The M551 Sheridan was the Army’s answer to a real problem: light and airborne units needed organic, protected, direct fire at ...
"A sleek, agile tank slowly emerged from the Vietnamese countryside. As the blazing sun cast shadows across the dense canopy, the 16-ton American M551 Sheridan appeared. Equipped with a powerful ...
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 ...
FORT BENNING, Ga., (July 29, 2015) -- In honor of the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Army Armor Corps, the Armor School dedicated an M551 Sheridan tank July 10 at Eubanks Field. "Today is a great ...
Before the Abrams family of main battle tanks, another vehicle led the U.S. Army’s armored corps. The M551 “Sheridan” Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle served for more than three decades ...