Object 279 Nuclear Tank

At the end of the Korean War, the United States and Soviet Union had been eying one another up for a nuclear duel. With both sides possessing the ability to bomb one another into oblivion with new weapons such as the atomic cannon, the Soviet Union needed a tank that could survive the hellish landscape of such a war. IN true soviet fashion, the Soviets took inspiration from their Heavy tanks, such as the Object 277 and IS7, and worked to try to create a tank with cunning edge features that could be easily produced and maintained for years. What they produced, however, would be one of the weirdest yet iconic tanks: Object 279. Object 279 was a tank made for the nuclear wasteland. With four tracks and a spherical saucer shape, it was made to survive the shockwave of a nuclear blast. With over 319 mm of armour in the front and 182mm all around, its armour was tough to crack with its spherical shape. It also included spaced plates between the armour to help deal with shaped charges. Its f