Royal_Australian_Armoured_Corps_Memorial_and_Army_Tank_Museum

Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum

Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum

Tank and Military Museum in Victoria, Australia

The Royal Australian Armoured Corps Memorial and Army Tank Museum is located at Puckapunyal, an Australian Army training facility and base 10 km west of Seymour, in central Victoria, south-eastern Australia. The base is the home of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The museum closed in December 2022 for redevelopment, but is expected to re-open in late 2024.[2]

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Access

The Museum is inaccessible to pedestrians and those reliant on public transport including taxi's. Visitors are recommended to use their own car or travel as a group. Base passes for visiting the museum can be collected at the security checkpoint on Blamey Avenue.[3]

Collection

The museum features over 80 armoured fighting vehicles on outdoor and indoor display, and uniforms, weapons, medals, artefacts and memorabilia of the Royal Australian Armoured Corps and its predecessor cavalry units.

  • Vickers Medium Tank Mk II (Special)
  • Vickers Mk VIA light tank
  • A Matilda II tank
  • The AC1 Sentinel tank
  • Yeramba Self-propelled Gun
  • Rover Light Armoured Car
  • Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill in "Crocodile" flamethrower configuration
  • Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell Mk I
  • ASLAV-25
  • Australian M113 MRV
  • Infanterikanonvagn 91 Self-propelled Gun

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Australian army tank museum" - Official Website http://australianarmytankmuseum.com.au/
  2. [2]
    "Australian Army Armour & Artillery Museum Puckapunyal". www.australianarmytankmuseum.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Australian Army Armour & Artillery Museum Puckapunyal - Visitor Information". www.australianarmytankmuseum.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2024.


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