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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 .
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.
M48A3 tank, combat, production version of M48A1E2, 90 mm (1960) M48A4 tank, combat, f-t, M60 turret, 105 mm, (M48E3 chassis) (1965) M48C tank, mild steel, 'C' for condemned embossed into right front hull; M48E1 tank, first with British gun, full-tracked, 105 mm; M48E2 tank, prototype of M48A2; M49 Otter, carrier, cargo/troop, amphibious, full ...
The M26 Pershing heavy tank had heavier armor, a more powerful gun, and improved torsion bar suspension compared to the Sherman. The main armament of the M26 Pershing was its 90 mm gun. Secondary .30-06 machine guns were mounted co-axially in the turret and in the bow. [b] A .50 BMG heavy machine gun was mounted on top of the turret.
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.
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 ...
Okay, after reading two books on the M26, it was a Medium tank designed to take the place of a Medium tank, but then when the T26E3s were shipped to Europe they redesignated them as Heavy tanks in 1944, and kept the Heavy tanks designation until May 1946, when tanks that were in development were going to be larger than the M26, so they were ...
8th Armored M26 Pershing Tank. The general end of hostilities unfortunately did not mean the end of casualties for the 8th Armored. On 1 May the 58th Inf. lost two men to snipers who had to be killed since they would not surrender. The next day the 58th Inf. lost an officer and three more men when a powder plant blew up in Munchshaf. Sabotage ...