Light tank
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A light tank is a tank variant initially designed for rapid movements in and out of combat, and to outmaneuver heavier tanks. It is a smaller classification with thinner armor and a less powerful main
The M24 Chaffee, an American light tank used during the later part of World War II, and several subsequent conflicts
US Army operating Renault FT tanks
British light tank Mk V
Type 95 Ha-Go tanks in New Britain following the Japanese surrender
M551 Sheridan
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The M551 "Sheridan" AR/AAV was a light tank developed by the United States and named after Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers. It wa
Light tank
…a high velocity 76mm gun, and better armor, but it suffered from range limits, and its weight was too heavy for most air transport of the day. The US M551 Sheridan had similar strengths and weaknesses, but could also be airdropped, either by parachute or LAPES. The French had their AMX-13 light tank, which was…
M551 Sheridan AR/AAV
XM551, pilot #1
XM551, pilot #12
A 76 mm gun is installed on an M551 at Rock Island Arsenal, March 1967