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{{About
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
 
'''Armour type:'''
 
* Cast homogeneous armour (Front, turret)
 
* Cast homogeneous armour (Front, turret)
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| Turret || 101.6 mm (1-55°) ''Turret front'' <br> 114.3 mm (1-84°) ''Gun mantlet''|| 76.2 mm (2-54°) || 76.2 mm (0-79°) || 25.4 mm
 
| Turret || 101.6 mm (1-55°) ''Turret front'' <br> 114.3 mm (1-84°) ''Gun mantlet''|| 76.2 mm (2-54°) || 76.2 mm (0-79°) || 25.4 mm
 
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof  
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
 
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| Cupola || 76.2 mm || 25.4 mm
 
| Cupola || 76.2 mm || 25.4 mm
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|M3 (90 mm)}}
 
{{main|M3 (90 mm)}}
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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|-
 
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! colspan="6" | [[M3 (90 mm)|90 mm M3]]
 
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|-
 
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! colspan="3" |Capacity
 
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
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|-
 
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| colspan="3" | 70 || -10°/+20° || ±180°
 
 
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|-
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! colspan="5" | [[M3 (90 mm)|90 mm M3]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
|-
 
|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''Arcade'' || 22.8 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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! ''Arcade''
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| rowspan="2" | 70 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+20° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 22.85 || 31.62 || 38.40 || 42.47 || 45.18 || rowspan="2" | 9.75 || rowspan="2" | 8.62 || rowspan="2" | 7.95 || rowspan="2" | 7.50
 
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| ''Realistic'' || 14.28 || 16.80 || 20.4 || 22.60 || 24.00
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! ''Realistic''
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| 14.28 || 16.80 || 20.40 || 22.56 || 24.00
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
 
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|-
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
 
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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|-
 
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| 9.7 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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===== Ammunition =====
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==== Ammunition ====
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
 
|-
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
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|-
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
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|-
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| T33 shot || APBC || 175 || 172 || 160 || 146 || 134 || 122
 
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|-
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! 10m
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| M82 shot || APCBC || 173 || 170 || 159 || 147 || 135 || 124
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! 100m
 
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! 500m
 
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! 1000m
 
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! 1500m
 
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! 2000m
 
 
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|-
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| T33 shot || AP || 189 || 188 || 163 || 137 || 115 || 96
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| M304 shot || APCR || 287 || 281 || 259 || 234 || 211 || 191
 
|-
 
|-
 
| M71 shell || HE || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13
 
| M71 shell || HE || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 13
 
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|-
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| M82 shot || APCBC || 165 || 164 || 150 || 137 || 125 || 114
 
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|-
 
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| M304 shot || APCR || 264 || 260 || 245 || 226 || 210 || 191
 
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|-
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! colspan="3" | Ricochet
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
 
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
 
 
|-
 
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! 0%
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! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
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! 50%
 
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! 100%
 
 
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| T33 shot || 822 || 11 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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| T33 shot || APBC || 853 || 10.91 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 60° || 65°
 
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| M71 shell || 823 || 11 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 925 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| M82 shot || APCBC || 813 || 10.94 || 1.2 || 14.0 || 137.2 || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| M304 shot || APCR || 1,021 || 7.62 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 66° || 70° || 72°
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| M71 shell || HE || 823 || 10.55 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 925 || 79° || 80° || 81°
 
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| M82 shot || 807 || 11 || 1.2 || 20 || 137.2 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
 
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| M304 shot || 1021 || 7.6 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +1.5° || 66° || 70° || 72°
 
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|}
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! colspan="7" | Smoke shell characteristics
 
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! Ammunition
 
! Ammunition
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! Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! Velocity<br>(m/s)
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! Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
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! ''Screen radius <br /> in m''
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! Screen radius<br>(m)
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! ''Screen time <br /> in s''
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! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
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! ''Screen hold time <br /> in s:''
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! Screen hold time<br>(s)
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! ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 
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| M313 || 821 || 11 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50  
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| M313 || 821 || 10.7 || 13 || 5 || 20 || 50
 
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|}
  
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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[[File:Ammoracks_M26.png|right|thumbnail|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the M26 Pershing|x250px]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! Full<br>ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br /> rack empty
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! 1st<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br /> rack empty
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! 2nd<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br /> rack empty
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! 3rd<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<br /> rack empty
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! 4th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br /> rack empty
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! 5th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |6th<br /> rack empty
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! 6th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |7th<br /> rack empty
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! 7th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |8th<br /> rack empty
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! 8th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |9th<br /> rack empty
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! 9th<br>rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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! Visual<br>discrepancy
 
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| '''70''' || 61&nbsp;''(+9)'' || 55&nbsp;''(+15)'' || 49&nbsp;''(+21)'' || 41&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 33&nbsp;''(+37)'' || 25&nbsp;''(+45)'' || 17&nbsp;''(+53)'' || 9&nbsp;''(+61)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+69)'' || style="text-align:left" |  no
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| '''70''' || 61&nbsp;''(+9)'' || 55&nbsp;''(+15)'' || 49&nbsp;''(+21)'' || 41&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 33&nbsp;''(+37)'' || 25&nbsp;''(+45)'' || 17&nbsp;''(+53)'' || 9&nbsp;''(+61)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+69)'' || No
 
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|}
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
 
{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
  
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! colspan="7" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
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! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
 
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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| Pintle || 1,000 (200) || 577 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
 
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
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| colspan="4" | 1,000 (200) || 576 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
 
 
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|}
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! colspan="7" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
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! colspan="5" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
 
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
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! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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| Coaxial || 5,250 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
 
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
 
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
 
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| colspan="4" | 5,250 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
 
 
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| I
 
| I
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|Tracks
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| Tracks
 
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|Parts
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| Parts
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|M82 Shot
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| M82 shot
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|Horizontal Drive
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| Horizontal Drive
 
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| II
 
| II
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|Suspension
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| Suspension
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|Brake System
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| Brake System
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|FPE
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| FPE
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|M304 Shot
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| M304 shot
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|Adjustment of Fire
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| Adjustment of Fire
 
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| III
 
| III
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|Filters
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| Filters
 
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|Crew Replenishment
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| Crew Replenishment
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|Elevation Mechanism
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| Elevation Mechanism
 
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| IV
 
| IV
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|Transmission
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| Transmission
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|Engine
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| Engine
 
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|Artillery
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| Artillery Support
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|M313
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| M313
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
 
* Penetrating 90 mm M82 rounds can one-shot most tanks
 
* Penetrating 90 mm M82 rounds can one-shot most tanks
 
* Low profile
 
* Low profile
 
* Nice handling at gear 5
 
* Nice handling at gear 5
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* .50 calibre machine gun on top helps for anti-aircraft defence
 
* Fast reverse speed
 
* Fast reverse speed
  
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== History ==
 
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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{{Youtube-gallery|D0Av7KWmvYE|'''The Shooting Range #128''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 06:50 discusses the M26 "D.C.Ariete".}}
 
{{Youtube-gallery|D0Av7KWmvYE|'''The Shooting Range #128''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 06:50 discusses the M26 "D.C.Ariete".}}
  

Revision as of 10:43, 12 August 2020

Rank VI USA | Premium | Golden Eagles
A-10A Thunderbolt (Early)
M26 "D.C.Ariete"
it_m26_ariete.png
M26 "D.C.Ariete"
Italy flag.png Italy
IV Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
6.7 6.7 6.7
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:6 090 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
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This page is about the premium Italian medium tank M26 "D.C.Ariete". For other vehicles of the family, see M26 (Family).

Description

GarageImage M26 "D.C.Ariete".jpg


The M26 Pershing 132ª Divisione corazzata "Ariete" (132nd armored division) is a premium rank IV Italian medium tank with a battle rating of 6.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France" as a bundle vehicle, but was removed from the store after War Thunder's 7th Anniversary. It was later reintroduced for the 2020 May Sale as a premium purchasable for 6,090 Golden Eagles Ge icon.png.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Cast homogeneous armour (Front, turret)
  • Rolled homogeneous armour (Side, Rear, Roof)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 101.6 mm (42-46°) Front Glacis
162.5 mm (25-60°) Upper front glacis
76.2 mm (28-53°) Lower Glacis 		76.2 mm (0-1°) Front
50.8 mm (0-3°) Rear 		50.8 mm (7°) Top
22.2 mm (71°) Bottom 		22.2 mm
Turret 101.6 mm (1-55°) Turret front
114.3 mm (1-84°) Gun mantlet		 76.2 mm (2-54°) 76.2 mm (0-79°) 25.4 mm
Armour Sides Roof
Cupola 76.2 mm 25.4 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
  • Belly armour is 25.4 mm thick.

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 54 18 42.5 775 954 18.24 22.45
Realistic 49 16 442 500 10.4 11.76

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M3 (90 mm)
90 mm M3 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 70 -10°/+20° ±180° N/A 22.85 31.62 38.40 42.47 45.18 9.75 8.62 7.95 7.50
Realistic 14.28 16.80 20.40 22.56 24.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
T33 shot APBC 175 172 160 146 134 122
M82 shot APCBC 173 170 159 147 135 124
M304 shot APCR 287 281 259 234 211 191
M71 shell HE 13 13 13 13 13 13
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
T33 shot APBC 853 10.91 N/A N/A N/A 47° 60° 65°
M82 shot APCBC 813 10.94 1.2 14.0 137.2 48° 63° 71°
M304 shot APCR 1,021 7.62 N/A N/A N/A 66° 70° 72°
M71 shell HE 823 10.55 0.1 0.5 925 79° 80° 81°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy time
(s) 		Screen hold time
(s) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
M313 821 10.7 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the M26 Pershing
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		7th
rack empty 		8th
rack empty 		9th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
70 61 (+9) 55 (+15) 49 (+21) 41 (+29) 33 (+37) 25 (+45) 17 (+53) 9 (+61) 1 (+69) No

Machine guns

Main articles: M2HB (12.7 mm), M1919A4 (7.62 mm)
12.7 mm M2HB
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Pintle 1,000 (200) 577 -10°/+50° ±120°
7.62 mm M1919A4
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 5,250 (250) 500 N/A N/A

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tracks Parts M82 shot Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE M304 shot Adjustment of Fire
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support M313
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Penetrating 90 mm M82 rounds can one-shot most tanks
  • Low profile
  • Nice handling at gear 5
  • .50 calibre machine gun on top helps for anti-aircraft defence
  • Fast reverse speed

Cons:

  • Turret ring can be easily damaged
  • Slow compared to other nation's medium tanks, especially acceleration
  • Heavy handling at low speed
  • 90 mm gun penetration not the best

History

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Media

The Shooting Range #128 - Metal Beasts section at 06:50 discusses the M26 "D.C.Ariete".

See also

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External links

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Italy medium tanks
  Italy
M13/40  M13/40 (I) · M13/40 (II) · M13/40 (III)
M14/41  M14/41 · M14/41 (47/40)
M15/42  M15/42
M16/43  Celere Sahariano
P26/40  P40 · P40 "G.C. Leoncello"
OF-40  OF-40 · OF-40 Mk.2A · OF-40 (MTCA)
Ariete  Ariete (P) · Ariete · Ariete PSO · Ariete AMV
Germany  ▄Pz.III N · ▄Pz.IV G · ▄Leopard 1A5
Allied powers  ▄Sherman I Composito · Sherman Ic · ▄Sherman Vc · ▄Sherman V · M26 "D.C.Ariete" · M26A1 · M47 (105/55) · M60A1 "D.C.Ariete"
  Hungary
Turán  Turan I · Turan II · Turan III
Germany  ◔Leopard 2A4 · Leopard 2A7HU
USSR  ◔T-72M1

Italy premium ground vehicles
Light tanks  L6/40 (31 Rgt.) · Toldi IIA · AUBL/74 HVG · VRCC · Centauro RGO
Medium tanks  M13/40 (II) · Turan II · M14/41 (47/40) · Celere Sahariano · P40 "G.C. Leoncello" · ▄Sherman I Composito · ▄Pz.IV G
  M26 "D.C.Ariete" · M60A1 "D.C.Ariete" · OF-40 (MTCA)
Heavy tanks  Tigris
Tank destroyers  Breda 90/53 · M43 "G.C.Leoncello" · Zrinyi I

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