Object Kust

Object Kust stats at a glance

The Object Kust has 960 hit points , 110mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 550 damage per shot with 279mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1854.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.8:1. This pronounced angling makes the Kust significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.5:1. The Kust has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Kust can theoretically output up to 1854 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Kust compares to its peers

There are 62 tier 8 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Kust. Its 960 HP places it in the top 67% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1008). Frontal hull armor of 110mm ranks in the top 48% for the class (peer average: 126mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 52% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 550 damage per shot, higher than 87% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 279mm puts it in the top 10% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Kust vs TS-5 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Kust vs XM66F — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• Kust vs XM57 — tier 8 tank destroyer from USA
• See full tier 8 tank destroyer tier list — all 62 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 tank destroyers

• Lorraine 120 Alby — France, premium
• Alpha Rhm.-B. WT — Germany
• Alpha Skorpion — Germany
• AMX AC mle. 48 FL — France, premium
• AMX AC mle. 48 — France
• AMX Canon d'assaut 105 — France, premium
• AT 15 — UK
• Bastion — UK
• All USSR tanks · Tier 8 premium tanks

Understand the stats

Want a deeper grasp of what these numbers actually mean in battle? Read the glossary:

• What is DPM — the most important offensive metric
• Alpha damage — single-shot damage and what it means for playstyle
• Penetration — and how it interacts with armor angling
• Hull-down position — the king of defensive plays
• View range — how spotting actually works

About this vehicle

In the second half of the 1950s, the U.S.S.R. was working to develop turretless tanks. Designers in Kharkiv were working on a vehicle named Object Kust (kust meaning "bush"), which was similar in concept to the Swedish Strv 103. For aiming, only elevation/depression of the gun was envisaged, with minimal traverse. The project did not go beyond the mockup stage.

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