What is your favorite Heavy Machine Gun of all time?![]()
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Join the conversation and share your thoughts! 💭 Each week, We're posing a question about historical military vehicles, and we want YOU to weigh in. Whether you’re a history buff, or just curious—we want to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment below to cast your vote! 👇![]()
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A Special What-Is-It-Wednesday Challenge - WITH A PRIZE! Read the full post to learn how to win!![]()
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The Instagram post at www.instagram.com/p/DKfMugZPYP4/ has three picture clues to a NEW artifact that will be going on display in the American Heritage Museum within the coming month and we want your guess! Do the following before 11:59 pm Eastern on June 10th to be entered to win a one-year Participating Membership to the American Heritage Museum and maybe a T-Shirt of your choice! Here's what you need to do!![]()
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1) If you aren't already doing it, follow the American Heritage Museum on Instagram (@americanheritagemuseum)![]()
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2) Make your guess on what you think it is in the comments on the post at: www.instagram.com/p/DKfMugZPYP4/ (any guess will do, just comment!)![]()
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3) And "Like" the post at www.instagram.com/p/DKfMugZPYP4/![]()
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Once you do ALL THREE, we will randomly draw a name from the likes and comments on Instagram and the winner will get the one-year Participating Membership! If it's a correct answer, the winner will also get an AHM T-Shirt of their choice!![]()
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Hurry! The drawing ends June 10th!
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Here is this week’s challenge for “What is it Wednesday?” - What is it?! ![]()
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Thanks to everyone who played last week… the answer for May 28th is an access panel on our M39 Armored Utility Carrier… see the previous post for the full details!![]()
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The answer to the “What is it? Wednesday” question from May 28th is the dashboard access panel on our M39 Armored Utility Carrier! This panel can be removed to access the back of the drivers dashboard and get at the electrical connectors! Have you ever worked on a dashboard?![]()
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Stay tuned for the next “What is it? Wednesday” question tomorrow, June 4th at 10:00 am EST!![]()
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What is your favorite Self-Propelled Gun of all time?![]()
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Take a Ride Aboard the Famous Light Tank That Spanned Two Wars
The American Heritage Museum is proud to offer tank ride opportunities in the Spring, Summer, and Fall aboard the M24 Chaffee light tank used in World War II and the Korean War. The M24 Chaffee is a fast and maneuverable tank that replaced the M5 Stuart light tank during WWII and brought the harder hitting 75mm M6 cannon to the battlefield.
Tank rides on the M24 Chaffee are a donation of $595.00 for three (3) persons aboard the tank. One seat is in the hull gunner position and two standing positions are in the turret. The ride experience is 10 minutes on the tank driving grounds at the American Heritage Museum.
Ride experiences are being offered in the afternoons of select weekends. Please click the button below for schedules and online booking. Please feel free to call us at 978-562-9182 with any questions.
For safety, all participants must be at least 5′ tall to ride. Children under the age of 14 should be accompanied by an adult on rides if they meet the height requirement.
Gift Certificates Available
Looking to give a tank ride as a gift? We have presentation gift certificates available for gift giving to the tank enthusiast in your family! Tank Ride Gift Certificates are open ended and allow the recipient to schedule their own ride experience. Click here to learn more about and purchase an M24 Tank Ride Gift Certificate at this link.
Don’t Just Ride – DRIVE the M24 Chaffee!
Feel like doing something even more exciting? Learn to DRIVE the M24 Chaffee as part of our Tank Driving Experience Program, a one hour training and driving experience that allows you to take the controls for 20 minutes on our tank track! – Click Here to Learn more!
History of the M24 Chaffee
Seeking to replace the aging M3 and M5 Stuart series of light tanks, the U.S. Army Ordnance Department and Cadillac joined forces to create a new light tank. The new T24 pilot vehicle was delivered in October 1943 and full scale production began in 1944 as the Light Tank, M24. The Chaffee retained the M5 Stuart’s twin Cadillac V-8 powertrain, but came armed with a lightened 75mm Cannon adapted from a version used on B-25 Mitchell bombers, replacing the under whelming 37mm used on the Stuart. The Chaffee was speedy and nimble. The M24 saw use in WWII, but found a calling in the cold, mountainous environment of Korea, where it fought as a part of reconnaissance units alongside “Easy Eight” Shermans, M26 Pershings and M46 Pattons. Long after the United States replaced the M24 with newer models such as the M41 Walker-Bulldog, other countries such as Israel and France used the Chaffee well into the 1950s.
SPECIFICATIONS
Armament: 75mm M6 Cannon, one .50 cal. MG and 2x .30 cal. MGs.
Crew: 5, Commander, Gunner, Driver, Loader, Co-Driver
Engine: Cadillac Series 44T24, 220 horsepower.
Range: 100 miles
