M26 Fireball
{{en|1= Photograph shows the first M26 Pershing tank (still designated as T26E3) to be knocked out in combat in World War II, which occurred on its second day in action. The hole in the gun mantlet marks the penetration of an 88mm round from a German Tiger I. Two crew members were killed. The action occurred on February 26, 1945. The T26E3 was knocked out in an ambush at Elsdorf while overwatching a roadblock. The action was described as follows: left|400 px|thumb|Tiger I tank that knocked out the M26 tank Fireball. The Tiger then backed into a rubble pile and became stuck. The crew abandoned the tank.
- Photographer / author
- Elmer Gray
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- image
- Original size
- 800 × 569 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (US Army).
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