AND OUTSIDE EXHIBITS
 Markers commemorating U.S. Army armored and cavalry units are located in the Armor Center Memorial Park that adjoins the museum. |
 Several monument vehicles sit on concrete pads outside the museum. This vehicle is an M5A1 Stuart with 37mm gun. The M5A1 was used for reconaissance in the armored divisions. |
 An M10 tank destroyer is an open turret vehicle with a 76mm gun and based upon the Sherman chassis. Introduced in 1942, this vehicle was able to deal with most of the German armor at that time. As enemy armor grew thicker, it became more difficult for the M10 to destroy them. Because it had an open top turret, the gun crew was vulnerable to shrapnel from artillery air bursts, however, it was a vital part of the tank destroyer units. |
 The M115 203mm howitzer, also known as the M115 8 inch howitzer, was a towed howitzer used by the United States Army. The M115 could be towed by the M35 Prime Mover gun tractor or a large truck. The M115 saw service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. |
 The M32 Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) was designed to retrieve disabled armored vehicles as well as aid tank crews in field repairs. |
 The M24 Chaffee was a light tank introduced late in the war and was created to replace the M5/M5A1 light tanks in the recon units. |
 The M4A3/76(w) HVSS Sherman is known affectionately as the "Easy Eight" because during development it had a prototype designation of M4A3E8. This was the last model of the Sherman produced by the United States. It had a redesigned turret, 76mm gun, wet ammunition stowage and HVSS suspension. This type still soldiers on in some form with other armies today. |
 The M26 Pershing arrived late in World War II and saw limited action. It was used later in the Korean War where its 90mm gun could effectively deal with Russian-made T-34 tanks used by North Korea. Some units painted tiger motifs on their tank in the mistaken notion that the North Koreans had an exaggerated fear of tigers |
 The M48 Patton was used by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces in Vietnam as an infantry support vehicle since tank-to-tank engagements were very rare. One variant, the M67, had a flamethrower instead of main gun and was nicknamed "Zippo." The M48 was exported to many NATO and other allied countries and modernized versions are still being used elsewhere today. |
 This is one of the several original XM1 pilot models that eventually led to the standard M1 Abrams in use today. These pilot models were used for testing the functions, powerplant, suspension and other systems to ensure that production models were free of teething problems before being issued to the troops. |