By 1944, American tank crews were facing German Panthers and Tigers with vehicles never designed for that fight. The M26 Pershing was built to change that balance, offering heavier armor and a more ...
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When America’s Pershing finally faced Germany’s heavy tanks
In the closing weeks of World War II, the United States finally committed its heaviest tank to combat. The M26 Pershing ...
Key point: In the 1940s and 1950s, the Soviets, British, and French all fielded heavy tanks. The United States had fielded the forty-six-ton M-26 Pershing at the the end of World War II ...
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