The M551 Sheridan was a unique air-droppable light tank developed to provide armored firepower for the 82nd Airborne Division ...
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 ...
The Many Lives of Airdrop When most people hear airdrop, they picture a parachute drifting over a disaster zone with box ...
Here’s What You Need to Know: As much as troops appreciated this tank, it had troublesome armament and inadequate armor. The M551 Sheridan light tank is largely remembered as a curiosity, ...