M8 Buford

The M8 Buford is an American light tank that replaced the M551 Sheridan in US Army service from the late 1990s onwards.

It is armed with an M35 105mm/52-caliber rifled autoloading main cannon with an M240 7.62 mm machine-gun mounted coaxially. An M2 12.7mm heavy machine gun is mounted in a manually-operated pintle on the commander's hatch. Power is provided by a Detroit Diesel 6V-92TIA diesel developing 550 hp allowing for a top speed of 45 mph (72.4 km/h)

Users

 * United States
 * United States Army