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.

Aliases (2)

M26 Pershing ×51
M26E2 Pershing prototype ×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 →
crew	5 →
crewRole	assistant driver → commander → driver → gunner → loader →
designer	United States Army Ordnance Department →
developedFrom	T26E3 prototype →
engine	Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine →
enginePower	500 hp →
enteredService	1945 →
introduced	1944 →
manufacturer	Detroit Tank Arsenal → Fisher Tank Arsenal →
namedAfter	John J. Pershing →
NATOName	M26 →
notableEngagement	Battle of Cologne 1945 →
notableFeature	90 mm high-velocity gun → improved frontal armor compared to M4 Sherman →
precededBy	M4 Sherman →
primaryArmament	90 mm M3 gun →
rangeRoad	about 160 km →
role	heavy tank → medium tank →
sawCombatInTheater	European Theater of Operations →
secondaryArmament	.30 caliber Browning M1919A4 machine gun → .50 caliber Browning M2HB machine gun →
serviceBranch	United States Army → United States Marine Corps →
succeededBy	M46 Patton → M47 Patton → M48 Patton →
suspension	torsion bar →
topSpeedRoad	about 30 km/h →
usedBy	Belgium → France → Italy → Republic of Korea → United States →
usedInConflict	Korean War → World War II →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
M46 Patton tank ("M26E2 Pershing prototype") →	developedFrom
1st Tank Battalion →	equipment
M46 Patton tank ("M26 Pershing") →	predecessor
M4 Sherman tank →	successor