 U.S. M5A1 Stuart was an improved version of the M3 light tank and was used from Operation Torch landings in North Africa until the end of the war in the ETO. It served in light tank and recon companies as flank security or scout. It still retained the M6 37mm gun as its main armament. |
 The Marder II is a German self-propelled anti-tank gun. The vehicle was based on the PzKpfw II chassis and had a 75mm PaK 40 as its main weapon. It had a crew of three and a maximum speed of 25mph. |
 Beside the M5A1 Stuart on the right is a U.S. M3 halftrack, a lightly armored personnel carrier that carried a crew of three and ten passengers. Behind it is the M7B2 Priest, a self-propelled 105mm howitzer. It was based on the Sherman chassis and was used for artillery support for the armored divisions. Next to it is the M3 Grant. |
 The M3 Grant, an early medium tank with 37mm in the turret and a 75mm in the side sponson, was the immediate predecessor to the M4 Sherman tank. It was used in North Africa by U.S. forces and another version with a different turret, named the Lee, was used by British forces. The Grant was an interim design created for the necessity of arming U.S. tank forces early in the war until enough Shermans had been built. |
 The M7 Priest was a self-propelled 105mm howitzer that was used in the armored divisions for artillery support. Originally based on the M3 chassis, later versions were based on the M4. Note that tool stowage and ammo crates have been added for more realism. |
 A side view of the Priest showing the tubes holding the 105mm ammo in the side ammo rack. The version of the Priest is an M7B2 which was modified during the Korean War by increasing the gun elevation and extending the AA machine gun "pulpit" from which it received its nickname. |
 The venerable Sherman tank. This version is the M4A3/75(w) VVSS. It was equipped with a 75mm gun, two .30 caliber and one .50 caliber machine gun. It, along with other variants, was the primary tank used by the U.S. and Commonwealth armies during World War II. |
 The M10 tank destroyer was a purpose-built vehicle for use against enemy armor. The M10 had a high velocity 3" gun (76mm) and used the suspension of the M4 Sherman but with a different hull and open-top turret. Although the armor was thinner than a Sherman, this gave the M10 more speed. |
 The middle vehicle is a German StuG III G. It was primarily a support weapon for German infantry, but later was pressed into anti-tank and tank roles. It mounted a 75mm gun in a semi-fixed mount. This particular vehicle was pulled from a bog in southern Russia and still retains its war-time paint. On the right is the standard utility car of the German armed forces, the Kubelwagen, and on the left is a Schwimmwagen amphibious car. |
 The German Tiger II was the largest tank in operational use in World War II. It mounted an 88mm L/70 gun and two 7.92mm machine guns. Its armor was very thick and nearly impervious from the front to most weapons used by the Allies. Only 487 Tiger IIs were produced. |
 The German Panther II prototype was designed as an improvement over existing Panther production vehicles. It had all-steel road wheels and shared other components with the Tiger II. If it had gone into production, it would have had a different turret design. This Panther G turret was placed on the vehicle after its capture by U.S. forces. |
 The LVT(A)-1 was an armored amphibious support vehicle. It supported troop carrying LVT-1s during beach landings. It was fitted with a turret nearly identical to that of the M3 light tank with a 37mm gun and also carried two rear-mounted .30 caliber machine guns. Its speed was six knots in the water and 12 mph on land. 510 vehicles were produced. |
 The Type 95 Ha-Go was a light tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army. It was a 7.4 ton vehicle with a complement of three crewmen and the main armament was a Type 94 37mm gun. It had Mitsubishi air cooled diesel engine with a top speed of 25 mph. This vehicle depicts one used in the invasion of the Phillipines in 1941. |
 The Type 97 Te-Ke is a two-man tankette equipped with a 37mm gun, although a few later models were equipped with just a machine gun. The Te-Ke was powered by a four-cylinder diesel which gave it a maximum speed of 26 mph. During the Pacific campaign, because the Te-Ke could not stand up to the better U.S. tanks, the Japanese used it as a pill box by digging them into the ground. |
 The 251D/9 was a German support halftrack mounting a 75mm L/24 howitzer on the roof. Its purpose was to give close fire support to German infantry against strong enemy positions. The SdKfz 251D/9 is the latest addition to the World War II gallery. It has been under restoration for several years and is the only late version of this model in existence in the world. |
 The German SdKfz 223 radio armored car had a frame antenna and long range aerials and was used as a command and control vehicle for armored car companies. It had a small turret which housed a 7.92mm MG34 machine gun, a top road speed of 50 mph and a range of about 185 miles. Only 500 of this model were built during the war. |