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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 .
The Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, also known as the Lima Army Tank Plant (LATP) is a tank plant located in Lima, Ohio. It is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility currently operated by General Dynamics Land Systems. Workers at the plant are represented by UAW Local 2075. [2]
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.
Notable weapons: M10 Wolverine, M4 Sherman Tank, M26 Pershing Tank Fisher Tank Arsenal opened in 1942 in Michigan, and throughout World War II it was responsible for producing over 12,000 tanks.
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.
M26 tractor + M15 trailer. Used from 1944 to 1945; M26 tractor, 12-ton, armored cab. Component of the Dragon Wagon tank transporter; M27 bomb service, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M28 unknown; M29 unknown; M30 signal corps repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck; M31 signal corps repair, GMC CCKW 2½-ton 6×6 truck
General Dynamics produced the M1 Abrams tank at the facility (and at another plant in Lima, Ohio) until 1996, when the plant was closed and tank assembly and maintenance operations were consolidated [6] at the Lima plant. [7] The plant and some of the adjoining property were transferred to the City of Warren [8] in 2001. The site of the ...
The mobility of the M26 Pershing was deemed unsatisfactory for a medium tank, as it used the same engine that powered the much lighter M4 Sherman. Work began in 1948 on replacing the power plant in the M26 Pershing. Modifications continued to accumulate, and eventually the Bureau of Ordnance decided that the tank needed its own unique designation.