Tier II Light Tank Soviet Union

T-26

Tank ID 4609

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

A light tank developed on the basis of the U.K. Vickers Mk. E. tank at the beginning of the 1930s. The vehicle was designed for supporting infantry and came in several modifications. It also served as a basis for various special vehicles and SPGs that were not widely used. From 1931 through 1941, 9,686 vehicles of various modifications and configurations were produced.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

340

Weight

9.4 t

Forward speed

36 km/h

Reverse speed

15 km/h

View range

280 m

Signal range

300 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	15	15	15
Turret	15	15	15

Engine: T-26 · 90 hp

Radio: 71-TK-3

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm B-3

Calibre 37 mm

Reload time 2.3 s

Aiming time 2.3 s

Dispersion 0.46

Rate of fire 26.09 /min

Ammo capacity 320

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 27 / 36 / 45

Penetration 30 / 40 / 50 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 27 / 36 / 45

Penetration 48 / 64 / 80 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 14 / 19 / 24 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

400

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

581

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

751

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

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)

Avg. damage 242

Avg. spotted 1.09

Avg. kills 1.38

Avg. defence 1.87

Exp. win rate 57.12 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

49.71 %

Avg. WN8

639

Battles

5,697

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 45 of 51 at Tier II

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	H0bg0bl1n eu	2,859	66	65.15 %
2	skill4ltu eu	2,377	55	60.00 %
3	Manitoba_Defender eu	2,117	62	50.00 %
4	ArtCraftt eu	1,607	110	65.45 %
5	ArtistFormerlyKnownAsMak eu	1,024	108	59.26 %
6	Mr__Buttons na	993	68	57.35 %
7	Jensen303 eu	895	134	55.22 %
8	Heliomalt eu	886	165	55.15 %
9	Uber1 na	811	54	40.74 %
10	KingLM97 eu	792	107	56.07 %