M551 Sheridan Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) - Dropping the light tank! It's a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude or to deploy weapon systems behind enemy lines. - M. | Tanks. Being tanks.

P.O.V of a C-130 Hercules delivering an M551 Sheridan light tank using LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System) in the 1980s ✈️ #aviation #aircraft #airplane #plane #c130 #c130hercules #m551 | Iyaoyastrong

No tank is more strongly associated with the Vietnam War than the #Sheridan. Designed as a vehicle for US aerial landing troops of a new gen, and tested in 1963, the Sheridan became a truly innovative tank. Meet Sheridan M551 in War Thunder 1.59 Flaming Arrows! http://bit.ly/1pwPf6f | War Thunder

1/35 PreBuilt Models, Vietnam war collection : M551 Sheridan, LVTP5A1, Jeep, M113, M54A2 #probuiltmodel #paintedminiatures #probuiltmodel #scalemodelling #scalemodels #135scale #scalemodelling #scalemodels #scalemodelsworld #plasticmodel #modelkit #ww2 #tankcrew #artofmodeling #history #militarymodelling #diorama #vietnamwar #m113 #m551sheridan #tank #LVTP5A1 #Jeep #M54A2 | Pro Built Model

A replay of the M551 Sheridan & M24 Chaffee at the now closed Military Vehicle Technology Foundation in Northern California. Video shot in 2017. Both vehicles are now at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts. #tank #panzer #ww2 #worldoftanks #california #norcal | Toadman's Tank Pictures

Time for a video replay! M551 Sheridan at the now closed Military Vehicle Technology Foundation, aka "The Littlefield Collection" in Portola Valley, California. Video shot 1FEB17. This tank is now on display at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts. https://www.amazon.com/shop/toadmanstankpictures | Toadman's Tank Pictures