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Object 279
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Rank
AB
9.0
RB
9.0
SB
9.0
Battle rating
USSR
Game nation
Heavy tank
Main role
Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 160 / 80 / 80 mm
Turret 250 / 140 / 140 mm
Visibility 95 %
Crew 4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 5559 km/h
Backward 1819 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.614.626.321.4 hp/t
Engine power 1,0008841,5891,291 hp
Weight 60.4 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
8.0x
5.0x
Armaments
130 mm M-65 cannon
Ammunition 40 rounds
First-order 13 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
11.1 → 8.6 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 17°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 12.610.720.214.61815.328.820.8 °/s
Vertical 3.12.58.25.24.53.611.77.5 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APCBC364360342321302284
HE373737373737
14.5 mm KPVT machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 800 rounds
Belt capacity 50 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/AP-I(c)/API-T/IAI494634231611
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 6,250 → 8,269 SL
RB 7,128 → 9,430 SL
SB 12,974 → 17,165 SL
Crew training 130,000 SL
Experts 450,000 SL
Aces 2,000 GE
Research Aces 890,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
120 / 200 / 250 % SL
214 % RP
Total cost of modifications 132,000 RP
230,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,400 GE

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Protection
Firepower
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