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M551 Sheridan Was the US Army’s Very Own ‘Flying’ Light Tank

Key Points - The M551 Sheridan light tank, designed for airborne forces with air-drop and amphibious capabilities, was rushed into the Vietnam War in 1969. -Its mobility and 152mm gun, particularly ...
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Sheridan Tank

The Mobile Protected Firepower Program winner could provide the U.S. Army with a lightweight, air-mobile armored vehicle. The United States Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower program, which seeks to ...
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The U.S. Army’s M551 Sheridan Light Tank Never Had a Chance

Key Points and Summary - The M551 Sheridan was America’s last true light tank: airdroppable, amphibious, and armed with a 152mm gun that could launch MGM-51 Shillelagh missiles. -Fast and agile, it ...
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Local Radcliff organization adopts, paints historic Fort Knox tank

FORT KNOX, Ky. — About 20 members of the Radcliff Small Business Alliance spent the morning of June 15 giving a static M551 Sheridan tank display at the installation’s Wilson Road Gate a fresh coat of ...