Army competition in the 1990s to design a light tank to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW-equipped HMMWVs. It was the ultimate incarnation of several...

The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV (Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle) was a light tank developed by the United States and named after General Philip...

in the turret basket below the external gun system. M551 Sheridan M551 Sheridan replacement process M8 Armored Gun System Foss, Christopher F., ed. (1985)...

in 1973 in the U.S. Marine Corps. The design of the M551 Sheridan was initiated when the replacement for the M41, the T92 Light Tank, was canceled. The...

the intended replacement for the M551 Sheridan, which the Army canceled due to budget considerations in 1996. The last user of M551 Sheridans, the 3/73rd...

23. Zaloga, M551 Sheridan, p. 5. Fletcher, p. 72 Flint, pp. 24–25. Flint, p. 26. Zaloga, M551 Sheridan, pp. 7–8. Zaloga, M551 Sheridan, pp. 8–10. Flint...

the M50 and M56 from service within the US military was the M551 Sheridan. The Sheridan's gun was a low-velocity weapon suitable in the assault role,...

ceased production of the M41A1 in late 1954. It was replaced by the M551 Sheridan during the 1960s when the gun could not longer penetrate fielded medium...

Buford, is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW missile-armed Humvees in the 82nd Airborne Division and 2nd...

be deployed widely during this period, and would become an effective replacement for the heavy tanks' long-range firepower. The Soviets made use of them...

Greece then was interested in buying M1 Abrams tanks from US stocks as replacements for its M60s. However, the deal was cancelled because Greece lacked adequate...

also used by Armored Cavalry Squadrons in Vietnam until replaced by M551 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicles (ARAAV) in the Divisional...

as the Type B standard. The Type C turret was essentially a larger M551 Sheridan-style turret. A mock-up of this turret was built, but the design was...

deployment of the M56 Scorpion and M50 Ontos. The concept later led to the M551 Sheridan light tank of the mid-1960s. British tanks in the early years of the...

NBC-protected turret with the other two crewmembers. Like the M60A2 MBT and M551 Sheridan light tank then under development, the MBT-70 was armed with a 152 mm...

Materiel Administration's Ordnance Department put out a contract to find a replacement. Two working groups were formed to consider different approaches. "Alternative...

both countries had agreed on the specifications of the joint tank, the replacement timetables diverged to such a degree that collaboration was not practicable...

large-scale repair (renovation) in 2024. The main improvement point is the replacement of the new armored upgrading of the protection, installation of the positive...

ending a selection and trial process against the US M60 series that started in 1971, when the army decided it needed a replacement for its British Centurions...

must be imported, increasing maintenance costs as the cost of ordering replacement parts kept rising steadily. Although the turbine engine is lighter with...

M113A1 FSV began in 1967, and continued for almost three years. Two M551 Sheridan light tanks were also trialled in Australia during early 1968 to determine...

rounds, against 1,250 for the T-64B. They were modernised in 1981 by the replacement of the gun by a 2A46M1, the stabiliser by a 2E42, and the mounting of...

variant. The first 28 M4A1s built were British contract tanks as Grant replacements but the remainder of the order was subsumed into Lend-Lease. The prototype...

outfitted with the Ch'ŏnma. It is clear that the Ch'ŏnma is a general replacement for previously employed tanks, including the T-34, T-62 and Type 59 medium...

batch of 125 followed from 1999 to 2002. The third stage was the planned replacement of the Leopard 2 turret by a new turret fitted with a 140 mm (5.5 in)...

reactive armour, the add-on composite armour is designed this way for easy replacement after combat damage. The tank also has side skirts as a protection against...

basket, extensive external stowage, modernized driver's station including replacement of tillers by a steering wheel, new final drives, new all-internal fuel...

of the American Main Battle Tank." ISBN 0-89141-230-1. Hunnicutt, R. P. Sheridan: A History of the American Light Tank. Volume 2; 1995, Presidio Press....

aspect of the design process was the standardization of parts, allowing for streamlined production and the efficient supply of replacement components. Additionally...

short film The Tanks Are Coming features the M3 and its manufacturing process. The 1945 Mexican film comedy "Un día con el diablo" (A Day with the devil)...