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Tamiya 1/35 U.S. Airborne Tank M551 Sheridan pienoismalli
Turku, Kärsämäki-Urusvuori-Halinen, Varsinais-Suomi
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Ryefield 1/35 M551 Sheridan Light Tank, Vietnam War
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The
M551 Sheridan was an American light tank from the Cold War period. The
first prototypes of the vehicle were built in 1965, and serial
production continued in the years 1966-1970, ending with the production
of about 1700 examples of this tank. The M551 Sheridan was powered by an
engine General Motors 6V-53T
with 300 HP. It was armed with a single 152mm M81 cannon / launcher, 1
Browning M73 7.62mm machine gun and 1 12.7mm M2HB machine gun.
The M551 Sheridan was developed as the successor to the M41 Walker
Bulldog light tank. The new US Army light tank was primarily
characterized by a completely innovative armament, which was based on
the M81 cannon-launcher and MGM-51 Shillelagh guided missiles. They were
to allow a light tank such as the M551 to engage in equal combat with
Soviet MBTs such as the T-62 or T-64. However, when the M551 vehicles
were delivered to the US troops fighting in Vietnam, it turned out that
they were highly emergency, hardly maneuverable in the field, and did
not have ammunition capable of fighting enemy infantry. They were also
vulnerable to anti-tank grenade launchers due to their relatively weak
armor. After the modernization, some of these flaws were removed, but
the combat performance of the M551 was still far from what it was
intended for. In 1978, they were withdrawn from service, with the
exception of some airmobile and airborne subunits. The M551 Sheridan
took part in the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991), after which it was
completely withdrawn from service in the US Army.
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| Ilmoituksen tunnus | 41480358 |
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| Viimeksi muokattu | 15.5.2026 klo 15.19 |
