The M551 Sheridan was America’s last true light tank: airdroppable, amphibious, and armed with a 152mm gun that could launch MGM-51 Shillelagh missiles. -Fast and agile, it delivered bunker-busting ...

In the jungles of Vietnam, the lightweight M551 Sheridan delivered firepower far beyond its size. Armed with a massive 152mm ...

Key point: The M1 Abrams is a better tank, but its weight limits where it can be deployed. The M551 Sheridan light tank is largely remembered as a curiosity, an innovative weapon system that proved an ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

With VFW Post 5702’s imminent closing, the M551 Sheridan tank that sits on a concrete pad alongside the post’s building will most likely make its way to American Legion Post 243 in South Plainfield.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Obsidian has released the first in what will probably be a series of trailers detailing the ...

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 ...