
Название: Sheridan: A History of the American Light Tank, Volume 2
Автор(ы): R. P. Hunnicutt
Издательство: Presido
Год: 1995
ISBN: 0-89141-570-X
Страниц: 336
Язык: English
Формат: PDF OCR
Размер: 280 МВ
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This installation in R. P. Huunnicutt's legendary 10-volume history of American tanks and armored vehicles provides a detailed survey of the American light tank's developmental history, culminating with the M551 Sheridan AR/AAV and the vehicles based on its design. In the period directly after WWII, the Army became interested in developing a light tank. Hunnicutt begins by detailing the program that eventually produced the M41 series of 76mm gun tanks that were designed to fulfill this interest. At 25 tons, the M4 was considered to be too heavy in spite of its popularity with the troops that operated it.