Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series HG3205 - M26A1 Pershing Belgian Army "78886" |
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Pre-Painted by professionals
Accurate paint colors
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully Assembled
True to Scale (1:72)
Weathering and insignias
Turret turns
Main gun elevates
Metal turret and main gun
Realistic tracks
Pre-Painted by professionals
Accurate paint colors
Markings Tampo (pad) applied
Fully Assembled
True to Scale (1:72)
Weathering and insignias
Turret turns
Main gun elevates
Metal turret and main gun
Realistic tracks
The M26 Pershing was developed at the end of WWII as the successor of the M4
Sherman. Weighing in at 46 tons with 127mm of armor, excellent agility and a 90mm M3
gun for its punch, the Pershing was a tank capable of standing up to the Panthers and
Tiger I’s. At the start of the Korean War the M26 was sent to combat the Soviet built T-
34/85s. The M26 became the model for designing the M46, M48 and M60 tanks.
Under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP) Belgium received 423 M26 and
M26A1 Pershings at no cost. MDAP was the acronym used for the U.S. Military aid to its
Belgium is a bilingual country with French and Dutch all the military units had two names.
Belgium is a bilingual country with French and Dutch all the military units had two names.
Some of the units were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Régiment de Guides/Regiment Gidsen - 7th,
9th and 10th Régiments de Lanciers/Regiment Lansiers and the 2nd, 3rd and 5th
Bataillon de Tanks Lourds/Bataljon Zware Tanks. In 1961 the reserve system was
reduced and revised which meant the M26s now equipped the 1st and 3rd Escadron de
Tanks/Tank Escadron. In 1953 the 1st Heavy Tank Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division,
an active unit, used the M26 for 3 months until the M26 with active units was replaced by
the M47. It wasn’t until 1969 until all M26s were phased out of the Belgium military.
Sherman. Weighing in at 46 tons with 127mm of armor, excellent agility and a 90mm M3
gun for its punch, the Pershing was a tank capable of standing up to the Panthers and
Tiger I’s. At the start of the Korean War the M26 was sent to combat the Soviet built T-
34/85s. The M26 became the model for designing the M46, M48 and M60 tanks.
Under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP) Belgium received 423 M26 and
M26A1 Pershings at no cost. MDAP was the acronym used for the U.S. Military aid to its
Belgium is a bilingual country with French and Dutch all the military units had two names.
Belgium is a bilingual country with French and Dutch all the military units had two names.
Some of the units were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Régiment de Guides/Regiment Gidsen - 7th,
9th and 10th Régiments de Lanciers/Regiment Lansiers and the 2nd, 3rd and 5th
Bataillon de Tanks Lourds/Bataljon Zware Tanks. In 1961 the reserve system was
reduced and revised which meant the M26s now equipped the 1st and 3rd Escadron de
Tanks/Tank Escadron. In 1953 the 1st Heavy Tank Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division,
an active unit, used the M26 for 3 months until the M26 with active units was replaced by
the M47. It wasn’t until 1969 until all M26s were phased out of the Belgium military.
| M26 specifications Crew: 5 (3 in turret – 2 in hull) Powerplant: V8 500 hp Ford GAN petrol Maximum speed: 30 mph Range: 100 miles Weight: 41.23 tons Dimensions: Length: 28 ft. 4 in. Width: 11ft. 6 in. Height: 9 ft 1 in. Armament: 90 mm M3 gun, 2 X .30 MG (1 co-ax, 1 bow) 1 X .50 AA Armor: 12.5 mm – 112.5 mm (on gun shield) |
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