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Originally Posted by Targan
I believe you, absolutely, but what about 20 years ago?
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These tanks started being put into storage before 1980, the gun-missile launcher and it's assorted problems where the chief reason why. They were being replaced in the armored cavalry regiments with M48/M60A1, and in the divisional cavalry squadrons cavalry squadrons by M150. About the only unit with them was with the 82nd Airborne. Last armor crewman training course for the Sheridan was in 1978, after that, it was armor basic and then OJT at the battalion.
So figure in storage for about 12 or so years, no development work to correct the known issues, and very few personnel familiar with the beast.
I'd find it far more likely that it would have been stripped and melted down.