Wyrmshadow
Deity
There were 2 developed, the Stingray tank and the Buford armored gun system. Both promising, both not adopted.
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.
Ever heard of the Stryker?
There were 2 developed, the Stingray tank and the Buford armored gun system. Both promising, both not adopted.
@Wyrm
SorryI'm quite sure though that the Stryker or atleast one of it's umpteen variants is an airdroppable tank type vehicle with 105mm gun and a similar mission to the Sheridan. I'll have to look it up again maybe I got it confused with something else... Anyway chill out would you?
Also if I remember correctly the Sheridan was fased out because it didn't do the job properly unlike the B-52 which worked/works very well the Sheridan wasn't an effective design.
The Stryker is not Air drop able. It is transportable by air. Barely but it can be moved by a C130. It can not be dropped on the battle field and be ready for combat. The one with a 105MM gun is an Gun system a big one at that. They just took the gun off a M1 Tank and stuck it on the top of the Stryker. So not a Light Tank.
The Stryker defenitely needs to go back to the drawing board. Anybody remember that movie Pentagon Wars about the Bradley. Yeah the Bradley is a good vehicle now, but that movie showed how the people with shiny stuff on their collars actually thought about us when procurring that vehicle. The Army wanted an armored vehicle that could be transported by C-130 up to 600 miles with a full combat load. For those who don't know what combat load means, they wanted it to be able to roll off the plane with guns blazing if need be. The only problem is, the Stryker is only C-130 transportable without a full combat load, under ideal conditions maybe 450 miles. In higher altitudes (like the mountains of Afganistan or Korea) a C-130 can't even get off the ground. That's your tax dollars at work. Sorry if I'm ranting about the Stryker. I don't think that it's necessarily a bad vehicle, and I'm sure it can do the job that the Army wants it to do, but I'm tired of hearing about all of these politicians and businessmen being involved in warmaking. That should be left up to the people that will go out and have to fight the war.
The Sheridan, with some upgrades to armor and fire control, could work very well in an urban environment. The gun and some of the ammo is big enough to make an impact, whether physical or psychological, it's short enough to traverse in most streets, and it is light enough to be moved around the battlefield quickly.