Object 263

Object 263 stats at a glance

The Object 263 has 1440 hit points , 250mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 55 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 550 damage per shot with 270mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2156. The vehicle can equip 2 different gun configurations, allowing for varied playstyles.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 3.1:1. This pronounced angling makes the Obj. 263 significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.8:1. The Obj. 263 has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (2)

With the top-tier gun, the Obj. 263 can theoretically output up to 2156 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute). Lower-tier guns generally trade DPM for faster reload or better handling — see the full gun table above.

How Obj. 263 compares to its peers

There are 34 tier 9 tank destroyers in WoT, including the Obj. 263. Its 1440 HP places it in the top 39% for hit points among same-tier tank destroyers (peer average: 1344). Frontal hull armor of 250mm ranks in the top 21% for the class (peer average: 149mm). Top forward speed of 55 km/h is faster than 94% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 550 damage per shot, higher than 48% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 270mm puts it in the top 48% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Obj. 263 vs T30 — tier 9 tank destroyer from USA
• Obj. 263 vs T30 FL — tier 9 tank destroyer from USA
• Obj. 263 vs TL-7 — tier 9 tank destroyer from USA
• See full tier 9 tank destroyer tier list — all 34 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 tank destroyers

• Alpha Conway — UK
• Alpha WT auf Pz.IV — Germany
• Controcarro 1 Mk. 2 — Italy
• Cerbero — Italy, premium
• FV4004 Conway — UK
• AMX 50 Foch — France
• SDP 60 Gonkiewicza — Poland
• Headshaker — UK, premium
• All USSR tanks · Tier 9 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

The development of a heavy tank destroyer on the basis of the IS-7 heavy tank was started in 1950. Three design projects were developed, one of which resulted in a full-size wooden prototype. However, further development was discontinued due to phasing out mass-production of the IS-7.

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