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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]
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 ...
T-26-4: [59] artillery tank with enlarged turret armed with the 76.2 mm KT tank gun mod. 1927/32 (some modern sources mention this tank as T-26A, A stands for artilleriysky or "artillery"). The turret was developed by the Bolshevik Factory (since February 1932—by the Design Office of the established Factory No. 174) in 1931–1932; it was ...
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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.
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Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank Volume 1 (Reprint ed.). Echo Point Books & Media. ISBN 978-1626541597. LCCN 84016586. OL 2854160M. Hunnicutt, Richard P. (1988). Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank. Presidio Press. Hunnicutt, Richard P. (1971). Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series. Presidio Press.
By Krystal Hu and Kenrick Cai (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer in December to sell existing shares at a price of $135 per share, two sources familiar with the ...