That became a reality with Operation Ripper during the Korean War. Shermans, Pershings, and even the early M46 Pattons had been painted with the faces of tigers as the NK and Chinese soldiers had superstitions and fears of its evil gaze
The 90mm M3 gun would give allied tankers better penetrating capabilities compared to the early 75mm Shermans and given the Pershing’s 100-50mm of armor protection it would have made German panzer crews actually fear allied tankers more(welp since they pretty much mocked allied tankers during the early stages of the war and were overconfident that they can easily take them on using their Panzers)
@@Pawcio2115 i mean they kinda do… both tanks have equally powerful main guns with the Tiger’s 8.8cm/88mm kwk36 gun and the Pershing’s 90mm M3 main gun which both have 100mm+ of armor penetrating capabilities and both tanks are heavily armored at 100mm and above of frontal armor and 50mm or so on the side hull (both are potent and dangerous and would have actually made German Tiger crews be more careful if they encountered a Pershing)
@@Pawcio2115 the armored fighting vehicle historian Richard Hunnicutt himself placed the Pershing behind the Tiger 1 in his book about the M26 Pershing given its raw firepower, mobility and armor protection
In battle of cologne The Panther guner didnt even shot because he thinks its a friendly tank he di not recognize the M26 because this tank is not seen in actual battle
