U.S. Army Ordnance Training and Heritage Center

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Petersburg
Virginia, United States of America

This outstanding museum has the most complete collection of weapons in the world, including many of the Second World War. On display are many unique specimens like a 20-ton bomb against submarine bunkers, a German railway gun and much more. The museum U.S. Army Ordnance Museum was closed in September 2010 and its collection moved to Fort Gregg-Adams under the current name. Only the following museum objects can be exibited outisde, as the rest of the museum is under development: Krupp K5 "Anzio Annie" railway gun M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle 12-inch gun M1895 on railcar Pershing 1 Field Artillery Missile System 1939 Armored Recovery Vehicle T-12 Cloudmaker demolition bomb The second, original photo was taken by Mark Suain's grandfather, Vice President Mastel Ford Inc

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Text by: Fedor de Vries & Kaj Metz

Photo(s): Wikimedia Commons (1), Mark Suain (2)