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By the summer of 1947, the army required a combat reserve to back up the thinly spread constabulary; in the following year, the 1st Infantry Division was reconstituted and consolidated, containing three regimental tank companies and a divisional tank battalion. The 1948 tables of organization and equipment for an infantry division included 123 M26 Pershing tanks and 12 M45 howitzer tanks. In the summer of 1951, three more infantry divisions and the 2nd Armored Division were sent to West Germany as a part of the NATO Augmentation Program. While M26 Pershings disappeared from Korea during 1951, tank units deploying to West Germany were equipped with them, until replaced with M47 Pattons during 1952–53. The 1952–53 tables of organization and equipment for an infantry division included 135 M47 Patton tanks replacing M26s and M46s.

1509:, by John P. Irwin, who was the tank gunner. Zaloga described three actions in his book. On 4 April, between Weser and Nordheim, the Super Pershing engaged and destroyed a German tank, or something resembling a tank, at a range of 1,500 yd (1,400 m). According to Zaloga, it is possible this vehicle was a Jagdpanther from the 507th Heavy Panzer Battalion. 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. The tank was likely a Panzer IV. After the war, the single Super Pershing in Europe was last photographed in a vehicle dump in Kassel, Germany, and was most likely scrapped. 1187:

request—which represents the British view—there has been no call from any theater for a 90 mm tank gun. There appears to be no fear on the part of our forces of the German Mark VI (Tiger) tank... There can be no basis for the T26 tank other than the conception of a tank versus tank duel—which is believed unsound and unnecessary. Both British and American battle experience has demonstrated that the antitank gun in suitable number and disposed properly is the master of the tank. Any attempt to armor and gun tanks so as to outmatch antitank guns is foredoomed to failure... There is no indication that the 76 mm antitank gun is inadequate against the German Mark VI (Tiger) tank.

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turret, I was looking into the Panther's gun tube; so instead of stopping to fire, our driver drove into the middle of the intersection so we wouldn't be a sitting target. As we were moving, I fired once. Then we stopped and I fired two more shells to make sure they wouldn't fire at our side. All three of our shells penetrated, one under the gun shield and two on the side. The two side hits went completely through and out the other side.

1170: 1388: 1566: 1273:, the Pershing was a significant upgrade from the M4 Sherman in terms of firepower, protection, and mobility. On the other hand, it was unsatisfactory for a medium tank (because it used the same engine that powered the M4A3, which was some ten tons lighter) and its transmission was somewhat unreliable. In 1948, the M26E2 version was developed with a new powerplant. Eventually, the new version was redesignated the 1192:

eventually led the invasion of Southern France with the 6th Army Group. In his absence, further attempts were made to derail the T26 program, but continued support from Generals Marshall and Eisenhower kept the production order alive. Testing and production of the T26E1 proceeded slowly, however, and the T26E1 did not begin full production until November 1944. These production models were designated as the T26E3.

1490: 1158:. Ordnance favored the 76 mm gun, electrical transmission T23. Theater commanders generally favored a 76 mm gun medium tank such as the T23 and were against a heavy 90 mm gun tank. However, testing of the T23 at Fort Knox had demonstrated reliability problems in the electrical transmission of which most army commanders were unaware. The new 76 mm M1A1 gun approved for the 1349: 991: 804:. Several design features were tested in the prototypes. Some of these were experimental dead-ends, but many became permanent characteristics of subsequent U.S. Army tanks. This series of prototype vehicles began as medium tank project that was similar to, but more modern than the recently introduced M4 Sherman, and ended several years later as the U.S. Army's first operational 1521:, and M4 tank losses mounted, plans were made to ship the M26 Pershing tanks to that battle. On 31 May 1945, a shipment of 12 M26 Pershing tanks were dispatched to the Pacific for use in the Battle of Okinawa. Due to a variety of delays, the tanks were not completely offloaded on the beach at Naha, Okinawa until 4 August. By then, fighting on Okinawa had come to an end, and 1554: 2526: 1221: 2513: 1318: 1675: 1404:

mantlet, killing both the gunner and the loader. The second shot hit the gun barrel, causing the round that was in the chamber to fire with the effect of distorting the barrel. The last shot glanced off the turret side, taking off the upper cupola hatch. While backing up to escape, the Tiger became entangled in debris and was abandoned by the crew.

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anti-tank guns, as well as towed versions of these anti-tank guns. Under the tank destroyer doctrine, emphasis was placed only on improving the firepower of the tank destroyers, as there was a strong bias against developing a heavy tank to take on enemy tanks. This also limited improvements in the firepower of the

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With the marked decrease in tank-to-tank actions, the automotive deficiencies of the M26 in the mountainous Korean terrain became more of a liability, so some M26s were withdrawn from Korea during 1951 and replaced with M4A3 Shermans and M46 Pattons. The M45 howitzer tank variant was only used by the

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A 1954 survey concluded that there were in all 119, mostly small scale, 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 probables. The M4A3E8 was involved in 50% of the tank actions, the M26 in 32%, and the M46 in 10%.

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The primary legacy of the T23 would thus be its production cast turret, which was designed from the outset to be interchangeable with the turret ring of the M4 Sherman. The T23 turret was used on all production versions of the 76 mm M4 Sherman as the original M4 75 mm turret was found to be

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After the end of World War II, U.S. Army units on occupation duty in Germany were converted into constabulary units, a quasi-police force designed to control the flow of refugees and black marketing; combat units were converted to light motorized units and spread throughout the U.S. occupation zone.

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Georgia were fully equipped with M26s. The 89th Medium Tank Battalion was constituted in Japan with three companies of reconditioned M4A3s and one of M26s from various bases in the Pacific; due to the shortage of M26s, most regimental tank companies had M4A3 Shermans instead. Two battalions detached

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From mid-1943 to mid-1944, development of the 90 mm up-armored T26 prototype continued to proceed slowly due to disagreements within the U.S. Army about its future tank needs. The accounts of what exactly happened during this time vary by historian, but all agree that Army Ground Forces was the

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mounted in a massive new turret was installed in both series. The T26 series were given additional frontal hull armor, with the glacis plate increased to 4 in (100 mm). This increased the weight of the T26 series to over 40 short tons (36 t) and decreased their mobility and durability

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A single Super Pershing was shipped to Europe and given additional armor to the gun mantlet and front hull by the maintenance unit before being assigned to one of the tank crews of the 3rd Armored Division. The new gun on the Super Pershing could pierce 13 inches (330 mm) of armor at 100 yards

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on 7–8 March 1945, providing fire support to the infantry in order to take the bridgehead before the Germans could blow it up. In encounters with Tigers and Panthers, the M26 performed well. Some of the division's other tanks were able to cross the bridge, but the T26E3s were too large and heavy to

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Post-war, two M26 tanks had the T54 gun installed, which had the same long gun barrel, but the ammunition cartridge was designed to be shorter and fatter, while still retaining the propellant force of the original round. The tanks were designated as the M26E1 tank, but lack of funds cut off further

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The electrical transmission T23 was championed by the Ordnance Department during this phase of development. After the initial prototypes were built in early 1943, an additional 250 T23 tanks were produced from January to December 1944. These were the first tanks in the U.S. Army with the 76 mm

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We were told to just move into the intersection far enough to fire into the side of the enemy tank, which had its gun facing up the other street . However, as we entered the intersection, our driver had his periscope turned toward the Panther and saw their gun turning to meet us. When I turned our

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was lying in wait for enemy tanks. Two M4 Shermans were supporting infantry and came up on the same street as the Panther. They ended up stopping just before the Cathedral because of rubble in the street and did not see the enemy Panther. The lead Sherman was knocked out, killing three of the five

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doctrine" in the U.S. Army. In this doctrine, tanks were primarily for infantry support and exploitation of breakthroughs. Those tactics dictated that enemy tanks were to be engaged by tank destroyer forces, which were composed of lightly armored but relatively fast vehicles carrying more powerful

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Through much of 1943, there was little perceived need within the U.S. Army for a better tank than the 75 mm M4 Sherman, and so, lacking any insights from the rest of the Army as to what was needed, the Ordnance Department then took a developmental detour into electrical transmissions with the

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were operational under the U.S. Far East Command. In July 1950, when the M24 was revealed ineffective against North Korean tanks such as the T-34-85, the U.S. military hurriedly began to mobilize medium-sized tanks to deal with them. The Far East Command urgently maintained three M26 tanks, which

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in length and had a much longer high-capacity chamber allowing it to penetrate up to 330mm of armor. This gave it a muzzle velocity of 3,750 ft/s (1,140 m/s) with the T30E16 APCR shot and could penetrate the Tiger's frontal armor beyond 3,300 yd (3,000 m). The model shown used

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Production finally began in November 1944. Ten T26E3 tanks were produced that month at the Fisher Tank Arsenal, 30 in December, 70 in January 1945, and 132 in February. The Detroit Tank Arsenal also started production in March 1945, and the combined output was 194 tanks for that month. Production

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for the T-34-85 as its 90 mm HVAP round could – at point blank range – punch all the way through the T-34 from the front glacis armor to the back, whereas the T-34-85 had difficulty penetrating the armor of the M26 or M46. The M4A3E8, firing 76 mm HVAP rounds that were widely available

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McNair established "battle need" criteria for acquisition of weapons in order to make best use of America's 3,000-mile-long (4,800 km) supply line to Europe by preventing the introduction of weapons that would prove unnecessary, extravagant or unreliable on the battlefield. In his view, the

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was knocked out in an ambush at Elsdorf while overwatching a roadblock. Silhouetted by a nearby fire, the Pershing was in a disadvantageous position. A concealed Tiger tank fired three shots from about 100 yd (91 m). The first penetrated the turret through the machine gun port in the

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Hunnicutt, researching Ordnance Department documents, asserts that Ordnance requested production of 500 each of the T23, T25E1, and T26E1 in October 1943. The AGF objected to the 90 mm gun of the tanks, whereas the Armored Force wanted the 90 mm gun mounted in a Sherman tank chassis.

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General Devers pressed on with his advocacy for the T26, going over McNair's head to General George Marshall, and, on 16 December 1943, Marshall overruled McNair and authorized the production of 250 T26E1 tanks. Then, in late December 1943, Devers was transferred to the Mediterranean, where he

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that appeared in 1943 were seen in only very limited numbers by U.S. forces and hence were not considered as major threats. The end result was that, in 1943, the Ordnance Department lacking any guidance from the rest of the army, concentrated its efforts in tank development mainly on its major

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drive. This layout required a driveshaft to pass under the turret, which increased the overall height of the tank, a characteristic shared with German tanks of World War II that also used this layout. The large diameter of the radial engines in M4 tanks added to the hull height. These features

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According to Forty, Ordnance recommended that 1,500 of the T26E1 be built. The Armored Force recommended only 500. The AGF rejected the 90 mm version of the tank and wanted it to be built with the 76 mm gun instead. Somehow, Ordnance managed to get production of the T26E1 started in

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tank gun during this time had led to a growing awareness that the M4 was becoming outgunned. There was insufficient intelligence data processing and forward thinking to understand that an arms race in tanks was in progress and that the U.S. needed to anticipate future German tank threats. The

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was the production version of the T26E1 with a number of minor modifications made as the result of field testing. In February 1945, the T26 was fielded in the European Theater, where its performance received early praise from Army Ordnance officials. The Army named the tank after Army General

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The M4 tank, particularly the M4A3, has been widely hailed as the best tank on the battlefield today. There are indications that the enemy concurs in this view. Apparently, the M4 is an ideal combination of mobility, dependability, speed, protection, and firepower. Other than this particular

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Upgrade of existing M26. New compact transmission and engine with increased power to 810 hp (600 kW). Improved 90 mm M3 gun, with bore evacuator and other modifications. Additional conversions beyond the prototype were redesignated as the T40, then were standardized as the

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was considered too heavy at about 1,990 lb (900 kg). New stronger steels were used to create a weapon weighing about 1,200 lb (540 kg). The 3 inch front hull armor was .5 in (13 mm) thicker than the 63 mm (2.5 in) front armor of the M4. The

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introduction of a new heavy tank had problems in terms of transportation, supply, service, and reliability, and was not necessary in 1943 or early 1944. Tank development took time, and so the sudden appearance of a new tank threat could not be met quickly enough under such criteria.

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Around the same time, various tank battalions of the Army and a tank company from the 1st Marine Provisional Brigade, which were all fully organized armored training units, were dispatched to the Korean Peninsula along with the M26 Pershing tank. The 70th Tank Battalion at

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Due to the repeated design and production delays, only 20 Pershing tanks were introduced into the European theater of operations before the Battle of the Bulge showed the serious mismatch between Allied and German armor. This first shipment of Pershings arrived in

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single-piece 50-inch-long (1,300 mm) ammunition and was the only Super Pershing sent to Europe. Firing trials with the T15E1 revealed that the length and weight of the single-piece ammunition made it difficult to stow inside the tank and load into the gun.

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In the spring of 1942, as the M4 Sherman was entering production, U.S. Army Ordnance began work on a follow-up tank. The T20 tank reached a mock-up stage in May 1942, and was intended as an improved medium tank to follow the M4. An earlier heavy tank, the

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The Pershing was briefly classified as a heavy tank between mid-1945 and mid-1947, but was classified as a medium tank from the beginning of the development of the T20-series in Spring 1942 to its entry in service in mid-1945 and from mid-1947 to

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A second pilot tank was converted from a T26E3 and used a modified T15E2 gun that had two-piece ammunition. Twenty-five production models of the tank, designated T26E4, were built. An improved mounting removed the need for stabilizer springs.

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cross the damaged bridge and had to wait five days before getting across the river by barge. Europe's bridges were in general not designed for heavy loads, which had been one of the original objections to sending a heavy tank to Europe.

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As the U.S. Army units in West Germany reequipped with M47s in 1952–1953, France and Italy also received M26 Pershings; while France quickly replaced them with M47 Pattons, Italy continued to use them operationally through 1963.

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had agreed to the production of the 76 mm M4 Sherman, and he strongly opposed the additional production of the T26E1. In the fall of 1943, he wrote this letter to Devers, responding to the latter's advocacy of the T26E1:

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V-8, a lower silhouette version of the GAA engine used in later variants of the M4, had become available. The engine had originally been an effort by Ford to produce a V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine patterned after the

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A sense of complacency fell upon those in charge of developing tanks in the U.S. Army because the M4 Sherman, in 1942, was considered by the Americans to be superior to the most common German tanks: the

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project, the electrical transmission T23. In contrast, the Russians and British were engaged in a continuous effort to improve tanks; in 1943, the British began development of what became the 51-ton

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Development of the M26 during World War II was prolonged by a number of factors, the most important being opposition to the tank from Army Ground Forces. However, the tank losses experienced in the

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against a concentrated German tank force composed of some 400 Panther tanks, as well as Tiger II tanks and other German armored fighting vehicles, revealed the deficiencies in the M4 Shermans and

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seemed to address concerns about firepower against the German tanks. All participants in the debate were, however, unaware of the inadequacy of the 76 mm gun against the frontal armor of the

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M1A1 gun to go into production. However, the T23 would have required that the army adopt an entirely separate line of training, repair, and maintenance, and so was rejected for combat operations.

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General Devers cabled from London a request for production of the T26E1. In January 1944, 250 T26E1s were authorized. General Barnes of Ordnance continued to press for production of 1,000 tanks.

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on July 31, all of these tanks experienced engine overheating and became immobilized due to insufficient maintenance on belts and cooling fans, and eventually all of them were self-destructed.

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and both saw combat in various conflicts in the Middle East and still serve in active duty in many nations today, were evolutionary redesigns of the original layout set down by the Pershing.

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On August 17, one M26 of the U.S. Marine Tank Company destroyed three T-34-85s of the 109th Tank Regiment of the North Korean army in a few minutes during their first contact at Obong-ri,

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After World War II, some 800 M26 tanks were upgraded with improved engines, transmissions, and the improved 90mm gun M3A1. These were designated as the M26E2 and later redesignated as

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An M26 Pershing T26E3 of A Company, 14th Tank Battalion, is transported aboard a pontoon ferry built by the First Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion across the Rhine on 12 March 1945.

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lines of tanks came into being in the midst of a heated internal debate within the U.S. Army from mid-1943 to early 1944 over the need for tanks with greater firepower and armor. A

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After November 1950, North Korean armor was rarely encountered. China entered the conflict in February 1951 with four regiments of tanks (a mix of mostly T-34-85 tanks, with a few

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Four of the Panther's crew were able to successfully bail out of the stricken tank before it was destroyed. The action was recorded by a Signal Corps cameraman T/Sgt. Jim Bates.

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In September–October 1943, a series of discussions occurred over the issue of beginning production of the T26E1, which was advocated by the head of the Armored Force, General

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in the American units. This deficiency motivated the military to ship the tanks to Europe, and on 22 December 1944, the T26E3 tanks were ordered to be deployed to Europe.

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ordnance depot, and organized into a provisional tank platoon, commanded by Lieutenant Samuel Fowler, and deployed them to the Korean Peninsula. However, while defending

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Improved version of "Super Pershing" high-velocity 90 mm gun and ammunition with short, fat propellant casing instead of very long casing. Converted from M26 tanks

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Kentucky had pulled World War II memorial M26s off of pedestals and reconditioned them for use, but had to fill out two companies with M4A3s. The 72nd Tank Battalion at

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The T26E3s with the 9th Armored Division saw action in fighting around the Roer River with one Pershing disabled by two hits from a German 150 mm field gun.

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crew. A T26E3 was in the next street over and was called over to engage the Panther. What happened next was described by the T26E3 gunner Cpl. Clarence Smoyer:

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T23 with production cast turret mounting 76 mm M1A1 gun. The T23 turret was used for the 76-mm M4 Sherman. Note the vertical volute spring suspension.

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Lack of funds postwar prevented conversion of all of the M26 tanks to the M46. Most of the remaining M26s only received a gun upgrade with the M3A1 gun.

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Based on the experience of the M4A3E2 "Jumbo" assault tank. Uparmored T26E3, weighed 102,300 lbs. Tracks could take 5 in "duckbill" extenders

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tanks, and some other AFVs). However, because these Chinese tanks were dispersed with the infantry, tank to tank battles with UN forces were uncommon.

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too small to easily mount the 76 mm M1A1 gun. The first production 76 mm M4 with the T23 turret, the M4E6, was built in the summer of 1943.

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A single prototype of a T26 turret mounted on an M4(105) chassis was built by Chrysler in the summer of 1944, but did not progress into production.

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during the Korean War (unlike World War II), was a closer match to the T-34-85 as both tanks could destroy each other at normal combat ranges.

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and 1,160 M26s were rebuilt to this new standard. Thus, the M26 became a base of the Patton tank series, which replaced it in early 1950s. The

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M26A1 at the Royal Army Museum of Brussels. Leased to Belgium, all M26s remained US property. This vehicle was donated to the museum in 1980.

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A platoon of five M26s, less one that was being serviced, played a key role in helping Combat Command B of the 9th Armored capture the

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Test of 90 mm gun and electrical transmission on converted T23s. The 90 mm T7 was later standardized as the 90 mm M3

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The M26 was introduced late into World War II and saw only a limited amount of combat. Tank historians, such as R. P. Hunnicutt,

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Test of autoloader for 76 mm gun, new smaller two-man turret with only a gunner and commander, converted from a T22 tank

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In 1961, the number of reserve units was reduced, and the reserve system reorganized, with the M26s equipping the 1st and 3rd

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Texas, the 6th Medium and 64th Heavy Tank Battalions, were fully equipped with M46 Patton tanks. The 1st Marine Division at

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Improved version of Model 30-30B Torqmatic transmission. The Ford GAF engine was a minor modification of the GAN engine.

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in 1942, and it was a significant design departure from the previous line of U.S. Army tanks that had ended with the

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California had all M4A3 howitzer tanks, which were replaced with M26s just days before boarding ships for Korea.

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assault gun platoon of the 6th Medium Tank Battalion, and these six vehicles were withdrawn by January 1951.

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First test of new hydraulic torque converter transmission, which proved leaky and prone to overheating

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T26E4 Heavy Tank Walkaround by Armor Journal magazine. First Division Museum at Cantigny, Wheaton, IL.

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In May 1946, due to changing conceptions of the U.S. Army's tank needs, the M26 was reclassified as a

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accounted for the high silhouette and large side sponsons that were characteristic of the M4 lineage.

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On the same day, another T26E3 was knocked out in the town of Niehl near Cologne, by a rarely-seen

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plate slope was similar at 46°. The T20's overall weight was approximately the same as the M4.

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The Army called the tank a heavy tank mostly for morale purposes according to armor historian

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used on the Tiger I. In an effort to match the firepower of the King Tiger's more powerful

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Weighed 95,100 lbs, with 90 mm gun, 4 in armor, electrical transmission

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continued through the end of the war, and over 2,000 were produced by the end of 1945.

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November 1944. Forty primarily quoted from a post-war report from the Ordnance Dept.

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US$ 83,273 (1945), US$ 1,411,518.99 (2023 equivalent cost with inflation adjustment)

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series reverted to the M4 transmission because of problems with the early Torqmatic

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M26 "Super Pershing" after arriving in Europe and having extra frontal armor added.

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for the main gun and eliminated the loader's position with a small two-man turret.

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The Pershing before being converted to the up-armored Super Pershing. Note the 73

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as the engine and powertrain were not improved to compensate for the weight gain.

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medium tanks. It was withdrawn in 1951 in favor of its improved derivative, the

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The 3rd Armored first used the M26 to engage the enemy on 25 February near the

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in January 1945. They were given to the 1st Army, which split them between the

990: 4837: 4421: 4411: 4373: 4350: 4286: 3474: 3369: 3356: 2729: 2578: 2407: 2018: 1808: 1784: 1586: 1426:, a famous tank duel took place. A Panther tank on the street in the front of 1282: 1278: 1274: 1270: 1159: 1113: 1081: 1032: 963: 932: 833: 805: 801: 772: 768: 764: 744: 722: 706: 689: 613: 608: 598: 588: 550: 545: 464: 110: 55: 17: 3556: 3554: 3552: 2563:: Received one through the Lend-Lease program; this was allegedly a T26 model 1729:

as a general reserve of the infantry arm. In 1969, all M26s were phased out.

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Single prototype of 90 mm gun T26 turret mounted on an M4(105) chassis.

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Hunnicutt, R. P. – Stuart: A History of the American Light Tank, p 295-296.

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Standardized as M26 tank in March 1945, later production had 23in tracks

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Test of torsion bars, electrical transmission, and 19-in tracks together

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received 423 M26 and M26A1 Pershings, leased free of charge as part of a

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An account of the combat actions of this tank appeared in the war memoir

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On 6 March, just after the 3rd Armored Division had entered the city of

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Shortly afterwards, also at Elsdorf, another T26E3 knocked out a

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The 90 mm M3 gun of the Pershing was similar to the German

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main source of resistance that delayed production of the T26.

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in an ambush. An 88 mm round penetrated the gun mantlet.

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Prototype model selected for full production after testing

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In May 1945, as fierce fighting continued on the island of

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Used same vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) of the

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gun to compete with the 88 mm KwK 43 L/71 gun on the

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was designed to have a more compact hull than the M4. The

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was quickly repaired and returned to service on 7 March.

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knocked out during the fighting around Cologne, and one

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The U.S. Army's first lineage of tanks evolved from the

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Reversion to the known reliable transmission of the M4

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20 ft 9.5 in (6.337 m) turret facing aft

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Jentz 1995, pp. 14–18. In the case of designs for the

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28 ft 4.5 in (8.649 m) turret forward

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The later 1184: 4896:Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944 3988: 3986: 2870:Chamberlain, Gander – Anti-Tank Weapons, p 49. 4313: 1589:, only four tank companies equipped with the 1352:Salvaged M26 Pershing hull on display at the 743:The M26 was intended as a replacement of the 411: 27:American medium/heavy battle tank (1944–1951) 8: 1537:Pershing tanks in downtown Seoul during the 1289:, which the former saw service later in the 3658:United States' 76 mm Gun Penetration tables 1023:when it was redesignated the M26 in March. 792:The M26 was the culmination of a series of 278:Hull sides: 50–75 mm (2.0–3.0 in) 4683: 4346: 4320: 4306: 4298: 4015:US armor in the antitank role, Korea, 1950 3994:"Section III-A Ordnance--General Supplies" 418: 404: 396: 29: 3900: 3888: 3876: 3503: 3491: 3440: 3405: 3393: 3322: 3298: 3274: 3222: 3210: 3195: 3171: 3120: 3022: 2998:"Gen. Pershing Tanks Effective in Europe" 2972: 2960: 2945: 2933: 2909: 2879: 2834: 2770: 2746: 2716: 2581:program, presumably six T26 and six T26E3 1793:, eventually standardized for use as the 1086:one of them using the same 90 mm gun 3475:"Super Pershing vs King Tiger Duel 1945" 1814: 4891:World War II tanks of the United States 3452: 3262: 3243: 3159: 3147: 3135: 3108: 3096: 3084: 3072: 2984: 2921: 2846: 2819: 2709: 2682: 387:5.25 mph (8.45 km/h) off-road 4096:, Novato, California: Presidio Press, 3924: 3912: 3864: 3852: 3713:"USAREUR Units — US Constabulary" 3681: 3643: 3628: 3616: 3604: 3538:Jim Mesko "Pershing/Patton in action" 2758: 1816:Prototypes, variants, and conversions 1763:T26E4 (T26E4 Pilot Prototype Number 1) 1541:in September 1950. In the foreground, 751:ranked the Pershing behind the German 3464:Irwin 2002, p. 89–92, p. 106, p. 138. 3310: 3286: 3183: 3060: 931:used in the T20. The T22E1 tested an 903:The T20 used an early version of the 272:Upper hull: 102 mm (4.0 in) 7: 4222:T-34-85 vs. M26 Pershing, Korea 1950 2858: 2807: 2782: 2624:List of "M" series military vehicles 246:9 ft 1.5 in (2.781 m) 4881:Cold War tanks of the United States 4662:M16/M17 multiple gun motor carriage 4652:M13/M14 multiple gun motor carriage 4047:United States Tanks of World War II 2608:Tanks of the U.S. in the World Wars 905:horizontal volute spring suspension 836:. These tanks all had rear-mounted 4778:8-inch howitzer motor carriage T84 4657:M15 combination gun motor carriage 3998:Quantities of Lend-Lease Shipments 2730:"Evening star 16 May 1945, page 4" 2245:Standardized as M45 tank post-war 1561:at the Pusan Docks in South Korea. 1557:Pershing and Sherman tanks of the 1354:Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum 238:11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) 25: 4906:Medium tanks of the United States 3036:"New Army Tank Is Named Pershing" 2613:Tanks of the U.S. in the Cold War 1710:and finally the 2nd, 3rd and 5th 1692:Mutual Defense Assistance Program 1623:from the 2nd Armored Division at 909:vertical volute spring suspension 341:450–500 hp (340–370 kW) 4886:Heavy tanks of the United States 4264:Pershing Tank Packs 90-mm. Punch 3042:. Associated Press. 8 March 1945 2585: 2567: 2553: 2538: 2524: 2511: 2498: 2477:Potentially made to replace the 1797:—a close support vehicle with a 1399:. On 26 February, a T26E3 named 1380:In February 1945, Major General 887:The T20 was fitted with the new 349:11.9 hp (8.9 kW)/tonne 40: 4667:M19 multiple gun motor carriage 4165:M26/M46 Pershing Tank 1943–1953 3815:"USAREUR Units – 19th Armor Gp" 3376:from the original on 2021-12-12 1759:and single-baffle muzzle brake. 796:prototypes that began with the 384:30 mph (48 km/h) road 4224:, Duel 32, Osprey Publishing, 4205:, Duel 13, Osprey Publishing, 3785:"USAREUR Units – 28th Inf Div" 3764:"USAREUR Units – 2nd Armd Div" 3370:"Battle for Cologne—Tank Duel" 2577:: Received twelve through the 1525:followed on 2 September 1945. 1075:officer, had promulgated the " 186: 91: 82:late 1944–1951 (United States) 1: 4539:M10 3-inch gun motor carriage 4288:"The Heavy Tank T26E3 (1945)" 4148:, 1995, Schiffer Publishing, 4027:, Harper Collins Publishers, 4013:Coox, A. D. Staff Memorandum 3734:"USAREUR Units – 1st Inf Div" 2390:Allison CD-850-1 cross-drive 1261:Post-World War II development 962:and had the engine driving a 755:heavy tank, but ahead of the 4916:Medium tanks of the Cold War 4699:Light tank T7/medium tank M7 3561:Bak, Dongchan (March 2021). 3518:"World War II: M26 Pershing" 3420:"World War II: M26 Pershing" 1745:. M3 gun with double-baffle 1650:The M26/M46 proved to be an 1594:were left unattended at the 734:American Expeditionary Force 181:November 1944 – October 1945 4763:T18 howitzer motor carriage 4586:M39 armored utility vehicle 4506:M43 howitzer motor carriage 4459:T30 howitzer motor carriage 4454:T19 howitzer motor carriage 4199:Zaloga, Steven J. (2008b), 4181:Zaloga, Steven J. (2008a), 4131:Another River, Another Town 3355:M26 vs. Panther at Cologne 2619:T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage 1640:Battle of the Bowling Alley 1507:Another River, Another Town 725:. The tank was named after 721:and extensively during the 4932: 4783:T92/T93 gun motor carriage 4768:T54/T59 gun motor carriage 4485:M8 howitzer motor carriage 4479:M7 howitzer motor carriage 4220:Zaloga, Steven J. (2010), 4110:Hunnicutt, R. P. (1996) , 3246:, p. 86–125, 287–294. 2603:Tanks of the United States 864: 428:Tanks of the United States 148:Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant 4859: 4496:M21 mortar motor carriage 4330:armored fighting vehicles 3965:Glantz, David M. (2005). 3087:, p. 72–77, 102–108. 3075:, p. 46–48, 120–125. 2452:multiple rocket launchers 1960:75 mm M3 autoloader 1712:Bataillon de Tanks Lourds 1559:73rd Heavy Tank Battalion 1466:knocked out at Mannheim. 371:100 mi (160 km) 258: 66:Place of origin 39: 4911:World War II heavy tanks 4024:Patton: A Genius for War 2882:, p. 193, 194, 213. 2285:90 mm T15E1, T15E2 2221:105 mm howitzer M4 1749:. Main production model. 1500:rolled homogeneous armor 1116:and early models of the 1094:Simplification of supply 709:, later designated as a 4632:M20 armored utility car 4604:Landing Vehicle Tracked 3372:. YouTube. 1945-03-06. 1905:Torqmatic Model 30-30B 1873:Torqmatic Model 30-30B 1585:At the outbreak of the 1066:Tank destroyer doctrine 956:electrical transmission 713:, formerly used by the 4788:T88 gun motor carriage 4550:M36 gun motor carriage 4544:M18 gun motor carriage 4524:T48 gun motor carriage 4501:M40 gun motor carriage 4491:M12 gun motor carriage 4384:Marmon-Herrington CTLS 4146:Germany's Panther Tank 4133:, 2002, J.K. Lambert, 4116:, Feist Publications, 4021:D'Este, Carlo (1995), 2393:Continental AV-1790-3 1969:modified M4A3 Sherman 1937:modified M4A3 Sherman 1679: 1582: 1562: 1550: 1539:Second Battle of Seoul 1494: 1448: 1438: 1392: 1357: 1345: 1340:M26 in the streets of 1330: 1302:World War II in Europe 1233: 1189: 1174: 995: 943: 913:torsion bar suspension 820:and progressed to the 561:Marmon-Herrington CTLS 455:Holt gas–electric tank 339:; 8-cylinder, gasoline 4846:T16 universal carrier 4758:T40/M9 tank destroyer 4534:M6 gun motor carriage 4529:M3 gun motor carriage 4474:M3 gun motor carriage 4073:, Thunder Bay Press, 3702:Boose Jr., pp. 68,82. 3693:Boose Jr., pp. 75–81. 2849:, p. 80-83, 130. 1704:Régiments de Lanciers 1677: 1568: 1556: 1536: 1529:Use in the Korean War 1492: 1446: 1390: 1371:9th Armored Divisions 1351: 1336: 1320: 1223: 1172: 993: 941: 727:General of the Armies 669:M8 armored gun system 4773:T55E1 motor carriage 4719:T28 super-heavy tank 4627:M8 light armored car 4065:Foss, Christopher F. 3004:. U.P. 10 March 1945 1716:Bataljon Zware Tanks 1456:88 mm tank destroyer 1356:in Sinsheim, Germany 1338:8th Armored Division 1055:, headed by General 46:An M26 Pershing tank 4901:History of the tank 4596:Amphibious vehicles 4464:T34 rocket launcher 4202:Panther vs. Sherman 4185:, Stackpole Books, 4183:Armored Thunderbolt 4050:, Blandford Press, 3817:. Usarmygermany.com 3787:. Usarmygermany.com 3766:. Usarmygermany.com 3736:. Usarmygermany.com 3715:. Usarmygermany.com 3234:Jentz 1995, p. 152. 2629:List of named tanks 1817: 1696:Régiments de Guides 1644:Battle of Tabu-dong 1638:. Then, during the 1616:73rd Tank Battalion 1614:Washington and the 1325:, knocked out by a 1308:Battle of the Bulge 1071:McNair, who was an 812:Improving on the M4 719:Invasion of Germany 153:Fisher Tank Arsenal 4644:anti-aircraft guns 4270:2011-05-01 at the 4256:2021-01-31 at the 3940:(24 August 2009). 3516:Hickman, Kennedy. 3418:Hickman, Kennedy. 3313:, p. 138-139. 3198:, p. 140-142. 3186:, p. 137-139. 3162:, p. 128-129. 3150:, p. 123-124. 3138:, p. 120-125. 3063:, p. 134-137. 3040:The New York Times 3002:The New York Times 2987:, p. 115-131. 2912:, p. 50, 104. 2785:, p. 232-246. 1815: 1680: 1583: 1563: 1551: 1495: 1449: 1393: 1358: 1346: 1331: 1234: 1175: 1053:Army Ground Forces 1039:Delayed production 996: 944: 882:Rolls-Royce Merlin 840:air-cooled radial 832:, and finally the 783:Production history 715:United States Army 664:Expeditionary tank 584:M41 Walker Bulldog 120:Production history 4868: 4867: 4832: 4831: 4678:short production 4676:Experimental and 4566:M2 half-track car 4469:M4 mortar carrier 4438: 4437: 4231:978-1-84603-990-4 4212:978-1-84603-292-9 4192:978-0-8117-0424-3 4161:Zaloga, Steven J. 3951:978-89-90959-41-6 3879:, p. 49-157. 3843:Boose Jr., p. 57. 3753:Boose Jr., p. 56. 3577:979-11-5598-079-8 3025:, p. 94-121. 2773:, p. 49-121. 2489: 2488: 1723:Escadron de Tanks 1708:Regiment Lansiers 1549:prisoners-of-war. 1478:Battle of Remagen 1474:Ludendorff Bridge 1428:Cologne Cathedral 1382:Gladeon M. 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