In "The Universal Tank" by David Fletcher, he states that the British had ordered 500 M26 and received a "handful" at the end of the war. Although they were not used in service like the ones in the US Army were.There is one photograph showing an M26 with the serial number "T345711".Is there any other information on these few British M26 around?
The Ordnance records show only six had been sent to the UK by V-J Day. I doubt they were used for anything but testing.KL
I wonder how well a long barreled 105mm would fit onto an M26 or M46.
IIRC, the Spanish installed 105 mm L7/M68 in their final upgrade of the M47. Of course, the turret ring is a bit larger than on the M26/M46 but hey, it might still work.-
There was an image in one reference book showing the 152mm gun/missile launcher mounted in what appeared to be a standard M48 turret which demonstrates that there was no special requirements to adapt the ordnance to the mount as it fit within the existing dimensions with minimal modifications.