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-=== In-game description ===
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-Many problems were revealed when the P-26's operation began. Due to its narrow landing gear tread and a landing speed too fast for its time, the aircraft was prone to nose over. When this happened, the pilots often lost their lives, although the planes themselves were not seriously damaged. As a result, the fuselage spine fairing was redesigned. Its height was increased by 20 cm, and the reinforced structure could endure a load of more than 12 tons if hit. The 29th production P-26А was the first to obtain this enlarged fuselage spine fairing, and the planes already produced were modified directly on the front lines.
+{{Navigation-Start|{{Annotation|Archive of the in-game description|An archive of the historical description of the vehicle that was presented in-game prior to Update 1.55 'Royal Armour'}}|expand=true}}
-New wing flaps allowed the aircraft's landing speed to be reduced. The plane was also equipped, in the event of an emergency landing on water, with two inflatable sacks occupying the containers in the wing roots. Beginning at the 26th production aircraft, this equipment became standard for the P-26А, but it was not installed on the aircraft already produced. There is no documented evidence that this system was ever used for its intended purpose, but one aircraft crashed after the raft kit opened spontaneously during flight.
+New wing flaps allowed the aircraft's landing speed to be reduced. The plane was also equipped, in the event of an emergency landing on water, with two inflatable sacks occupying the containers in the wing roots. Beginning at the 26th production aircraft, this equipment became standard for the P-26A, but it was not installed on the aircraft already produced. There is no documented evidence that this system was ever used for its intended purpose, but one aircraft crashed after the raft kit opened spontaneously during flight.
-P-26Аs produced later had reinforced armament: one synchronous 7.62 mm Browning M1 machine gun to the left of the fuselage and one synchronous large-calibre 12.7 mm Browning M2 .50 cal machine gun to the right. The magazine capacity of the large-calibre machine gun was 200 rounds.
+P-26As produced later had reinforced armament: one synchronous 7.62 mm Browning M1 machine gun to the left of the fuselage and one synchronous large-calibre 12.7 mm Browning M2 .50 cal machine gun to the right. The magazine capacity of the large-calibre machine gun was 200 rounds.
 A combined total of 111 machines of the P-26A variant were produced. The 20th Fighter Group was the first in the USAAC to be armed with Peashooters. It was followed by two more: the 1st Fighter Group based in Selfridge, Michigan, and the 17th Fighter Group at March Air Force Base, California. At various times, P-26s were operated in 22 USAAC fighter squadrons.
 Peashooters were flown by many pilots who later occupied high positions in the USAAF and then in the USAF, including Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold, future Commander-in-Chief of the USAF.
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-* [https://www.boeing.com/history/products/p-26-peashooter.page <nowiki>[Boeing]</nowiki] History Page - P-26 Peashooter]
+* [https://www.boeing.com/history/products/p-26-peashooter.page <nowiki>[Boeing]</nowiki> History Page - P-26 Peashooter]
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Best 7.7 mm machine gun type for reserve planes
+* Potent machine guns for a rank I plane
-* Snappy roll rate, better than any of the reserve biplanes from the other nations
+* Snappy roll rate
-* Decent turn rate, though not competitive to reserve biplanes
+* Decent turn rate
-* Smaller target much like the Soviet [[I-16 (Family)|I-16]]
+* Small target much like the Soviet [[I-16 (Family)|I-16]]
 '''Cons:'''
 * Performance scales poorly. Should generally be replaced as soon as more advanced planes become available
-* Slow compared to contemporary fighters, but faster than reserve biplanes
+* Slow compared to contemporary monoplane fighters
 * Engine and fuel fires are next to impossible to extinguish due to wooden/canvas construction and lack of self-sealing fuel tanks
 * Fragile, especially to high-explosive rounds from enemy autocannons
-* Slower machine gun fire rate compared to Soviet aircraft
+* Machine guns have a slow rate of fire
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
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 * ''other literature.''-->
-* [https://www.boeing.com/history/products/p-26-peashooter.page/ Boeing History Page - P-26 Peashooter]
+* [https://www.boeing.com/history/products/p-26-peashooter.page <nowiki>[Boeing]</nowiki] History Page - P-26 Peashooter]
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 == External links ==
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+<!--''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''other literature.''
+* ''other literature.''-->
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 New wing flaps allowed the aircraft's landing speed to be reduced. The plane was also equipped, in the event of an emergency landing on water, with two inflatable sacks occupying the containers in the wing roots. Beginning at the 26th production aircraft, this equipment became standard for the P-26А, but it was not installed on the aircraft already produced. There is no documented evidence that this system was ever used for its intended purpose, but one aircraft crashed after the raft kit opened spontaneously during flight.
-P-26Аs produced later had reinforced armament: one synchronous 7.62 mm Browning M1 machine gun to the left of the fuselage and one synchronous large-calibre 12.7 mm Browning M2.5 machine gun to the right. The magazine capacity of the large-calibre machine gun was 200 rounds.
+P-26Аs produced later had reinforced armament: one synchronous 7.62 mm Browning M1 machine gun to the left of the fuselage and one synchronous large-calibre 12.7 mm Browning M2 .50 cal machine gun to the right. The magazine capacity of the large-calibre machine gun was 200 rounds.
 A combined total of 111 machines of the P-26A variant were produced. The 20th Fighter Group was the first in the USAAC to be armed with Peashooters. It was followed by two more: the 1st Fighter Group based in Selfridge, Michigan, and the 17th Fighter Group at March Air Force Base, California. At various times, P-26s were operated in 22 USAAC fighter squadrons.

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 Generally, to do well in the P-26 never, ever turn fight, as it has a huge turning radius compared to other reserves. Ideally practice "Boom & Zoom" tactics, that is climb above, dive in, attack, climb up again for a new attack. Also, use the "Stealth" ammunition belt, it is the hardest hitting belt for this aircraft and targets will not see where you are, giving you another second or two advantage. Stealth is harder to use, but it's worth it. While a mediocre at best reserve fighter, it is a very good ground attacker carrying 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs with 24.5 kg of TNT each, which is effective against even some Rank 3 tanks and Rank 2 ships.
-Qualify the crew to "Expert", it is very cheap and invest Crew XP points in Pilot Vitality (i order to be able to resist injury) and Weapon Maintenace, good to take and give damage.
+Qualify the crew to "Expert", it is very cheap and invest Crew XP points in Pilot Vitality (i order to be able to resist injury) and Weapon Maintenance, good to take and give damage.
-Study your opponents, this is critical on how to counter them as there is no single way to counter all targets. The Japanese Ki-10 and Soviet I-15 are this aircraft's greatest threats, if they get on your six evade like crazy and hope they overshoot (never turn); teammates are also very helpful. Bombs with 0.5 seconds delay could work. Others like the German He 51 you could outrun them, but do not turn. With higher BR units you may be just able to outmanoeuvre, bust the best is constantly scan the sky for threats. Other rank 1 aircraft vary in threat level. Besides fighters, attacking bombers is a viable option, however, be mindful of defensive turrets as there are a few 12.7 mm machine guns and 20 mm cannons out there.
+Study your opponents, this is critical on how to counter them as there is no single way to counter all targets. The Japanese Ki-10 and Soviet I-15 are this aircraft's greatest threats, if they get on your six evade like crazy and hope they overshoot (never turn); teammates are also very helpful. Bombs with 0.5 seconds delay could work. Others like the German He 51 you could outrun them, but do not turn. With higher BR units you may be just able to outmanoeuvre, but the best is constantly scan the sky for threats. Other rank 1 aircraft vary in threat level. Besides fighters, attacking bombers is a viable option, however, be mindful of defensive turrets as there are a few 12.7 mm machine guns and 20 mm cannons out there.
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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was available during the [[wt:en/news/2646/current|2014 Thanksgiving sale]] as a reward for buying two discounted packs and during the [[wt:en/news/3206/current|2015 Independence Day]] event as a prize in a tournament. It has also been obtainable in the Warbond shop in the trophy chest from [[wt:en/news/5668-news-how-can-you-get-premium-vehicles-warbonds-en|August 2018]] to November 2020.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was available during the [[wt:en/news/2646/current|2014 Thanksgiving sale]] as a reward for buying two discounted packs and during the [[wt:en/news/3206/current|2015 Independence Day]] event as a prize in a tournament. It has also been obtainable in the Warbond shop in the trophy chest from [[wt:en/news/5668-news-how-can-you-get-premium-vehicles-warbonds-en|September 2018]] to November 2020.
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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was available only twice in War Thunder history, once in [[wt:en/news/2646/current|November 2014 Thanksgiving sale]] as a reward for buying two discounted packs, the second in the [[wt:en/news/3206/current|2015 Independence Day]] event as a prize in a tournament.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was available during the [[wt:en/news/2646/current|2014 Thanksgiving sale]] as a reward for buying two discounted packs and during the [[wt:en/news/3206/current|2015 Independence Day]] event as a prize in a tournament. It has also been obtainable in the Warbond shop in the trophy chest from [[wt:en/news/5668-news-how-can-you-get-premium-vehicles-warbonds-en|August 2018]] to November 2020.
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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * Dewoitine [[D.500]]
 * Mitsubishi [[A5M4]]
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
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