Historically Accurate Panzer '46: Heavy Tank M26 Pershing

The Americans were the first to get their next generation tank to the battlefield in 1945. How did it fare and what upgrades did they test out that could have been applied to the design had the war gone on for a little longer? **Sources and further reading** R.P. Hunnicutt. Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series — Echo Point Books & Media, 2015 Archive of the Canadian Military Headquarters, London (1939–1947), RG 24 C 2 http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2018... https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/10/j... http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2014... 00:00 Intro 01:09 History of the T26 tank 03:42 History of the T26E1 tank 05:10 The T26E1 becomes the T26E3 06:09 Zebra mission and impressions from the T26E3 07:43 Upgrading the Pershing's armour and firepower 11:13 Road to the M46 Patton: the fully upgraded Pershing 13:00 Could the Americans have deployed the Patton in 1946? **My books** Panzer III vs. T-34: Eastern Front 1941 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-III-T-3... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/p... ACHTUNG TIGER! How the Allies defeated Germany's heavy tank Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ACHTUNG-TIGER-... Direct from publisher: https://www.lulu.com/shop/peter-samso... British Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/British-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... Panzer III vs. T-34: Eastern Front 1941 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Panzer-III-T-3... Direct from publisher: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/ca/p... IS-2: Design, Development, and Production of Stalin's War Hammer Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/2-Development-... Direct from publisher: http://is-2-tank.com/ Designing the T-34 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-T-34... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... E-book: https://pocketmags.com/mortons-books-... Sherman Tanks of the Red Army Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sherman-Tanks-... Direct from publisher: https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/produc... **My sites** Blog: http://www.tankarchives.ca/ Facebook:   / tankarchivesblog   Twitter:   / tank_archives   Email: [email protected]