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The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, [nb 1] formerly used by the United States Army.It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War.
M26 Pershing; M36 tank destroyer; M42B5 Sherman (Armed with a 105 mm gun and a POA-CWS-H5 flamethrower) M46 Patton; A22 Churchill infantry tank (C Squadron 7th Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars) A27M Cromwell tank cruiser (Royal Tank Regiment, 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars) A34 Comet tank cruiser
This is a list of military equipment used in the Korean War. Vehicle. United Nations ... M26 Pershing; Centurion tank; Churchill tank ... 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3; BL 5.5 ...
Notable weapons: M10 Wolverine, M4 Sherman Tank, M26 Pershing Tank. ... One of the most notable guns that saw action during World War II was the M1 Garand, which General Patton famously proclaimed ...
The anti-aircraft guns were phased out in the middle 1950s as their role was taken over by surface-to-air missiles such as the MIM-3 Nike Ajax. [3] As a tank gun it was the main weapon of the M36 tank destroyer and M26 Pershing tank, as well as a number of post-war tanks like the M56 Scorpion.
The battalion was briefly inactivated following World War II in 1946 before being reformed as a heavy tank battalion, and in 1949 was renumbered the 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion, under which name it served in the Korean War, with M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks.
After World War II, most U.S. Army armored units were equipped with a mix of M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks. Designed initially as a heavy tank, the M26 Pershing tank was reclassified as a medium tank after the war. The M26 was a significant improvement over the M4 Sherman in firepower and protection.
Pershing and Sherman tanks at the Pusan Docks, Korea. Company B –This Company was equipped with M26 Pershing tanks, equipped with a 90 mm gun. [5] Despite the heavier gun, the Pershing was not well liked as it was unreliable and difficult to maintain. While in Korea, the Pershings were withdrawn and replaced with M4A3E8 Sherman tanks.