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M551 Sheridan: The US Army's Armored Reconnaissance / Airborne Assault Vehicle From Vietnam to Desert Storm
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M551 Sheridan: The US Army’s Armored Reconnaissance / Airborne Assault Vehicle From Vietnam to Desert Storm

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The M551 Sheridan is often referred to as a light tank, but in actuality it was an armored reconnaissance/airborne assault vehicle. The M551 was designed to be a lightweight, amphibious, air-droppable vehicle armed with a massive 152 mm gun that doubled as a rocket launcher. The gun launcher was designed to fire the MGM-51 Shillelagh antitank missile, or 152 mm conventional rounds with a combustible cartridge case. The vehicles saw extensive use in Vietnam, Operation Just Cause in Panama (where they saw their only combat air drop), and Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The Sheridan ended its service with the US Army masquerading as Soviet Bloc vehicles at the National Training Center. Through dozens of archival as well as detailed photographs of some of the finest extant examples of these vehicles, the Sheridan is explored, and its history explained. Part of the Legends of Warfare series. AUTHOR: Author of more than 100 books, David Doyle in 2015 was presented the Bart Vanderveen Award, recognising the individual who has contributed the most to the historic preservation of military vehicles worldwide by the international Military Vehicle Preservation Association.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country
United States
Date
1 December 2019
Pages
128
ISBN
9780764358210

The M551 Sheridan is often referred to as a light tank, but in actuality it was an armored reconnaissance/airborne assault vehicle. The M551 was designed to be a lightweight, amphibious, air-droppable vehicle armed with a massive 152 mm gun that doubled as a rocket launcher. The gun launcher was designed to fire the MGM-51 Shillelagh antitank missile, or 152 mm conventional rounds with a combustible cartridge case. The vehicles saw extensive use in Vietnam, Operation Just Cause in Panama (where they saw their only combat air drop), and Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The Sheridan ended its service with the US Army masquerading as Soviet Bloc vehicles at the National Training Center. Through dozens of archival as well as detailed photographs of some of the finest extant examples of these vehicles, the Sheridan is explored, and its history explained. Part of the Legends of Warfare series. AUTHOR: Author of more than 100 books, David Doyle in 2015 was presented the Bart Vanderveen Award, recognising the individual who has contributed the most to the historic preservation of military vehicles worldwide by the international Military Vehicle Preservation Association.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country
United States
Date
1 December 2019
Pages
128
ISBN
9780764358210