M551A2 Sheridan

[pmulcahy11b]

The best place in the world right now to see how military equipment is being re-made and re-used is South America. But look fast -- the South Americans are becoming more affluent, and the weapons from Russia and China are becoming cheaper every day!

In South America, though, you can still see some old Shermans in use; the Columbians still use the M-8 Greyhound, with the cannon replaced by an M-2HB and a TOW launcher on top of the turret. The Chileans used to use Shermans with an Israeli 60mm HVMS autocannon instead of the 75mm main gun. One of the big defense concerns in Brazil makes a lot of money refurbishing and upgrading old military equipment. You can still see old farmers and woodsmen armed with old Mannlicher bolt-action rifles that are pre-World War One.

[Mohoender]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

The Chileans used to use Shermans with an Israeli 60mm HVMS autocannon instead of the 75mm main gun.

I thought they had used the Israeli M51 super sherman with the 105mm gun.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

I thought they had used the Israeli M51 super sherman with the 105mm gun.

That too.

[Rainbow Six]

I've always liked the Sheridan ever since I built an airfix model of one when I was a kid.

Chalkline, that's a great write up of a classic vehicle.

[ChalkLine]

Originally Posted by Rainbow Six

I've always liked the Sheridan ever since I built an airfix model of one when I was a kid.

Chalkline, that's a great write up of a classic vehicle.

I'm an avowed Sheridan fanatic

[Dog 6]

ok I worked up a quick TOE for a cav division using M-551's and M-115's


this is what I got :

I take the arm cav sq's/Battalions take away the tank company and use M-115 and not M-3 so with my cav division i have 6 armored cav battalions and 3 mech. mech battlions with 58 m-115's, armored cav = 4 ac companies each with 1 m-577, 9 m-551 12 M-115 and 2 m-106. + at battalion lvl add an HQ with around 60-80 trucks, 4 M-557's, 2 cev's and 4 AVLB's 8 m-109s and 8 m-548's (ammo)

so divisions totals is: 216 M-551's, 462 M-115's, 72 m-109's 8 MLRS ,9 cev's, 28 AVLB's, about 550 trucks and around 50 M-557's.

another way would be to dump the 3 mech battalions and add in 3 more arm cav.

[ChalkLine]

Originally Posted by Dog 6

ok I worked up a quick TOE for a cav division using M-551's and M-115's


this is what I got :

I take the arm cav sq's/Battalions take away the tank company and use M-115 and not M-3 so with my cav division i have 6 armored cav battalions and 3 mech. mech battlions with 58 m-115's, armored cav = 4 ac companies each with 1 m-577, 9 m-551 12 M-115 and 2 m-106. + at battalion lvl add an HQ with around 60-80 trucks, 4 M-557's, 2 cev's and 4 AVLB's 8 m-109s and 8 m-548's (ammo)

so divisions totals is: 216 M-551's, 462 M-115's, 72 m-109's 8 MLRS ,9 cev's, 28 AVLB's, about 550 trucks and around 50 M-557's.

another way would be to dump the 3 mech battalions and add in 3 more arm cav.

Dog, I'm a bit confused. Are you using M115 howitzers when you say M-115?

I agree that most of the vehicles should be M113 derivatives, as that gives you good commonality of parts.

[Cpl. Kalkwarf]

Originally Posted by Mohoender

I thought they had used the Israeli M51 super sherman with the 105mm gun.

My Favorite Tank...... its just so cool seeing an old warhorse like that.

[Cpl. Kalkwarf]

One possible upgrade for the M8/M20 is to put one of the turrets that have low recoil 90s on it like the panard armored cars, or Ratels carry.