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Pershing — Tier VIII American medium tank

Pershing

VIII
Cost
  • 2 403 000
  • 98 100
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1440
HP
17 / 38
302.0m
View range
1 / 38
Firepower
Shell
2672
DPM
3 / 38
180
Penetration
29 / 38
225
Damage
20 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
Burst damage
— / —
975
Velocity
17 / 38
11.11%
Penetration loss over distance
22 / 38
Explosion radius
— / —
2256
DPM
3 / 38
268
Penetration
6 / 38
190
Damage
18 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
Burst damage
— / —
1219
Velocity
13 / 38
8.58%
Penetration loss over distance
9 / 29
Explosion radius
— / —
3207
DPM
3 / 38
45
Penetration
16 / 38
270
Damage
18 / 38
122
Devices/crew damage
16 / 38
Burst damage
— / —
975
Velocity
13 / 38
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
16 / 38
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
90.0
Caliber
16 / 38
11.88
Rate of fire
3 / 38
5.05
Reload time
3 / 30
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
×
Magazine size
— / —
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.08
Base aim time
27 / 38
0.326
Dispersion
25 / 38
Dispersion factors
0.120
When moving
3 / 38
0.120
When rotating
3 / 38
0.080
When rotating turret
5 / 38
3.200
After shot
3 / 38
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 38
20°
Elevation
2 / 38
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 38
46.17
Turret traverse speed
18 / 38
Mobility
42.94
Weight
12 / 38
Speed
48
Forward
28 / 38
18
Backward
31 / 38
Effective Power / Weight ratio
19.72
On hard terrain
23 / 38
15.17
On medium terrain
30 / 38
11.60
On soft terrain
28 / 38
Traverse speed
58.46
On hard terrain
15 / 38
44.97
On medium terrain
31 / 38
34.39
On soft terrain
26 / 38
5.82m×2.33m×2.36m
Size
11 / 38
Concealment
25.60%
While still
20 / 38
19.90%
While moving
21 / 38
8.09%
Upon firing while still
21 / 38
6.80%
Upon firing while moving
22 / 38
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
237.5m
While still
251.9m
While moving
281.6m
Upon firing while still
284.9m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

American medium tank, named in honor of General John Pershing, who led the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. In 1944–1946 in the U.S. Army, the M26 was temporarily classified as heavy tank. Starting in February 1945 these vehicles took part in World War II; in 1950–1951 the vehicle saw combat in the Korean War.