![]() ![]() All that climbing up and down mountains cut the engine life of the M-26 and M-46 down considerably. Pershing apparently had severe engine problems in Korea relative to the Sherman. The US Army concluded that the M26 was a markedly more effective tank than the M4A3E8 Sherman in tank fighting, being about 3.5 times more effective in offensive missions, and 3.05 times more effective overall.Īll info from Steve Zaloga's "M26 Pershing"Ī) Anybody care to try and redeem the M4?ī) Where can the Army study Zaloga cites be located? There were hardly any encounters with North Korean armor after November 1950. The shortest engagement range was 10 yards, and the longest known successful engagement by and M26 is 3,000 yards. These figures are comparable to the M46 and M4A3E8 Medium tanks, since at the time all US tanks had similar fire control systems. ![]() Hit probabilities at these ranges were 69% and 46% respectively. About 20% of the engagements took place at 350-750 yds, and a similar number at 750-1,150 yds. About half of the engagements took place at ranges of 350 yds or less, and at this distance the M26 had a hit probability of 85%, somewhat higher when firing HVAP and somewhat lower when firing APC ammunition. The M26 was credited with 39% of the NKPA tank losses and the M46 with 12%. The US tanks knocked out 97 T-34/85 tanks and claimed a further 18 as probables. A total of 34 US tanks were knocked out by North Korean armor, including 6 M26 and 8 M46 tanks, of which only 15 were totally lost. The relatively small number of tank-vs-tank battles of the M46 was due to the fact that none saw combat until early September. Only 24 of these 119 engagements involved more than three North Korean tanks and most were small-scale encounters of platoon size or less. The M26 and M46 were involved in nearly half of these, the M26 in 38 actions (32%), and the M46 in 12 actions (10%). Yes, the Sherman was outclassed there too.Ī study conducted after the war counted 119 tank-vs-tank actions during the war, 104 involving US Army tank units and 15 involving the Marine 1st Tank Bn. Profile | register | preferences | faq | search Pershing vs Sherman in Korea - The Dupuy Institute Forum ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |