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Hobby Master 1/72 Belgium Army 78886 M26A1 Pershing Tank Model (HG3205)


Authentic Detailing Pre-Painted by professionals Accurate paint colors Markings Tampo (pad) applied Fully Assembled Die-Cast Model True to Scale (1:72) Turret turns Main gun elevates Metal turret and main gun Realistic tracks
The M26 Pershing was developed at the end of WWII as the successor of the M4 Sherman. Weighing in at 46 tons with 127mm of armor, excellent agility and a 90mm M3 gun for its punch, the Pershing was a tank capable of standing up to the Panthers and Tiger I s. At the start of the Korean War the M26 was sent to combat the Soviet built T- 34/85s. The M26 became the model for designing the M46, M48 and M60 tanks. Under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program (MDAP) Belgium received 423 M26 and M26A1 Pershings at no cost. MDAP was the acronym used for the U.S. Military aid to its Allied countries. The tanks were to equip reserve units of battalion strength. Since Belgium is a bilingual country with French and Dutch all the military units had two names. Some of the units were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th R giment de Guides/Regiment Gidsen - 7th, 9th and 10th R giments de Lanciers/Regiment Lansiers and the 2nd, 3rd and 5th Bataillon de Tanks Lourds/Bataljon Zware Tanks. In 1961 the reserve system was reduced and revised which meant the M26s now equipped the 1st and 3rd Escadron de Tanks/Tank Escadron. In 1953 the 1st Heavy Tank Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division, an active unit, used the M26 for 3 months until the M26 with active units was replaced by the M47. It wasn t until 1969 until all M26s were phased out of the Belgium military.
Hobby Master 1/72 Belgium Army 78886 M26A1 Pershing Tank Model (HG3205)
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Price: £16.99
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