Obiekt 292
Obiekt 292 | |
---|---|
Obiekt 292 in Kubinka Tank Museum | |
Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | OAO Spetsmash and VNIITransmash |
Designed | 1990-1991 |
Produced | September 1990 |
No. built | 1 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 46 tons |
Width | 3.525 m |
Height | 2.193 m |
Crew | 3 |
Armour | rolled and cast steel and combined, protivosnaryadny |
Main armament | 152.4 mm LP-83 smoothbore tank gun (30 rounds, 6 RPM) |
Engine | GTD-1000TF turbine, 1100 hp |
Power/weight | 23.9hp/t |
Suspension | individual torsion bar |
Ground clearance | 450 mm |
The Obiekt 292, or Object 292 (Объект 292), was an experimental tank of design bureau of the Kirov Plant (JSC Spetsmash) and scientists of the All-Russian Research Institute Transmash. The prototype was based on the T-80U. The chassis was that of the T-80U with a T-80BV turret that was up-gunned to a 152.4 smoothbore gun. The new gun had the same chamber diameter as the 152mm but was much longer. Anti-tank capacity was improved in such a way that the tank could potentially engage and destroy any Western tank of the time at battle distance with a single shot.
Design
The tank was based on the T-80's chassis, using a new turret, and was armed with an LP-83 152.4 mm smoothbore gun. A variant of the tank utilizing a rifled 152mm armament was never completed. Like most Soviet tanks, the gun offered poor depression, and the LP-83 offered a slower reload despite the presence of an autoloader. The traverse rates of the barrel and turret were also lower than the regular T-80, thanks to the heavier gun. Despite being less versatile in battle, the firepower was superior to the T-80 and other similarly-armed Soviet MBTs. In September 1990 the tank was completed and in 1991 underwent trials. The trials showed high stability and reliability of the gun and the tank itself. However, the absence of funding discontinued further work on the tank's improvement. A major benefit of this new design was that the new turret was interchangeable with the standard T-80 main battle tank turret. The Ammo rack load and rate of fire, this tank can store 30 rounds of ammunition in total, including 16 already in the autoloader, which can be fired at a rate of 6 rounds per minute.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
See also
- Object 785
- CATTB
- Leopard 2-140
- Pz 87-140
- Object 195
References
- v
- t
- e
- AMX-30
- Centurion
- Challenger 1
- Chieftain
- Chonma-ho
- CM-11 Brave Tiger
- K1 88
- Leopard 1
- Leopard 2
- M1 Abrams
- M48 Patton
- M60 tank
- Magach
- Merkava
- OF-40
- Panzer 68
- Stridsvagn 103
- T-55
- T-62
- T-64
- T-72
- M-84
- Lion of Babylon
- T-80
- TR-85
- Type 59
- Type 61
- Type 69/79
- Type 74
- Type 80/85/88
- Type 90
- Vickers MBT Mk 1
- Vickers MBT Mk 3
- AMX-13
- HSTV(L)
- M41 Walker Bulldog
- M551 Sheridan
- PT-76
- PT-85
- SK-105 Kürassier
- Stingray
- Type 62
- Type 63
- Type 64
- X1A
- Charioteer
- M46 Patton
- M47 Patton
- Panzer 58
- Panzer 61
- Stridsvagn 74
- Super Sherman
- TAM
- T-54
experimentals
- AMX-32
- AMX-40
- AMX-50
- Char 25T
- EE-T1 Osório
- Emil
- Expeditionary Tank
- HSTV(L)
- IS-7
- Lorraine 40t
- M8 armored gun system
- MB-3 Tamoyo
- MBT-70
- MBT-80
- Object 187
- Object 279
- Object 292
- Object 490A
- Object 770
- Object 785
- Spähpanzer Ru 251
- Spähpanzer SP I.C.
- T92 light tank
- T95 medium tank
- TR-125
- Vickers MBT Mk 4 Valiant
- Vickers MBT Mk 7
- WZ-111 heavy tank
- WZ-132 light tank
- WZ-122
- Cold War tanks
- List of modern armoured fighting vehicles
Background: History of the tank, Tank classification, Tanks in the Cold War