M26 Pershing tank

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M26_Pershing_tank
GPTKB entity
Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf tank
gptkbp:armament 2
105 mm gun
76 mm
cast steel turret
AP,_HE,_HEAT
gptkbp:armor steel
up to 102 mm
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1944
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 5
gptkbp:decommissioned early 1950s
gptkbp:design gptkb:Hugh_G._Robinson
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:engine gptkb:V12_gasoline_engine
gptkbp:enginePower 11.1 hp/ton
gptkbp:engineType gasoline
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1945
gptkbp:fleetSize 3
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 500 liters
gptkbp:height 2.74 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first American tank to engage German tanks in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M26 Pershing tank
gptkbp:length 9.8 meters
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:M3_105_mm_gun
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkbp:maxRange 1600 meters
gptkbp:nickname Pershing
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 2000
gptkbp:operationalRange 160 km
gptkbp:powers 500 hp
gptkbp:productionCompany M26
gptkbp:productionLocation gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
gptkbp:productionYears 1945-1947
gptkbp:rearAxle 102 mm
76 mm
51 mm
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:M46_Patton
gptkbp:secondaryRole gptkb:coaxial_.30_cal_machine_gun
main battle tank
gptkbp:services 1945
1970s
gptkbp:speed 48 km/h
gptkbp:successor gptkb:M46_Patton
gptkbp:suspension torsion bar
gptkbp:transmission hydraulic
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:variant M26A1
gptkbp:weight 45 tons
46 tons
gptkbp:width 3.66 meters