M26
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The M26 is a U.S. World War II–era heavy/medium tank, commonly known as the M26 Pershing, that served as a precursor to the American Patton tank series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M26 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy tank
ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ medium tank ⓘ |
| armorType | rolled homogeneous armor ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War tanks of the United States
ⓘ
World War II tanks of the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
German Panther tank
ⓘ
German Tiger I tank ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United States Ordnance Department
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Ordnance Department
|
| engine | Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine ⓘ |
| enginePower | 500 hp ⓘ |
| hullLayout | rear engine front transmission ⓘ |
| introducedAs | T26E3 ⓘ |
| introducedAsHeavyTank | 1945 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit Tank Arsenal
Fisher Tank Arsenal ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 km/h ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John J. Pershing ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Cologne ⓘ |
| operator |
Belgian Land Component
ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Army
French Army ⓘ Italian Army (Republic of Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
Royal Netherlands Army ⓘ
surface form:
Netherlands Army
United States Army ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
M26 Pershing tank
ⓘ
surface form:
Pershing tank series
|
| precursorOf |
M46 Patton tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M46 Patton
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
Patton tank series
|
| primaryArmament | 90 mm M3 gun ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAsMediumTank | post-World War II ⓘ |
| replaced |
M4 Sherman tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M4 Sherman
|
| role |
heavy breakthrough tank
ⓘ
medium tank (postwar reclassification) ⓘ |
| sawCombatInTheater |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
|
| secondaryArmament |
.30 caliber Browning M1919 machine guns
ⓘ
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ
surface form:
.50 caliber Browning M2 machine gun
|
| serviceEntry | 1945 ⓘ |
| standardizedFrom |
T26E1
ⓘ
T26E3 ⓘ |
| successor |
M46 Patton tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M46 Patton
M47 Patton ⓘ M48 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M48 Patton
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M60 Patton
|
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| trackType | steel tracks with rubber pads ⓘ |
| turretType | cast turret ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 41.7 tonnes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
M26 Pershing