The M8 armored gun system (AGS), sometimes known as the Buford, is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW missile-armed Humvees in the 82nd Airborne Division and 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2nd ACR) of the U.S. Army respectively.

The M8 light armored car is a 6×6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used from 1943 by United States and British forces in Europe and the Pacific until the end of the war.

2018年7月8日 · The M8 Greyhound was introduced during the 1943 Sicily campaign as part of the U.S. Army Armored Corps and was subsequently given to other Allied forces such as the British and the Free French. It operated in the Pacific Theater and during the Ardenne Offensive, too.

Designed for C-130 low-velocity air drop and roll-on/roll-off, the M8 Armored Gun System (AGS) can be flown with rapid deployment forces to troubled "hot spots" around the globe. The automatically loaded, lightweight 105mm cannon fires all NATO standard and enhanced ammunition at the rate of 12 rounds per minute.

American troops in an M8 passing the Arc de Triomphe after the liberation of Paris. The combat car M8 Greyhound armored 6x6 vehicle produced by Ford Motor Company and was used by the Americans and British in Europe and the Far East until the war ended. The M8 was widely exported and the UK he was known as Greyhound.

The M8 Greyhound was a 6x6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during the Second World War. It was used by the U.S. and British troops in Europe and the Far East until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2002 still remains in service in some third world countries.

2017年5月30日 · US forces using enhanced direct-fire weapons such as the Armored Gun System would fare better than forces equipped with current firepower. The M8 resembles a conventional tank, but only requires...

2021年3月21日 · One of the unsung American heroes of World War 2 was the venerable M8 Greyhound wheeled armored car series. The type was produced in the thousands during the war years and proved highly adept at its battlefield role. She was a reliable and tough thoroughbred despite some inherent limitations in her design.

The cancellation of the M8 Armored Gun System left the US Army airborne forces dangerously low on firepower. The M8 is the result of the Armored Gun System (AGS) concept that originated in the early 1980s to provide light forces with more powerful direct support.

An M8 Light Armored Car is used to conduct reconnaissance during World War II circa 1944. Te M8, sometimes referred to as the Grey-hound, was provided to cavalry units as a reconnaissance...