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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 10:50 pm
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I just finished reading thru a multi-volume report.

Tracked Vehicle Performance Data Consolidation
Report No: DPS-1846 (dated Dec 1965)

"This data consolidation presents the major performance characteristics of tracked vehicles as obtained during testing at Aberdeen Proving Grounds by the Engineerung & Environmantal Test Branch."

I compiled a table of vehicles tested & RNs which gives some good dated reference information of vehicles tested at APG.

I figured someone here might be interested in this info....

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Don

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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:42 am
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Regarding the M551 Sheridan, the following two tests give an interesting sequence of registration numbers and serial number.

Confirmatory 1 Test
US Army Armor & Engineer Board (Ft Knox Ky)
23 Dec 1966 - 31 July 1967

SN 8 / RN 13C513
SN 15 / RN 13C520
SN 16 / RN 13C521
SN 17 / RN 13C522
SN 18 / RN 13C523**

Note: SN 18 is destroyed during Air Drop
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Intensified Confirmatory Test of the Sheridan M551 AR/AAV

Ft Richardson Alaska
June 1969
3rd Platoon, D Co, 40th Ar, 172d Infantry Bde

D31/ SN 461/ RN 13E937
D32/ SN 466/ RN 13E942
D33/ SN 467/ RN 13E943
D34/ SN 472/ RN 13E948
D35/ SN 471/ RN 13E947

For all you 'Sheridan Fans'
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Don

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:18 am Post subject: Re: Test Vehicles used at APG
Great stuff Don!! Any SNs to go with that first table? KL

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:27 am Post subject: Re: Test Vehicles used at APG
- Dontos Note: SN 18 is destroyed during Air Drop ------------ Don It's been many years, but I've seen the film. It was spectacular to say the least.

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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:00 am Post subject: Re: Test Vehicles used at APG
- Kurt_Laughlin Great stuff Don!! Any SNs to go with that first table? KL Kurt No SNs but I figured the pilot # with RN was fairly 'tell-tale'. On the M551 SN / RN comparison, this might give one the ability to determine specific Vehicle information if the sequence runs true. Regards Don

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Test Vehicles used at APG
Going thru some additional documents I found these photos: Not from APG, but AFB Ft Knox. Regards Don

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