Obiekt 279 Tank

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The Obiekt 279 must rank as one of the strangest tanks ever produced. It was a particularly strange looking tank, developed in 1957 to test the survivability of tanks on the nuclear battlefield including the blast waves resulting from atomic explosions. Armament consisted of an M-62-T2 tank gun, with twin axis stabilisation, as also mounted on the T-10M and Obiekt 770 and experimentally fitted on the SU-122-54. The Obiekt 279 had a central armoured core with sheet steel extensions, which significantly altered the external appearance of the tank. The turret was similar to that used on the T-10M. The Obiekt 279 was mounted on four sets of tracks to maintain the lowest possible centre of gravity and was powered by a diesel engine developing 1000hp. Model Id: 2910 Manufacture: Factory 185 Kirov, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg and Novgorod Region, Russia (Manufacturer of single prototype 1959) 1) Kubinka NIIBT Research Collection - Soviet Vehicles, Kubinka, Russia Number of Photos: 1 Click here or on the image for this tank's profile page Unique ID: 365 Serial Number: Registration: Name: Other Identification: Collection number 120 painted on left turret side. [PTIR: #24]