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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.
M24 Chaffee tank, light, 18-ton, 75 mm gun; M26 Pershing tank, medium (originally classified as heavy), full-track, 47-ton, 90 mm M26E1 Pershing tank, medium, full-track, 47-ton, 90 mm; M26E2 Pershing tank, medium, full-track, 48.5-ton, 90 mm; M27 medium tank, Detroit Arsenal; M28 cargo carrier (G154)
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 ...
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.
A convoy of M26 Pershing tanks moves through a German town. The American forces lost nearly 400 tanks in December. MTOUSA loaned 150 tanks and the British handed over 351 M4 Sherman tanks from stocks that had been acquired under Lend-Lease.
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.
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 ...