In 1944, the US Army developed the T26E5, an upgraded M26 Pershing designed to counter Germany’s heaviest tanks like the Tiger II and Jagdpanther. With up to 191mm frontal turret armour, a massive ...

As World War II neared its end, a lone Super Pershing faced off against a German heavy tank in the ruins of Dessau. Armed with a powerful experimental cannon and crewed by an 18-year-old gunner, the ...