Expeditionary Tank
| Expeditionary Tank | |
|---|---|
| Type | Light tank |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Teledyne Vehicle Systems |
| Designed | early 1980s |
| Manufacturer | Teledyne Vehicle Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) |
| Produced | mid-1980s (prototype) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 21 t (21 long tons; 23 short tons) |
| Length | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Width | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
| Crew | 3 (commander, driver and gunner) |
Main armament | 105 mm M68A1 gun |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm M240 machine gun (coaxial) 7.62 mm M60D machine gun, 7.62 mm M240 machine gun, 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun or 40 mm automatic grenade launcher (optional) |
| Engine | Cummins VTA-903T 8-cylinder diesel 500 horsepower (370 kW) |
| Transmission | GDLS HMPT-500 hydro-mechanical transmission |
| Suspension | hydropneumatic |
| Maximum speed | 45–50 mph (72–80 km/h) |
The Expeditionary Tank was a light tank developed in the 1980s initially by Teledyne Vehicle Systems. Later joined by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), the companies entered the US Army's Armored Gun System (AGS) competition with the design. Since the tank never entered service, it did not receive an official designation. Alternative names for the Expeditionary Tank include the Teledyne Light Tank and the Slammer.