Lenght 8.65m (28,45ft)
Width 3.51m (11,6ft)
Height 2.78m (9,15ft)
Weight 42Tons
One 90 mm Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 cannon, one 12.7mm M2HB machine gun and a 7.62mm M1919A4 Machinegun
Engine Ford GA 8-cylinder gasoline engine
Power 500hp (372kW) 11,9hp (8,2kW)/Ton
4-Speed Automatic Transmission (3 Forwards; 1 Backwards)
Top Speed 48km/h (30mph)
-16km/h (10mph)
History:
The M26A1 is an American-made tank which was widely used by Italy during the early stages of the Cold War. The Italian Army would receive Pershing tanks from the USA as part of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act at the beginning of the 1950s. Around 100 units were used by the Italian army. Afterwards, it was replaced by the M47, M60 and the Leopard tanks.
Fun Fact: This tank had also a nickname! It was called “Spaghetti Pershing” (or also Ariete Pershing).
