Originally developed to fight against the German "Panther' and 'Tiger" tanks of WWII, the M26 "Pershing" saw limited service by the end of hostilities in Europe and the Pacific. However, the end of WWII brought the Cold War to bear, with the first "hot" battlefield being in Korea in 1950. Known by many as the "forgotten war", the conflict in Korea has garnered little interest from the scale modeling community, due to a perceived lack of use of armored fighting vehicles. Obviously, this was simply not the case. The North Koreans were well armed by their Soviet and Chinese backers with the latest in military weaponry, most notably the very lethal T-34/85 tanks. This was where the M26 "Pershing" was truly able to exploit it's abilities. Initially armed with a 90mm M3 main gun, the "Pershing' became the basis for the standard U.S. Medium tank, evolving into what would become the highly successful "Patton" tank series, many of which are still in service around the world today.
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