The tank was known only as Object 279, one of those opaque Soviet designations that could mean just about anything. But just looking at the experimental Soviet heavy tank from the 1950s is enough to ...

Key Point: It didn’t make it to the battlefield. Enter the Object 279 tank, a curious oddity from the late 1950s which was obsolete — despite its design principles deliberately reflecting the fear of ...

Built to endure the unthinkable, the Soviet Object 279 was designed to survive the shockwave, heat and radiation of a nuclear battlefield. With its four tracks and saucer-shaped hull, this Cold War ...

The Object 279 is worth the money, yes, but it depends on the type of player and their playstyle in War Thunder. While it can be useful to experienced tank players who know how to maneuver a massive ...

These futuristic battle machines were supposed to change the face of warfare, yet never came into mass production, due to World War II. From 1925 until 1960, Soviet engineers experimented on various ...

Ever heard of a flying or hovering tank? What about a tank able to survive a nuclear blast? These over-ambitious projects were never realized, which may come as no surprise considering how ridiculous ...