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| Subject: | If you ever travel in California (Hwy 101)... |  |
| Date: | Apr 13, 2003 |
| From: | Yuchung M. Wang | |
Hello All,
This is about the tank collection at Camp Roberts in California. As a favor for the curator of the museum (a really nice chap), I promised him that I will spread the word about his establishment.
The "museum" is located just north of Paso Robles, CA, along Highway 101. It is about a moderate 2 hour drive south of San Jose, CA (about 3 from San Francisco).
The collection include a motley assembly of Cold War tanks and a museum building (with small arms and stuff). When I visited the armor collection consisted of:
1 x M47 Patton
1 x M2 Bradley prototype
1 x M7 Priest
1 x M114 APC
1 x M41 Walker Bulldog
1 x M48A1 Patton
1 x old armored personnel carrier (US)
1 x M8 Greyhound
1 x M3 Halftrack
1 x Skdfz 251
1 x Iraqi AA gun
1 x T-34/85
1 x Beep (if I am correct)
Now, the curator claims that more armor will be coming to Camp Roberts. Also, there are LOTS of modern armor (in a nearby vehicle storage lot) including M1, M48, M60, M113. When I was there, there were a whole lot of USMC LAV-25 on a firing exercise.
Nearby (about 15 miles away) there is Fort Hunter Liggett. That is where the US Army and Cal. National Guard does their live fire exercises. The shooting range is right by the side road, so if you are lucky, you can spot US tanks firing live rounds. I saw M2 Bradleys firing TOW missiles.
So, if you have trouble accessing the Littlefield Collection, or if you are travelling along highway 101 between San Jose and L.A., then Camp Roberts is the place to be!
Cheers!
-=Yc. Wang=- |
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