The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum

We are dedicated to the collection, preservation, restoration and display of Armoured Vehicles and Artillery from the 1800’s to the present day.

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

‼️NEW WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY IS OUT‼️
WATCH HERE ➡https://t.co/En0EBuPBhX

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

🇦🇺 Australia Day Special! 🇦🇺

Australian Cruiser Tank Mk1

Of the 68 Australian Cruisers built only 6 remain, 2 here at AAAM. 😱

Zirconium was used as a replacement to Nickle in the armour composition, Its found in beach sand in NSW, Australia.
Have a safe fun Australian Day!

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Tank Tuesday brought to you by the Sherman Firefly! 🪰

The Firefly were built on predominantly the M4A4 Sherman.
Over 340 Fireflys were available for the D-Day landings.

Did you know The Firefly will be out at AusArmourfest 2021?!?!

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We are cruising into Tank Tuesday with our Australian Cruiser Mk IV☄

Did you know Australia was the first allied army to fit a 17pdr in a turret, one year before the Firefly?! 😱

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

TANK TUESDAY brought to you by our T-72! 💥

Did you know, anyone taller than 5ft7 couldn't sit in the turret to be able to close the hatch?

The T72 can go also go underwater to a depth of 5 meters with a snorkel.

A TANK MADE FOR BATTLE. 💪

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

Who’s excited for AusArmourfest 2020?
Take a step back in time and check out our teaser for vehicles being shown at AusArmourfest!

Be sure to grab your tickets TODAY!
https://t.co/3W9H9d73f6
The event will be live streamed on our Facebook page.
#AusArmour #AusArmourfest

[Aust War Memorial @AWMemorial]

Today marks the 105th Anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine. The attack was launched on 6 August 1915 by the 1st Brigade, AIF. Four days of vicious hand-to-hand fighting resulted in more than 2,000 Australian casualties. Image: The taking of Lone Pine, Fred Leist 1921 ART02931

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

While we were in Covid shutdown we had a furry friend come and visit 🐶

Heidi the Aussie Shepard, belongs to one of our staff members who bought her out for a little visit! She found her favorite tank, Panzer IV E, in the German section of the Museum! 💛

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We had the pleasure of hosting @AUADRT at the Museum last week! We can't wait to see more of their footage!

[ADF #DroneRacing Team (Friends of) @AUADRT]

It's #MuseumMonday, so here's a teaser from our day out at @Ausarmour and #Artillery Museum: It's a great museum for #TankTwitter #Tankers and #Gunners alike: look them up while you're locked down.
@HLCAusArmy @comdforcomd @CATCAusArmy @SOARMDAusArmy @SOArtyAusArmy @keirinjoyce

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

💥PZ IV J UPDATE💥

What a difference some abrasive blasting and paint can make, turning this once rusty hulk into a factory new looking vehicle! 🛠
This running PZ IV J along with our Stug IV will be making its debut at AusArmourfest 2020, accompanied by our PZ IV D and PZ IV G

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

💥Loaded and on its way to sunny Cairns, Australia!

💥We are looking forward to welcoming this static M26 Pershing to the USA section of the Museum!

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@outofoffice20 @BruceCrompton It was restored by Bruce's workshops - Axis Track Services!

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Our Panther is officially en route to sunny Cairns!! 🏝

It was a teary good bye for everyone at Axis Track Services especially for Nick and Phil who have spent the last 4+ years restoring this big cat!

They have done an incredible job and we will be so proud to display it! 🤗

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

@Ash007YT You definitely will have to visit! We are well worth the trip! South Gippsland Tank Adventures are our best buddies! Great team down there running things!

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

@exkiwiforces Have a look on our Facebook page as we have been documenting the process on previous posts! Right from the beginning when we purchased the vehicle until now.

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@exkiwiforces We purchased the Panther from a private collector in the UK and the restoration took 4+ years! We will have to ask the twins if they have an estimate on how many hours it took to build!

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

@exkiwiforces She certainly is!

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@mbarnesn16 we are worth the long flight to sunny Cairns, we promise!

[Mark Barnes @mbarnesn16]

Here is a mono version of one of the snaps of the @Ausarmour Panther Ausf A I took earlier this month. The tank looks stunning. Compare it to ten years ago when I snapped it at the Hop Farm. It is a long way from Suffolk to Aus and I doubt I'll see it again.

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

Checkout some great shots of our Panther taken by @mbarnesn16 for @WarHistoryOL! Our Panther is about to hit the water for its journey to Cairns and we cannot wait for it to arrive!

[War History Online @WarHistoryOL]

Panther, the Big Cat is Heading Down Under https://t.co/yMe7dniL4E

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@RedLightPumpkin It certainly is! Restored here in our workshop!

[The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum @Ausarmour]

‼MUSEUM REOPENING 22ND OF JUNE‼

We cannot wait to have the front doors open and show off our newest exhibits! 🥳

A BIG thank you to all our loyal supporters who have been so patient and understanding over the past few months. 🤗

So here are a few photos of the new goodies!