Ah, a classic, M4A2 Sherman with something other than the usual olive drab paint. The machine guns are all gone, but the tank lives on.

The Little Ben M22 Locust Airborne Tank was armed with a 37mm gun and 30-cal. MGs. Unfortunately, the thing couldn't be used by US airborne forces unless they removed the turret first--awfully tough to put the top back on in an airdrop zone. These tanks were given to the British, who used them in an air assault across the Rhine.

The M-48, star of many 1950s-era WWII movies where if you paint a white star on it, it was a US tank, but if you paint a black cross, it's German. Presumably, if it had a red star, it would be Soviet.

A T-72M. This particular Iraqi tank was captured March 1, 1991 by the US 24th Infantry Division after a battle with Republican Guards near Rumaylah.

In the foreground, a BMP-1, which was also captured by the US 24th Infantry Division. In the background, a BRDM-2 Amphibious Scout Car. This was captured February 27, 1991 from the Iraqi 3rd Special Forces Regiment by the US 18th Infantry Division, 1st Bttn.

More Fort Benning

Introduction
Outside: Tank and APC Park
Outside: Vehicle and Artillery Park
The Early Years: Jamestown to Mexican American War
The American Civil War: Yanks and Rebs
Spanish-American War to World War I
World War II to Vietnam
Special: US World War II 2.36-inch bazooka kit

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