Fort Lewis Army Museum Tank Park Pictures

Torplexed · 04-24-16, 12:37 PM

Having driven by it for years, I decided to pay a visit to the Fort Lewis Army Museum. It's not the Bovington Tank Museum or the IWM, but it's the closest I'm gonna get in this moss-covered corner of the world.

It's a bit of work to visit since as a civilian you have to "hurry up and wait" for a visitors pass to get on the base.

It's not a US Army base without a venerable Sherman. Luckily, the nearest Tigers are locked up in a zoo up in Seattle.

M-24 Chaffee Light Tank. All the tanks are in the open, so they take a beating from the incessant North Pacific damp.

Something of a rare bird, the super-heavy M 103 tank from the 1950s. Only 300 were made and I think they were considered something of an under-powered failure.

The M42 "Duster" self-propelled AA mount. Useful against ground targets too.

M-55 Howitzer of Vietnam War vintage.

Nike Missile System. There are some bases for this missile in the area that are in a state of decay. So is this missile for that matter.

M8 "Greyhound" Armored Car.

Don't know what this is, but I want one.

The only non domestic tanks on display look like ex-Iraqi ones.
I believe this is a Type 59 of Chinese manufacture.

A BMP armored personnel carrier I think, probably ex-Iraqi too.

S21 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled artillery piece.

M-60 Patton tank from the Vietnam War era.

Sheridan Light tank.

And, the diminutive M5 Stuart. I took the picture from ground level to make it look bigger.

04-24-16, 12:37 PM	#1
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Fort Lewis Army Museum Tank Park Pictures Having driven by it for years, I decided to pay a visit to the Fort Lewis Army Museum. It's not the Bovington Tank Museum or the IWM, but it's the closest I'm gonna get in this moss-covered corner of the world. It's a bit of work to visit since as a civilian you have to "hurry up and wait" for a visitors pass to get on the base. It's not a US Army base without a venerable Sherman. Luckily, the nearest Tigers are locked up in a zoo up in Seattle. M-24 Chaffee Light Tank. All the tanks are in the open, so they take a beating from the incessant North Pacific damp. Something of a rare bird, the super-heavy M 103 tank from the 1950s. Only 300 were made and I think they were considered something of an under-powered failure. The M42 "Duster" self-propelled AA mount. Useful against ground targets too. M-55 Howitzer of Vietnam War vintage. Nike Missile System. There are some bases for this missile in the area that are in a state of decay. So is this missile for that matter. M8 "Greyhound" Armored Car. Don't know what this is, but I want one. The only non domestic tanks on display look like ex-Iraqi ones. I believe this is a Type 59 of Chinese manufacture. A BMP armored personnel carrier I think, probably ex-Iraqi too. S21 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled artillery piece. M-60 Patton tank from the Vietnam War era. Sheridan Light tank. And, the diminutive M5 Stuart. I took the picture from ground level to make it look bigger. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili-- Last edited by Torplexed; 04-24-16 at 01:59 PM.