The 'Late' American Tank That Immediately Humbled Every Panzer It Faced

March 6, 1945. Cologne, Germany. A German Panther destroys two Shermans near the cathedral. Minutes later, a tank the Germans have never seen rolls into the intersection. Three shots. The Panther is dead. The engagement is captured on film. The T26E3 — soon to be standardized as the M26 Pershing — w