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{{Infobox museum<br />
| name = Cavalry Tank Museum<br />
| established = February ,1994<br />
| location = [[Ahmednagar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| type = Tank Museum<br />
| key_holdings = [[Vijayanta]] Tank, World War II Tanks, Indian Army Tanks.<br />
| collection_size = 50<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|19.0718728|74.7492336|display=inline}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Cavalry Tank Museum''' is a [[Museum#military museum|military museum]] in [[Ahmednagar]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It was established by the Armored Corps Centre and School in February 1994. It is the only museum of its kind in Asia<!-- what about Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution --> and houses about 50 exhibits of vintage [[armored fighting vehicles]].<br />
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The oldest exhibit is the silver Ghost [[Rolls-Royce Armoured Car ]](Indian Pattern). The older exhibits date to First World War vintage and served on the battlefields of Cambrian Somme and [[Flanders]]. A large number of vehicles are from Second World War period.<br />
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Among the exhibits there are British [[Valentine tank|Valentine]] and two [[Churchill tank|Churchill Mk. VII]] infantry tanks, along with a [[Matilda II (tank)|Matilda II]] of similar type, an Imperial Japanese [[Type 95 Ha-Go]] light tank and a [[Type 97 Chi-Ha]] medium tank, a US [[Hobart's Funnies|Sherman Crab]] mine-flail tank, a British [[Centurion tank|Centurion Mk. II]] main battle tank (MBT), a Nazi German [[Schwerer Panzerspähwagen]] light armoured car and Indian [[Vijayanta]] MBT.<br />
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Also on display is a British [[Archer (tank destroyer)|Archer tank destroyer]] (based on the [[Valentine tank]]), a Canadian [[Sexton (artillery)|Sexton]] [[Self-propelled gun|self-propelled artillery]] tracked-vehicle, US [[M3 Stuart]] and [[M22 Locust]] light tanks, together with an American [[M3 Lee|M3 Medium Tank]] and various armoured cars from different eras and periods of conflicts.<br />
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A Nazi German [[8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41|88mm anti-aircraft/armour field-gun]] captured from German troops (possibly belonging to the [[15th Panzer Division (Wehrmacht)|15th Panzer Division]] of the [[Afrika Korps]]), based on the divisional markings on the artillery-piece, is also on display at the museum.<ref>{{Cite book|title=German Military Vehicles of World War II: An Illustrated Guide to Cars|last=Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage|year=2007|pages=33}}</ref><br />
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There are some war-trophy tanks taken from the Pakistani military during both the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], such as the American-made [[M47 Patton]] medium tank, a WWII-era [[M24 Chaffee|Chaffee]] and a Cold War-era [[M41 Walker Bulldog]], both light tanks. On display is also an Indian [[AMX-13]] light tank of French origin from the 1950s and a [[PT-76]] amphibious/light tank from that same period.<br />
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On the museum's Memory Hill, it is where the housing of souvenirs of all regiments of the Indian Army's Armoured Corps are kept. The museum stays open on all days of the week (except Mondays) from 9:00am to 5:00pm. There is an entry fee of Rs. 50 (50 rupees) per person with additional fees included for photography and video-recording.<br />
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== Vehicles on display ==<br />
* [[Vijayanta]] tank<br />
* Silver Ghost [[Rolls-Royce Armoured Car]]<br />
* British [[Valentine tank]]<br />
* [[Churchill tank]] Mk VII tank<br />
* [[Matilda I (tank)]]<br />
* [[Type 95 Ha-Go]] light tank<br />
* Sherman Crab [[Mine flail]] tank<br />
* [[Centurion tank|Centurion]] MK II tank<br />
* [[Schwerer Panzerspähwagen]] armoured car<br />
* [[M3 Stuart]]<br />
* [[M22 Locust]]<br />
* [[M24 Chaffee]]<br />
* [[M41 Walker Bulldog]]<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery mode = packed caption="Tanks at Cavalry Tank Museum"><br />
Image:Ahmednagar Cavalry Tank Museum Rolls Royce Armoured Car.JPG|[[Rolls Royce Armoured Car]]<br />
Image:Valentine mk 3 tank ahmednagar.jpg|British [[Valentine Tank]]<br />
Image:Ahmednagar Cavalry Tank Museum Valentine Brueckenlegepanzer.JPG|Bridge Layer Version of [[Valentine Tank]]<br />
Image:Cruiser tank ahmednagar tank museum.jpg|A9-[[Cruiser Mk I]]<br />
Image:Sea lion sherman BRV.jpg|Sea Lion [[Sherman BARV]]<br />
Image:Ahmednagar_Cavalry_Tank_Museum_Sexton_Haubitze.JPG|[[Sexton (artillery)|Sexton self-propelled gun]]<br />
Image:Ahmednagar Cavalry Tank Museum Vijayanta.JPG|Indian [[Centurion tank]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130430041047/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/Museums/TankMuseum Ahmednagar's Cavalry Tank Museum, Web Archive from www.bharat-rakshak.com]<br />
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[[Category:Ahmednagar]]<br />
[[Category:Museums in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Military and war museums in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ahmednagar district]]<br />
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