M551
Unofficial
names/slang: n/a
Function:
Heavily armed reconaissance vehicle
Contractor:
unavailable
Unit cost:
unavailable
Length:
22' - 4"
Width:
13' - 6"
Height:
12' - 6"
Speed: 45
mph
Weight
(Combat Loaded): 17.00 tons
Ground
Clearance: -- inches
Crew: 4
Range:
approx. 300 mi
Engine:
Detroit Diesel
6V-53T turbocharged V-6 @ 300 HP
Armament:
(1) 152mm main cannon/missile launcher w/ 20 High
Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) rounds and 8 Shillelagh
missiles, (1) M240 machine gun, (1) M2HB .50 cal
machine gun. |
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Description:
A light tank with airdrop capability.
Features: The M-551A1 Sheridan is a lightly
armored, tracked, air droppable, direct fire tank used in
airdrop missions by the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C., and by the Opposing Forces Regiment, National Training
Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. It uses a Laser Range Finder
and Tank Thermal Sight.
Background: The Army received the Sheridan in
1967. It has been out of production since 1970 and is only
in service in limited numbers. The 82nd Airborne Division
has 57, using them instead of the M-1A1, which cannot be
parachuted from an aircraft). 300 Sheridans are used by the
Opposing Forces Regiment at the National Training Center as
"enemy" tanks in combat training.
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