ðə tˈiː twˈɛnti sˈɪks fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪvˈɑːlvd ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈiː twˈɛnti sˈɪks ˈiː θɹˈiː, ænd wʌz ˈʌltᵻmətli stˈændɚdˌaɪzd æz ðɪ ˈɛm twˈɛnti sˈɪks pˈɜːʃɪŋ ænd ɐksˈɛptᵻd ˌɪntʊ sˈɜːvɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
The T26 further evolved into the T26E3, and was ultimately standardized as the M26 Pershing and accepted into service in 1944.