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.

Over the past century, tanks have become a dominating force on conventional battlefields. Now, after decades of refinement, the US Army fields some of the most advanced main battle tanks in use ...

Even earlier, the U.S. fielded armored tanks like the M26 Pershing and M551 Sheridan in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, respectively. The tanks played crucial roles in these conflicts, ...

"Since his crew was considered one of Gen. Rose's elite crews, they were given this Pershing tank," Makos said. "It had a 90mm gun, as big if not bigger than anything the Germans had.

The Americans saw great success in the war with their Sherman and Pershing tanks, and they would continue to build on these designs with the Patton, a homage to Gen. George S. Patton.

The T-34 is more maneuverable than the Sherman or the Pershing. The Russian tank’s silhouette is at least a foot lower than either of the U.S. tanks, and its armor slopes back more sharply so ...

The Associated Press BOSTON — The inside of a tank was Clarence Smoyer’s home, and the crew was his family. In that sense, the 95-year-old veteran returned home Wednesday for the first time ...

The 45-ton tanks designated the M-26 Pershing, “hung over the side of flatcars, necessitating special routing by the railroad,” the Lima News wrote May 31, 1945, ...

These were heavy armored vehicles that, on even footing, proved to be more than a match for the smaller American M4 Sherman tanks. The M26 Pershing had a combat weight of about 42 tons (41, 892 kg ...