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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. It was withdrawn in 1951 in favor of its improved derivative, the M46 Patton, which had a more powerful and reliable engine and advanced suspension.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 big tanks, however, were too heavy to cross the damaged span and had to be barged to the other side days later.īased on the criteria of firepower, mobility, and protection, the Pershing behind the German Tiger II heavy tank, but ahead of the Tiger I heavy and Panther medium tanks. A group of five Pershings assisted in the capture the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River in March of 1945. Though more than 300 were overseas by the end of the fighting, only the initial shipment of 20 tanks saw combat. Due to delays for various reasons, the first Pershings arrived in Europe in early 1945 and served in the US 1st Army.
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