Head to head

T-26 vs M2 Light

Two vehicles side by side — expected values from the XVM reference, measured values from the stored profiles.

First tank
T-26
T-26
Tier II Light Tank Soviet Union
vs
Second tank
M2 Light
M2 Light
Tier II Light Tank USA

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Overall picture

M2 Light leads in 5 of 7 comparable metrics.

Only mutually independent values are counted: win rate, average WN8 and the five expected values. Battle count measures popularity rather than strength, and the MoE thresholds are arithmetically the same figure as average damage — both stay out.

Strength profile

Five axes side by side

Each axis is scaled to the range of the tiers involved: the outer edge is the best value of the tier, the centre the weakest. The shape therefore shows where a vehicle stands among its peers — not merely which of the two numbers is larger.

Damage Kills Spotting Defence Win rate
T-26 M2 Light

Measured stats

Measured, not estimated

49.71 %

Win rate

10.6 % difference

55.61 %
639

Avg. WN8

59.5 % difference

1,576
5,697

Battles

61.6 % difference

14,833

Expected values per battle

XVM reference

242

Avg. damage

17.9 % difference

295
1.38

Avg. kills

7.8 % difference

1.50
1.09

Avg. spotted

55.6 % difference

2.45
1.87

Avg. defence

13.3 % difference

1.62
57.12 %

Exp. win rate

0.9 % difference

56.60 %

Marks of Excellence

Lower is better

The bar shows the combined damage required for each mark of excellence. All six bars share one scale — the shorter one marks the vehicle on which the mark is easier to earn.

1 Mark
T-26 400
M2 Light 487
2 Marks
T-26 581
M2 Light 708
3 Marks
T-26 751
M2 Light 914

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

Standing within the tier

Percentile among all vehicles of the same tier

Both vehicles are measured against their own tier, not against each other. That keeps a cross-tier comparison readable: the percentage states which share of the vehicle’s own tier scores worse.

T-26 Tier II
Win rate Rank 45 of 51

Better than 12 % of the tier

Avg. WN8 Rank 45 of 51

Better than 12 % of the tier

M2 Light Tier II
Win rate Rank 5 of 51

Better than 92 % of the tier

Avg. WN8 Rank 4 of 51

Better than 94 % of the tier

Best players in this duel

The three best stored profiles per vehicle

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

T-26
M2 Light

The advantage is highlighted in the colour of its side — for the MoE thresholds that is the lower value. Expected values are reference figures for the WN8 calculation, not vehicle statistics: they state what an average player achieves in this tank.

T-26 data sheet M2 Light data sheet