Well, it is an unusual design - I’ll give it that much.
Oh, man, I can’t even imagine how the crew could repair one of those inside tracks.
Looks like it’s got hand-holds on the side of the hull and rear of the turret for the desantniki.
Looks like a stealth tank with those chines.
UFO with a gun.
BFL
Anyone here playing World of Tanks / Blitz?
I would ping sukhoi but can never get bis name right
“formations of heavy and rather odd-looking Soviet tanks would have powered through atomic explosions”
Ridiculous. People who state such things have NO CONCEPT of basic physics, let alone what nukes do.
What a joke.
Obj 279 Designer: “Three small problems Comrade Khrushchev:
1. Kinetic energy from blast kills heroic crew members inside turret.
2. Outside radiation means heroic crew can never leave tank.
3. Once track(s) thrown, crew cannot fix unless dismounted...see #2”.
Comrade Khrushchev: “Comrade Tank Designer...off to the Gulag with you.” “Make a note to self...order more ‘Hero of Soviet Union’ medals for tankisti...”