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The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, [nb 1] ... Single prototype of 90 mm gun T26 turret mounted on an M4(105) chassis.
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.
M35 tank, prime mover, turret removed, full-track, (M10A1 hull) M39 armored utility vehicle , full-track, converted M18 M41 Walker Bulldog tank, light, 23.5-ton, 76 mm gun
The M3 was also adapted as the main gun for various armored vehicles, starting with the experimental T7 which was accepted as the 90 mm M3. The test firing of the M3 took place on an M10 tank destroyer in early 1943. The M3 gun was used on the M36 tank destroyer, and the T26 (later, M26) Pershing tank. [7]
Designed between mid-1943 and early 1944, the major innovation of the T25 was the newer and more powerful 90 mm gun M3. [2] Two prototypes were completed and ready for testing in 1944. [3] However, a heavy tank design, the T26 (known later as the M26 Pershing) was instead put into production, [4] also wielding the 90 mm gun M3.
The M46 Patton is an American medium tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman. ... M46 hull with T42 turret, fitted with the M36 90 mm Gun, ...
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.
Oscillating turrets, made famous by the French AMX-13, were a new feature at this time. These turrets have a fixed gun in a two-part turret. The lower half, or 'collar', is connected to the turret ring and provides horizontal rotation. The upper part, or 'body', carries the gun moving up and down on a set of trunnions providing vertical ...