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[[File:A (Quick) Walk Through The Tankodrome.webm|thumb|300px|A walk through the "Tankodrome" in 2022]]
The '''United States Army Armor and Cavalry Collection''' is a [[combat vehicle]] collection owned by the [[United States Army Armor School|Armor School]] located at [[Fort Moore]], Georgia. It is one of the largest collections of [[armored fighting vehicle]]s in the world.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=[[Nicholas Moran]] |date=8 May 2022 |title=Unofficial High Speed Tour of the US Armor and Cavalry Collection, Ft Benning |type=video |language= |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mls-W9nXebQ |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref>
In 2011 the U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection relocated with the Armor School from [[Fort Knox]], Kentucky to Fort Benning, Georgia (now Fort Moore). With the move a majority of the collection that was at the [[General George Patton Museum of Leadership|Patton Museum]] moved with the Armor and Cavalry Collection.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plan Your Visit {{!}} The General George Patton Museum |url=https://generalpatton.org/plan-your-visit/ |website=generalpatton.org |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
As of 2024 the museum was not open to the public. The museum began an open house series in 2018 when it had 36 vehicles.<ref>{{Cite tweet |title=In 2018, before we had our new buildings, we started an open house program to allow access to a small part (36 vehicles and guns) of the Armor Collection so that we could share the Armor Branch history and Task with its Soldiers and as well visiting members of the public. |user=ArmorCollection |number=1592967299748704256 |date=16 November 2022 |access-date= 6 January 2024 |link=https://twitter.com/ArmorCollection/status/1592967299748704256}}</ref> As of 2023 it had 190 pieces of [[armored fighting vehicles]] and [[anti-tank]] weapons.<ref>{{Cite tweet |title=There are now just ten days until our 75th Anniversary Open House! |user=ArmorCollection |number=1648734557644939264 |date=19 April 2023 |access-date= 6 January 2024 |link=https://twitter.com/ArmorCollection/status/1648734557644939264}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:BAE Systems Mobile Protected Firepower testbed.jpg| [[XM1302 Mobile Protected Firepower]]
File:XM808 US Army Armor and Cavalry Collection-3.jpg|XM808
File:XM803 U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection.jpg|[[XM803]]
File:T69 Armor & Cavalry Collection.jpg|T69
File:Abrams Tank Test Bed Armor & Cavalry Collection.jpg|[[M1 Abrams]] Tank Test Bed
FSED XM1 Abrams PV1.jpg|XM1 Abrams pilot vehicle 1
File:LTV(A)-1 U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection.jpg|LVT(A)-1
File:LTV(A)-4 U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection.jpg|LVT(A)-4
File:Heavy tank T30 in U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection 2022.jpg|[[T30 heavy tank]]
File:T28 Super Heavy Tank US Army Armor & Cavalry Collection.jpg|[[T28 super-heavy tank]]
File:MBT-70 U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection.jpg|[[MBT-70]]
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