Tank destroyer forces disbanded Tank destroyer battalion (United States)

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m26 pershings; powerful heavy/medium tank made specialist tank destroyer obsolete


the army finished war 63 active tank destroyer battalions, self-propelled.


while tank destroyers had proven versatility , efficiency in combat, in secondary roles, long-term utility becoming doubtful 1945 in light of changes army doctrine. primary role destroy enemy armor, role being usurped tanks, had happened in many other armies. powerful tank destroyer fielded, m36, mounted 90 mm gun; same armament carried m26 pershing heavy tank, beginning reach front-line units end of hostilities. m26 redesignated medium tank shortly after end of war, becoming standard vehicle of armored units, , further reducing need specialist anti-tank capacity. in effect, tank destroyers used tanks in many cases. study of ammunition expenditures shows tank destroyers in europe fired 11 rounds of high-explosive (he) ammunition every round of armor-piercing (ap) ammunition, showing conclusively used general support duties far more anti-tank assets.


in addition, army reducing size rapidly after end of hostilities; tank destroyer branch cost equivalent of 3 or 4 full divisions, definite luxury non-essential service. 1945 general board report study of organization, equipment, , tactical employment of tank destroyer units led disbandment of tank destroyer battalions, , on 10 november 1945, tank destroyer center closed, ending long-term prospects of force. last battalion de-activated in 1946.








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