M551 Sheridan Light Tank

The Sheridan saw service in the Vietnam War and Desert Storm.

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M551 Sheridan Light Tank

The Sheridan had an aluminum alloy hull and was designed as an air mobile vehicle for support of U.S. airborne operations. Its main armament consists of a 152mm M81 gun/missile launcher capable of firing conventional ammunition and the MGM-51 Shillelagh antitank missile.

 
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