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There aren't many tanks with four sets of tracks.

Plus it appears to be a boat too!

I didn't notice the extra tracks till I read Krazy's comments, I went right for the boat thought at well.

I guess there's a reason the hatch opens forwards.

That's a very Scifi-looking tank, though. Good catch.

Can it fly too?

Size wise wher is it at compared to Gw stuff? and how much is it?

Nice kit - I love the crazy/experimental stuff like this

 Shandara wrote:
Can it fly too?

No, but it can survive a nuclear explosion.

Could a non-mod get away with a thread like this?

Either way, the tank is dead cool. Well suited for Weird War II games.

Interesting tank:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_279


Then there's this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_775

 Jehan-reznor wrote:
Size wise wher is it at compared to Gw stuff? and how much is it?

4,5k Yen, so around 45 USD. But you'd know that, judging by the flag next to your nick

Looks like tank got it on with a UFO.

 Jehan-reznor wrote:
Size wise wher is it at compared to Gw stuff? and how much is it?

To you, 4,500 Japanese Yen. Postage should be fairly cheap and obviously there is no danger of paying a customs duty.

It is a 1/35th scale kit. According to Wikipedia the real vehicle is 677 cm long, 340 wide, and 264 high. That works out to 19.3 cm by 9.7 by 7.5 as a model, a bit larger than a Land Raider.

You act like anyone could resist something that awesome

It would be great for a non-Cadian Imperial Guard regiment using unconventional equipment.

WoT tier 11

Wouldn't the exposed t4racks make the tank kind of fragile?

They do look a bit out in the open.

The design was intended to deflect nuclear blast from above more than protect against ground level threats.

It was an experimental prototype. They might have put skirts on the tracks if it had gone forwards to more development.

 sing your life wrote:
Wouldn't the exposed t4racks make the tank kind of fragile?

I was thinking the same thing. Even the shape of the armored sides would be a liability against other tanks or anti-tank weapons. If the round hit the tank on the lower side of the sloped armor, it would deflect it downward into the drive systems, making it easier to cripple the tank.

 Kilkrazy wrote:


The design was intended to deflect nuclear blast from above more than protect against ground level threats.

I don't think nuclear blasts would come from above [if the explosion did it would be powerful enough to vaporise the tank]

 sing your life wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:


The design was intended to deflect nuclear blast from above more than protect against ground level threats.

I don't think nuclear blasts would come from above [if the explosion did it would be powerful enough to vaporise the tank]

I've read about this, I think, and surviving nuclear blasts really was the goal. Not being at ground zero, of course. But imagine 10, 20, even 50km out where you get nasty waves as air is pushed out by explosive forces.

Also I believe doctrine for some nuclear weapons was to use them in airburst configurations to increase the damage done. Thankfully for humanity these ideas were never put into practice.

 Balance wrote:

 sing your life wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:


The design was intended to deflect nuclear blast from above more than protect against ground level threats.

I don't think nuclear blasts would come from above [if the explosion did it would be powerful enough to vaporise the tank]

I've read about this, I think, and surviving nuclear blasts really was the goal. Not being at ground zero, of course. But imagine 10, 20, even 50km out where you get nasty waves as air is pushed out by explosive forces.

Also I believe doctrine for some nuclear weapons was to use them in airburst configurations to increase the damage done. Thankfully for humanity these ideas were never put into practice.

Ah, I see.

 sing your life wrote:

 Balance wrote:

 sing your life wrote:

 Kilkrazy wrote:


The design was intended to deflect nuclear blast from above more than protect against ground level threats.

I don't think nuclear blasts would come from above [if the explosion did it would be powerful enough to vaporise the tank]

I've read about this, I think, and surviving nuclear blasts really was the goal. Not being at ground zero, of course. But imagine 10, 20, even 50km out where you get nasty waves as air is pushed out by explosive forces.

Also I believe doctrine for some nuclear weapons was to use them in airburst configurations to increase the damage done. Thankfully for humanity these ideas were never put into practice.

Ah, I see.

Yes, airbursts are standard practice for nukes and othe large ordinance. If it detonates at 0 elevation, half the force is directed down and much is absorbed by the Earth. The other half of the energy largely is wasted as well since it goes back into the air. If you know the yield you can calculate the ideal elevation for maximum damage from the shock wave on the downward side of the blast.

In addition to increased damage, the secondary benefit is reduced fallout, both local and widespread. Most fallout isnt tied to the device itself, rather it is secondary radiation created by stray neutrons destabilizing the atoms on the ground. These unstable atoms tend to be highly radioactive and will be sucked up into the upper atmosphere by the fireball on the ground (which causes the mushroom cloud). With airbursts, most those stray neutrons become mostly inert before they hit other nuclei and the fireball is high enough that you wont have a mushroom cloud. This prevents the global fallout that everyone seems to think will happen and after about a week, the radiation levels drop to a point where they are just above background (radiation from naturally occurring elements, the sun and other constantly present sources).

 Skinnereal wrote:
I guess there's a reason the hatch opens forwards.

Standard Soviet design, if nothing else.

I suppose the hatch gives the tank commander some protection from enemies ahead of the turret. There are several other Soviet vehicles with the same hatch position.

I'd love to see pics of this when it comes in. at 1/35 scale, it could be bigger than a LR!

 Kilkrazy wrote:
http://www.hlj.com/product/amh35a001



There aren't many tanks with four sets of tracks.

Hehe, not that long ago another company also released a kit of the 279: http://www.hlj.com/product/PNH35005/

 Kilkrazy wrote:
They do look a bit out in the open.

The design was intended to deflect nuclear blast from above more than protect against ground level threats.

It was an experimental prototype. They might have put skirts on the tracks if it had gone forwards to more development.

Yeah, good luck with "deflecting" a nuclear blast...

The T28 is the other 4-tracked vehicle of which I am aware as a kit in 1/35th scale.

http://www.dragon-models.com/d-m-item.asp?pid=DRA6750



There is also a kit by Accurate Armour but it's very expensive.

I would have bought the T28 kit but the A39 Tortoise kit came out about the same time and I bought that.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
I suppose the hatch gives the tank commander some protection from enemies ahead of the turret. There are several other Soviet vehicles with the same hatch position.

So, it's not part of the nuclear blast protection?

Btw, this was a real tank from 1959.....


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This special purpose tank was intended to fight on cross country terrain, inaccessible to conventional tanks, acting as a heavy breakthrough tank, and if necessary withstanding even the shockwave of a nuclear explosion. It was planned as a tank of the Supreme Command Reserve.