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Tanktober / Inktober Day 6 prompt "Husky"

It's not like the US couldn't design a heavy tank in WW2, though there were plenty of problems getting any of them to work, and another headache of how to transport and supply them, and by the time a few M26 Pershing arrived in Europe as the heaviest tank the Americans could field the war was already over.

But with the new threat of Soviet heavy tanks pushing further westward, highlighted by the imposing IS-3 heavy tanks that led to a panic among the Western Allies to come up with an appropriate counter. The British would answer with the Conqueror, and the US Army debut the M103 in 1953.

Armed with a 120mm cannon designed to eliminate enemy tanks from extreme range (requiring two loaders to service the two-piece round), well-protected with thick armor and weighing 62.5 tons, the M103 was the last Heavy Tank used by the US military before they moved to Main Battle Tanks like the M48 and M60, while the US Marine Corps retained their M103s with their Marine tank battalions until 1973.

Description
Tanktober / Inktober Day 6 prompt "Husky"

It's not like the US couldn't design a heavy tank in WW2, though there were plenty of problems getting any of them to work, and another headache of how to transport and supply them, and by the time a few M26 Pershing arrived in Europe as the heaviest tank the Americans could field the war was already over.

But with the new threat of Soviet heavy tanks pushing further westward, highlighted by the imposing IS-3 heavy tanks that led to a panic among the Western Allies to come up with an appropriate counter. The British would answer with the Conqueror, and the US Army debut the M103 in 1953.

Armed with a 120mm cannon designed to eliminate enemy tanks from extreme range (requiring two loaders to service the two-piece round), well-protected with thick armor and weighing 62.5 tons, the M103 was the last Heavy Tank used by the US military before they moved to Main Battle Tanks like the M48 and M60, while the US Marine Corps retained their M103s with their Marine tank battalions until 1973.