Here’s What You Need to Know: Troops in the field appreciated the Sheridan for being where it was needed. The M551 Sheridan light tank is largely remembered as a curiosity, an innovative weapon system ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: As much as troops appreciated this tank, it had troublesome armament and inadequate armor. The M551 Sheridan light tank is largely remembered as a curiosity, an ...

Key Points: The M551 Sheridan was a unique US Army light tank developed in the 1960s, designed to be air-droppable and armed with a novel 152mm gun/missile launcher system. -Rushed into service in ...

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 ...

What makes a tank a failure? Does it have to have a drivetrain so unreliable you have to carry a spare transmission in the trunk? Does it need to ignite its ammo box and send the turret into low-Earth ...

July 9, 2022: The U.S. Army finally has a new light tank, the 38-ton MPF (Mobile Protected Firepower) vehicle. MPF has not yet received a customary name as the 55-t0n M1 Abrams or 15-ton M551 Sheridan ...