M26 Pershing/ M45

Content:

• 1x M26 Pershing / M45 (T26E2)

Features:

• Choice to build as an M26, M26A1, or T26E4 with 90mm gun
• Also can be built as an M45 105mm howitzer medium tank
• Choice of either T81 or T80E1 track links
• Gun mantlet with or without canvas cover
• All hatches can be open or closed
• Tank commander for both WW2 and Korean War included

 The M26 Pershing was a heavy tank / medium tank of the United States Army.  The tank was named after General John J Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I.  It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War.

The M26 was intended as a replacement of the M4 Sherman, but a prolonged development period meant that only a small number saw combat in Europe.  Based on the criteria of firepower, mobility, and protection, US historian R P Hunnicutt ranked the Pershing behind the German Tiger II heavy tank, but ahead of the Tiger I heavy and Panther medium tanks.  It was withdrawn in 1951 in favor of its improved derivative, the M46 Patton, which had a more powerful and reliable engine and advanced suspension.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 Patton.

This miniature is made of plastic, is unpainted and requires Assembly.