The American military's M1 Abrams tank was a trailblazer for the U.S. Armed Forces, though many preceding tanks helped ...

The M551 Sheridan light tank, designed for airborne forces with air-drop and amphibious capabilities, was rushed into the ...

M551 TTS Sheridan is the only tank model that the 82nd Airborne division has access to, and while having a mediocre main gun, ...

He served as a Scout Platoon Sergeant and worked with battle tank models M41 “Walker”, M48- M60A3 “Patton”, M551 “Sheridan”, and M1 “Abrams”. He also qualified as an Anti-Tank Team ...

I guess the best way to describe it, it was more embarrassing not to have the name on your tank.” Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Dwayne Uhlig’s M551 Sheridan tank with the affectionate name of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Early History and Specifications The M551 Sheridan AR/AAV (Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was considered a light tank; indeed, it was the Army’s last attempt to ...

The U.S. Army's final light tank was the M551 Sheridan, a truly unique weapon. Though it certainly wasn't without its great strengths, it also had shortcomings in some key areas. Let's take a look ...

Even the U.S. military maintained a medium tank capability through the M551 Sheridan until 1996 — ten Sheridans from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor completed a combat ...