World of Tanks - Object 279: The Warrior of the Apocalypse

How did the Soviet Union develop a new generation of heavy tanks to replace the legendary IS-2, IS-3, IS-4, and T-10? What advantages did the Object 279 have thanks to its “flying saucer” shape? How did the unusual design of the running gear affect its movement capabilities? What was the fate of the Object 279 and which of the produced models is preserved at the Kubinka tank museum?

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[ninetenduh]

Looking back, we should have seen the warning signs when they started to talk about this.

[jeffponteras]

Credits earned: 29, 600

Repair cost: 50, 500

[ThePilotever]

"It is day of Judgement"

-Apocalypse Tank

[lifesimulator]

Looks someone found Leonardo Da Vinci's tank sketches 😂

[wino]

OMG - the armour shape was to counter the shockwave from the nuclear explosion - to reduce drag and flip possibility being able to cross ground zero.

[rizzmo]

"It has the heaviest armour ever"
Maus: say sike right now

[jasonharris]

So you can track it 4 times so it would need 4 repair kits

[Snwar]

looks like a tank from the fallout universe

[jjdpr]

A tank with the IS7 gun, the size of a medium tank and the mobility of a carrier...maybe in an event we can see it but not in the normal game.

[gwiazdapioun]

10:09 "It doesn't need to turn, it'll drive straight into Paris"

[nightmare]

So good armor, good gun, and speed with great ground resistance. But the traverse speed was horrible. So this can be a semi auto sniper from mid range. Since the IS-7 gun is inaccurate from 300+ meters.

[acetanker]

Will we see this moster heavy tank in the game?

[nicolasbonilla]

12 minutes explaining why is so op this tank.

[tomaszmaksymow]

The best version of OBJ-279 is in WarThunder

[hornster]

So, they created this tank to counter gold spammers

[FlashML]

“The tank was literally heavy.”

Yes, and all the others weren’t. . .

[richardlew]

This would make a lot more sense to use as shelter in a nuclear fallout than say, a lead-lined refrigerator

[knightlypoleaxe]

"Aim for the lower plate, *l O l* "

[obinator]

How can a tank look more weird than the Type 4 Heavy?

[almostwins]

it looks like this tank can be in water.