T32 Heavy Tank (Family)
Description
The Heavy Tank T32 and Heavy Tank T32E1 were a series of heavy tank prototypes built after World War 2 and using as many M26 Pershing components as possible, especially in the hull.
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History
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Genesis
The Army saw the success of the M4A3E2 up-armored Sherman tank which was deployed to Europe in 1944. As such, on 7 December 1944, the Army Ground Forces requested that a new heavy tank project be created by the Ordnance Department to create a version of the M26 Pershing with heavier armor.
Two projects resulted from this, the first of which was simply an M26 with heavier armor, designated as the Heavy Tank T26E5 (later redesignated as a medium tank). The second project was of a new tank type that used components of the M26 Pershing - as many components of it as possible.
Heavy Tank T32
Heavy Tank T32E1
Media
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