Guard Pershing

Guard Pershing stats at a glance

The Guard Pershing has 800 hit points , 101.6mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 48 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 200 damage per shot with 210mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2554.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Guard Pershing can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.4:1. The Guard Pershing has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Guard Pershing can theoretically output up to 2554 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Guard Pershing compares to its peers

There are 101 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the Guard Pershing. Its 800 HP places it in the top 98% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1088). Frontal hull armor of 101.6mm ranks in the top 29% for the class (peer average: 86mm). Top forward speed of 48 km/h is faster than 19% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 200 damage per shot, higher than 11% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 210mm puts it in the top 60% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Guard Pershing vs T25 Pilot 1 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Guard Pershing vs TL-1 LPC — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Guard Pershing vs T42 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 101 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 medium tanks

• 122 TM — China, premium
• 59-Patton — China, premium
• AAT60 — USA, premium
• Alembic — USA, premium
• CS-53 — Poland
• AMBT — USA, premium
• AMX Chasseur de chars — France, premium
• AltProto AMX 30 — France, premium
• All USA tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

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.

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