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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.
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
A survey after the war concluded that there were 119 tank vs. tank actions involving U.S. Army and Marine units during the Korean War, with 97 T-34-85 tanks knocked out and another 18 probable. The M4A3E8 was involved in 50% of the tank actions, the M26 in 32%, and the M46 in 10%.
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.
The M47 Patton entered production in 1951 and was used by the United States Army and Marine Corps but ongoing technical and production problems kept it from serving in the Korean War. This forced the US to field older tank models, such as the M26 Pershing and M46 Patton. In response, the Army launched several design projects for a replacement ...
After World War II, most U.S. Army armored units were equipped with a mix of M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks. Designed initially as a heavy tank, the M26 Pershing tank was reclassified as a medium tank after the war. The M26 was a significant improvement over the M4 Sherman in firepower and protection.
In the foreground, UN troops round up North Korean prisoners-of-war US Marines engaged in urban warfare during the battle for Seoul in late September 1950. The Marines are armed with an M1 rifle and an M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. On the street are Korean civilians who died in the battle. In the distance are M4 Sherman tanks