(Picture from TM 9-735 Heavy Tank T26E3.) Home Vehicle list Top When not in use, the travel lock could be swung down to below the exhaust port. The arrangement of the main gun travel lock on the exhaust port can be seen, as well as the stowage of a towing cable on the hull rear. M26's engine exhaust was vented through the port in the upper rear plate, and M26 lacked the transmission access plates that M46 featured in its rear hull plate. This rear view of the M26 Pershing differentiates it from the M46 Patton. ![]() 50cal machine gun and barrel are stowed on the turret rear. The drivers were provided with a periscope mount in the hatch door above their position as well as a second periscope inboard of their doors. The turret is reversed and the main gun is stowed in the travel lock. ![]() ![]() Note the stowage of spare track links on the turret sides. The 90mm gun M3 was fitted with a large muzzle brake, contrasting with the smaller single-baffle muzzle brake on the M26A1 Pershing and M46 Patton. The first T26E3s were accepted just over two and a half years after the first M4A1 Shermans, but the Pershing appears thoroughly more modern thanks to its long gun tube, torsion bar suspension, and wider stance. Medium Tank M26 Pershing Medium Tank M26 Pershing.
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