Object 265T

Object 265T stats at a glance

The Object 265T has 1440 hit points , 130mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 40 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 390 damage per shot with 242mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 3054.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.7:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.9:1. 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. 265T can theoretically output up to 3054 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Obj. 265T compares to its peers

There are 69 tier 9 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Obj. 265T. Its 1440 HP places it in the top 82% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1485). Frontal hull armor of 130mm ranks in the top 72% for the class (peer average: 154mm). Top forward speed of 40 km/h is faster than 54% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 390 damage per shot, higher than 16% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 242mm puts it in the top 91% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Obj. 265T vs AE Phase I — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Obj. 265T vs Concept 1B — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• Obj. 265T vs M-VI-Y — tier 9 heavy tank from USA
• See full tier 9 heavy tank tier list — all 69 vehicles ranked

Related tier 9 heavy tanks

• 50TP Tyszkiewicza — Poland
• 63TP Rycerski — Poland, premium
• AE Phase I — USA, premium
• Ambassador — Sweden, premium
• AMX 50 120 — France
• AMX M4 mle. 51 FL — France, premium
• AMX M4 mle. 51 — France
• Buryan — USSR, 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

A project for a heavy tank adapted for use with individual floating equipment. Developed in the second half of the 1950s on the initiative of the Mobile Vehicle Engineering Institute (VNII-100). Following detailed development, it was given the designation Object 265 and was presented for the approval of the Commander of Armored and Mechanized Forces of the Soviet Army. Despite great attention to unconventional layouts, including placing the engine-transmission compartment at the front, the military no longer considered the tank's development as promising. In addition, the degree of novelty in...

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