T-126

T-126

T-126

USSR

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.0	3.0	3.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Light tank

Purchase:850

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Description

The T-126(SP) is a premium rank II Soviet light tank with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.47 "Big Guns". A premium version of the T-50, being its prototype design, it shares it similarities, but actually is better due to much thicker armour all around. An unfortunate side effect results in a decrease in top overall speed due to weight of added armor.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour

Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	55 mm (53-54°) Front glacis 45 mm (53°) Cheeks 45 mm (44°) Lower glacis	45 mm (38-41°) Top 45 mm Bottom	30 mm (56°) Top 30 mm (5-42°) Bottom	15 mm
Turret	45 mm (6-72°) Turret front 40 mm (9-48°) Gun mantlet	45 mm (24-27°)	45 mm (24°)	15 mm

Notes

• Suspension wheels and tracks are 15 mm thick in armour.

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	40	6	18.3	465	572	25.41	31.26
Realistic	36	5		265	300	14.48	16.39

Armaments

Main armament

45 mm 20-K
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
150			-8°/+25°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	7.62	10.54	__.__	__.__	15.06
Realistic	4.76	5.6	__.__	__.__	8.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
3.48	__.__	__.__	2.90

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
BR-240	APHEBC	69	68	59	50	42	35
BR-240SP	AP	73	71	62	52	44	37
BR-240P	APCR	103	94	64	40	21	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	1.43	1.2	15	29.26	+4°	48°	63°	71°
BR-240SP	AP	757	1.43	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1°	47°	60°	65°
BR-240P	APCR	985	0.85	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1.5°	66°	70°	72°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the T-126(SP).

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
150	121 (+29)	91 (+59)	61 (+89)	31 (+119)	1 (+149)	Yes

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 battles

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Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	BR-240SP	Horizontal Drive
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE		Adjustment of Fire	Airstrike
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	BR-240P	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		Artillery Support	Improved optics
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Up-armored angled front plate giving good protection
• Serviceable cannon at its rank
• Angled armour all around upper hull
• Decent mobility

Cons:

• Slow turret rotation
• Gun mantlet is a significant weakspot
• Struggles in an up-tiered battle
• Cheeks on the corner of the frontal armour, which results in massive weakspots if you are not facing enemies
• Limited gun depression
• 4-man crew extremely tightly packed - a penetrating APHE can easily knock out all 4

History

Development

The Spanish Civil War gave the Soviets insight on the future of tank warfare, and the knowledge led to an attempt to upgrade or replace their tank forces that consisted mainly of the T-26 light tanks. The development started in 1939 to create a replacement with for the T-26 and BT light tanks.

The project for the new tank began as the SP project, which is short for Soprovzhdeniya Pekhoty, which means "Infantry Support". The project was headed by the OKMO tank design bureau at the S.M. Kirov Factory No. 185 in Leningrad under the individuals L. Troyanov and I. Bushnevov. Two prototypes, the T-126 and the T-127 was built, and the T-126 was to be further developed into the finished design. The finished design would become the T-50 light tank, which was an intricate light tank for the Soviets at the time. The tank featured sloping armour, torsion bar suspension, diesel engine, three-man turret, and a commander's cupola, all of which were advanced features at the time.

Production

The tank would eventually be produced in 1941 during the German invasion in Operation Barbarossa. Only 69 T-50s were made before production ended in January 1942, the design suffered from being expensive, unreliable, and over-engineered. Today, two T-50 survive in intact condition, one normal variant in the Kubinka Tank Museum, and an up-armoured variant in Finland at a museum in Parola.

In-game description

The T-126 experimental light tank was built in the summer of 1940 at Leningrad Experimental Automobile Factory #185. The project was developed on the basis of combat experience in Spain with the goal of creating a tank suitable for the conditions of future wars. Only one model of the tank was ever built, and it was never used in combat.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the T-126 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

T-126 Tank Review - NUSensei

Best experimental vehicles discusses the T-126 at 4:53 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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