T26E4 SuperPershing
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T26E4 SuperPershing
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6,400 Cost |
1500300 HP Hit Points |
50.55/5323.56/53 t Weight Limit |
- Commander
- Gunner
- Driver
- Radio Operator
- Loader
720720 hp Engine Power |
40.2/18 km/h Speed Limit |
3232 deg/s Traverse |
14.2430.56 hp/t Power/Wt Ratio |
YesYes Pivot |
// mm Hull Armor |
101.6/76.2/76.2101.6/76.2/76.2 mm Turret Armor |
AP/APCR/HE
AP/APCR/HE Shells |
255/4400/255
255/4400/255 Shell Cost |
240/240/320240/240/320 HP Damage |
202/258/45202/258/45 mm Penetration |
r/m ▲
7.5 r/m Standard Gun ▲
7.5 Rate of Fire Standard Gun |
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Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1800 Standard Gun ▲
Standard Gun
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Standard Gun
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1800 Damage Per Minute Standard Gun |
m ▲
0.38 m With 50% Crew: 0.471 m ▲
0.38 Accuracy With 50% Crew: 0.471 m |
s 2.3 s 2.3 Aim time |
3030 deg/s Turret Traverse |
360° Gun Arc |
-10°/+20°-10°/+20° Elevation Arc |
5454 rounds Ammo Capacity |
2020 % Chance of Fire |
m 390 m 390 View Range |
m 745 m 745 Signal Range |
VIII
6400
The T26E4 SuperPershing is an American tier 8 premium medium tank.
To increase firepower, a new long-barrelled 90-mm gun was mounted on the T26E1 in January 1945. The prototype was designated the T26E4. Development was discontinued in January 1947 due to problems with the gun and the loading mechanism. A total of 25 vehicles had been built by that time, but never entered service.
The T26E4 "Super Pershing" is basically an M26 Pershing with extra added protection in the form of spaced armor, giving the front of the T26E4 roughly the same durability of the KV-5, with the bonus of having no weak secondary turrets and a reasonably good slope. The Super Pershing is also a very good credit maker.
Modules / Available Equipment and Consumables
Modules
Tier | Gun | Penetration (mm) |
Damage (HP) |
Rate of fire (rounds/minute) |
Dispersion (m/100m) |
Aiming time (s) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
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VIII | 90 mm Gun T15E1 | 202/258/45 | 240/240/320 | 7.5 | 0.38 | 2.3 | 1551 | 128900 |
Tier | Engine | Engine Power (hp) |
Chance of Fire on Impact (%) |
Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VI | Ford GAF V8 | 720 | 20 | 641 | 34600 |
Tier | Suspension | Load Limit (т) |
Traverse Speed (gr/sec) |
Rmin | Weight (kg) |
Price ()
| |
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VIII | M26T80E1 | 53 | 32 | 0 | 10000 | 16300 |
Compatible Equipment
Compatible Consumables
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Thick sloped frontal armor
- Upper and lower glacis, as well as the front of the turret have spaced armor
- Ability to rotate in place
- Good rate of fire
- Excellent medium tank crew trainer
Cons:
- Poor AP penetration
- Thin side and rear armor
- Low top speed and slow acceleration
- Low traverse speed
- Weakspots are very easy to hit at close range
Performance
Many tanks that attempt to shoot the Super Pershing up front will find themselves only doing zero damage penetrations, as its spaced armor will absorb most of the shell's potential. Due to this fact, the T26E4 is a very hard nut to crack up front and ideal to drive as stalwart or in city maps. The flip side of the coin is that the T26E4 suffers a significant decrease in speed compared the M26, as it uses a very strained 500 horsepower engine, making it very, very slow. Another downside is that it has no side or rear mounted spaced armor, so flanking this tank will quickly destroy it. To fully utilize its potential, you must be very aware of your surroundings, and use terrain irregularities and cover to hide your weak side and rear armor.
Since you can't move like a true medium tank, players often treat the Super Pershing like a heavy tank. Almost all the front of this tank is covered with spaced armor, the hull front is covered by TWO plates working as spaced armor, with a little distance between. Much like the flat German turret fronts covered by the gun mantles, enemies can turn the outer plates into swiss cheese, but shells fail to penetrate the armor behind. Don't be surprised by the sight of penetration marks on a Super Pershing's front, but be surprised if the penetrations did any damage.
Suggested Equipment
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Historical Info
The 90-mm M3 gun of the Pershing was similar to the German 88 mm KwK 36 used on the Tiger I. In an effort to match the firepower of the Tiger II's more powerful 88 mm KwK43, the T15E1 90 mm gun was developed and mounted in a T26E1 in January 1945. This tank was designated T26E1-1. The T15E1 gun was 73 calibers in length and had a much longer high capacity chamber. This gave it a muzzle velocity of 3,750 ft/s (1,140 m/s) with the T30E16 APCR shot and could penetrate the Panther's frontal armor at up to 2,600 yd (2,400 m). This model used a single piece 50 in (1,300 mm) long ammunition and was the only Super Pershing sent to Europe.
A second pilot tank was converted from a T26E3 and used a modified T15E2 gun that used a two piece ammunition. A total of 25 of these tanks were built and designated as the T26E4. An improved mounting removed the need for stabilizer springs. Since M26 was designed to fight the heaviest German armour, weak mantlet proved to be a big problem. It wasn’t able to stop the shells from 88 mm KwK 36 used on the Tiger I, not to mention 88 mm KwK43 from the Tiger II. The designers chose crude, but effective method. They welded additional 80 mm armor plate in front of the mantlet to increase its resilience. Original plate that was welded was salvaged from the destroyed Panther tank.
Post-war, two M26 tanks had the T54 gun installed, which had the same long gun barrel, but the ammunition cartridge was designed to be shorter and fatter, while still retaining the propellant force of the original round. They also had the muzzle brake and bore evacuator from the M3A1 gun of the M26A1 and M46. The tanks were designated as the M26E1 tank, but lack of funds cut off further production
Historical Gallery