![]() This would be a complimentary system to the M8 light tank and unlike that vehicle would be helicopter transportable. The Tankita concept was to evolve into a 76mm armed vehicle based on M113 components. The idea of a modern M113 C&R Lynx-type vehicle was to become the Terrier. The STOAT vehicle based on the Wiesel would probably be too lightly armoured to face RPG equipped forces and the manufacturers of the Wiesel seem strangely uninterested in American sales. With hindsight I realize some of the ideas that I suggested may not be viable. My favorites include the last surviving Syrian Panzer IV from the 1967 War, one of the only 4 surviving American 6 Ton M1917 tanks (1st American tank, 1st tank with standard configuration), and the only civilian-owned “pseudo-Bradley” pieced together out of a soft steel prototype hull with a prototype turret placed on it.This is a rather long article exploring the concept of compact armoured vehicles. The American Armored Foundation (Tank Museum) in Danville VA isn’t too far from Ft Lee, and a must visit for Armor enthusiasts. The AAI Rapid Deployment Force/Light Tank, which is by all visual cues the basis for the 1985 GI Joe Mauler tank, which I would love to see restored and displayed as an example of “art” imitating life: it was my toy version of Jayne’s “Vera” from Firefly. Aberdeen collection was supposed to move to Ft Lee, but I haven’t been by in several years to check out how it went.Īberdeen’s collection was outdoors and poorly maintained, which was disheartening, but I spotted something from my childhood tucked in a non-display area:
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