The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset, UK. Home to the world's best collection of tanks and Tiger 131 - the world's only running Tiger Tank. Subscribe for Tank Chats, Top 5 Tanks, TANKFEST and Tiger Day videos and more. See tankmuseum.org for more information.
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What’s your favourite tank from the movies - and why?
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Our Panther was one of a group found partly completed on the production lines of the Maschinenfabrik Niedersachen (MNH) plant in Hannover after the German surrender, and was finished under British supervision at the end of the Second World War.
These vehicles were extensively tested in Britain and Germany, and may have contributed to the design of the British Centurion.
The camouflage scheme is similar to that used on Panthers leaving the factory in the last months of the war - a basic undercoat of red with other colours rapidly applied. It was seen on Panthers of 5th Battalion, 25th Panzer Grenadier Division on the Eastern Front in February 1945.
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THE TANK MUSEUM LONDON TAKEOVER
For one night only, The Tank Museum is coming to the London stage.
Join us and special guests including Al Murray, James Holland, and Tank Museum experts for an evening exploring the rise - and potential fall - of the tank as the dominant force on the battlefield.
We’ll discuss the tanks of the First World War, Second World War, and Cold War, and share more about our charitable mission: telling the story of the tank and the people who served in them.
tankmuseum.org/events/tank-story-london/
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The KV-1 was a Soviet heavy tank that achieved fame during Operation Barbarossa. There, its thick armour made it all but impenetrable to German anti-tank fire, forcing extreme measures like direct fire artillery to be used to destroy it.
Despite its strengths, driving the KV-1 was an unpleasant prospect with its transmission being so heavy that there are rumours of Soviet drivers being forced to use a hammer to change gears.
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On This Day – 24 July 1998 – Saving Private Ryan was released. Spielberg and Hanks’ raw WWII realism and focus on historical authenticity define the modern war movie.
One key detail of the movie which wasn’t entirely historically authentic was the Tiger tank, for which, replicas were used (one of which is shown in these photos) - T-34/85s in disguise. Use of replicas let the filmmakers deliver the iconic Tiger showdown without risking a priceless museum piece.
Come and see the real deal - Tiger 131, the only original Tiger tank to appear in films since 1950, featuring in They Were Not Divided and Fury. It’s also the world’s only running Tiger I.
See it for yourself at Tiger Day, here at The Tank Museum, on 26 September.
tankmuseum.org/events/tiger-day-autumn
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The Tank Museum’s T-55 with Iraqi add on armour run into the rear of burned out T-54/55.
The Museum's tank is the Polish version of the Soviet T55K command tank. It has been fitted with additional external applique multi-layer passive armour, night vision equipment and electrically operated smoke dischargers by the Iraqis. The purpose of the armour is to add additional protection against High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) rounds.
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Our Jagdtiger is one of just three surviving examples in the world. It was built in July 1944, and has chassis no. 305004. It was one of 11 (plus an unarmoured prototype) which were fitted with the Porsche suspension system – and is now the sole surviving example of its kind.
The Jagdtiger was the largest and heaviest tracked vehicle to fight in the Second World War. The front armour was almost 20 cm (7.9 inches) thick!
We’re currently working to restore one of its chassis-mates – King Tiger V2 – another unique vehicle among our collection. It’s the oldest surviving King Tiger in the world, the only surviving example with the pre-production turret, and the 2nd King Tiger ever to have been built. With YOUR help – we can get King Tiger V2 running.
tankmuseum.org/support-us/ktv2-fundraiser
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The Comet entered service in the spring of 1945 - and although they participated in the final actions of the Second World War, they were too late to play a prominent part in the war.
With their welded hull and 77mm gun, Comets were arguably the best British tank of the war, capable of going toe-to-toe with Tigers and Panthers.
The Tank Museum’s Comet IB was previously known as T335743, and is in running condition - and regularly appears in the arena during TANKFEST and Tiger Day events.
For more on the Comet -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhJr7...
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If you look very closely at this picture, you may spot a well camouflaged Conqueror of 2nd Royal Tank Regiment.
The Conqueror was designed to have sufficient firepower to destroy the Soviet IS-3 and T-10 Heavy Tanks, and armour protection to stand up to return fire.
There are currently no running Conqueror gun tanks in the world – we’re partnering with @MrHewes again – and with YOUR help, we hope to have one ours restored and running at TANKFEST 2028.
tankmuseum.org/support-us/conqueror
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