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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The Bison shows just how desperate Britain was for armour in the summer of 1940.
Most of Britain’s tanks had been abandoned in France, but a German invasion was expected. Bisons were more a mobile pillbox than an armoured vehicle.
The Thorneycroft Tartar 3-ton chassis and concrete pillbox on this vehicle are original, although they are not a matched pair. The cab is a reproduction.
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The Matilda Hedgehog was a weapon created by the Australian Army during WWII.
The box at the back is a mortar rack, loaded with up to seven 65-pound shells. This would have given the Matilda some considerable indirect firepower, but development finished too late in the war for it to see active service.
For more on Australian tanks, check out our latest video
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Perhaps the main reason why the DD tank was so effective was its simplicity.
Rather than dealing with add-on floats, or attaching buoyant material, the DD just used a canvas screen. This displaces enough water to keep it afloat without making the 30 ton Sherman inside that much heavier.
Sherman DDs were most famously used in the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 – but also played a key role in the Rhine crossing in March 1945.
The Museum’s DD (on display in our 'Tank Story Hall') is the only surviving example that still has its canvas screen.
Learn more about this vehicle -
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TANKFEST GUEST VEHICLES
Thanks to our friends at World of Tanks and the Royal Netherlands Army, a Leopard 2A4 will join us and take part in arena demonstrations.
The Leopard 2 is a German built Main Battle Tank currently in front line service with several NATO allies that is prized for its firepower and excellent mobility.
Come and join us at TANKFEST 2026 – on 26 – 28 June!
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The Tank Museum’s Panzerkampfwagen V Ausf G, or Panther, was one of the last to be built.
In fact it was built after the end of the war when the Maschinenfabrik Niedersachsen Hanover factory was captured by the British. Under British supervision the workforce completed a number of Panthers for use in trials.
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🚨 NEW VIDEO - NOW LIVE ON OUR NEW WORKSHOP CHANNEL📽️
In our latest Not one, but TWO of our M60s undergo the equivalent of a full-blown heart transplant.
Join Rich, our Vehicle Technician, to see why we're doing it, and how an American defence company came to our aid.
🔗 https://youtu.be/NjbH1xHIiwY
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American troops of the 9th Army pass abandoned German vehicles near Rheindahlen in February 1945.
The vehicle on the left is a Bergepanzer III - an armoured recovery vehicle converted from standard Pz III tanks. From January 1944 conversions began as frontline gun tanks were withdrawn from action and replaced with later model vehicles - with about 150 vehicles being converted.
They used a ground anchor to help them winch medium weight armoured vehicles and could be seen towing Pz IV or Sturmgeschutz. The wide ‘Ostkette’ or east track, designed for the snow and mud of the Eastern front are fitted.
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When West Germany set about rebuilding its army, the lesson from the Second World War was that speed, not heavy armour was key to success.
The result of this philosophy was the Leopard 1, sacrificing armour to reach speeds of 60kph and carrying a 105mm gun. The theory was that speed would allow the vehicle to avoid enemy fire and its light weight would offer solid reliability.
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Tomorrow - on The Tank Museum Workshop YouTube channel - not one, but TWO of our M60s undergo the equivalent of a full-blown heart transplant.
Join Rich, our Vehicle Technician, to see why we're doing it, and how an American defence company came to our aid.
TOMORROW at 13:00 GMT
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