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So, aside from the M26 Pershing's lower profile, the tank also featured thicker armor. Its upper front hull had armor 100 mm thick at 46 degrees, giving it an effective thickness of 139 mm.
Here's your chance to drive an actual World War II tank. If you've ever wanted to operate an M4 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, or M26 Pershing, it's now or never.
A U.S. Army World War II Sherman tank, similar to one being made available to drive as part of a unique initiative, ... a M24 Chaffee light tank, and a M26 Pershing tank. ...
Army veteran Clarence Smoyer, the 'Hero of Cologne' who helped take the town of Cologne, Germany in March 1945 as tank gunner with the famous 'Eagle 7' M26 Pershing tank crew, finally received the ...
The M26 Pershing had a combat weight of about 42 tons (41, 892 kg), compared to around 30 tons (30,300 kg) for the World War II ... U.S. Soldiers atop an M26 Pershing tank as they wait to ...
Winners will climb into and operate three American WWII tanks: the M24 Chaffee, M4A3 Sherman, and M26 Pershing. In addition to driving the three tanks, winners will also have the opportunity for ...
Smoyer was a tank gunner with the famous "Eagle 7" M26 Pershing tank crew, which blew up a Nazi Panther tank that had killed several American soldiers on March 6, 1945. His lieutenant told them ...
The 96-year-old World War II tank gunner from Allentown was presented a Bronze Star on Wednesday in a Washington, D.C., ceremony, ... As usual our 90mm M26 Pershing was leading ...