Warfare in Scale Cold War Series Episode 3 - Object 279 1/35 Takom

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, and if necessary withstanding even the shockwave of a nuclear explosion. It was planned as a tank of the Supreme Command Reserve.
he tank was developed at the Kirov Plant in Leningrad by a group headed by the engineer L. Troyanov. The work on the tank started in 1957, which was based on a heavy tank operational requirements developed in 1956, and a pre-production tank was completed at the end of 1959.
This unique tank boasted increased cross-country capability. It featured four-track running gear mounted on two longitudinal, rectangular hollow beams, which were also used as fuel tanks. The tank suspension was hydro-pneumatic with complex hydrotransformer and three-speed planetary gearbox. The track adjuster was worm-type. The specific ground pressure of this heavy vehicle did not exceed 0.6 kg/cm2. The track chain, running practically along the whole track length provided for increased cross-country capabilities on swampy terrain, soft soils and area full of cut trees, Czech hedgehogs, antitank obstacles and the like.
The tank was equipped with the powerful 1000 hp 2DG-8M diesel engine, enabling the 60 metric ton tank to attain 55 km/h speed, with active range of 300 km on one refuel. It also had auto fire-fighting systems, smoke laying equipment and a combat compartment heating/cooling system.
The tank hull, with a maximum armour thickness of 269 mm, was covered by a thin, elliptical shield protecting it against APDS and shaped charge ammunition, and preventing it from overturning by the shockwave in case of a nuclear explosion. It comprised large cast irregular shape structures of variable thickness and slope. The all-cast front part of the hull was rounded in shape with thin armour panels against HEAT projectiles, which ran around the edges of the front and sides of the hull. The sides of the hull were also cast and had similar protective armour panels.
The all-cast turret, with a maximum armor thickness of 319 mm, was rounded and had anti-HEAT protective panels. The turret ring was also heavily protected. The tank was equipped with a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) protection.
The tank was armed with the 130 mm M-65 rifled gun. The secondary armament was a 14.5 x 114 mm KPVT coaxial machine gun with 800 rounds.[3] The weapons were stabilized in two planes by a "Groza" stabilizer. Object 279 carried 24 rounds of ammunition , with charge and the shell to be loaded separately.
The gun was provided with a semi-automatic loading system with a rate of fire of 5-7 rounds/min. Firing control system comprised optical rangefinder, auto-guidance system and L2 night-sight with an active infrared searchlight.
The tank was armed with the 130 mm M-65 rifled gun. The secondary armament was a 14.5 x 114 mm KPVT coaxial machine gun with 800 rounds.The weapons were stabilized in two planes by a "Groza" stabilizer. Object 279 carried 24 rounds of ammunition , with charge and the shell to be loaded separately.
The gun was provided with a semi-automatic loading system with a rate of fire of 5-7 rounds/min. Firing control system comprised optical rangefinder, auto-guidance system and L2 night-sight with an active infrared searchlight.
An improved variant of the gun was later tested on the experimental tank Object 785 in the late 1970s.
One of the reasons that this tank project was abandoned, as with other heavy tank projects, was the fact that the Russians stopped operating with heavy fighting vehicles of that type, tanks and similar, as of 1960. Since then, the heaviest ones are kept at about 50 metric tons of weight, that is without counting in any extra equipment such as additional reactive armor, mine clearing devices (mine ploughs, mine rollers) etc. It was something concerning the current Soviet policy ("А 22 июля 1960 г. на демонстрации новой техники на полигоне Капустин Яр Н. С. Хрущев категорически запретил прием на вооружение любых танков массой более 37 т, тем самым поставив крест на всей программе тяжелых танков, оказавшейся столь результативной" / On July 22, 1960 at the demonstration of new technology on the range of Kapustin Yar, Nikita Khrushchev strictly forbade any tanks with a weight of more than 37 metric tons to be adopted by the military, having thus written off the entire program of heavy tanks which proven to be so successful).

[@Z3kyTw0]

Another Great Video , another great Tank guys. This series gets better and better.. !

[@Tentacl]

This tank is one of the most intimidating in the almost-real class of advanced prototypes for a nuclear world ending war. It's beautigun i it's own way tough, and I love your chouce for a heavily weared and dirty tank instead of a clean out of the factory build. Kudos from Brazil.

[@ModelNerd]

Great video, thank you. The vehicle and the figures look very menacing. I'm just building this kit at the moment - I hope mine turns out as good as yours.

[@TheSlugstoppa]

This is a most excellent demonstration of modelling skills. Thank you for posting.

[@lon242]

This is a great video to watch for winter camo. And it looks like it was all done with acryllic..? Please, PLEASE continue to produce these videos! Thanks very much!

[@Gabryhunter]

I've never seen model kits for the object 279, it's cool to see there's one

[@warfareinscale]

There are 3 more labels who released this tank but this one is the most accurate.

[@Gabryhunter]

I'll consider looking for this label in the shops because the Object 279 is an interesting tank, and having seen the quality of the model in your video makes me wanting to have it

[@Toni_G_Castroviejo]

¡Muy buen trabajo! ¡Enhorabuena y gracias por compartir!

[@Cabilis66]

Fantastic work ! Well done indeed

[@jerryzhang3686]

how much chipping medium should I spray on the model if I want to do this effect. Do I just spray the same thickness as I spray normal paint ?

[@SPITTFIRE2010]

Otro magnífico trabajo.- Gracias por compartirlo.-

[@RoninXiC]

Love it. Thanks so much :)

[@huntercraft1668]

Awesome as usual

[@kamkascar]

Gran Trabajo, gracias por compartilo.... cuando se animan a realizar un auto totalmente civil?...

[@warfareinscale]

En el programa que le hacemos a Meng Model esta previsto el Ford F-350 a escala 1/24. Gracias por seguirnos!

[@kamkascar]

Lo esperare... Que gran noticia

[@ABRAHAJAM52]

EXCELENTE,ESPERO VER PRONTO VEHICULOS AMERICANOS TAMBIEN

[@warfareinscale]

El próximo vehículo de esta serie de monográficos será americano

[@felixlinquist]

¡Es muy bueno!

[@JackinatorCraft]

ужас моделиста 4 гусеницы

[@richspy5694]

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