The Armored Gun System was a U.S. Army competition in the 1990s to design a light tank to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW-equipped HMMWVs. It was the ultimate incarnation of several research program
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The M8 armored gun system, sometimes known as the Buford, is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW missile-armed Humvees in the 82nd Airborne Division and 2nd A
M551 Sheridan replacement process
…Teledyne offered its Expeditionary tank which had a two-man layout with an unmanned turret. In 1992, FMC's design was selected and given the name M8 Armored Gun System. However, purchases of the M8 were cancelled in 1997. The role was ultimately filled by the Stryker M1128 mobile gun system, which was retired in 2022…
M8 AGS
CCVL at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in 2020
A Navy Surface Weapons Center M551 Sheridan mounting a 105 mm caliber gun in 1983
A mockup of the CCVL