T-26-4

T-26-4

T-60

T-26-4

T-60

USSR

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

Light tank

Research:2 900

Purchase:700

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Description

The T-26-4 is a Rank I Soviet light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.51 "Cold Steel". It is a variant of the T-26 with a 76 mm howitzer.

The T-26-4 is rather unusual tank, combining average speed, thin armour and a large gun. It uses the same hull as T-26 and an enlarged turret, able to mount the 76 mm KT-28 howitzer.

This tank and its gun can be roughly compared to its German peer, the Pz.IV C, and its 7.5 cm KwK 37 L/24. However, it is vastly inferior to it in ALL terms.

The penetration is almost two times lower, and shell travel speed is by about 1/4 lower as well. Reloading also takes a bit more time. Armour wise, they are the same, but Pz. IV C has 30 mm of armour at the front. The German tank is also a lot faster, with the HP/ton ratio almost two times better. To complete the list, it also has a mere -5° of gun depression, compared to -10° of the Panzer. Lastly, Pz.IV C can also equip HEAT shells, to deal with better armoured targets.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour

Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	15 mm (18°) Driver's plate 15 mm (1°) Front plate 7 mm (64-80°) Front glacis 15 mm (6-52°) Lower glacis	15 mm (0-1°)	15 mm (1-31°) Top 15 mm (11°) Bottom	10 mm Hull 6 mm Rear
Turret	15 mm (0-3°) Turret front 15 mm (6-7°) Gun mantlet	15 mm (0-1°)	15 mm (1°)	10 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheel are 10 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 6 mm thick

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
11.0	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	12.82	15.82
Realistic/Simulator	7.27	8.27

Armaments

Main armament

76 mm KT-28
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
50			-5°/+21°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	9.5	13.2	_._	_._	_._
Realistic	9.5	11.2	_._	_._	_._
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
5.2	_._	_._	_._

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
SH-353	Shrapnel	27	25	21	19	16	12
BR-350A	APHEBC	35	34	32	29	27	23
OF-350M	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10

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%
SH-353	Shrapnel	381	6.2	0.5	8.0	85	+0°	62°	69°	73°
BR-350A	APHEBC	370	6.3	0.15	10.0	155	+4°	48°	63°	71°
OF-350M	HE	387	6.2	0.05	0.1	710	+0°	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks for the T-26-4.

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
50	38 (+12)	25 (+25)	13 (+37)	1 (+49)	Yes

Turret empty: 25 (+25)

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
Rear mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,890 (63)				600	N/A	N/A

Usage in the battles

This tank should be used as either a close range ambusher/flanker, or as a direct supporter of friendly vehicles. Use its speed to exploit other tank's weak side or rear armour to deal a crippling blow. Try to concentrate your fire on lightly armoured vehicles, to which your gun is deadly. It's dangerous to go alone, take friends, otherwise you risk encounter with a tank that you won't be able to penetrate. Don't use HE shells on anything other than unarmoured vehicles, they are not as good as its calibre might suggest.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Gun can easily kill any tank it meets with single shot, IF it penetrates.
• Manoeuvrability is quite good, although somewhat limited by its low top speed (30 kph).
• Decent reload speed and fast turret traverse speed.

Cons:

• Horrible penetration with all types of ammo, even at very close range.
• Mediocre accuracy, combined with one of the slowest shell travel speeds in the game.
• Very thin armour, can't stop even the auto cannon shells from AA vehicles.
• Very bad gun depression.
• Very low reverse speed.
• Has very little chance of causing any harm at all to tougher tanks.
• Most aeroplanes can pierce your armour rather easily.

History

The T-26-4 light tank is a variant of the T-26 light tank in Soviet services. Instead of mounting a 45 mm cannon as its main armament, the T-26-4 mounts the 76.2 mm KT tank gun and is intended to fill the role of an artillery tank. The turret looks similar to the T-28 medium tank, if not the same.

The T-26-4 design was tested in October 1933 after five were built. It was in this test that the 76.2 mm KT cannon was chosen to arm it instead of the more powerful and innovative 76.2 mm PS-3 cannon. A production of 50 of these tanks was scheduled in 1935, but an incident in September 19, 1934 with a shell case destruction caused the military to cancel the T-26-4. The T-26-4 turret was then used on the BT-7A light tank intended for the same role.

Media

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Read also

• [Devblog] Pz-35t & T-26-4

Sources

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