1/35 HobbyBoss USMC M26 Pershing Heavy Tank
Free Saturday is good wasting time to me relax and refreshing my brain from work load. This entry regarding new upcoming WW2 and Korean War machine heavy tank from USMC. The Pershing was a heavy tank of the United States Army. It was designated a heavy tank when it was first designed in WWII due to its 90mm gun, and its armor. In 1957, the U.S. developed the M103 tank, which had an even larger 120mm gun, and the M26 Pershing was re-designated as a medium tank. The tank is named after General John J. Pershing who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I. It was briefly used both in World War II and in the Korean War.
Intended as an improvement of the M4 Sherman, the prolonged time of development meant that only a small number saw combat in the European theater, most notably in the 9th Armored Division's dramatic dash to take the Ludendorff Bridge during the Battle of Remagen. In combat it was, unlike the M4 Sherman, matched or surpassed the firepower and protection to both the Tiger I and Panther tanks. In service during the Korean War, where the M26, while an overmatch for the T-34-85 in terms of firepower and protection, the tanks proved somewhat challanged by the hilly and muddy terrain and as a result were withdrawn in 1951 in favor of its improved derivative, the M46 Patton, which had a considerably more powerful and reliable engine as well as an advanced and improved suspension to better meet the demands of the specific terrain it opretaed in. The lineage of the M26 continued with the M47 Patton, and was reflected in the new designs of the later M48 Patton and M60 Patton.
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