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Abraham · 04-10-06, 05:44 AM

And the US Army started the devellopment of the M-26 Pershing tank, which was superior to the Panther in mobility, speed and armour, although it's 90 mm gun had not the same high velocity as the Panther's 75 mm gun.
However, when this overall superior tank was ready for production, in Januari 1944, top brass in the US Army decided that ithe Shertman would be good enough and halted the production for almost a whole year. Actuallt the first 20 M-26's reached the European front the first week on February 1945!

04-10-06, 05:44 AM	#5
Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Busting Tank Myths: T-34, M4, and MkIV Compared And the US Army started the devellopment of the M-26 Pershing tank, which was superior to the Panther in mobility, speed and armour, although it's 90 mm gun had not the same high velocity as the Panther's 75 mm gun. However, when this overall superior tank was ready for production, in Januari 1944, top brass in the US Army decided that ithe Shertman would be good enough and halted the production for almost a whole year. Actuallt the first 20 M-26's reached the European front the first week on February 1945! __________________ RIP Abraham