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M551 Sheridan

M551 Sheridan

XM551 "Sheridan" Pilot #12
Jenis Amphibious light tank[1]
Negara asal Amerika Serikat
Sejarah pemakaian
Masa penggunaan 1969-1996
Pada perang Perang Vietnam
Operasi Just Cause
Operasi Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Sejarah produksi
Produsen General Motors Corp., Cadillac Motor Car Div., Cleveland, Ohio[2]
Diproduksi 1966-1970
Jumlah produksi 1662
Spesifikasi
Berat 15,2 ton (34.000 pon)
Panjang Overall: 20,6 ft (6,3 m) (6,3 m)
Lebar 9,1 ft (2,8 m) (2,8 m)
Tinggi 7,5 ft (2,3 m) (2,3 m)
Awak 4 (komandan, penembak, pengongkang, supir)

Perisai Lambung aluminum dengan turet baja
Senjata
utama
M81E1 Rifled 152 mm Gun/Launcher
20 rounds
9 misil MGM-51 Shillelagh
Senjata
pelengkap
.50 cal (12.7 mm) Senapan mesin M2 Browning dengan 1000 round
.30 cal (7.62 mm) Senapan mesin ko-aksial M73/M219 (nantinya digantikan oleh M240C) dengan 3000 round
Jenis Mesin Detroit Diesel (General Motors) 6V53T, 6 silinder, diesel turbocharged
300 hp (220 kW)
Daya kuda/ton 19,7 hp (14,5 kW) / tonne
Suspensi Torsion bar suspension
Daya jelajah 348 mi (560 km)
Kecepatan Road: 70 km/h (43 mph)
Swimming: 58 km/h (36 mph)

M551 adalah tank dengan peluncur misil. Pada masanya, persaingan antara lapisan baja dan meriam tank tidak terlalu menjanjikan karena adanya tipe amunisi yang baru (HEAT, APDS, ATGM, dan lainnya) dan banyaknya potensi taktis pada tank ringan yang dapat dilengkapi misil membuat US Army Ordnance membuat spesifikasi Tank ringan yang baru untuk menggantikan M41 yang "kurang menjanjikan". Mereka bereksperimen dengan T71 dan T92, tapi setelah adannya laporan tentang tank PT-76 milik Uni Soviet, XM551 yang dapat memenuhi semua spesifikasi yang ada pun dibuat dan dicoba.

Untuk mengurangi beban, tapi memberikan perlindungan yang "cukup" bagi kru tank tersebut, dipakailah Alumunium di badan tank ini, sedangkan besi di Kubah meriamnya. M551 juga memiliki fitur yang sangat terkenal, yaitu dapat menembakkan misil MGM-51 "Shillelagh" ATGM (Rudal Kendali Anti-Tank)

Referensi

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Catatan kaki
  1. ^ Tom Clancy (1994). Armored cav: a guided tour of an armored cavalry regiment. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-00226-1. Diakses tanggal 20 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Defense Industry Bulletin, May 1965, hal. 25.
Bibliografi
  • Nolan, Keith W. Into Laos, Operation Lam Son 719 and Dewey Canyon II. Presidio Press: 1986.
  • Sorley, Lewis. Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Time. 1992. ISBN 0-671-70115-0.
  • Stanton, Shelby, L. Vietnam Order of Battle. (1983–2003) ISBN 0883657090.
  • Starry, Donn, GEN. "Mounted Combat In Vietnam." Diarsipkan 2016-04-27 di Wayback Machine. Department of the Army publication, 1989.
  • Zaloga, Steven J. M551 Sheridan, US Airmobile Tanks 1941–2001. Osprey Publishing Ltd, 2009.
  • Doyle, David. M551 Sheridan. (2008) Squadron Signal Publications. ISBN 978-0-89747-582-2.

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