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M551 Sheridan - Wikipedia
The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV (Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was a light tank developed by the United States and named after General Philip Sheridan, of American Civil War fame. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers.
M551 Sheridan Light Tank - The Army Historical Foundation
The M551 Sheridan was the Army’s last attempt to produce an effective light tank. The origins of the Sheridan, named after GEN Philip H. Sheridan (1831-1888), date back to February 1957 with the establishment of the Ad Hoc Group on Armament for Future Tanks or Similar Combat Vehicles (ARCOVE).
M551 Sheridan light tank (1965)
The M551 Sheridan: A Missile-firing light tank The Sheridan was one of these developments tailored to explore a tactical theory and put it to the test.
M551 Sheridan: The U.S. Army’s ‘Flying’ Light Tank
2025年2月1日 · M551 Sheridan. The M551 Sheridan, introduced in the late 1960s, was designed to provide airborne and armored reconnaissance units with a highly mobile anti-tank weapon.Tipping the scales at just over 15 tons, the Sheridan made extensive use of aluminum to keep its weight low, with the advantage of allowing it to be air-dropped from transport aircraft and maneuver more effectively in rough ...
M551 Sheridan: A Look Back at the Army’s Airborne Light Tank
2024年3月21日 · Summary: The M551 Sheridan light tank, remembered as both an innovative yet flawed weapon system, has left a gap in the U.S. Army’s force structure since its withdrawal in the 1990s.
M551 Sheridan: The Air-Droppable Light Tank That Made History
2024年12月19日 · The M551 Sheridan, an air-droppable light tank, served the U.S. Army from Vietnam through Desert Storm. Designed for reconnaissance and airborne assault, it featured a 152mm gun and MGM-51 Shillelagh missile system, …
Tank Profile: M551 Sheridan - WAR HISTORY ONLINE
2017年1月15日 · Named after a Civil War General, Phillip Sheridan, the M551 combined agility with considerable firepower, to fit the profile of a United States cavalry tank. A Sheridan in Vietnam Its main armament was the technologically advanced M81E1 152mm gun/launcher capable of firing both conventional ammunition and the MGM-51 Shillelagh guided anti-tank ...
M551 Sheridan - The Collings Foundation
Designed to meet the US Army’s requirement for a light weight tank that was air transportable and amphibious, the Sheridan used aluminum armor instead of steel. To further enhance its amphibious capability, the outer hull armor was surrounded by high density foam encased in …
America’s Famous M551 Sheridan Light Tank, Explained
The M551 Sheridan light tank is largely remembered as a curiosity, an innovative weapon system that proved an overcomplicated failure in action.
M551 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle
2021年5月3日 · The M551 General Sheridan (or simply "Sheridan") was a light-armored and heavily-armed portable tank system utilized by the United States Army. The system evolved from the need to counter a similar Soviet design of the time and was thrown into combat deployment during the Vietnam War.