However, with so few examples being produced during the war, the German heavies could continue to maintain superiority on the battlefield, fighting mainly against late war M4 Shermans and various other British tanks like the Cromwell. Furthermore, the Pershing utilized a torsion bar suspension system.īeing armed with such a fearsome main gun and being protected to the same extent, the Pershing was certainly a heavy tank that could deal with its German counterparts, the Tiger and Panzer V Panther. The rear was about the same as the sides in terms of armor. The armor protection on the front of the tank was a little over 115 mm while the sides were about 50 mm. The weight of the Pershing was about 41,900 kilograms. Around 70 rounds of ammunition were carried for the main gun, about 600 of 12.7 mm ammunition, and about 5,000 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition.

The Pershing had an armament of one 90 mm M3 main gun, one 12.7 mm Browning M2HB, and two 7.62 mm Browning M1919s, one mounted coaxally and one mounted in the hull.

It also had a 3 speed forward, 1 speed reverse transmission and a crew of five men. The Pershing had an 8-cylinder, gasoline powered, Ford GAF engine which was capable of propelling the Pershing at speeds of up to around 48 km/h.

First ww2 battle using pershing tank