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{{About
 
{{About
 
| about = American heavy tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Ground Breaking"]].
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The success and popularity of the [[M4A3E2]] "Jumbo" tanks in combat led to a similar undertaking for the [[M26|M26 Pershing]] tank. Conversions started in January 1945 with M26 prototypes modified with heavier armour in the turret and hull into the '''T26E5'''. While the heavier weight strained the suspension, the performance was considered favorable. However, the end of World War II led to the necessity of these tanks to disappear, with only 27 T26E5 produced by the war's end for testing.
 
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Introduced in [[Update "Ground Breaking"]], the T26E5 is an assault tank that can be most effective at close-ranges alongside the frontlines. Its excellent frontal armor can withstand hits from many armor-piercing rounds, and the fairly good 90 mm gun, inherited from the M26, often destroys enemy tanks with its explosive rounds in a single hit. However, it should be noted that the armor penetration of the main shell might be insufficient against some opponents, and the mobility of the T26E5 does not allow it to be among the first to occupy key positions.
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
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Frontal armour is quite strong, able to resist Panther's gun or even Tiger II's Kwk 43 gun if well-angled. On the other hand side armour can protect you to a certain degree when angled, closer toward the front side armor cannot protect you even from Weaker gun. and when un-angled any gun will punch right through your side armour. Notable weak-spot on this tank include Machine gun port, and a weird-looking bulge on the front of the hull. The other notable weak spot is lower front plate. With only 140-150mm Effective Thickness It is not able to resist even Panther's or Tiger II's gun and there as no Transmission to block shell as well.  
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The frontal armour is quite strong, able to resist common weapons such as the 7,5 cm KwK42 and the 8,8 cm KwK43 if angled properly. A notable weak spot on the front glacis is the machine gun port but it is a small target difficult to hit with precision. The other notable weak spot is the lower front plate. With a relatively thin lower glacis, it is not able to absorb rounds from most guns, and there is no transmission to absorb a penetrating shell. However, the side armour can protect you to a certain degree when angled.
 
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The turret armour is strong, consisting of variable thickness armour ranging from 150 to 300 mm thickness, with the mantlet ranging from about 100 to 200 mm of protection. A notable weakness in the turret is the first stage ammo, stowed on the left side of the turret, protected by about 170 mm of armour, plus 20 mm from an added track segment. Any penetrating shell hitting the turret from this side will most likely knock out all of your crew members in the turret as well as detonate the first-stage ammo rack.
 
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The cupola with only 76 mm thickness can be penetrated by an APHE shell, taking out your gunner and commander, however the cupola is small in size, and is not an easy shot to make.
 
  
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Survivability is about average for a tank of this type. You have 5 crew members, which is standard for US tanks at this time, but the turret is cramped, and a well placed shot can destroy the tank entirely if said round has an explosive filler.
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The turret consists of variable thickness armour ranging from 89 - 198mm. In some place near the cannon breech can even reach 230-280mm. Turret front ranging from near the gun consists of 177.5mm Cast homogenous plate but because of volumetric shell, cannon breech and optics enemy shell might not penetrate through here and cause significant damage to crew members. There are not many weak spot on the turret except the rear and side rear as there is only 160mm effective thickness there and rear of 127mm effective thickness. Any shell hitting turret from the side or rear will most likely knock out all of your crew members in the turret. And as there are also First-stage ammo rack on the left side of the turret any shell hitting there have a high chance of ammunition explosion as well.  
  
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Additionally, this tank only has 25 mm of protection on the roof, making it vulnerable to attacking aircraft with heavier ground focused weapons.
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Cupola with it's 76.2mm can be penetrated and damage your gunner and commander by any APHE shell hitting there. But because of the small cupola size it's might be difficult to hit it in the first place.
  
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'''Armour type:'''
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Survivability is Average, you have 5 crew members like majority of the tank at your BR. But because of spacing a single large enough APHE shell such as IS-2 shell can one-shot all your crew members.
  
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull sides, rear and roof)
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'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
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* Cast homogeneous armour (Front hull, turret, gun mantlet, cupola)
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<!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
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* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
  
 
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 152.6 mm (46°) ''Upper glacis'' <br> 242 mm (21-35°) ''Upper bulge'' <br> 25.4 mm ''MG port'' <br> 101.6 mm (54°) ''Lower glacis'' || 76.2 mm ''Fighting compartment'' <br> 50.8 mm ''Engine compartment'' || 50.8 mm (7°) ''Upper plate'' <br> 22.2 mm (72°) ''Lower glacis'' || 152.6 mm (44°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 38.1 mm (0-20°) ''Fighting compartment'' <br> 22.2 mm (0-20°) ''Engine compartment'' <br> 5 mm (7-10°) ''Engine vents''
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| Hull ||152.6 mm (46°) ''Front Glacis''
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25.4 mm ''MG port''
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101.6 mm (54°) ''Lower Glacis''<ref name=":0">Heavy Tank T26E5 - Tanks Encyclopedia (tanks-encyclopedia.com)</ref>
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|76.2 mm|| 51 mm || 38 mm (Roof Front)
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23 mm (Roof Rear)<ref name=":0" />
 
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| Turret || 170-229 mm (24°) ''Turret front'' <br> 177.5 mm (cylindrical) ''Gun mantlet''|| 160 mm (cylindrical) ''Front & centre'' <br> 110 mm (8°) ''Rear'' || 127 mm (2°) || 25 mm (0-7°)
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| Turret || 191 - 198 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 191- 279 mm ''Gun mantlet'' <ref name=":0" /> || 89 - 198 mm<ref name=":0" /> || 127 mm<ref name=":0" /> || 25 mm<ref name=":0" />
 
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| Cupola || colspan="3" | 76.2 mm (conical) || 25 mm
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| Cupola || colspan="3" | 76.2 mm (Spherical) || 25 mm
 
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'''Notes:'''
 
  
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* Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
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'''Notes:'''
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* Mudguards and storage boxes are 4 mm thick.
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* Suspension Wheels and Tracks are 20 mm thick.
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* There are steel boxes and few spare track on the turret that can block vision on some part of the tank and act as additional protection. <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of -->
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<!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. -->
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
 
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
 
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The T26E5 use the same engine as the M26 Pershing. It has a poor power-to-weight ratio and its top speed is 40-43 km/h. But expect the average cruising speed to be closer to 30 km/h. When off-road the speed will drop even more. Lacking neutral steering, it might be difficult for the heavy tank to turn in urban environment. As such, the player should plan the route they want to take carefully and avoid flanking manoeuvres that will take a lot of time.
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The T26E5 use the same power pack as on the M26 Pershing. Including the Ford GAF gasoline engine producing 500 hp.<ref name=":0" /> Which was proven to be underpowered for the M26 that weight over 41 tonnes, and when used with the T26E5 that weight over 46 tonnes It's would suffer even more from reduced performance, with abysmal power-to-weight ratio of only 10.7hp/ton. As such, It's maximum speed limit are only limited to 48 - 40 km/h. But expect average speed when travelling on-road to be 25-35 km/h and that is when not turning for a period of time. When off-road the speed will drop even more. Due to the lacks of neutral steering it's might be difficult to turn in urban environment. As such, Player should think about route they should take carefully and avoid flanking maneuver that would take them a lot of time to do so.
  
 
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp=646|rbMinHp=442|AoAweight=}}
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
 
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}
 
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{{main|M3 (90 mm)}}
 
{{main|M3 (90 mm)}}
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T26E5 use the same 90mm M3 as the M36, T25 or the M26. Once unlocked, the T26E5 will have APBC as it's default shell. The APBC have a decent characteristic but because it's doesn't have explosive filler It's should be replaced by APCBC as soon as possible. APCR can be used to penetrate some heavily armoured vehicle such as [[Ferdinand]], [[Jagdtiger]] or [[Tiger II (H)]] but the player should be aware of the poor post-penetration damage of the shell. Thus, player should always aim to disarm the target first if they wish to use APCR. HE shell can be used to damage lightly armoured vehicle and Smoke shell can be used to provide smoke cover for player or teammates.
  
 
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! ''Arcade''
 
! ''Arcade''
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| rowspan="2" | 70 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 19.4 || 26.9 || 32.6 || 36.1 || 38.4 || rowspan="2" | 9.75 || rowspan="2" | 8.63 || rowspan="2" | 7.95 || rowspan="2" | 7.50
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| rowspan="2" | 70 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__
 
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! ''Realistic''
 
! ''Realistic''
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| __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
 
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==== Ammunition ====
 
==== Ammunition ====
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The T26E5 uses the same standard ammunition found in the other 90 mm M3 cannons. When first unlocked, the T26E5 will have an APBC(T33) shell as its default round. The APBC has decent characteristics, but since it doesn't have any explosive filler, it should be replaced by the APCBC(M82) shell as soon as possible. The APCR shot can be used to penetrate some heavily armoured vehicle such as the [[Tiger II (H)]], the [[Ferdinand]] or the [[Jagdtiger]] but the player should be aware of the poor post-penetration damage of the APCR projectile. Thus, the APCR should be used as a last resort against an already disabled tank. Additionally, the HE shell can be used to damage lightly armoured vehicles and the smoke shell can be used to provide smoke cover for teammates or to blind entrenched enemy tanks.
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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{{:M3 (90 mm)/Ammunition|T33 shot, M82 shot (M26), M304 shot, M71 shell, M313}}
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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| T33 shot || APBC || 175 || 172 || 160 || 146 || 132 || 122
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| M82 shot || APCBC || 173 || 170 || 159 || 147 || 135 || 124
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| M304 shot || APCR || 287 || 281 || 259 || 234 || 211 || 191
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| M71 shell || HE || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13
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! colspan="10" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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| T33 shot || APBC || 853 ||10.9 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47 || 60 || 65
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| M82 shot || APCBC || 813 || 10.9 || 1.2 || 14 || 137.2 || 48 || 63 || 71
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| M304 shot || APCR || 1,021 || 7.6 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66 || 70 || 72
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| M71 shell || HE || 823 || 10.6 || 0 || 0.1 || 925 || 79 || 80 || 81
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! Ammunition
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! Screen radius<br>(m)
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! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
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! Screen hold time<br>(s)
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! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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| M313 || 821 || 10.7 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
 
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! 5th<br>rack empty
 
! 5th<br>rack empty
 
! 6th<br>rack empty
 
! 6th<br>rack empty
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! 7th<br>rack empty
 
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! 8th<br>rack empty
 
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! 9th<br>rack empty
 
 
! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
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| '''70''' || 65&nbsp;''(+5)'' || 56&nbsp;''(+14)'' || 48&nbsp;''(+22)'' || 40&nbsp;''(+30)'' || 32&nbsp;''(+38)'' || 24&nbsp;''(+46)'' || 17&nbsp;''(+53)'' || 11&nbsp;''(+59)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+69)'' || No
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| '''70''' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __
 
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[[File:Ammoracks_M26.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the M26 (identical).]]
 
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'''Notes''':
 
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* Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
 
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* 1 shell from rack 7 is fired after rack 1 is emptied. For the purpose of clarity, it is counted as belonging to rack 2 in the table above.
 
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* Rack 9 is a first stage ammo rack. It totals 10 shells and gets filled first when loading up the tank.
 
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* This rack is also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 9 - 1 - 2 - etc. until 8.
 
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* If you pack 17&nbsp;''(+53)'' shells, it will keep most of the hull empty of ammo.
 
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* Full reload speed will be realized as long as shells are available in the ready rack 9. If the ready rack is empty, a penalty to reload speed will occur.
 
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* Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1-8 into rack 9. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready rack.
 
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
 
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{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}
 
 
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
 
{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
  
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The 12.7 mm M2HB Browning can shred light tanks and also engage low-flying aircraft to a certain degree. The coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun is not able to damage anything except open-topped vehicles and unarmoured trucks.
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Common for almost every American tank at it's Battle rating. a 12.7mm M2HB Browning Machine gun. It's can shred light tank which is quite common at it's BR bracket and can also engage low flying aircraft to a certain degree as well. On the other hand the coaxial Low caliber machine gun are not able to damage anything except open top vehicle.
  
 
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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| Coaxial || 3000 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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The T26E5 is a heavy tank and should be played like one: stick with allies and move slowly. It is best used in positions that have concealment, this allows you to get the first shot off. When in positions with cover, you should wait for enemies to come to you. Generally, the better the position the better the tank will perform. Its armour can defend against some of the MBTs of the BR, but do not rely on it, and in uptiers it can struggle when against better rounds. It's best to try and cover your flank, as pretty much any round at the BR will penetrate your sides. This can be done by having teammates nearby, or a good position. In close range situations, it would be best to use the M82 round, but it must be aimed well. When it hits weak spots, the explosive filler is large enough to take out several crew members. If not, it can bounce easily against sloped armour. For medium and longer ranges, the M304 round will work better, but you will have to aim at specific components within the tank, as the APCR round does not inflict as much post-penetration damage as the M82 round.
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Adequately armoured, capable of shrugging off shells fired by lower-calibre armaments
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* 90 mm M3 cannon is a noticeable upgrade from the Jumbo's 76 mm M1 cannon
 
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* APCR shell is able to penetrate most heavily armoured targets
 
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* Weak spots are relatively small and difficult to hit
 
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* Serves the same purpose and role as the preceding M4A3E2 (76) W Jumbo
 
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* M82 has insane damage potential - either destroys in a single hit or severely cripples your target
 
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* Frontal armour can, when properly angled, even shrug off the dreaded 88 mm shells fired by the Tiger II
 
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* Stronger lower frontal plate than on the regular M26's
 
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* Reverse speed is decently high and fairly responsive
 
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* Strong mantlet armour, a true force to be reckoned with in a hull-down fighting position
 
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* Decent zoom and relatively wide FOV in the gunner's sight
 
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* Fairly quick turret rotation
 
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* 90 mm M3 is inadequate in uptiers
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* M82 shot does not like sloped armour - bounces frequently
 
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* Front armour is vulnerable to heavier weapons (such as the 122 mm D-25T and 8,8 cm KwK43)
 
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* Increased armour makes the vehicle even more sluggish than the already sluggish M26 its based on
 
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* Very low power-to-weight ratio - sluggish acceleration and low reactive mobility
 
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* Average survivability
 
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* Struggles when uptiered - its armour loses its value due to facing more potent ammunition and the mobility and speed is too low to keep up with the faster, more manoeuvrable cold war MBTs it can face
 
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* Large muzzle brake - expect your gun to be knocked out frequently
 
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* First stage ammunition is stored upright in the turret - ammo detonations are quite frequent
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
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The [[T26E5]] was intended to fill much the same niche as the [[M4A3E2]] "Jumbo" in being an up-armoured version of the [[M26]] to fulfil a role as a heavy assault tank, just as the [[M26]] itself was to replace the [[M4]]. Even before early 1944 the US army recognised a need for a heavy assault tank for an upcoming offensive in the European theatre, but at this time the [[M26]] was not set to be ready for full-scale production in time, and as such it was decided to move forward with an up-armoured version of the M4A3<ref name="ShermanHunnicut">Hunnicut, R.P., ''Sherman: A history of the American Medium Tank'', Echo Point Books & Media, 1978</ref>. As the allied invasion of France progressed into 1945, the US Army took note of the success and utility of the [[M4A3E2]] and sought to take advantage of the larger gun on the [[M26]] platform by proceeding with the development of the [[T26E5]]. A few modifications were made to the design including wider tracks to better support the increased weight, and a more suitable gear reduction. This, however, combined with the weight of the additional frontal armour and new, thicker, turret and mantlet castings conspired to make the tank significantly slower<ref name="PershingHunnicut">Hunnicut, R. P., ''Pershing: A history of the Medium Tank T20 Series'', Echo Point Books & Media, 1971 </ref>.
 
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T26E5

Description

The Assault tank T26E5 is a rank American heavy tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Ground Breaking".

General info

Survivability and armour

Frontal armour is quite strong, able to resist Panther's gun or even Tiger II's Kwk 43 gun if well-angled. On the other hand side armour can protect you to a certain degree when angled, closer toward the front side armor cannot protect you even from Weaker gun. and when un-angled any gun will punch right through your side armour. Notable weak-spot on this tank include Machine gun port, and a weird-looking bulge on the front of the hull. The other notable weak spot is lower front plate. With only 140-150mm Effective Thickness It is not able to resist even Panther's or Tiger II's gun and there as no Transmission to block shell as well.

The turret consists of variable thickness armour ranging from 89 - 198mm. In some place near the cannon breech can even reach 230-280mm. Turret front ranging from near the gun consists of 177.5mm Cast homogenous plate but because of volumetric shell, cannon breech and optics enemy shell might not penetrate through here and cause significant damage to crew members. There are not many weak spot on the turret except the rear and side rear as there is only 160mm effective thickness there and rear of 127mm effective thickness. Any shell hitting turret from the side or rear will most likely knock out all of your crew members in the turret. And as there are also First-stage ammo rack on the left side of the turret any shell hitting there have a high chance of ammunition explosion as well.

Cupola with it's 76.2mm can be penetrated and damage your gunner and commander by any APHE shell hitting there. But because of the small cupola size it's might be difficult to hit it in the first place.

Survivability is Average, you have 5 crew members like majority of the tank at your BR. But because of spacing a single large enough APHE shell such as IS-2 shell can one-shot all your crew members.

Armour type:

Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 152.6 mm (46°) Front Glacis

25.4 mm MG port

101.6 mm (54°) Lower Glacis[1]

76.2 mm 51 mm 38 mm (Roof Front)

23 mm (Roof Rear)[1]

Turret 191 - 198 mm Turret front
191- 279 mm Gun mantlet [1] 		89 - 198 mm[1] 127 mm[1] 25 mm[1]
Cupola 76.2 mm (Spherical) 25 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension Wheels and Tracks are 20 mm thick.
  • There are steel boxes and few spare track on the turret that can block vision on some part of the tank and act as additional protection.

Mobility

The T26E5 use the same power pack as on the M26 Pershing. Including the Ford GAF gasoline engine producing 500 hp.[1] Which was proven to be underpowered for the M26 that weight over 41 tonnes, and when used with the T26E5 that weight over 46 tonnes It's would suffer even more from reduced performance, with abysmal power-to-weight ratio of only 10.7hp/ton. As such, It's maximum speed limit are only limited to 48 - 40 km/h. But expect average speed when travelling on-road to be 25-35 km/h and that is when not turning for a period of time. When off-road the speed will drop even more. Due to the lacks of neutral steering it's might be difficult to turn in urban environment. As such, Player should think about route they should take carefully and avoid flanking maneuver that would take them a lot of time to do so.

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
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Realistic 442 Expression error: Unexpected round operator. __.__

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M3 (90 mm)

T26E5 use the same 90mm M3 as the M36, T25 or the M26. Once unlocked, the T26E5 will have APBC as it's default shell. The APBC have a decent characteristic but because it's doesn't have explosive filler It's should be replaced by APCBC as soon as possible. APCR can be used to penetrate some heavily armoured vehicle such as Ferdinand, Jagdtiger or Tiger II (H) but the player should be aware of the poor post-penetration damage of the shell. Thus, player should always aim to disarm the target first if they wish to use APCR. HE shell can be used to damage lightly armoured vehicle and Smoke shell can be used to provide smoke cover for player or teammates.

90 mm M3 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 70 -10°/+20° ±180° N/A __._ __._ __._ __._ __._ _.__ _.__ _.__ _.__
Realistic __._ __._ __._ __._ __._

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
T33 shot APBC 175 172 160 146 132 122
M82 shot APCBC 173 170 159 147 135 124
M304 shot APCR 287 281 259 234 211 191
M71 shell HE 13 13 13 13 13 13
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
T33 shot APBC 853 10.9 N/A N/A N/A 47 60 65
M82 shot APCBC 813 10.9 1.2 14 137.2 48 63 71
M304 shot APCR 1,021 7.6 N/A N/A N/A 66 70 72
M71 shell HE 823 10.6 0 0.1 925 79 80 81
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy time
(s) 		Screen hold time
(s) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
M313 821 10.7 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
70 __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __ (+__) __

Machine guns

Main articles: M2HB (12.7 mm), M1919A4 (7.62 mm)

Common for almost every American tank at it's Battle rating. a 12.7mm M2HB Browning Machine gun. It's can shred light tank which is quite common at it's BR bracket and can also engage low flying aircraft to a certain degree as well. On the other hand the coaxial Low caliber machine gun are not able to damage anything except open top vehicle.

12.7 mm M2HB
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 600 (200) 577 -10°/+30° ±60°
7.62 mm M1919A4
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 3000 (250) 500 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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See also

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External links

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  • other literature.


USA heavy tanks
M4 Jumbo  M4A3E2 · Cobra King · M4A3E2 (76) W
M6  M6A1 · T1E1 · T1E1 (90) · M6A2E1
T26  T26E1-1 · T26E5
T29/30/34  T29 · T30 · T34
T32  T32 · T32E1
M103  M103
Others  T14

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Heavy Tank T26E5 - Tanks Encyclopedia (tanks-encyclopedia.com)
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