Vehicle:M26 Pershing

1 M26 Pershing Veterancy
2Tactics
3History
4Requires
- 4.1 M26 Pershing Heavy Tank
5Called In Using
- 5.1 Call for Pershing Reinforcement
6Company Abilities
- 6.1 Field Repairs
- 6.2 Allied War Machine
7Vehicle Abilities
- 7.1 Vehicle Cover
8Vehicle Upgrades
- 8.1 M1A1C 76mm Gun
9Vehicle Weapons
- 9.1 90mm Pershing
- 9.2 90mm Pershing HVAP
- 9.3 30 Cal Coaxial MG
- 9.4 30 Cal Hull MG

M26 Pershing
	Health	990	Max Speed	5	Sight	35
	Cost	680180	Acceleration	2	Detection	0/0
	Time	75	Deceleration	4
Hotkey:	Population	14	Rotation	25	Target Type	armour_pershing
	Upkeep	27.648	Crush Human	true	Critical Type	armour
			Crush Mode	crush_heavy	Rear Damage Enabled	true

M26 Pershing Veterancy			[Expand][Hide]
	Maximum Speed	1.25	14 Vet-Exp
	Penetration	1.5	28 Vet-Exp
	Damage	1.25	42 Vet-Exp

Tactics

The Pershing can only be used with the Armored Doctrine.
The Pershing has much higher penetrating power than the M4 Sherman or the M10 Tank Destroyer, making it a better counter against the Panther, the Tiger, and the King Tiger.
The Pershing should always be supported with Riflemen, and if available, other tanks.
Having better armor than other American tanks, the Pershing is almost on equal footing with the Tiger.
Keeping Engineers near the Pershing for repairs is a good idea.
Keep in mind that, although it is the Allied factions' most powerful tank unit, it cannot confront a Tiger I or King Tiger alone. A Tiger I will be left with extremely low health to the point where even a few riflemen with sticky bombs can easily finish it off. However, a King Tiger or Jagdpanther will EASILY take out your Pershing with enough health remaining to take on several Shermans immediately after.

History

The M26 Pershing was the first heavy tank to be fielded by the US Army, but arrived too late in Europe to have any impact on the remaining days of the war. The Pershing's amour was comparable to the Panther's, though with better side and rear protection, and better mechanical reliability. It's M3 90mm gun was nearly as good as the Panther's, and superior to the Tiger I's, giving it effective anti-tank firepower and a sizable high explosive shell for knocking out troops. The M26 Pershing would later prove its worth in the Korean war, facing off against exported Soviet tanks fielded by the North Korean forces.

In Company of Heroes, the M26 Pershing is out of place historically, as it was not fielded during the Normandy invasion. It would not make an appearance until well after the battles in Operation Market Garden.

Requires

M26 Pershing Heavy Tank				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	5	Time
Hotkey:	Effects:Deploy an M26 Pershing Heavy Tank to the battlefield. ESeeUpgrade:M26 Pershing Heavy Tankfor details.

Called In Using

Call for Pershing Reinforcement				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	800	Activation	targeted
	Duration	0	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	40
Hotkey:	Effects:An M26 Pershing Heavy Tank is available for support. ESeeAbility:Call for Pershing Reinforcementfor details.

Company Abilities

Field Repairs				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	150	Activation	timed
	Duration	20	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	45
Hotkey:	Effects:Crews will Repair their own Vehicles automatically. ESeeAbility:Field Repairsfor details.

Allied War Machine				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	200	Activation	timed
	Duration	30	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	90
Hotkey:	Effects:Replaces up to 2 destroyed Allied tanks with a new Tank for a period of time. ESeeAbility:Allied War Machinefor details.

Vehicle Abilities

Vehicle Cover				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost		Activation	always_on
	Duration	_	Target	tp_any
	Recharge	0
Hotkey:	Effects:$0 no key ESeeAbility:Vehicle Coverfor details.

Vehicle Upgrades

M1A1C 76mm Gun				[Expand][Hide]
	Cost	20050	Time	45
Hotkey: U	Effects:M4 Shermans are upgraded with the more powerful M1A1C 76mm gun. The weapon trades area effect high explosive for increased armor penetration. ESeeUpgrade:M1A1C 76mm Gunfor details.