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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
16 / 37
302.0m
View range
1 / 37
Firepower
Shell
2672
DPM
1 / 37
180
Penetration
28 / 37
225
Damage
16 / 37
122
Devices/crew damage
15 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
975
Velocity
17 / 37
11.11%
Penetration loss over distance
21 / 37
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2256
DPM
1 / 37
268
Penetration
6 / 37
190
Damage
15 / 37
122
Devices/crew damage
15 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
1219
Velocity
13 / 37
8.58%
Penetration loss over distance
9 / 28
—
Explosion radius
— / —
3207
DPM
2 / 37
45
Penetration
15 / 37
270
Damage
15 / 37
122
Devices/crew damage
15 / 37
—
Burst damage
— / —
975
Velocity
13 / 37
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
1.46
Explosion radius
15 / 37
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
90.0
Caliber
15 / 37
11.88
Rate of fire
3 / 37
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 / 37
0.335
Dispersion
28 / 37
Dispersion factors
0.120
When moving
2 / 37
0.120
When rotating
2 / 37
0.080
When rotating turret
5 / 37
3.200
After shot
3 / 37
Gun angles
10°
Depression
1 / 37
20°
Elevation
2 / 37
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 37
46.17
Turret traverse speed
18 / 37
Mobility
42.94
Weight
12 / 37
Speed
48
Forward
27 / 37
20
Backward
3 / 37
Effective Power / Weight ratio
16.39
On hard terrain
35 / 37
13.87
On medium terrain
35 / 37
10.61
On soft terrain
32 / 37
Traverse speed
59.18
On hard terrain
15 / 37
50.08
On medium terrain
15 / 37
38.29
On soft terrain
16 / 37
5.87m×2.34m×2.28m
Size
10 / 37
Concealment
25.60%
While still
19 / 37
19.90%
While moving
20 / 37
8.09%
Upon firing while still
20 / 37
6.80%
Upon firing while moving
21 / 37
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 271m
214.4m
While still
227.0m
While moving
253.1m
Upon firing while still
256.0m
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.