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== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | ''In the description, the first part needs to be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert the screenshot of the vehicle. If the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, they will immediately understand what kind of vehicle it is talking about.'' | + | <!--''In the description, the first part needs to be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert the screenshot of the vehicle. If the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, they will immediately understand what kind of vehicle it is talking about.''--> |
+ | [[File:GarageImage_T-26E.jpg|420px|thumb|left]] | ||
+ | {{break}} | ||
+ | The '''{{specs|name}}''' is a gift Rank {{specs|rank}} Soviet light tank {{BR1}}. It was introduced in during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. An up-armoured version of the [[T-26 mod. 1939|T-26]], it stands a better chance deflecting enemy shells off its front armour. | ||
== General info == | == General info == | ||
=== Survivability and armour === | === Survivability and armour === | ||
− | ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpfull for survival in combat?'' | + | <!--''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpfull for survival in combat?'' |
− | ''If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' | + | ''If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''--> |
+ | '''Armour type:''' | ||
+ | * Rolled homogeneous armour | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Armour !! Front !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Hull || 30 + 15 mm (22°) ''Front plate'' <br> 7 mm (64-80°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 15 mm (6-52°) ''Lower glacis'' || 30 + 15 mm (24-25°) ''Top'' <br> 15 mm (0°) ''Bottom'' || 30 + 15 mm (1°) ''Top'' <br> 30 + 15 mm (12°) ''Bottom'' || 6 mm | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Turret || 30 + 15 mm (12-33°) ''Turret front'' <br> 30 + 15 mm (5-44°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 30 + 15 mm (17-19°) || 30 + 15 mm (17°) || 10 mm | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | '''Notes:''' | ||
+ | * Suspension wheel are 10 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick. | ||
+ | * The 30 mm applique armour does not cover the entire area on the hull, so there are exposed areas vulnerable to enemy fire. | ||
=== Mobility === | === Mobility === | ||
− | ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and maneuverability as well as the maximum speed forward and backward.'' | + | <!--''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and maneuverability as well as the maximum speed forward and backward.''--> |
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Weight (tons) | ||
+ | !colspan="1" | Add-on Armor<br>weight (tons) | ||
+ | !colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |rowspan="2" | 12.0 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 33 (AB) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |30 (RB/SB) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !colspan="1" | Mode | ||
+ | !Stock | ||
+ | !Upgraded | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''Arcade'' | ||
+ | |141 | ||
+ | |174 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''Realistic/Simulator'' | ||
+ | |80 | ||
+ | |91 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !colspan="1" | Mode | ||
+ | !Stock | ||
+ | !Upgraded | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''Arcade'' | ||
+ | |11.75 | ||
+ | |14.50 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |''Realistic/Simulator'' | ||
+ | |6.67 | ||
+ | |7.58 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
== Armaments == | == Armaments == | ||
=== Main armament === | === Main armament === | ||
− | ''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibilty of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.'' | + | <!--''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibilty of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.''--> |
+ | {{main|20-К (45 mm)}} | ||
− | === | + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
− | '' | + | |- |
+ | ! colspan="6" | [[20-К (45 mm)|45 mm 20-K]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity | ||
+ | ! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance | ||
+ | ! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance | ||
+ | ! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="3" | 205 || -6°/+22° || ±180° || N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! style="width:4em" |Mode | ||
+ | ! style="width:4em" |Stock | ||
+ | ! style="width:4em" |Upgraded | ||
+ | ! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew | ||
+ | ! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif. | ||
+ | ! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Arcade'' || 9.50 || 13.20 || _.__ || _.__ || _.__ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''Realistic'' || 9.50 || 11.20 || _.__ || _.__ || _.__ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock | ||
+ | ! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew | ||
+ | ! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif. | ||
+ | ! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3.80 || _.__ || _.__ || _.__ | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Ammunition ===== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | ||
+ | ! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead | ||
+ | ! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 10m | ||
+ | ! 100m | ||
+ | ! 500m | ||
+ | ! 1000m | ||
+ | ! 1500m | ||
+ | ! 2000m | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | BR-240 || APHEBC || 62 || 59 || 45 || 35 || 29 || 26 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | BR-240SP || AP || 73 || 68 || 51 || 35 || 25 || 17 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%" | ||
+ | ! colspan="11" | Shell details | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay'' | ||
+ | ''in m:'' | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity'' | ||
+ | ''in mm:'' | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):'' | ||
+ | ! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:'' | ||
+ | ! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! 0% | ||
+ | ! 50% | ||
+ | ! 100% | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | BR-240 || APHEBC || 760 || 1.4 || 1.2 || 15 || 32.3 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71° | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | BR-240SP || AP || 757 || 1.4 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65° | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] ===== | ||
+ | [[File:Ammoracks_T-26.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the T-26.]] | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo | ||
+ | ! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br /> rack empty | ||
+ | ! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br /> rack empty | ||
+ | ! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br /> rack empty | ||
+ | ! class="wikitable unsortable" |4th<br /> rack empty | ||
+ | ! class="wikitable unsortable" |5th<br /> rack empty | ||
+ | ! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | || '''205''' || 165 ''(+40)'' || 124 ''(+81)'' || 83 ''(+122)'' || 42 ''(+163)'' || 1 ''(+204)'' || style="text-align:left" | Yes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | Turret empty: 124 ''(+81)'' | ||
=== Machine guns === | === Machine guns === | ||
− | ''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft, but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.'' | + | <!--''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft, but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.''--> |
+ | {{main|DT (7.62 mm)}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" | [[DT (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm DT]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity) | ||
+ | ! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute) | ||
+ | ! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance | ||
+ | ! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan="4" | 1,890 (63) || 600 || N/A || N/A | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
== Usage in the battles == | == Usage in the battles == | ||
− | ''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' | + | <!--''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''--> |
+ | The main purpose of the tank is diversion. In battle, when a close friendly player is attacked by an enemy, go behind a rock that has the size of the tank's hull, then shoot the target. | ||
+ | * When it's a Tank Destroyer, shoot it's tracks, to make it immobile | ||
+ | * When it's a Medium tank (like the [[T-28]] ), shoot it's horizontal turret drive (The ring below it's turret), then shoot the tracks, to make it defenseless. | ||
+ | In Summary, it is a good tank, it is friendly to new players, but it is not recommended to players above Rank II. | ||
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
− | ''Summarize and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Do not use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".'' | + | <!--''Summarize and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Do not use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".''--> |
− | |||
'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
− | * | + | * High rate of fire. |
− | + | * High turret armour. | |
+ | * Good for gathering SL in low ranks. | ||
+ | * It's penetration is effective against almost all enemies in Tier I, except the [[Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. A]]. | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
− | * | + | * Low hull armour. |
+ | * A weak spot in the hull box at the driver - keep this away from enemy. | ||
+ | * Slow for a scout, but agile. | ||
+ | * Useless in Rank II or higher. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
− | ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.'' | + | <!--''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.''--> |
+ | ===Development=== | ||
+ | The [[T-26 mod. 1939|T-26]] light tank in Soviet service, while making up a major part of the Soviet armoured forces, proved quite under-armoured when against newer anti-tank weapons as it was an old 1931 design. The Spanish Civil War showed some of these defects in the T-26, but it wasn't until the Winter War against Finland that proved that the majority of light anti-tank weapons could destroy the T-26. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In order to remedy this, Factory No. 174 in Leningrad designed a new variant for the T-26 utilizing applique armour on the hull and turret. This variant was dubbed the '''T-26E''' (''E'' for ekranirovanny or "screened"), which added 30-40 mm of armour to the original armour plates via bolting and welding. All of the single-turreted T-26 models made during the Winter War period was given this modification and testings proved that the additional armour made the T-26 much more resilient against light anti-tank weapons. A total of 89 T-26Es were made during and after the Winter War, with 27 single-turret models made from the factory, 27 more as flamethrower-models, and 15 single-turret models were made in workshops near the front-line. After the war, 20 more single-turret variants were made and delivered for tank units. Many more modified T-26s were made during the course of World War II. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Combat usage=== | ||
+ | These T-26Es were used in the Winter War against Finland and the extra armour over the normal T-26 variants made it impenetrable to Finnish light anti-tank weapons. However, the extra armour added to the T-26 raised the weight from 9.6 tons to 12 tons, thus a larger strain on the chassis, engine, and suspension so the driver were advised to drive the tank in low gear and must take extra care to not overload these systems. | ||
+ | |||
+ | During World War II, applique armour of varying thickness from 15–40 mm were added onto many different T-26s in large quantities ranging to hundreds in the front-lines to fight back the German invasion. Such areas where these modifications took place in Leningrad, Odessa, Moscow, and Sevastopol in the period of 1941–1942 during battles and sieges taking place in or near these cities. However, compared to the modifications made during the Winter War, the World War II T-26Es were more crude and rough that the gun mask on the tank were unable to move, and the applique armour was only added on the front. | ||
+ | |||
+ | No known combat records exist for these modified T-26s in World War II and may have been simply be added as performances done by regular T-26s, but due to the obsolesce of the T-26 models compared to the German [[Pz.Kpfw. III Ausf. J|Panzer III]] and [[Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. F1|Panzer IV]], many can be presumed to be lost in combat if not due to mechanical failures. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
* ''other literature.'' | * ''other literature.'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{USSR light tanks}} | ||
+ | {{USSR premium ground vehicles}} |
Revision as of 18:56, 5 December 2018
Contents
Description
The T-26E is a gift Rank I Soviet light tank Template:BR1. It was introduced in during the Closed Beta Test for Ground Forces before Update 1.41. An up-armoured version of the T-26, it stands a better chance deflecting enemy shells off its front armour.
General info
Survivability and armour
Armour type:
- Rolled homogeneous armour
Armour | Front | Sides | Rear | Roof |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hull | 30 + 15 mm (22°) Front plate 7 mm (64-80°) Front glacis 15 mm (6-52°) Lower glacis |
30 + 15 mm (24-25°) Top 15 mm (0°) Bottom |
30 + 15 mm (1°) Top 30 + 15 mm (12°) Bottom |
6 mm |
Turret | 30 + 15 mm (12-33°) Turret front 30 + 15 mm (5-44°) Gun mantlet |
30 + 15 mm (17-19°) | 30 + 15 mm (17°) | 10 mm |
Notes:
- Suspension wheel are 10 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
- The 30 mm applique armour does not cover the entire area on the hull, so there are exposed areas vulnerable to enemy fire.
Mobility
Mobility characteristic | ||
---|---|---|
Weight (tons) | Add-on Armor weight (tons) |
Max speed (km/h) |
12.0 | N/A | 33 (AB) |
30 (RB/SB) | ||
Engine power (horsepower) | ||
Mode | Stock | Upgraded |
Arcade | 141 | 174 |
Realistic/Simulator | 80 | 91 |
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | ||
Mode | Stock | Upgraded |
Arcade | 11.75 | 14.50 |
Realistic/Simulator | 6.67 | 7.58 |
Armaments
Main armament
45 mm 20-K | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capacity | Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance |
Stabilizer | ||
205 | -6°/+22° | ±180° | N/A | ||
Turret rotation speed (°/s) | |||||
Mode | Stock | Upgraded | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. |
Arcade | 9.50 | 13.20 | _.__ | _.__ | _.__ |
Realistic | 9.50 | 11.20 | _.__ | _.__ | _.__ |
Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||
Stock | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
3.80 | _.__ | _.__ | _.__ |
Ammunition
Penetration statistics | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration in mm @ 90° | |||||
10m | 100m | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 2000m | ||
BR-240 | APHEBC | 62 | 59 | 45 | 35 | 29 | 26 |
BR-240SP | AP | 73 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 25 | 17 |
Shell details | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity in m/s |
Projectile Mass in kg |
Fuse delay
in m: |
Fuse sensitivity
in mm: |
Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent): |
Normalization At 30° from horizontal: |
Ricochet: | ||
0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
BR-240 | APHEBC | 760 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 15 | 32.3 | +4° | 48° | 63° | 71° |
BR-240SP | AP | 757 | 1.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -1° | 47° | 60° | 65° |
Ammo racks
Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
205 | 165 (+40) | 124 (+81) | 83 (+122) | 42 (+163) | 1 (+204) | Yes |
Turret empty: 124 (+81)
Machine guns
7.62 mm DT | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coaxial mount | ||||||
Capacity (Belt capacity) | Fire rate (shots/minute) |
Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance | |||
1,890 (63) | 600 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in the battles
The main purpose of the tank is diversion. In battle, when a close friendly player is attacked by an enemy, go behind a rock that has the size of the tank's hull, then shoot the target.
- When it's a Tank Destroyer, shoot it's tracks, to make it immobile
- When it's a Medium tank (like the T-28 ), shoot it's horizontal turret drive (The ring below it's turret), then shoot the tracks, to make it defenseless.
In Summary, it is a good tank, it is friendly to new players, but it is not recommended to players above Rank II.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- High rate of fire.
- High turret armour.
- Good for gathering SL in low ranks.
- It's penetration is effective against almost all enemies in Tier I, except the Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. A.
Cons:
- Low hull armour.
- A weak spot in the hull box at the driver - keep this away from enemy.
- Slow for a scout, but agile.
- Useless in Rank II or higher.
History
Development
The T-26 light tank in Soviet service, while making up a major part of the Soviet armoured forces, proved quite under-armoured when against newer anti-tank weapons as it was an old 1931 design. The Spanish Civil War showed some of these defects in the T-26, but it wasn't until the Winter War against Finland that proved that the majority of light anti-tank weapons could destroy the T-26.
In order to remedy this, Factory No. 174 in Leningrad designed a new variant for the T-26 utilizing applique armour on the hull and turret. This variant was dubbed the T-26E (E for ekranirovanny or "screened"), which added 30-40 mm of armour to the original armour plates via bolting and welding. All of the single-turreted T-26 models made during the Winter War period was given this modification and testings proved that the additional armour made the T-26 much more resilient against light anti-tank weapons. A total of 89 T-26Es were made during and after the Winter War, with 27 single-turret models made from the factory, 27 more as flamethrower-models, and 15 single-turret models were made in workshops near the front-line. After the war, 20 more single-turret variants were made and delivered for tank units. Many more modified T-26s were made during the course of World War II.
Combat usage
These T-26Es were used in the Winter War against Finland and the extra armour over the normal T-26 variants made it impenetrable to Finnish light anti-tank weapons. However, the extra armour added to the T-26 raised the weight from 9.6 tons to 12 tons, thus a larger strain on the chassis, engine, and suspension so the driver were advised to drive the tank in low gear and must take extra care to not overload these systems.
During World War II, applique armour of varying thickness from 15–40 mm were added onto many different T-26s in large quantities ranging to hundreds in the front-lines to fight back the German invasion. Such areas where these modifications took place in Leningrad, Odessa, Moscow, and Sevastopol in the period of 1941–1942 during battles and sieges taking place in or near these cities. However, compared to the modifications made during the Winter War, the World War II T-26Es were more crude and rough that the gun mask on the tank were unable to move, and the applique armour was only added on the front.
No known combat records exist for these modified T-26s in World War II and may have been simply be added as performances done by regular T-26s, but due to the obsolesce of the T-26 models compared to the German Panzer III and Panzer IV, many can be presumed to be lost in combat if not due to mechanical failures.
Media
An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.
Read also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,
- reference to the series of the vehicles;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
ETC.
Sources
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
USSR light tanks | |
---|---|
T-26 | T-26 · T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-26-4 · T-26E |
BT | BT-5 · RBT-5 · BT-7 · BT-7 TD · BT-7M · BT-7A (F-32) |
T-50 | T-126 · T-50 |
T-70 | T-70 · T-80 |
PT-76 | PT-76B · PT-76-57 · Object 906 |
BMP | BMP-1 · BMP-2 · BMP-2M · BMP-3 |
BMD | BMD-4 |
2S25 | 2S25 · 2S25M |
Wheeled | BA-11 · BTR-80A |
Other | T-60 · Object 685 · 2S38 |
China | ▂Type 62 |
USSR premium ground vehicles | |
---|---|
Light tanks | BA-11 · RBT-5 · BT-7A (F-32) · T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-26E · T-126 · PT-76-57 · 2S38 |
Medium tanks | T-34 (Prototype) · T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) · T-34E · T-34-57 (1943) · T-34-85E · T-34-100 · T-44-122 · TO-55 · T-55AM-1 · T-72AV (TURMS-T) · T-80UD · Т-80U-Е1 |
▂M3 Medium · ▂M4A2 · ▂T-III · ▂T-V · ▂МК-IX "Valentine" | |
Heavy tanks | SMK · T-35 · ▂MK-II "Matilda" · KV-1E · KV-2 (1940) · KV-2 (ZiS-6) · KV-122 · KV-220 · IS-2 "Revenge" · Object 248 · IS-6 · T-10A |
Tank destroyers | BM-8-24 · BM-13N · BM-31-12 |
SU-57 · SU-76D · SU-76M (5th Gv.Kav.Corps) · SU-85A · SU-100Y · SU-122P · Object 120 | |
SPAA | ▂Phòng không T-34 · ZUT-37 |