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On 12 April, the Super Pershing claimed a German tank of unknown type. On 21 April, the Super Pershing was involved in a short-range tank duel with a German tank, which it knocked out with a shot to the belly. Irwin described this German tank as a Tiger, but Zaloga was skeptical of this claim. [56] [57] The tank was likely a Panzer IV. [58]
UST-26 [5] (UST stands for usovershenstvovanniy saperniy tank or "improved engineer tank") - mod. 1936 was an improved version of the ST-26. Operation of the ST-26 engineer tanks had demonstrated their low reliability (frequent breaking of wire cables and bending of bridge supporting mounts), so the improved UST-26 was developed in 1936.
Also different in M26/M46 Pershing Tank 1943-53 is the story of the "Super Pershing", on p. 15. 15. Here again, Zaloga's version of the story matches Belton Cooper's version - that the Super Pershing only fired its weapon once, on an unidentified armored vehicle at long range.
The towed 240 mm howitzer M1 was difficult to use due to its weight. Experience with the 155 mm howitzer on the M4 chassis suggested it might be possible to mount it on the Heavy Tank T26E3 (which was formally named "heavy tank M26 Pershing" in March 1945) chassis, and that the 8-inch gun could also be mounted as part of a planned "heavy combat team" using the same chassis (other members would ...
United States T26E4 "Super Pershing" heavy tank – single prototype M26 Pershing with extra armor and improved gun; fought in Western Europe during 1945; Soviet IS-2 model 1944 – heavy assault tank, entered service in 1944; Soviet IS-3 – heavy tank, entered service in 1945, did not see combat; French ARL 44 – heavy tank, too late to see ...
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