Obiekt 279
| Obiekt 279 | |
|---|---|
Obiekt 279 in the Kubinka Tank Museum | |
| Type | Heavy tank |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1959 |
| No. built | 3 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 60 metric tons |
| Length | 6.77 m (22 ft 3 in) |
| length | 11.085 m (36 ft 4.4 in) with the gun |
| Width | 3.400 m (11 ft 1.9 in) |
| Height | 2.639 m (8 ft 7.9 in) |
| Crew | 4 (driver, loader, gunner, commander) |
| Armor | 319 mm – 217 mm (turret front and side) (at 30° – 50° from vertical) 269 mm – 93 mm (upper hull front) (at 45° – 75° from vertical) 258 mm – 121 mm (lower hull front) (at 45° – 70° from vertical) 182 mm – 100 mm (hull side) (at 45° – 65° from vertical) |
Main armament | 130 mm M-65 rifled tank gun L/60 (24 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 14.5 × 114 mm KPVT coaxial machine gun (800 rounds) |
| Engine | 2DG-8M diesel engine 1,000 hp (750 kW) |
Operational range | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) |
The Obiekt 279, or Object 279, (Объект 279) was a Soviet experimental heavy tank developed at the end of 1959.
This special purpose tank was intended to fight on cross country terrain, inaccessible to conventional tanks, acting as a heavy breakthrough tank. It was planned as a tank of the Supreme Command Reserve.