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M551 Sheridan Replacement Process
The Armored Gun System (AGS) 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 programs run in the 1970s with the aim of providing air-mobile light infantry forces with the firepower needed to last in the battlefield. There were three primary entries into the AGS contest. Cadillac Gage offered its Stingray light tank with the traditional four-man layout. FMC offered the Close Combat Vehicle Light (CCVL) with a three-man configuration. 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. In 2017, the Army requested proposals for the Mobile Protected Firepower requirement. The Army downselected BAE Sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M8 Thunderbolt AGS Fires Its 120 Mm Gun In A California Test
M8 or M-8 or M.08 or ''variant'', may refer to: Computing and electronics * M8 (cipher), an encryption algorithm * Leica M8, a digital rangefinder camera * HTC One (M8), a smartphone * Meizu M8, a smartphone Roads and places * Messier 8, also known as M8 or Lagoon Nebula, a giant interstellar cloud * William L. Whitehurst Field (FAA airport code M08), Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA Rail stations * Meijō Kōen Station (station code M08), Kita, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan * Senri-Chūō Station (station code M08), Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan * Tatsue Station (station code M08), Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan Roads * M-8 (Michigan highway), also known as the Davison Freeway * M8 (East London), a Metropolitan Route in East London, South Africa * M8 (Cape Town), a Metropolitan Route in Cape Town, South Africa * M8 (Johannesburg), a Metropolitan Route in Johannesburg, South Africa * M8 (Pretoria), a Metropolitan Route in Pretoria, South Africa * M8 (Durban), a Metropolitan Route in Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
