- Description
- The Object 279 is a Prototype Main Battle Tank, a Soviet heavy tank design from the late 1950s built for operations in extreme terrain and nuclear battlefields; its four-track, lenticular hull earned it the nickname "Kotin moon rover" and only one prototype was completed before the program was cancelled. The vehicle is tracked, weighs 60.4 tonnes, and is crewed by four — driver, gunner, commander, and loader — and is powered by an UTMZ 2DG-8M diesel engine producing 1,000 horsepower for a 16.6 hp/t power-to-weight ratio and a top speed of 55 km/h forward and 18 km/h in reverse.
The main armament is the 130mm M-65 gun with a 10-second reload and OF-482M and BR-482B ammunition in a mechanized and hull rack; a 14.5mm KPVT is mounted for anti-air and anti-personnel use. The main gun has a two-plane stabilizer and is served by an optical rangefinder and an 8× fire control sight; the commander has a stabilizer and a 5× sight. An engine smoke system is fitted for defensive screening.
- Locomotion
- Tracked
- Supported classes
- Crewman
- Obtainment
- Shop
- Price
- 80,000 money
| Team/Loadout | Cold War |
|---|---|
| Tier 3 |
| Weight | 60.4 t |
| Seating capacity | 4 |
| Driver | 1 |
| Gunner | 1 |
| Commander | 1 |
| Loader | 1 |
| Max speed | |
| Forward | 55 km/h |
| Backward | 18 km/h |
| Engine | UTMZ 2DG-8M |
| Type | Diesel |
| Max RPM | 2,400 RPM |
| Horsepower | 1,000 hp |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 16.6 hp/t |
| Transmission | |
| Forward gears | 8 |
| Reverse gears | 2 |
| Lower front plate | 107 mm–941 mm |
| Upper front plate | 297 mm–847 mm |
| Left cheek | 170 mm–1,319 mm |
| Right cheek | 272 mm–1,377 mm |
| Mantlet | 176 mm–885 mm |
| Hull side | 55 mm–280 mm |
| Engine smoke system | Yes |
| Electronic warfare | |
| IED jammer | No |
| Drone jammer | No |
Feature: Stabilizer
| Traversal | |
| Horizontal speed | 18 deg/s |
| Vertical speed | 4.5 deg/s |
| Vertical limits | -5° / 17° |
14.5mm KPVT
| Reload speed | 6s |
| Magazine size | 50 |
| Ammo | Max |
| BST | * |
| Ammo models | |
| MG ammo | 16 |
Main sight
Feature: FCS
Fire control system
| Rangefinder | Optical |
| Vertical limits | -15°–20° |
| Zoom | 8x |
Feature: Stabilizer
| Traversal | |
| Mouse aim | Yes |
| Horizontal speed | 60 deg/s |
| Vertical speed | 60 deg/s |
| Vertical limits | -15° / 35° |
Commander sight
| Rangefinder | None |
| Zoom | 5x |
ID: "Object 279"
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