Object 259A

Object 259A stats at a glance

The Object 259A has 1160 hit points , 110mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 60 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 420 damage per shot with 233mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 1680.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.1:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the Obj. 259A can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 5.0:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

With the top-tier gun, the Obj. 259A can theoretically output up to 1680 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Obj. 259A compares to its peers

There are 107 tier 8 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Obj. 259A. Its 1160 HP places it in the top 88% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1238). Frontal hull armor of 110mm ranks in the top 87% for the class (peer average: 144mm). Top forward speed of 60 km/h is faster than 100% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 420 damage per shot, higher than 80% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 233mm puts it in the top 8% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Obj. 259A vs Chrysler K — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Obj. 259A vs Chrysler GF — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• Obj. 259A vs T26E5 — tier 8 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 8 heavy tank tier list — all 107 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 heavy tanks

• 110 — China
• 112 FL — China, premium
• 112 — China, premium
• 50TP prototyp — Poland, premium
• 50TP Resilient — Poland, premium
• 53TP Markowskiego — Poland
• 56TP — Poland, premium
• Object 703–II (100) — USSR, premium
• 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 June 1945, the Design Bureau of Factory No. 100 started designing the second tank designated IS-7. Compared to the preliminary variant, the Object 257, armoring and mobility requirements increased. In September 1945, four draft designs were developed for the tank that was still called the IS-7. The Object 259 was a project with the KCh-30 engine and an electromechanical transmission. In 1946, several variants of the vehicle's machine gun armament were developed, including several types of turret-mounted rear anti-aircraft guns with remote aiming.

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