M551 of ‘G’Trp,
2/11th ACR assumes a forward position to advance through an area of heavy bush
deemed suspicious in Hau Nghia province.
The daunting firepower of the 152mm gun loaded with canister round and augmented
by heavy automatic weapons made the Sheridan especially useful in this role. The
main gun is under the control of the TC, whose turret control handle is
re-located up in the TC’s cupola for "shooting from the hip", the traditional
gunner’s seat is unoccupied.
(D. Kibbey photo)
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