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 ...

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 ...

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.

In the end, the Army spent $1.3 billion on the M551 Sheridan “Armored Reconaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle”—which was definitely a tank, regardless of the nomenclature—and produced more ...

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 ...

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 ...

American tanks have been the stalwart guardians of freedom for decades. From the harrowing battlefields of World War II to the intense theatres of modern warfare, these heavily plated behemoths ...

BAE Systems MPF prototype during a test fire. Courtesy of BAE Systems. The popular American image of a tank is the Army’s M1A1 Abrams. While heavy main battle tanks like the Abrams have slugged ...

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 ...

In the US, one small tank was able to be delivered in an even more hair-raising fashion. The M551 Sheridan would be loaded onto a metal pallet with parachutes, and the parachutes opened while ...

The vehicle is meant to replace another light tank, the nearly 17-ton M551 Sheridan, which was so light that it could be flown by a C-130 transport plane or even airdropped. The Stryker Mobile Gun ...