M551 Sheridan Feb 12 2007

Wyrmshadow

Wyrmshadow

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The M551 Sheridan is a light tank and armoured reconnaissance vehicle, developed by the United States, and named after Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It could be air dropped, and was armed with the unique MGM-51 Shillelagh gun-lauched missle system. Now retired from service, it saw combat in Vietnam, Operation Just Cause in Panama, and Operation Desert Shield.

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United States (in Reserve Storage after the 1990s)
Singapore (in Reserve Storage)

Thanks to 19Delta for the model.
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Glad you got it to work. Looks like you toned down the textures to make it happen... (note to self: remember this when running into rendering problems.)
Nice job on the paradrop and smokescreen anims, particularly.
 
Yeah, the smoke screen is great, I don't think that I've seen a unit that does that yet. I also particularly like the attack anim, the best I've seen for a tank IMO. :goodjob:
 
Keroro said:
Yeah, the smoke screen is great, I don't think that I've seen a unit that does that yet. I also particularly like the attack anim, the best I've seen for a tank IMO. :goodjob:
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Don't get out much do you? It's the exact same attack I use for all my tanks.
 
Wyrmshadow said:
Don't get out much do you? It's the exact same attack I use for all my tanks.
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Hmm, interesting. You're right that I don't get out much (in the modern era anyway, I see plenty of the ancient past :)). Maybe it's just that I haven't seen previews of your tanks in the past, only static images like those in your WWI tanks thread. Anyway, the important part of the message is that I really like the way the attack is put together. :goodjob:
 
Thanks again (for probably the 8th time). I'm working on building a K-1 model, but I want to animate that one. You wouldn't care to give me some advice when I get to that stage would you?
 
Great job as always, I really like that palletized paradrop animation the breaking effect is very unique. This really is an interesting unit not only airdroppable but also amphibious: Max water speed 3.6mph.
 
It's a shame that the US is using a lot of these tanks to build coral reefs. I saw a picture somewhere. They just us a crane and toss them into the water like you would piece of trash. There is still a working model in the Patton museum though.
 
MarineCorps said:
That is wrong on so many levels.:(
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Why? The tank dates from 1966, and there were always problems with the 152mm gun / Shillelagh missile system. That it wasn't replaced by another air-droppable tank is IMHO the real shame.

Best,

Oz
 
FYI: I also have a K1 tank model.

@BK: I didn't want to do the C-130 drop so I went with a Soviet style rocket braking system. I doubt the US has this type.
 
this tank is great...excellent work Wyrm...I really like the airdrop animation...

I know Wyrm doesnt take kindly to requests, so would anyone else be willing to re-color this to standard OD green?...(in my MWNN there are specifically Desert tanks, and I want this to replace the Fast Modern tank instead)
 
Ares would be the one to do any recoloring. I did the pallete simple enough to be able to change the colors.
 
ozymandias said:
Why? The tank dates from 1966, and there were always problems with the 152mm gun / Shillelagh missile system. That it wasn't replaced by another air-droppable tank is IMHO the real shame.

Best,

Oz
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So? THe B-52 has been around since 54. Granted it has been upgraded. Besides, I don't think we even have a replacement for the M551.
 
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