The M26 Pershing provided a much-needed boost to the fighting capabilities of the American armored units. The Panthers and Tigers; The nemesis’ of the good old M4 Sherman, were no longer untouchable.

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.

It was not until 1945 that the first M26 Pershing tanks rolled onto the combat theatres in Europe, by which time the outcome of the war was pretty much determined.

The U.S. Army had used a series of tanks—starting with the M26 Pershing, introduced in 1945—that eventually ended with the M60 Patton. Each tank, from the M26 to the M46, M47, M48, and M60 ...

Get in the driver's seat of an M4A3 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, or M26 Pershing.

Better protected and better armed than the M4 Sherman, the Heavy Tank M26 Pershing sacrifices mobility for power. Armed with a powerful 90mm main gun, the Pershing is considered to be an equal ...

It also comes with various half-track assault vehicles, 3-inch towed AT guns, and the M26 Pershing as its crown jewel. Poster for Company of Heroes 3: Fire & Steel showing four heavy tanks.

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 ...