed.hood)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 12,130 triangles · 0.196 MB · realistic · 2.4 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "bdb8952c17ed4091b92271b56372840e"}`

<small>Credit: "T-55 Inspired Tank" by pointed.hood (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bdb8952c17ed4091b92271b56372840e) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Tank Abrams](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/cfd597aef24e4d96bd262a6f83f2e25b.webp)

**[Tank Abrams](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/cfd597aef24e4d96bd262a6f83f2e25b)** by [cosenkokir](https://sketchfab.com/cosenkokir)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 76,446 triangles · 1.394 MB · realistic · 2.4 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "cfd597aef24e4d96bd262a6f83f2e25b"}`

<small>Credit: "Tank Abrams" by cosenkokir (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/cfd597aef24e4d96bd262a6f83f2e25b) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![LowPoly SciFi Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/23419133971b4940a7cd42f1d06925c2.webp)

**[LowPoly SciFi Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/23419133971b4940a7cd42f1d06925c2)** by [BloedSkrif](https://sketchfab.com/BloedSkrif)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 2,614 triangles · 0.246 MB · low-poly · 2.5 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "23419133971b4940a7cd42f1d06925c2"}`

<small>Credit: "LowPoly SciFi Tank" by BloedSkrif (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/23419133971b4940a7cd42f1d06925c2) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![tank piece](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/264521ca223f4d44ba53c120afdd5d01.webp)

**[tank piece](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/264521ca223f4d44ba53c120afdd5d01)** by [captnpower](https://sketchfab.com/captnpower)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 35,240 triangles · 0.245 MB · low-poly · 2.3 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "264521ca223f4d44ba53c120afdd5d01"}`

<small>Credit: "tank piece" by captnpower (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/264521ca223f4d44ba53c120afdd5d01) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Tank Maus](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/4945f5c071cb486e900d16721d0dd5e9.webp)

**[Tank Maus](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/4945f5c071cb486e900d16721d0dd5e9)** by [cosenkokir](https://sketchfab.com/cosenkokir)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 96,755 triangles · 1.648 MB · realistic · 3.7 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "4945f5c071cb486e900d16721d0dd5e9"}`

<small>Credit: "Tank Maus" by cosenkokir (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/4945f5c071cb486e900d16721d0dd5e9) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![T72 Tank Test](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/85e2ad2e129741c0a855ad92c5491fff.webp)

**[T72 Tank Test](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/85e2ad2e129741c0a855ad92c5491fff)** by [gaoruicheng123](https://sketchfab.com/gaoruicheng123)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 46,892 triangles · 0.725 MB · realistic · 2.3 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "85e2ad2e129741c0a855ad92c5491fff"}`

<small>Credit: "T72 Tank Test" by gaoruicheng123 (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/85e2ad2e129741c0a855ad92c5491fff) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![German-panzer tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/468e585df1b04c859eb6972614a7d8a4.webp)

**[German-panzer tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/468e585df1b04c859eb6972614a7d8a4)** by [WillTheArtist](https://sketchfab.com/willprogamer)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 16,968 triangles · 1.064 MB · realistic · 2.7 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "468e585df1b04c859eb6972614a7d8a4"}`

<small>Credit: "German-panzer tank" by WillTheArtist (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/468e585df1b04c859eb6972614a7d8a4) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Wheeled Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/ac1c41f9fbca41139e60cde151e72b8b.webp)

**[Wheeled Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ac1c41f9fbca41139e60cde151e72b8b)** by [Dylan Kowertz](https://sketchfab.com/Dkowertz)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 15,002 triangles · 1.49 MB · stylized · 2 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "ac1c41f9fbca41139e60cde151e72b8b"}`

<small>Credit: "Wheeled Tank" by Dylan Kowertz (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ac1c41f9fbca41139e60cde151e72b8b) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Red Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/348e44deabc944ceb1d758ea7cbe26fd.webp)

**[Red Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/348e44deabc944ceb1d758ea7cbe26fd)** by [loxfear](https://sketchfab.com/loxfear)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 16,372 triangles · 0.481 MB · toon · 2.3 m tall · animated<br>`asset_search {"pick": "348e44deabc944ceb1d758ea7cbe26fd"}`

<small>Credit: "Red Tank" by loxfear (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/348e44deabc944ceb1d758ea7cbe26fd) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![tank boat](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/c442d173e5ff41a29bb7a458ffbb8a67.webp)

**[tank boat](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/c442d173e5ff41a29bb7a458ffbb8a67)** by [Baptiste.Barbe](https://sketchfab.com/Baptiste.Barbe)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 25,492 triangles · 0.698 MB · stylized · 2.5 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "c442d173e5ff41a29bb7a458ffbb8a67"}`

<small>Credit: "tank boat" by Baptiste.Barbe (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/c442d173e5ff41a29bb7a458ffbb8a67) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Stylized Low Poly Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/1421267ad89743ca92db7e0f8c31a525.webp)

**[Stylized Low Poly Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/1421267ad89743ca92db7e0f8c31a525)** by [Øyvind](https://sketchfab.com/oyvinden)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 4,823 triangles · 0.174 MB · stylized · 2.5 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "1421267ad89743ca92db7e0f8c31a525"}`

<small>Credit: "Stylized Low Poly Tank" by Øyvind (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/1421267ad89743ca92db7e0f8c31a525) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Dangerous Toy Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/7702919ae37448cd828a16a99497fd1a.webp)

**[Dangerous Toy Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/7702919ae37448cd828a16a99497fd1a)** by [Baptiste.Barbe](https://sketchfab.com/Baptiste.Barbe)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 53,452 triangles · 0.991 MB · toon · 2.4 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "7702919ae37448cd828a16a99497fd1a"}`

<small>Credit: "Dangerous Toy Tank" by Baptiste.Barbe (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/7702919ae37448cd828a16a99497fd1a) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Tank Tempur - Spesial HUT RI Ke 76](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/f2a22e88f8fe48b6b79e5a551f28febd.webp)

**[Tank Tempur - Spesial HUT RI Ke 76](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/f2a22e88f8fe48b6b79e5a551f28febd)** by [Cubic Studio](https://sketchfab.com/Cubic_Studio)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 21,227 triangles · 0.66 MB · realistic · 2.3 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "f2a22e88f8fe48b6b79e5a551f28febd"}`

<small>Credit: "Tank Tempur - Spesial HUT RI Ke 76" by Cubic Studio (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/f2a22e88f8fe48b6b79e5a551f28febd) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Tank T34](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/c49c38d0165b4afcb074e0df1498b7be.webp)

**[Tank T34](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/c49c38d0165b4afcb074e0df1498b7be)** by [Long Nguyễn](https://sketchfab.com/LongNguyen89)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 34,746 triangles · 0.67 MB · realistic · 2.4 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "c49c38d0165b4afcb074e0df1498b7be"}`

<small>Credit: "Tank T34" by Long Nguyễn (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/c49c38d0165b4afcb074e0df1498b7be) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Concept tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/950ad9be4a294af782261abf2a49a638.webp)

**[Concept tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/950ad9be4a294af782261abf2a49a638)** by [joshopel](https://sketchfab.com/joshopel)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 5,432 triangles · 0.154 MB · low-poly · 2.4 m tall · animated · rigged<br>`asset_search {"pick": "950ad9be4a294af782261abf2a49a638"}`

<small>Credit: "Concept tank" by joshopel (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/950ad9be4a294af782261abf2a49a638) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Tank: Pz.IV Aust F](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/76754d7f214748cdaf971612921434fa.webp)

**[Tank: Pz.IV Aust F](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/76754d7f214748cdaf971612921434fa)** by [Doomsey](https://sketchfab.com/Doomsey)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 53,937 triangles · 0.508 MB · low-poly · 2.7 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "76754d7f214748cdaf971612921434fa"}`

<small>Credit: "Tank: Pz.IV Aust F" by Doomsey (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/76754d7f214748cdaf971612921434fa) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![a big tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/8ca1867c11bb48a39eb2aca203beb70b.webp)

**[a big tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/8ca1867c11bb48a39eb2aca203beb70b)** by [LouisLysanderOmar](https://sketchfab.com/LouisLysanderOmar)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 15,336 triangles · 0.572 MB · realistic · 2.5 m tall · animated<br>`asset_search {"pick": "8ca1867c11bb48a39eb2aca203beb70b"}`

<small>Credit: "a big tank" by LouisLysanderOmar (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/8ca1867c11bb48a39eb2aca203beb70b) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Lowpoly modular tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/63e813400d3d461d84e9ab1a1cf262cb.webp)

**[Lowpoly modular tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/63e813400d3d461d84e9ab1a1cf262cb)** by [pauazap](https://sketchfab.com/kehosworld)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 15,350 triangles · 0.207 MB · low-poly · 2.5 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "63e813400d3d461d84e9ab1a1cf262cb"}`

<small>Credit: "Lowpoly modular tank" by pauazap (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/63e813400d3d461d84e9ab1a1cf262cb) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![SF Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/9df89f3944674a3c813b2d9e783179b5.webp)

**[SF Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/9df89f3944674a3c813b2d9e783179b5)** by [dartuchiwa](https://sketchfab.com/dartuchiwa)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 2,283 triangles · 0.128 MB · sci-fi · 2.5 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "9df89f3944674a3c813b2d9e783179b5"}`

<small>Credit: "SF Tank" by dartuchiwa (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/9df89f3944674a3c813b2d9e783179b5) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Light Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/36d60e90b5854b17a9ba2687df50d776.webp)

**[Light Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/36d60e90b5854b17a9ba2687df50d776)** by [t.flores](https://sketchfab.com/t.flores)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 1,676 triangles · 0.146 MB · stylized · 2.2 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "36d60e90b5854b17a9ba2687df50d776"}`

<small>Credit: "Light Tank" by t.flores (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/36d60e90b5854b17a9ba2687df50d776) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Low-poly SU-85 Soviet tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/ef62620924434eec9b6be2f7d53de9bf.webp)

**[Low-poly SU-85 Soviet tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ef62620924434eec9b6be2f7d53de9bf)** by [vladrompus](https://sketchfab.com/vladrompus)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 6,921 triangles · 0.075 MB · low-poly · 2.2 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "ef62620924434eec9b6be2f7d53de9bf"}`

<small>Credit: "Low-poly SU-85 Soviet tank" by vladrompus (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/ef62620924434eec9b6be2f7d53de9bf) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![Tank-ww1 (1)](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/04a1b30ad282483b915207d7fff94359.webp)

**[Tank-ww1 (1)](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/04a1b30ad282483b915207d7fff94359)** by [Ara_my45yt](https://sketchfab.com/Ara_my45yt)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 24,306 triangles · 0.94 MB · realistic · 2.5 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "04a1b30ad282483b915207d7fff94359"}`

<small>Credit: "Tank-ww1 (1)" by Ara_my45yt (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/04a1b30ad282483b915207d7fff94359) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

![T-68-122 \| Imaginary Prototype Tank](https://paprika3d.com/media/assets/2c707f21e97b44808a9753237749b7e6.webp)

**[T-68-122 \| Imaginary Prototype Tank](https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/2c707f21e97b44808a9753237749b7e6)** by [Senator](https://sketchfab.com/Sen_C)<br>[CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · 23,197 triangles · 1.98 MB · realistic · 2.4 m tall<br>`asset_search {"pick": "2c707f21e97b44808a9753237749b7e6"}`

<small>Credit: "T-68-122 \| Imaginary Prototype Tank" by Senator (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/2c707f21e97b44808a9753237749b7e6) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Optimized for the web by paprika3D.</small>

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Counts from the library's catalog on 2026-10-28. The models are their authors' work under the license on each card; paprika3d converted them for the web.

Updated 2026-10-28.