The Heavy Tank M45 was a howitzer armed version of the M26 Pershing tank, originally developed as the T26E2.
The T26E2 had a fairly low priority. The first pilot was delivered in July 1945, and in the same month it was designated as a 'limited procurement' type. After service tests it became the Heavy Tank M45. Large scale production had been planned, but after the end of the war these were abandoned, and only 185 were completed. The M45 saw combat during the Korean War, where it served in the headquarters units of tank battalions. The 6th Tank Battalion used its M45s in the fighting the Pusan Perimeter in the summer of 1950, and in the breakout from Pusan after the Inchon landings. The 6th Tank Battalion was probably the only unit to use the M45 in combat.
The file contains the unit and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow helped with the animation files. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
The T26E2 had a fairly low priority. The first pilot was delivered in July 1945, and in the same month it was designated as a 'limited procurement' type. After service tests it became the Heavy Tank M45. Large scale production had been planned, but after the end of the war these were abandoned, and only 185 were completed. The M45 saw combat during the Korean War, where it served in the headquarters units of tank battalions. The 6th Tank Battalion used its M45s in the fighting the Pusan Perimeter in the summer of 1950, and in the breakout from Pusan after the Inchon landings. The 6th Tank Battalion was probably the only unit to use the M45 in combat.
The file contains the unit and pcx files. Model is not my own creation. Wyrmshadow helped with the animation files. I merely put the pieces together and cleaned up the model for CivIII and added some what if pieces. A big thanks to everyone that helped out!
