To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
Presenting the M551 Sheridan tank, the only tank fielded by a major power in the post-WW2 era that was made of aluminum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M551_Sheridan
Yup, we were the idiots who made an aluminum tank.
43 posted on
06/11/2018 4:35:22 AM PDT by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
Well, it was designed for airborne and reconnaissance operations, which implies light and fast.
But the aluminum hull didn't react well to fire.
53 posted on
06/11/2018 9:24:23 AM PDT by
PLMerite
("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
To: Spktyr
It was all about making it air transportable/droppable.
And even with all it’s faults, it still had a long service life.
57 posted on
06/11/2018 9:36:00 AM PDT by
2CAVTrooper
(Democrats... BETRAYING America since 1828.)
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