American Heavy Tanks M6 and M26 in World War II: Weapons and combat vehicles of the world [Kindle Edition]

American Heavy Tanks M6 and M26 in World War II
Weapons and combat vehicles of the world

The very phrase "American heavy tanks" can puzzle many fans of the history of armored vehicles. Were they? And there were many of them? If you ask anyone who is more or less interested in "armor", then from American heavy tanks, he will remember, perhaps, only M103, which is often cited in the literature as a comparison for the Soviet heavy tank T-10.

With some tension, they may recall that the "crown" for the development of British "rhombic" tanks - heavy Mk.VIII was designed and produced by the British with the Americans. That's all that went on the American heavy tanks. This in general reflects the state of affairs in American tank building.

But … strangely enough, with careful study it can be found that during the whole history of tank building the Americans either had heavy tanks or were actively working in this direction. In fact, only the appearance of the main battle tank Ml "Abrams", the mass of which has already reached the mass of a "typical" heavy tank, has led to the logical conclusion of the line of development of American heavy tank building.

Content:
Heavy tank M6
Heavy/Medium tank M26 Pershing

Keywords:

American heavy tanks
American tanks in the Second World War
American tank forces
heavy tanks in the Second World War
Heavy tank M6
Heavy/Medium tank M26 Pershing