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.

M8装甲火炮系统 （英語： M8 Armored Gun System，缩写 M8 AGS）是一款由美国 联合防务公司 （英语：United Defense） 开发的 轻型坦克，原本用于取代美军 第82空降师 的 M551谢里登轻型坦克，还有望取代第二装甲骑兵团安装 拖式导弹 的 悍马 汽车。 M8项目最终被取消，它原本在第二装甲骑兵团的作用被 史崔克裝甲車 取代。 1980年代，美国军队开始寻求一种可以替代M551轻型坦克的装备。 多年来寻求的替换被证明不成功，最终，“装甲火炮系统（AGS）”项 …

2022年7月3日 · 1992年6月，美国陆军选中了FMC公司的CCVL (轻型近战战车)方案，改称XM8“布福德”轻型装甲火炮系统（AGS），是以南北战争葛底斯堡战役中北军骑兵准将约翰·布福德准将命名。 原计划分为三个阶段实施，第一阶段到1996年10月前生产6辆样车；第二阶段开始小批量生产，交付26辆坦克，拟装备第82空降师第73装甲团第3营；第三阶段从1997年到2000年共生产221辆坦克，拟装备当时的第7、25步兵师等10个轻装备师以及海军陆战队。 但是，由于美国军事战 …

xm8轻型模块化武器用于换装美国军队的m16式步枪和m4式卡宾枪。在2005年即将被确定为制式装备之前，xm8似乎要成为陆军装备的下一代步枪，取代美军近几十年来使用的首要武器———m16。

2025年2月3日 · xm8是一套由美军于1990年代末到2000年初开展的轻型突击步枪系统。 该枪由 德国 枪械制造商 黑克勒-科赫 （Heckler & Koch，简称：H&K）所设计，它保留了部分 HK G36突击步枪 的设计和内部结构，原先是 理想单兵作战武器 （ 英语 ： Objective …

2018年9月28日 · As a 105mm caliber weapon, the XM8 would have had enough hitting power to tackle armored targets save for the latest generation of heavily armored main battle tanks. Suspected projectile types would include high-explosive (HE) and armor-defeating rounds for tactical flexibility.

The M8 resembles a conventional tank, but only requires a crew of three through the use of an autoloader. Its main armament is a 105mm Rheinmetall XM35 tank gun. The M-35 cannon is a low-recoil gun that allows the use of previously developed 105mm ammunition.

Light tank 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.

High-temperature shock-absorbers are provided at the first, second, third, fifth and sixth road wheel positions. The M8 AGS can run at a maximum speed of 72 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 450 km. The tank can fording water obstacle of 1.02 depth. The M8 can negotiate a gradient of 60% and side slopes of 30%.

2018年5月21日 · The light tank project CCVL / XM8 / M8 started more than three decades ago, changed three developers, but has not yet led to the desired results. In the mid-nineties, six experimental tanks passed the necessary tests and even received recommendations for adoption.