M26 Pershing
Pershing
Tank ID 5921
Vehicle description
Wargaming Tankopedia
American medium tank, named in honor of General John Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. In 1944–1946 in the U.S. Army, the M26 was temporarily classified as heavy tank. Starting in February 1945 these vehicles took part in World War II; in 1950–1951 the vehicle saw combat in the Korean War.
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Technical profile
Standard configuration
Hit points
1,520
Weight
41.0 t
Forward speed
48 km/h
Reverse speed
20 km/h
View range
390 m
Signal range
745 m
Armour
| Front | Sides | Rear | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 102 | 76 | 51 |
| Turret | 102 | 76 | 76 |
Engine: Ford GAN M · 700 hp
Radio: SCR 528
Armament
Standard gun and ammunition
90 mm Gun M3E26
Shell types
Penetration 149 / 198 / 248 mm
Penetration 182 / 243 / 304 mm
Penetration 34 / 45 / 56 mm
Marks of Excellence
Damage thresholds
Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)
Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.
WN8 Expected Values
XVM reference
XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)
Community stats
Measured, not estimated
Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.
Win rate
55.61 %
Avg. WN8
2,167
Battles
32,213
As of Aug 31, 2026
Rank 81 of 228 at Tier VIII
Best players on this tank
By WN8
From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.
| # | Player | WN8 | Battles | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mailand eu | 4,801 | 277 | 72.56 % |
| 2 | Vale__ eu | 4,747 | 114 | 64.04 % |
| 3 | Tono13 eu | 4,404 | 332 | 72.59 % |
| 4 | Brotis na | 4,216 | 163 | 66.87 % |
| 5 | marty_vole eu | 4,183 | 348 | 72.99 % |
| 6 | Blakbirt eu | 4,072 | 78 | 64.10 % |
| 7 | LordStaufen eu | 4,041 | 139 | 60.43 % |
| 8 | Xilense eu | 3,855 | 67 | 61.19 % |
| 9 | Insane_BTW eu | 3,821 | 63 | 63.49 % |
| 10 | Ursid eu | 3,772 | 74 | 58.11 % |
