With the surprise deployment of Germany's behemoth new heavy tank, the Tiger II, and it's massive 88mm gun, America's brand new medium, the M26 Pershing, was hopelessly outmatched. A larger, heavier vehicle was required that could trade blows with the King Tiger - The T26E5 Super Jumbo. Any feedback is greatly appreciated, I'm always trying to improve. ((Like and subscribe)) Credit to these excellent articles: https://warspot.net/258-heavy-tank-t2... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M26_Per... https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2-us... All content is presented in historical context for educational purposes. Music: EpidemicSound - www.epidemicsound.com