Tank Museum’s Post 1945 vehicles gallery 1

2025-11-29 Javier

centurionbrav-tm — British CENTURION BRAV (beach armoured recovery vehicle) displayed in 2006.

sracen-tm — British Alvis SARACEN armoured personnel carrier displayed in 2003.

saladin-tm — British Alvis FV601 SALADIN armoured car displayed in 2003.

fox-tm — British FV721 FOX combat vehicle reconnaissance displayed in 2003.

scimitar-tm — British FV107 SCIMITAR armoured reconnaissance vehicle displayed in 2003.

hornet-tm — British FV1620 Humber HORNET anti-tank missile carrier displayed in 2003. This vehicle carried two Malkara anti-tank guided missiles in a in a retractable assembly. These missiles were developed by Australia and the United Kingdom in the early 1950s.

ferretswingfire-tm — British Daimler FV712 FERRET Mk.5 SWINGFIRE anti-tank missile carrier displayed in 2003. This vehicle carried four Swingfire anti-tank guided missiles in a flat turret.

ferretvigilant-tm — British Daimler FV703 FERRET Mk.2/6 VIGILANT anti-tank missile carrier displayed in 2003. This vehicle carried two Vigilant anti-tank guided missiles in two containers located at both sides of the turret.

striker-tm — British Alvis FV102 STRIKER anti-tank missile carrier displayed in 2003. This vehicle carried five Swingfire anti-tank guided missiles in a ready-to-fire bin at the back of the vehicle.

fv438swingfire-tm — British GKN Sankey FV438 SWINGFIRE anti-tank missile carrier displayed in 2003. This vehicle carried two Swingfire launchers in the back of the vehicle. The launchers were reloaded from an internal magazine that carried 10 missiles.

panhardebr-tm — French Panhard EBR (Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance) model 1954 armored reconnaissance vehicle displayed in 2003. This variant carries the same FL-10 turret as the AMX-13 light tank, which was fitted with the 75mm SA 50 riffled gun.

aml60-tm — French Panhard AML-60 self-propelled mortar displayed in 2003. These armored cars were armed with a breech-loaded 60 mm mortar and were a huge sales success, serving in over 60 countries.

aml90-tm — French Panhard AML H-90 armored car displayed in 2003. These vehicles were used in reconnaissance and anti-armor missions, primarily to protect the rear. Thanks to their powerful 90mm gun, they could seriously challenge medium and main battle tanks.

spz11kurz-tm — German Schützenpanzer SPz 11-2 KURZ armoured infantry fighting and reconnaissance vehicle displayed in 2006. This vehicle was one of the first IFVs to enter service, and its operational life was plagued by mechanical problems due to design issues. It only saw service with the German Army.

jagdkanone-tm — German Jagdpanzer Kanone 90mm or Kanonenjagdpanzer 4–5 tank destroyer displayed in 2006. This vehicle is in the museum’s outdoor area one day after Tankfest 2006.

brdm2-tm — Soviet BRDM-2 amphibious armoured scout car displayed in 2003.

bmp1-tm — Soviet BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle displayed in 2003. These vehicles were the first IFVs built in the Soviet Union and unlike the first Western IFVs, they were heavily armed with a 73mm low-pressure gun and AT-3A Sagger A anti-tank missiles, capable of engaging all types of armored vehicles, including tanks.

yw701-tm — Chinese YW-701 command and control (C2) vehicle displayed in 2003. This vehicle is a variant of the YW-531 armored personnel carrier and was captured during the 1991 Gulf War from the Iraqi Army.

centurionmk3-tm — British CENTURION Mk.3 main battle tank displayed in 2003.

conquerormk1-tm — British CONQUEROR Mk.1 heavy tank displayed in 2003.

centurionmk13-tm — British CENTURION Mk.13 main battle tank displayed in 2003.

centurionstrv104-tm — Swedish CENTURION Strv.104 main battle tank displayed in 2003. This is the last variant that was in service with the Swedish Army until the early 2000s. Eighty Centurion Strv.102s were modernized, receiving a new engine and gearbox, and also adding an ERA reactive armor package.

chieftainmk10-tm — British CHIEFTAIN Mk.10 main battle tank displayed in 2006. This vehicle is in the museum’s outdoor area one day after Tankfest 2006.

chieftainmk10gatekeeper-tm — British CHIEFTAIN Mk.10 main battle tank. This vehicle can be seen here in 2003, when it was at the museum main entrance.

chieftainmk10gatekeeper2006-tm — British CHIEFTAIN Mk.10 main battle tank. Here we see the same vehicle as in the previous picture, but in 2006, with a completely different camouflage scheme.

chieftainmk12-tm — British CHIEFTAIN Mk.12 main battle tank displayed in 2003.

scorpion-tm — British FV101 SCORPION light tank displayed in 2003.

challengersp52-tm — British CHALLENGER 1 main battle tank. This tank is one of the prototypes, specifically the SP.52, used for suspension testing, and can be seen here when it was at the main entrance in 2003.

challengersp522006-tm — British CHALLENGER 1 main battle tank. Here we see the same vehicle as in the previous picture, but in 2006, with a completely different livery.

challengersp68-tm — British CHALLENGER 1 main battle tank displayed in 2003. This is another of the vehicles used in the tests, as indicated by its registration number “06 SP68”.

challenger1mk3-tm — British CHALLENGER 1 Mk.3 main battle tank displayed in 2006.

challenger2-tm — British CHALLENGER 2 main battle tank displayed in 2006. This is the V5 prototype, one of 9 built between 1989 and 1990.

A-222 BEREG 130mm mobile coastal defence gun gallery

A-222 BEREG 130mm mobile coastal defence gun gallery

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G6 RHINO 155mm self-propelled howitzer gallery 2

G6 RHINO 155mm self-propelled howitzer gallery 2

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G6 RHINO 155mm self-propelled howitzer gallery 1

G6 RHINO 155mm self-propelled howitzer gallery 1

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