"The Nuclear-War Tank Came at Exactly the Wrong Time " Topic
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Tango01  | 19 Apr 2018 11:30 a.m. PST |
"In a war that never happened, formations of heavy and rather odd-looking Soviet tanks would have powered through atomic explosions in breakthrough attacks into West Germany. Enter the Object 279 tank, a curious oddity from the late 1950s which was obsolete — despite its design principles deliberately reflecting the fear of a nuclear battlefield — by the time it was produced. It was certainly not a success, as the Soviet Union only manufactured a handful of prototypes…."
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| ScottS | 19 Apr 2018 11:39 a.m. PST |
I've always had a liking for that design. It's so ludicrous; I can't imagine how they did suspension work on the inboard tracks. I'd love to have a few in 15mm scale. And, a nice diorama (not mine):
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| Lion in the Stars | 19 Apr 2018 1:38 p.m. PST |
Yeah, the only models I've found have been in 1/35, 1/72, and 1/144 scales. Nothing in 15mm. I think it'd be hilarious to have a few of those in my Russian WW3 army! |
| ScottS | 19 Apr 2018 1:39 p.m. PST |
Exactly. Maybe match 'em up against MBT-70s…! |
| Cacique Caribe | 19 Apr 2018 4:16 p.m. PST |
I'm surprised it hasn't inspired anything like it on some futuristic Sci Fi Movie by now. Dan
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 Legion 4 | 20 Apr 2018 6:57 a.m. PST |
I've seen the dio before ! Very Nice ! But I think the 279 was a bit of a stretch, in design, etc. And the maintenance of that Iron Monster would probably be a nightmare, along with the nightmare of total nuclear war.  |
| mad monkey 1 | 20 Apr 2018 9:51 a.m. PST |
Click on the catalog and scroll down to the SSU stuff. They have a model coming out that looks a lot like that.
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| Charlie 12 | 20 Apr 2018 5:48 p.m. PST |
About as impractical POS as ever conceived. Thankfully, it never got foisted on the troops. I can't wish that sort of disaster on even the Sov tankers… |
| Lion in the Stars | 20 Apr 2018 10:59 p.m. PST |
Oh, come on, Charlie 12, I'm sure the tankers would come up with some wonderful new Mat (Russian profanity dialect) to share with their NATO comrades after working on that beast. |
| Legion 4 | 21 Apr 2018 6:25 a.m. PST |
LOL !!!  |
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checks out some 10/15mm railroad tracks for wargaming.
