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M551 Sheridan : US Army's Armored Reconnaissance / Airborne Assault Vehicle From Vietnam to Desert Storm - David Doyle

M551 Sheridan

US Army's Armored Reconnaissance / Airborne Assault Vehicle From Vietnam to Desert Storm

By: David Doyle

Hardcover | 28 October 2019

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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.

About the 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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