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Offline slimmer

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M26 Pershing
« on: March 27, 2009, 03:59:31 AM »
M26 Pershing yes or no :salute
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2009, 06:42:18 AM »
Saw limited combat but did serve in WW2, 90mm gun is pretty nice. If i wasnt mistaking they have one of these on Sandhill on Fort Benning and another one at the 50 cal range(along with an M16 and M4 made me want to play AH :cry )  :salute
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2009, 06:46:13 AM »
Had one on display that I had to walk past on the way to teh PX at Knox too. Beautiful tank.

As Junky said, saw only limited combat. Would love to see it included, but it would need to be perked even higher than a Tiger- smaller numbers, bigger gun, better mobility, and I think lower profile.

But the Tanker in me wants it bad. :)







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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2009, 09:38:54 AM »
Most of you have probably seen this. Good video of what the 90mm can do to a Panther. Side aspect shot at close range, but still gives you an idea of the 90mm's power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt5bJQOkI1g

Would most likely be heavily perked.
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Offline rapp25

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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2009, 11:20:33 AM »
I think the panther and IS-2 should be a lot farther ahead on the list of tanks to be added. Problems I foresee with the panther is that it could pivot turn (4m < less radius) - no other tank in game had that ability so people would complain if that wasn't modelled. Its very high velocity, flat trajectory gun would make ranging very easy. I don't think the armour hitboxes are very accurate so I wouldn't be inclined to agree with people who say a panther should be heavily perked because of its frontal armour.

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Re: M26 Pershing
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Offline waystin2

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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 12:05:08 PM »
A most definite yes to the Pershing. :aok
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 01:27:03 PM »
No.
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Offline AWwrgwy

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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 02:24:53 PM »
I believe less than 60 M-26s saw service in WWII.  There could have been more and earlier but Patton chose the M-4 for priority instead.

If you want to use the Ostwind/Wirblewind argument, they are unique vehicles that filled a niche in AH2 for an armored AAA vehicle.  The M-26 is just another tank with a big gun.

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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 02:39:33 PM »
     Gods, how I love tank snobs in this game...almost as funny as the
plane snob folks  :aok
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2009, 02:55:03 PM »
Quote from: Rino on March 27, 2009, 02:39:33 PM
     Gods, how I love tank snobs in this game...almost as funny as the
plane snob folks  :aok
Snobs because we want mainline WWII units rather than rare superweapons?  Ok.
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2009, 03:02:02 PM »
Quote from: Cthulhu on March 27, 2009, 09:38:54 AM
Most of you have probably seen this. Good video of what the 90mm can do to a Panther. Side aspect shot at close range, but still gives you an idea of the 90mm's power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt5bJQOkI1g

Would most likely be heavily perked.
I seen that vid but i did not no what was shooting at the panther
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2009, 03:02:57 PM »
yes :aok
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2009, 03:04:14 PM »
that t28 looks crazy what kind of gun was on it?
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Re: M26 Pershing
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2009, 03:18:34 PM »
Quote from: Tr1gg22 on March 27, 2009, 03:02:02 PM
I seen that vid but i did not no what was shooting at the panther

A Sherman first approached the panther and was knocked out. Then the M-26 took out the Panther.
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