SU-26

SU-26

USSR | SPG | Tier III

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53,000   Cost

19539 HP Hit Points

8.1/8.23.22/10.5 t Weight Limit

Crew

1. Commander
2. Gunner
3. Radio Operator
4. Driver
5. Loader

Mobility

90130 hp Engine Power

30/8 km/h Speed Limit

2426 deg/s Traverse

11.1140.37 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio

YesYes Pivot

Armor

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Armament

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38/0 38/0 Shell Cost

180//180// HP Damage

21//21// mm Penetration

| |}} | |}} 8.33 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 7.2 s 50% Crew: 8.92 s 75% Crew: 7.79 s 100% Crew: 6.9 s Rammer: 6.21 s Vents: 6.75 s Both: 6.07 s Both and BiA: 5.94 s Both and Max Crew %: 5.69 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. | |}} | |}} 8.57 r/m  ▲ Standard Gun Reload Times Nominal: 7 s 50% Crew: 8.67 s 75% Crew: 7.57 s 100% Crew: 6.71 s Rammer: 6.04 s Vents: 6.56 s Both: 5.91 s Both and BiA: 5.78 s Both and Max Crew %: 5.54 s See Crew, Consumables, or Equipment for more information. Rate of Fire

| |}} | |}} 1499.4 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (180 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1499.4 50% Crew: 1209.6 75% Crew: 1386 100% Crew: 1564.2 100% Crew Vents: 1600.2 Rammer: 1738.8 Both: 1776.6 Both and BiA: 1816.2 Both and Max Crew %: 1895.4 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1679.4 50% Crew: 1389.6 75% Crew: 1566 100% Crew: 1744.2 100% Crew Rammer: 1918.8 Vents: 1780.2 Both: 1956.6 Both and BiA: 1996.2 Both and Max Crew %: 2075.4 See here, here, or here for more information. | |}} | |}} 1542.6 ▲ Standard Gun Using Shell Type 1 (180 Damage): With wholly penetrating hits Theoretical Damage Per Minute Nominal DPM: 1542.6 50% Crew: 1245.6 75% Crew: 1425.6 100% Crew: 1609.2 100% Crew Vents: 1645.2 Rammer: 1787.4 Both: 1828.8 Both and BiA: 1868.4 Both and Max Crew %: 1949.4 Advantageous Damage Per Minute First-shot DPM: 1722.6 50% Crew: 1425.6 75% Crew: 1605.6 100% Crew: 1789.2 100% Crew Rammer: 1967.4 Vents: 1825.2 Both: 2008.8 Both and BiA: 2048.4 Both and Max Crew %: 2129.4 See here, here, or here for more information. Damage Per Minute

| |}} 0.75 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.929 m With 75% Crew: 0.811 m With 100% Crew: 0.719 m With BiA: 0.703 m With BiA and Vents: 0.688 m Maximum possible: 0.659 m For more details, see Crew | |}} 0.66 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 0.818 m With 75% Crew: 0.714 m With 100% Crew: 0.633 m With BiA: 0.619 m With BiA and Vents: 0.605 m Maximum possible: 0.58 m For more details, see Crew Accuracy

| |}} 4.5 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 5.575 s With 75% Crew: 4.867 s With 100% Crew: 4.315 s With GLD: 3.923 s With BiA: 4.22 s With BiA and Vents: 4.128 s With both and GLD: 3.753 s Maximum possible: 3.597 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment | |}} 4 s  ▲ With 50% Crew: 4.955 s With 75% Crew: 4.327 s With 100% Crew: 3.835 s With GLD: 3.487 s With BiA: 3.751 s With BiA and Vents: 3.669 s With both and GLD: 3.336 s Maximum possible: 3.197 s For more details, see Crew or Equipment Aim time

1616 deg/s Gun Traverse Speed

360° Gun Arc

-2°/+45°-2°/+45° Elevation Arc

9585 rounds Ammo Capacity

General

2020 % Chance of Fire

260 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 204.3 m With 75% Crew: 232.2 m With 100% Crew: 260 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 273.2 m With Coated Optics: 286 m With Binocular Telescope: 325 m Maximum possible: 372.2 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment 260 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 204.3 m With 75% Crew: 232.2 m With 100% Crew: 260 m With Recon and Situational Awareness: 273.2 m With Coated Optics: 286 m With Binocular Telescope: 325 m Maximum possible: 372.2 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment View Range

| |}} 300 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 242.2 m With 75% Crew: 277.4 m With 100% Crew: 312.9 m With 100% Signal Boost: 360 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 330 m Maximum possible: 450.4 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment | |}} 615 m  ▲ With 50% Crew: 496.5 m With 75% Crew: 568.6 m With 100% Crew: 641.4 m With 100% Signal Boost: 738 m When affected by 100% Relaying: 676.5 m Maximum possible: 923.2 m For more details, see Skills or Equipment Signal Range

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SU-26

III

53000

The SU-26 is a Soviet tier 3 self-propelled gun.

The self-propelled gun on the basis of the T-26 was developed in sieged Leningrad in the autumn of 1941. The production was deployed at the Kirov Lifting and Conveying Equipment Plant. About 12 chassis were equipped with 76.2-mm guns (presumably, 76.2-mm infantry support guns mod. 1927). The vehicles saw service in Red Army armored brigades that fought on the Leningrad Front until 1944.

This SPG was a favorite among many players. After update 0.8.6 a lot of changes applied for SPG's as a whole, making it more challenging to play. Though it's the slowest artillery in its tier it has a small silhouette, making it a moderately difficult target to hit. Its primary advantage is the turret -- although it turns slowly and has no armor it's the only Tier III artillery that has one. With this turret you don't need to traverse the whole tank to shoot at the enemy, thus making it harder to detect when hiding in a bush. The Su-26 has an impressively low aim time and can shoot across the map. But the farther you shoot the harder it is to aim, and you may have to move closer to be effective. The gun -- although it has low damage per shot and low splash damage -- has the highest accuracy and quickest rate of fire among the Tier III SPG's, earning it the name "Popcorn Catapult of Doom". This makes for a fun play style: keep shooting at enemies without thinking, and if you miss simply shoot again. Overall the Su-26 is a fun SPG to play.

The SU-26 marks the end of its Soviet self-propelled gun line.

Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables

Modules

Guns

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
II	76 mm Regimental Gun mod. 1927	21	180	8.33	0.75	4.5		230	2830
II	76 mm Gun mod. 1902/30 30 clb	21	180	9.09	0.73	4.5		389	4090
III	76 mm Gun mod. 1902/30 40 clb	21	180	8.57	0.66	4		389	8050

Engines

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
I	T-26	90	20		545	770
II	T-26M	100	20		545	1230
II	T-26F	130	20		545	1500

Suspensions

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
II	SU-26	8.2	24	0		1880	680
III	SU-26 Bis	10.5	26	0		1880	1800

Radios

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
III	71-TK-3	300		100	570
V	9RK	350		80	3240
IX	12LL	615		110	33600

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Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Gun range: stock: 500m, second: 1150m, top: 1200m
• Has a turret, improving aim time and giving it a 360° gun arc (the turret turns instead of the tank)
• Good signal range
• Either a high firing arc or long range
• Low ground resistance allows decent mobility

Cons:

• Upgrading the gun for accuracy and range flattens the gun arc (but which further improves accuracy)
• Lousy damage against strong armor
• 122mm howitzer removed, thus having terrible firepower
• Turret traverse is slow, though at least there is a turret

Performance

The Su-26 starts out with the same gun as the SU-18, which can be painfully weak at this tier. Since it uses the T-26 chassis it uses the same engines as the T-26. The turret allows this SPG to be far more stealthy than other SPG's because it doesn't have to turn its chassis. Therefore you definitely want to use a Camo Net since you don't have to break the camo bonus by turning. Unfortunately it has the lowest range of all Tier III SPG's, so it has to get uncomfortably close to the fighting. Still, a turret on an SPG is an extremely rare feature, so many players choose to keep the Su-26 permanently. The turret allows you to use some special tactics -- you can position your SPG horizontally next to a rock, then move backwards to expose your turret to fire. When you start getting shot at simply move forward and hide behind the rock. In close combat the turret can give it an edge over other SPG's; either by popping out and firing or running away while keeping your turret and gun pointed the other way. If you can get beside turret-less tank destroyer or an M3 Lee you can often side scrape them, though you might have some difficulty keeping up due to your low mobility. Your turret allows you to fire upon them while they can't return fire; however this is a risky tactic that should not be relied upon.

Comparing this SPG to the other Tier III SPG's, the top gun has much worse damage, but much better penetration than any of the 105mm guns on its counterparts due to its 80mm pen AP round. This means that the SU-26 will do much better attacking less heavily armoured targets that this round can penetrate. (But note that the Su-26 and most other SPG's now only carry HE rounds as of several patches ago.) Don't waste your shots on well-armoured vehicles unless you really need to pin them down -- the most you'll do is scratch the paint. Instead use your gun to soften up mediums and lights so they can be dispatched by your team, which can be relied on for some serious damage.

Early Research

• The 71-TK-3 and 9RK radios carry over from the Su-18 and can be installed immediately
• If you played the T-26 previously the T-26F engine will be available and can be installed immediately
• If you haven't played the T-26 previously you should research the T-26F engine right away, skipping the T-26M
• Mount the 76mm 1902/30 30 clb and then the 76mm 1902/30 40 clb because of its increased rate of fire, accuracy, and range
• Lastly research the 12LL radio, which is quite helpful for seeing spotted enemy tanks

Suggested Equipment

   

Gallery

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  SU-26 front left view

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  SU-26 front right view

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  SU-26 rear left view

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  SU-26 rear right view

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  Front right

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  Front left

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  Rear right

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  Rear left

Historical Info

T-26 tank with A-43 turret

The Su-26, also known as Su-T-26, Su-76P or Leningrad self-propelled gun, was produced in 1941 by the Factory of Hoisting-and-Conveying Machinery named after S.M. Kirov in Leningrad. According to one source (1) 14 were built, probably two with a 37mm gun and 12 with the 76.2mm regimental gun mod. 1927. Another source (2) speaks of 15 built, with no mention of any 37mm gun.

Artillery tank Variants of the T-26

• T-26 mod. 1931 with the A-43 welded turret developed by N. Dyrenkov. Note the ball mount for the DT tank machine gun. Leningrad. 1933.

• T-26 with the A-43 turret[42][43][44] - artillery T-26 or "tank of fire support" with a turret developed by self-taught inventor N. Dyrenkov at the Experimental Design Office of the Department of Mechanization and Motorization of the RKKA (UMM RKKA). Two types of turrets, armed with the 76mm regimental gun mod. 1927 and DT tank machine gun in a ball mount, were assembled by the Izhora Factory. They were partially pressed and welded. The first variety was installed on the T-26 mod. 1931 in February 1932, and the second type was used in November 1932 (in the last case, the rear armored plate of the under-turret box was made sloped).

It was found that the A-43 turret was very tight for two crew members. It had an insufficient observation field, there was no turret ventilation (which made continuous gunfire difficult), and it was hard to rotate the turret manually. At the beginning of 1933 a new 76mm KT tank gun mod. 1927/32 with reduced (from 900 mm to 500 mm) recoil length was installed into the A-43 turret. Nevertheless it was proven again that the turret was still a very tight place for crew members. In addition the ammunition stowage for 54 rounds was unsuccessful. As a result the military refused the A-43 turret.

• T-26-4[45] — artillery tank with enlarged turret armed with the 76.2mm KT tank gun mod. 1927/32 (some modern sources mention this tank as T-26A; "A" stands for artilleriysky or "artillery"). The turret was developed by the Bolshevik Factory (since February 1932 - by the Design Office of the established Factory No. 174) in 1931-1932, and was installed on the T-26 mod. 1931 in November, 1932. Unlike the A-43 turret the turret by Factory No. 174 was much more convenient for the crew. The turret of the T-26-4 was quite similar to the main turret of the T-28 medium tank.

Production of SP guns, equipped with a 76mm regimental gun, on the T-26 chassis. Leningrad. The Kirov plant

The T-26-4 with the KT tank gun passed tests successfully and five vehicles were built in 1933-1934 as a pilot batch. Initially it was planned to arm three of these T-26-4s with the 76.2mm KT tank gun mod. 1927/32, and the other two tanks with the 76.2mm PS-3 tank gun. The PS-3 tank gun was developed at the Experimental Engineering-Mechanical Department (OKMO) of the Factory No. 174 by engineer P. Syachentov. The PS-3 had better specifications in comparison with the series-produced KT tank gun and also had several technical innovations (a foot firing switch, original training gear, traveling position-fixing, and a binocular optical sight). Armed with the PS-3 tank gun, the T-26-4 was tested in October 1933 but it was found that the PS-3 was too powerful for the T-26 light tank -- the turret race ring and hull roof were deformed during firing and the suspension springs were damaged. It was decided to arm the T-26-4 with the 76.2mm KT tank gun only. All five experimental T-26-4 artillery tanks were tested during military exercises near Leningrad in September 1934 before a scheduled series production of 50 such vehicles in 1935. But on September 19th, 1934 an incident with a T-26-4 took place: a blow-back because of shell case destruction during gun fire. Despite the fact that this defect was unrelated to turret design, the military representatives cancelled the order to produce the T-26-4. Also, the work to design the turretless AT-1 artillery tank armed with the powerful 76.2mm PS-3 tank gun began at that time. Nevertheless the T-26-4's turret construction was the design used in the series-produced BT-7A artillery tank.

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Historical Gallery

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  SU-26s being assembled

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  A SU-26 supporting Russian infantry

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  An abandoned SU-26

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  SU-26

Sources and External Links

External Links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-26_variants
• https://www.armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2/galleries/T-26/SU-26.htm

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