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The M26E1-1 super Pershing was a modification of the standard M26 Pershing. It was decided that with the advancements of the Tiger tanks in Europe that the M26 needed an upgrade to be able to reliably take them out. The solution was to add an upgraded cannon, moving from the M3 to the T15E1. It was still 90mm, but it was much higher velocity and could easily penetrate the frontal armor of a Tiger, even well over one mile away. Only one “Super Pershing was ever sent to Europe, and it used the early one pice ammunition which was the original design for the cannon. Later a two piece design was introduced, (along with an upgraded cannon) which possibly saved space in the interior of the tank, but I’m not sure what purpose it truly served. I assume it made operations easier in some way. The major external difference of the “Super Pershing” is that it had a massively long barrel, so long that it required two huge springs to hold the barrel up and stable. The later version of the cannon eliminated the need for these large springs and thus simplified the tank somewhat, resulting in an order for 25.
In this battle we will try to stay well covered for most of the time while also maintaining a good watch for flankers outside of us. The goal is to survive and take out unsuspecting victims who are looking at our teammates.
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