Object 279 was a heavy tank with some startling capabilities and an emphasis on cross-country performance to more easily traverse sloppy Russian spring conditions. To that end, the Object 279 had four ...

Object 279 was a Soviet super heavy tank designed to operate on a nuclear battlefield. Its oval hull and four track ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: As the Nazis and Soviets battled for hegemony, both sides fielded increasingly heavier tanks — with bigger guns — which could absorb fire while destroying their ...

Developed in the late 1950s, Object 279 was the Soviet Union’s answer to nuclear-age warfare. Designed to withstand shockwaves from distant atomic blasts and operate on soft, swampy terrain, this ...