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?The M26 Pershing is the top US medium tank, at tier 9. It handles very similarly to the [[T20]] and [[T23]], but can mount the much more powerful 105mm T5E1M2 cannon, allowing the Pershing to pack a powerful punch. Compared to other tanks of it's tier, it's armor is poor and will rarely deflect any shots, leaving it vulnerable despite it's high hit-point total. However, both the tank's traverse and the turret-traverse are excellent, allowing the Pershing to spin it's weapon around very quickly to confront threats from any direction. Excellent acceleration, mobility, and speed allows the driver to put the Pershing in any position where it's powerful cannon can be used to great effect. Pershing also has the highest view range in game, 480 meters, which can be a major advantage when boosted with coated optics and used with caution. With the upcoming tech tree changes that will be applied, the T23 will be removed and replaced with the M26 Pershing as a Tier 8, with the M46 Patton being added as the new Tier 9.+The M26 Pershing is the top US medium tank, at tier 9. It handles very similarly to the [[T20]] and [[T23]], but can mount the much more powerful 105mm T5E1M2 cannon, allowing the Pershing to pack a powerful punch. Compared to other tanks of it's tier, it's armor is poor and will rarely deflect any shots, leaving it vulnerable despite it's high hit-point total. However, both the tank's traverse and the turret-traverse are excellent, allowing the Pershing to spin it's weapon around very quickly to confront threats from any direction. Excellent acceleration, mobility, and speed allows the driver to put the Pershing in any position where it's powerful cannon can be used to great effect. Pershing also has the highest view range in game, 480 meters, which can be a major advantage when boosted with coated optics and used with caution. With the upcoming tech tree changes that will be applied, the T23 will be removed and replaced with the M26 Pershing as a Tier 8, with the M46 Patton being added as the new Tier 9. The changes will occur in the 0.6.5. patch.
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M26 Pershing

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M26 Pershing
USA Medium Tank Tier IX
Totals
Cost 2,980,000  Credits
Health 1,600
Weight/Load Limit 41.07/41.09t
Crew
5
Mobility
Engine Power 560hp
Speed Limit 48km/h
Traverse Speed 37deg/s
Armor
Hull Armor 102/76/51mm
Turret Armor114/76/76mm
Armament
Damage 180-300HP
Penetration 120-200mm
Rate of Fire 8.40r/m
Accuracy 0.33m
Aim time 2s
Turret Traverse 43deg/s
Gun Traverse Arc gunTraverseArc
Gun Vertical Limits gunVerticalLimits
Ammo Capacity ammo
General
Chance of Fire 20%
View Range 430m
Signal Range 450m
Parent Contour-USA-T23.png
Child none
Values Are Stock // Top
AnnoA35_Pershing.png

The M26 Pershing is the top US medium tank, at tier 9. It handles very similarly to the T20 and T23, but can mount the much more powerful 105mm T5E1M2 cannon, allowing the Pershing to pack a powerful punch. Compared to other tanks of it's tier, it's armor is poor and will rarely deflect any shots, leaving it vulnerable despite it's high hit-point total. However, both the tank's traverse and the turret-traverse are excellent, allowing the Pershing to spin it's weapon around very quickly to confront threats from any direction. Excellent acceleration, mobility, and speed allows the driver to put the Pershing in any position where it's powerful cannon can be used to great effect. Pershing also has the highest view range in game, 480 meters, which can be a major advantage when boosted with coated optics and used with caution. With the upcoming tech tree changes that will be applied, the T23 will be removed and replaced with the M26 Pershing as a Tier 8, with the M46 Patton being added as the new Tier 9. The changes will occur in the 0.6.5. patch.
















Modules

Gun
Tr
Nm
Dam
Pen
RoF
Acr
Aim
Pr
Wt
05V
105mm Howitzer M3
410/350(HP)
53/150(mm)
4.3-5.1(r/m)
0.49(m)
4.5(s)
00022 850 22 850 Credits.png
2 500 2 500(kg)
07VII
90mm Gun M3
240/240/320(HP)
160/243/45(mm)
7.31-9.01(r/m)
0.33(m)
2.0(s)
00081 000 81 000 Credits.png
2 050 2 050(kg)
08VIII
90mm Gun T15E2M2
240/240/320(HP)
180/268/45(mm)
9.01(r/m)
0.32(m)
2.0(s)
00128 900 128 900 Credits.png
2 050 2 050(kg)
09IX
105mm Gun T5E1M2
390/390/480(HP)
218/265/53(mm)
7.79(r/m)
0.36(m)
2.0(s)
00158 000 158 000 Credits.png
2 400 2 400(kg)
Turret
Tr
Nm
Arm
T.Tr
VR
Pr
Wt
08VIII
M26M71
0114 114/76/76(mm)
0043 43(d/s)
0430 430(m)
00028 000 28 000 Credits.png
8 000 8 000(kg)
09IX
M26M67
0114 114/76/76(mm)
0045 45(d/s)
0480 480(m)
00052 000 52 000 Credits.png
9 700 9 700(kg)
Engine
Tr
Nm
Pw
CoF
Pr
Wt
07VII
Ford GAN
0560 560(h.p.)
020 20%
00037 200 37 200 Credits.png
0569 569(kg)
08VIII
Continental AV-1790-1
0704 704(h.p.)
020 20%
00045 000 45 000 Credits.png
0569 569(kg)
08VIII
Continental AV-1790-1M2
0790 790(h.p.)
020 20%
00048 000 48 000 Credits.png
0569 569(kg)
Suspension
Tr
Nm
LL
Tv
Pr
Wt
08VIII
M26T80M1
41.09 41.09(t)
037 37(d/s)
00031 700 31 700 Credits.png
10 000 10 000(kg)
09IX
M26T81
45.05 45.05(t)
040 40(d/s)
00060 500 60 500 Credits.png
10 000 10 000(kg)
Radio
Tr
Nm
SR
Pr
Wt
06VI
SCR 508
0450 450(m)
00021 600 21 600 Credits.png
0100 100(kg)
10X
SCR 528
0850 850(m)
00051 400 51 400 Credits.png
0080 80(kg)

Historical Info

The M-26 was developed near the end of World War II and named after World War One General John J Pershing of the American Expeditionary Force. The M26 Pershing had a slow and arduous beginning, when the need for a heavy tank was not in the priorities of the US Army. Instead, efforts were relegated to production of M3 Stuart Light Tanks and M4 Sherman Medium Tanks. It was not until the debut of the German Panther and Tiger series of tanks on the battlefields of Europe that the need for a heavily-armed, and armored, weapons system came to bear.

Considerable effort was then made to develop a gun system capable of competing with the German counterparts. The result was the M26 Pershing armed with a 90mm main gun (nearly on par with the German '88') and heavily armored overall. It was the closest weapon that the Allies would field that was akin to the German Panther, in terms of firepower and crew survivability. The M26 Pershing arrived too late to be of any effective use (overall) in the European Theater, but a few (roughly 200) saw service with the 3rd and 9th Armored Divisions. At least 100 were kept in reserve as well.

The mammoth M26 Pershings would be part of the armored column that would cross the Remagen Bridge over the Rhine River and into Germany with the 9th Armored. About 20 M26s were reported to have seen any action at all. Ten M26s were also shipped out to the Pacific Theater for action in Okinawa, though arriving too late to be of any effective tactical use.

This was not the end of the line for the M26, however. It would go on to see extensive combat in the Korean War and, for the most part, handle the Soviet-Built T34/85, credited with destroying half of all T34's destroyed in that war (modified 76mm M4 Shermans accounted for the other half).

Post-war use saw a great number stationed throughout Europe with NATO through the Cold War. Many alternative variants were devised, though some, like the self-propelled gun platform, not used by the US Army.

The M26 Pershing would later be reclassified as a Medium Tank and become the blueprint for tanks such as the M46, M47, M48 Patton, and M60 Main Battle Tanks. The M47 was merely a base M26 Pershing with a new engine, transmission, and main gun.


American Tanks
Light Tanks T1 Cunningham  • M2 Light Tank  • T1E6  • T2 Light Tank  • T7 Combat Car  • M22 Locust  • M3 Stuart  • MTLS-1G14  • M5 Stuart  • M24 Chaffee  • T21  • T71
Medium Tanks T2 Medium Tank  • M2 Medium Tank  • M3 Lee  • M4 Sherman  • M4A2E4 Sherman  • M7  • Ram II  • M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo  • M4A3E8 Sherman  • T20  • M26 Pershing  • T23  • T26E4 Super Pershing  • T69  • M46 Patton  • T54E1  • M48A1 Patton  • M60
Heavy Tanks T1 Heavy Tank  • T14  • M6  • T29  • M6A2E1  • T32  • T34  • M103  • T57 Heavy Tank  • T110E5
Tank Destroyers T18  • T82  • M8A1  • T40  • M10 Wolverine  • T49  • M18 Hellcat  • M36 Jackson  • T25 AT  • T25/2  • T28  • T28 Prototype  • T30  • T95  • T110E3  • T110E4
Self-Propelled Guns T57  • M7 Priest  • M37  • M41  • M44  • M12  • M40/M43  • M53/M55  • T92



Medium Tanks
USA II T2 Medium Tank  • III Convert. Medium Tank T3 Gold  • III M2 Medium Tank  • IV T6 Medium  • IV M3 Lee  • V M4 Improved Gold  • V M4A2E4 Sherman Gold  • V M4A1 Sherman  • V Ram II Gold  • VI M4A3E8 Fury Gold  • VI M4A3E8 Thunderbolt VII Gold  • VI M4A3E8 Sherman  • VI M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo  • VII T26E3 Eagle 7 Gold  • VII T20  • VII T23E3 Gold  • VIII T25 Pilot Number 1 Gold  • VIII TL-1 LPC Gold  • VIII T42 Gold  • VIII ASTRON Rex 105 mm Gold  • VIII AMBT Gold  • VIII M46 Patton KR Gold  • VIII M26 Pershing  • VIII T26E4 SuperPershing Gold  • VIII T69  • VIII T95E2 Gold  • IX M46 Patton  • X M48A5 Patton  • X M60 Gold  • X T95E6 Gold
UK I Vickers Medium Mk. I  • II Vickers Medium Mk. II  • III Vickers Medium Mk. III  • IV Matilda  • IV Matilda LVT Gold  • IV Grant  • IV AC 1 Sentinel Gold  • V Cavalier  • V Valiant Gold  • V Sherman III  • V Matilda Black Prince Gold  • VI Sherman Firefly  • VI Cromwell  • VI AC 4 Experimental Gold  • VI Cromwell B Gold  • VI Sherman VC Firefly Gold  • VII Comet  • VIII Centurion Mk. I  • VIII FV4202 Gold  • VIII Chieftain/T95 Gold  • VIII Centurion Mk. 5/1 RAAC Gold  • VIII Chimera Gold  • IX Cobra Gold  • IX Centurion Mk. 7/1  • X Centurion Action X
Germany III Großtraktor - Krupp Gold  • III Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. A  • III Pz.Kpfw. S35 739 (f) Gold  • IV Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J  • IV Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D  • IV VK 20.01 (D)  • V Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. K Gold  • V Turán III prototípus Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Ankou Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. III/IV  • V Pz.Kpfw. IV hydrostat. Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Alpha Gold  • V Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H  • V Pz.Kpfw. T 25 Gold  • V VK 30.01 (H)  • VI Pz.Kpfw. IV Schmalturm Gold  • VI VK 30.01 (D)  • VI VK 30.02 (M)  • VII Panther/M10 Gold  • VII Panther  • VII VK 30.02 (D)  • VIII Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 Gold  • VIII Panzer 58 Gold  • VIII Schwarzpanzer 58 Gold  • VIII Panzer 58 Mutz Gold  • VIII M48A2 Räumpanzer Gold  • VIII Kampfpanzer 07 RH Gold  • VIII Indien-Panzer  • VIII Panther II  • IX E 50  • IX T 55A Gold  • IX Kampfpanzer 50 t Gold  • IX Kunze Panzer Gold  • IX Leopard Prototyp A  • X E 50 Ausf. M  • X Leopard 1
France III D2  • III Somua S35  • IV SARL 42  • V Renault G1  • VI Bretagne Panther Gold  • VI M4A1 FL 10 Gold  • VIII Bat.-Châtillon Bourrasque Gold  • VIII AltProto AMX 30 Gold  • VIII Lorraine 40 t Gold  • VIII AMX Chasseur de chars Gold  • VIII M4A1 Revalorisé Gold  • IX AMX 30 1er prototype  • IX Char Futur 4 Gold  • IX Bat.-Châtillon 25 t AP  • X Bat.-Châtillon 25 t  • X AMX 30 B
USSR III T-29 Gold  • IV A-32 Gold  • IV T-28E with F-30 Gold  • IV T-34 with L-11 Gold  • IV T-28  • V Matilda IV Gold  • V T-34 shielded Gold  • V M4-85 Gold  • V T-34  • VI A-43  • VI T-34-85M Gold  • VI T-34-85 Rudy Gold  • VI Loza's M4-A2 Sherman Gold  • VI T-34-85  • VII A-44  • VII KV-13  • VII T-43  • VII T-44-122 Gold  • VIII Object 416  • VIII T-54 first prototype Gold  • VIII T-44-100 Igrovoy Gold  • VIII T-44-100 (R)  • VIII STG Gold  • VIII STG Guard Gold  • VIII Object 274a Gold  • VIII T-44  • IX Object 430 Version II  • IX Object 430  • IX T-54  • X Object 140  • X Object 907 Gold  • X T-22 medium Gold  • X K-91  • X Object 430U  • X T-62A
China V Type T-34  • VI Type 58  • VII T-34-1  • VIII Type 59 Gold  • VIII T-34-2  • VIII T-34-3 Gold  • VIII 59-Patton Gold  • VIII 122 TM Gold  • VIII Type 59 G Gold  • IX WZ-120  • X 121  • X 121B Gold
Japan II Chi-Ni  • II Type 89 I-Go/Chi-Ro  • IV Type 1 Chi-He  • V Type 3 Chi-Nu  • V Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai Gold  • VI Type 4 Chi-To  • VII Type 5 Chi-Ri  • VIII STA-1  • VIII STA-2 Gold  • IX Type 61  • X STB-1
Czechoslovakia IV ST vz. 39  • V Škoda T 24  • VI Škoda T 40 Gold  • VI Škoda T 25  • VII Konštrukta T-34/100  • VIII TVP VTU Koncept  • VIII Škoda T 27 Gold  • IX Škoda T 50  • X TVP T 50/51
Sweden IV Lago  • V Strv m/42  • VI Strv m/42-57 Alt A.2 Gold  • VI Strv 74  • VII Leo  • VIII Strv 81 Gold  • VIII Primo Victoria Gold  • VIII Lansen C Gold  • VIII UDES 14 Alt 5  • IX UDES 16  • X UDES 15/16
Poland V 25TP KSUST II  • V DS PZInż  • VI Pudel Gold  • VI 40TP Habicha  • VI T-34-85 Rudy Gold  • VI B.U.G.I.  • VII CS-44  • VIII CS-52 LIS Gold  • VIII CS-53  • IX CS-59  • X CS-63
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