M26 Pershing tank

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American tank World War II tank heavy tank medium tank tank

The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
M26 Pershing tank canonical	4
M26 Pershing	2
M26 Pershing heavy tank	1
M26A1 Pershing	1
M26E2 Pershing prototype	1
Pershing tank series	1
T26E3 Pershing	1
T26E4 Super Pershing	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American tank ⓘ World War II tank ⓘ heavy tank ⓘ medium tank ⓘ tank ⓘ
armorType	rolled homogeneous armor ⓘ
category	Patton tank family precursor ⓘ
combatWeight	approximately 41.7 tonnes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	5 ⓘ
crewRole	assistant driver ⓘ commander ⓘ driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ
designer	United States Ordnance Department ⓘ surface form: United States Army Ordnance Department
developedFrom	T26E3 prototype ⓘ
engine	Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine ⓘ
enginePower	500 hp ⓘ
enteredService	1945 ⓘ
introduced	1944 ⓘ
manufacturer	U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal ⓘ surface form: Detroit Tank Arsenal Fisher Tank Arsenal ⓘ
namedAfter	John J. Pershing ⓘ
NATOName	M26 ⓘ
notableEngagement	Capture of Cologne ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cologne 1945
notableFeature	90 mm high-velocity gun ⓘ improved frontal armor compared to M4 Sherman ⓘ
precededBy	M4 Sherman tank ⓘ surface form: M4 Sherman
primaryArmament	90 mm M3 gun ⓘ
rangeRoad	about 160 km ⓘ
role	heavy tank ⓘ medium tank ⓘ
sawCombatInTheater	European Theater of Operations, United States Army ⓘ surface form: European Theater of Operations
secondaryArmament	.30 cal Browning M1919A4 machine guns ⓘ surface form: .30 caliber Browning M1919A4 machine gun .50 caliber Browning M2HB machine gun ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ
succeededBy	M46 Patton tank ⓘ surface form: M46 Patton M47 Patton ⓘ M48 Patton tank ⓘ surface form: M48 Patton
suspension	torsion bar ⓘ
topSpeedRoad	about 30 km/h ⓘ
usedBy	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Italy ⓘ South Korea ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
usedInConflict	Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

1st Tank Battalion → equipment → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

M46 Patton tank → predecessor → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M26 Pershing

M46 Patton tank → developedFrom → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M26E2 Pershing prototype

M4 Sherman tank → successor → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

U.S. 3rd Armored Division → equipment → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine → usedIn → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M26 Pershing

Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine → usedIn → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M26A1 Pershing

Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine → usedIn → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: T26E3 Pershing

Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine → usedIn → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: T26E4 Super Pershing

Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine → designedFor → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

this entity surface form: M26 Pershing heavy tank

M26 → partOfSeries → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ

subject surface form: M26 Pershing

this entity surface form: Pershing tank series

2nd Armored Division (United States) → equipment → M26 Pershing tank ⓘ