Premium tanks do get a credit bonus; its typically 130% or more of what a similar non-premium tank would get (I arrived at this number by comparing premium tank income to non-premium tanks that have a 30% or more credit bonus weekend).

Do Premium tanks earn more credits?

Most premium tanks benefit from greater credit income than regular tanks. This credit bonus increases with the tiers, which makes standard tier VIII premiums the most profitable tanks available to all players in the game. Premium tanks can also be used to stack x2 experience bonuses.

What is the point of premium tanks in World of tanks?

Premium tanks are an answer to a prayer as their credit earning is significantly improved over free tanks. Also, the experience that Premium tanks earn can be converted into Free Experience, a form of experience that can be used in any nations tech tree.

Which is the best premium tank in WOT?

VIII T26E5 - Probably the best all-around premium tank available right now when on sale. Workable turret armor, decent speed, excellent shell speed and penetration on the standard and premium APCR rounds.

Is 3A reload time?

Note that, unlike the Italian autoreloaders, the new IS-3A cannot mount a Tank Gun Rammer to lower its reloading time. The stats displayed in the tables below correspond to a 100% trained crew. The reload time of shells inside the clip is 3 seconds.