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Post-war, two M26 tanks had the T54 gun installed, which had the same long gun barrel, but the ammunition cartridge was designed to be shorter and fatter, while still retaining the propellant force of the original round. The tanks were designated as the M26E1 tank, but lack of funds cut off further production. [39]
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
M26 Pershing; Centurion tank; Churchill tank; ... 90 mm Gun M1/M2/M3; BL 5.5 inch Medium Gun; ... List of Korean War weapons; References
For non-sequential numbers, like M1 Abrams, see bottom of list. M1 combat car, also known as the M1 light tank; M1 light motorcycle; M2 light tank, .5" MG or 37 mm gun, 11-ton
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 While in Korea, the Pershings were withdrawn and replaced with M4A3E8 Sherman tanks.
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.
Eagle 7 was an M26 Pershing tank used by the American Army's 3rd Armored Division near the end of World War II, notable for a tank battle in front of the Cologne Cathedral and the belated award of the Bronze Star to its crew.
The M46 proved to be capable against North Korean T-34 medium tanks. [8] By the end of 1950, 200 M46 Pattons had been fielded, forming about 15% of US tank strength in Korea; the balance of 1,326 tanks shipped to Korea during 1950 were 679 M4A3 Shermans (including the M4A3E8 variant), 309 M26 Pershings, and 138 M24 Chaffee light tanks.