Tier VIII Heavy Tank USA

T26E5

Tank ID 58913

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Successful combat use of the assault M4A3E2 tank with enhanced armor spurred the decision to create a similar modification of the M26. Chrysler started production of the improved vehicles in July 1945. Trials revealed that it was necessary to reduce its off-road speed to avoid damage to the suspension. A total of 27 vehicles were manufactured to take part in trials and experiments.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

1,500

Weight

46.4 t

Forward speed

45 km/h

Reverse speed

17 km/h

View range

390 m

Signal range

745 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	152	76	51
Turret	191	114	127

Engine: Continental AV-1790-1 · 704 hp

Radio: SCR 528AM

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

90 mm Gun T7E1

Calibre 90 mm

Reload time 7.2 s

Aiming time 2.1 s

Dispersion 0.36

Rate of fire 8.33 /min

Ammo capacity 70

Shell types

APCR · composite rigid Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 173 / 230 / 288 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 180 / 240 / 300

Penetration 194 / 259 / 324 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 240 / 320 / 400

Penetration 34 / 45 / 56 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

1,946

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

2,830

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

3,656

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 1,179

Avg. spotted 1.23

Avg. kills 0.78

Avg. defence 0.72

Exp. win rate 52.31 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

54.88 %

Avg. WN8

2,018

Battles

13,720

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 106 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	Yzne eu	4,810	113	62.83 %
2	skill4ltu eu	4,646	127	71.65 %
3	Alfazet eu	4,196	99	63.64 %
4	Franchini_ na	3,785	74	60.81 %
5	Ursid eu	3,716	222	61.71 %
6	Emperor_Jogi eu	3,506	152	63.16 %
7	__AgnesTachyon__ na	3,492	235	57.87 %
8	Dakillzor eu	3,257	67	50.75 %
9	m00h eu	3,178	110	60.00 %
10	Rasierer32 eu	3,167	167	57.49 %