The M551 SHERIDAN has come up many times in this thread and elsewhere. It was the last light tank to serve the U.S., though the need was expressed by the Army in particular the Airborne who didn't want to lose the close support option they offered. There were three contenders I'm just going to use one source which is good enough for this purpose. All were killed due to cost, delays and at the time political considerations. One got all the glory (I remember hearing quite a bit about it even in the national news at the time.) because it was so technically advanced, the second would provide the gun & mount for the MGS and the last would be the only one to see the light of day but not with the U.S. and is still in service today in an upgraded version, it's also in WinSPMBT in both versions.
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For the Glory the
M8 BUFORD:
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/m8_buford.htm
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The Contributor the
EXPEDITIONARY (Also very advanced.):
http://www.military-today.com/tanks/...onary_tank.htm
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The Protector the
STINGRAY:http://www.military-today.com/tanks/...light_tank.htm
Pics:
Attachment 10642 it's offspring:
Attachment 10643 and
Attachment 10644
Take care all and good night!
Regards,
Pat