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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
M551 Sheridan
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1969–1970
Quantity
1,662
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Tank ClassificationLight Tank
- GenerationCold War
- Combat Weight15.24 t
- Crew Size4
- Service Entry Year1967
◈Firepower8MOD.8
- Main Gun Calibre152 mm
- Main Gun TypeRifled
- Ammunition Stowage20
- Can Fire APFSDSNo
- Can Fire HEATYes
- Can Fire HE-FragYes
- Can Fire ATGMYes
- Coaxial / Secondary MG Count1
▣Protection5MOD.5
- Armour TypeWelded Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA)
- Has ERANo
- Has APSNo
- NBC ProtectionYes
- Smoke GrenadesYes
◇Mobility7MOD.7
- Engine Power300 hp
- Power-to-Weight Ratio17.9 hp/t
- Fuel TypeDiesel
- Transmission TypeFully Automatic
- Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
- Max Road Speed69 km/h
- Operational Range (Road)563 km
◆Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (Hull)6.3 m
- Width2.79 m
- Height2.95 m
- Ground Clearance0.48 m
▤Electronics & Optics8MOD.8
⬢Amphibious & Special3MOD.3
▲Production & Service3MOD.3
- Total Production Units1,662
- Current Service StatusRetired
- Notable Variants Count6
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1945First deployment: Cold War
- 1966Entered service
- 1969Production started
- 1970Production ended
57
years in service
1
years in production
1,662
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Conflicts
M551 SHERIDAN · CONFLICTS SERVED IN100% win
Total Conflicts
1
Victories
1
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
06 / MASS Score
TANKS RANKING Tanks · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theTankscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE14terms
Anti-Tank Guided Missile: a missile designed to destroy tanks.
Type of internal combustion engine fuel, refined from crude oil.
A fully automatic tank transmission shifts gears without driver intervention, using hydraulic or electronic controls to select appropriate gear ratios based on engine speed and vehicle load.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
A tank with reduced armor and weight for increased mobility.
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical protection for tank crews.
Enhanced low-light visibility through specialized optics or sensors.
A rifled gun has spiral grooves cut into its barrel.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
Fire control system generation using gyroscopically stabilized optics to improve accuracy during vehicle movement.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
Armour made by welding and rolling homogeneous steel plates.
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