General info for T-26

  • Country USSR
  • Vehicle role Light Tank
  • Rank 1
  • Battle rating in
    • arcade battles 1
    • realistic battles 1
    • simulator battles 1

Extended parameters

Arcade Battles
  • Mass 9.8 ton
  • Wp bonus 10%
  • Visibility 74 %
  • Reload time 3.8 s
  • Horse powers 156 hp at 2200 rpm
  • Max speed 33 km/h
  • Max inclination 43°
  • Full repair cost Free
  • Weapon
    45 mm 20-K cannon (Ammo: 205)
    7.62 mm DT machine gun (Ammo: 1890)
  • Turn turret speed 21.1°/s
  • armor_piercing_100 62 mm
  • armor_piercing_500 59 mm
  • armor_piercing_1000 45 mm
  • Weapon presets tank 1
  • Armor thickness hull (back) 6 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (rear) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (front) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (back) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (rear) 15 mm
  • Angle vertical guidance (max) 22°
  • Angle vertical guidance (min) -6°
  • Armor thickness turret (front) 15 mm
Realistic Battles
  • Mass 9.8 ton
  • Wp bonus 20%
  • Visibility 74 %
  • Reload time 3.8 s
  • Horse powers 86 hp at 2200 rpm
  • Max speed 30 km/h
  • Max inclination 41°
  • Full repair cost Free
  • Weapon
    45 mm 20-K cannon (Ammo: 205)
    7.62 mm DT machine gun (Ammo: 1890)
  • Turn turret speed 11.2°/s
  • armor_piercing_100 62 mm
  • armor_piercing_500 59 mm
  • armor_piercing_1000 45 mm
  • Weapon presets tank 1
  • Armor thickness hull (back) 6 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (rear) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (front) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (back) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (rear) 15 mm
  • Angle vertical guidance (max) 22°
  • Angle vertical guidance (min) -6°
  • Armor thickness turret (front) 15 mm
Simulator Battles
  • Mass 9.8 ton
  • Wp bonus 30%
  • Visibility 74 %
  • Reload time 3.8 s
  • Horse powers 86 hp at 2200 rpm
  • Max speed 30 km/h
  • Max inclination 41°
  • Full repair cost Free
  • Weapon
    45 mm 20-K cannon (Ammo: 205)
    7.62 mm DT machine gun (Ammo: 1890)
  • Turn turret speed 11.2°/s
  • armor_piercing_100 62 mm
  • armor_piercing_500 59 mm
  • armor_piercing_1000 45 mm
  • Weapon presets tank 1
  • Armor thickness hull (back) 6 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (rear) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness hull (front) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (back) 15 mm
  • Armor thickness turret (rear) 15 mm
  • Angle vertical guidance (max) 22°
  • Angle vertical guidance (min) -6°
  • Armor thickness turret (front) 15 mm

T-26 / statistics for the last 1 month

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Arcade Battles
  • Battles 35
  • Win rate 68.34%
  • Air frags per battle N/A
  • Air frags per death N/A
  • Ground frags per battle 2.32
  • Ground frags per death 2.64
Realistic Battles
  • Battles 7
  • Win rate 42.86%
  • Air frags per battle N/A
  • Air frags per death N/A
  • Ground frags per battle N/A
  • Ground frags per death N/A
Simulator Battles
  • Battles N/A
  • Win rate N/A
  • Air frags per battle N/A
  • Air frags per death N/A
  • Ground frags per battle N/A
  • Ground frags per death N/A

Wiki info about T-26

Official War Thunder wiki

In 1940, the T-26 light tank was modernised for the last time. The vehicle's underturret box was equipped with homogenous armour with sloping plates and its thickness was increased to 15 mm. The frontal section of the turret was welded. A distinctive feature of the tank was the special defensive cover over its radiator grille. An extra DT machine gun was mounted on the turret's roof and was used as an anti-aircraft gun. All these changes led to the T-26's mass exceeding 10 tonnes. In spite of its strengthened construction, its undercarriage was pushed to the limit. Often, particularly when turning, the tank started losing its tracks. Test results showed that the tank's armour did not meet modern requirements, and there was no weight allowance for increasing its armament. Other flaws in the tank's design included its low speed, poor weight distribution and low reliability. However, the tank was easy to control, simple to service and did not require much effort in the field. Although the tank had an engine with horizontally placed cylinders, the tank's profile remained low, which made it harder to hit. Many technical solutions applied to the T-26 were used later on other tanks. When used correctly and in the hands of an experienced crew, the light tank could cause serious damage to the enemy forces. The T-26 made a significant contribution to routing the enemy at Moscow, and took part in practically all combat operations right up to 1944. A significant number of these tanks, after being captured and modified in various ways, served in the German and Finnish armies. Some of them were used by Finland until the beginning of the 50s.