The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, formerly used by the United States Army during the early years of the Cold War. It was used in the last months of World War II duri
An M26 Pershing tank at The Tank Museum
T23 with production cast turret mounting 76 mm M1A1 gun. The T23 turret was used for the 76-mm M4 Sherman. Note the vertical volute spring suspension.
Single prototype of 90 mm gun T26 turret mounted on an M4(105) chassis.
The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun M48, armored, full-tracked, combat vehicle of the medium-gun tank class. I
M26 Pershing
…and reliable engine and advanced suspension. The lineage of the M26 continued with the M47 Patton, and was reflected in the new designs of the later M48 Patton and M60 tank. The M26 was the culmination of a series of medium tank prototypes that began with the T20 in 1942, and it was a significant design departure…
M48A2C Patton at the Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster
Late series M48A1 during cold weather tests at Fort Greely, Alaska, 1955. The main gun is equipped with a T-shaped blast deflector on the muzzle and the driver's station is under a protective cover.
Two US Army M48A1s of F Co., 40th Armor of the Berlin Brigade face off in Berlin against Red Army T-54s during one of several standoffs at Checkpoint Charlie in 1961.
Infantry of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, riding on an M48A3 in Vietnam, 1966