#M551 Sheridan

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(via Artwork of the Vietnam War – CherriesWriter – Vietnam War website)

Armor patrol with infantry

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Late model M551A1 Sheridan while serving with 3/73 AR, 82nd Airborne Division during Operation Just Cause and Operation Desert Shield / Storm

[capt-riverdry]

M551 Sheridan

M551 Sheridans of E Troop, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell in April 1972.

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Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe lifting a M551 Sheridan "Light" Tank which weighed in at 16.5 tons.

[neverloseguy]

Drawing tanks has been something I do every now and then, so I would be lying if it was my first time, or that I have no idea what I'm doing.

Throughout these attempts, I got to experiment with not just art styles, but also learn about tank anatomy and how it works in general, which allows me to choose what to include in a drawing and what not to, without sacrificing the overall structure and readability.

Speaking of, I was hesitant to add details on this particular version, as my experience in the past has shown that needlessly putting stuff in your work would only make the whole canvas more noisy without any meaningful context under it, never mind the simple and minimalistic appearance I was going for. As a result, I deliberately forego some of these details for the sake of staying inline with the rules of thumb in my mind, while trying to experiment on how far I can push it before it becomes too cluttered.

As for this tank, I named it "Zealot", which is based on the hull of US tank M551 "Sheridan", and a Thai "Stingray". This tank is meant to be a lightweight and (relatively) inexpensive to produce, as opposed to a more advanced vehicle that I have conceptualized for a faction known as "Solisia".

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I know these are all Sheridans but I don't know anything about these experimental variants(?)

Alright, starting from the top, we have:

Prototype M551 Sheridan with a 105mm gun, United States Light Tank, General Motors

Prototype M551 Sheridan with a 76mm gun, US Light Tank, GM

Prototype M551 Sheridan with a 90mm gun, US Light Tank, GM

Now, onto the "why" of it.

The US was never really happy with the Sheridan, and especially not its 152mm main gun. Coming out of Vietnam, the US ran a massive series of trials to make the tank useful. Interestingly, the 105mm testbed used the turret from the Stingray, and the 76mm model used the same 76mm gun as was in the m41 Walker-Bulldog. However, these trials were not successful, and the Sheridan faded into an inglorious grave.

85% confidence.

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An M551 Sheridan firing a MGM-51 main gun launched anti-tank Shillelagh missile.

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M551 on the move near Tam Ky, Vietnam on March 18, 1970

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Howdy. What are your thoughts on small lad(M551 Sheridan) ?

its interesting to say the least, i feel like its over-hated due to faults with the early production models. its good for what it is but only having ATGM's is a very dated ideology that can lead to certain issues on the battlefield (I.E early ATGM's having reliability issues)

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M551 Sheridan Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES)

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M551 Sheridan

M551 Sheridan of the 3/4th Cavalry in Vietnam. Note the anti-RPG screen field modification. december 1969

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[kimasov]

История Американский ПТ M551 Sheridan, который очень хочет стать "Шилкой".

Фото сделано в Форт-Ирвине, 1982 год. 😉