The US Army’s New Light Tank Is Now in a Museum Behind the Gates of a Military Base After Planning to Spend $17,000,000,000 Only to Find Out It Was Too Heavy

The US Army’s New Light Tank Is Now in a Museum Behind the Gates of a Military Base After Planning to Spend $17,000,000,000 Only to Find Out It Was Too Heavy

When the United States Army retired its light infantry tracked, protected vehicle (that carried a tank-sized gun), the M551 Sheridan, the Army was adrift. It needed a replacement that could accompany infantry without bringing the massive logistical burden of an M1 Abrams. Big Green believed it had found that in the proposed M10 Booker. Canceled After 80 Units Were Built But by 2025, the program was cut. The decision terminated a vehicle that was…