Object 279 early

Object 279 early is a tier 10 heavy tank from USSR in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Object 279 early stats at a glance

The Object 279 early has 1840 hit points , 185mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 35 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.5:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.7:1. Reverse speed is limited, so pre-aim and exposure timing matter more on this vehicle.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Obj. 279 (e) compares to its peers

There are 71 tier 10 heavy tanks in WoT, including the Obj. 279 (e). Its 1840 HP places it in the top 40% for hit points among same-tier heavy tanks (peer average: 1842). Frontal hull armor of 185mm ranks in the top 37% for the class (peer average: 169mm). Top forward speed of 35 km/h is faster than 26% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Obj. 279 (e) vs 113 BO — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Obj. 279 (e) vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Obj. 279 (e) vs 113 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• Obj. 279 (e) vs 116-F3 — tier 10 heavy tank from China
• See full tier 10 heavy tank tier list — all 71 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

An early variant of a blueprint project for a high crossing capacity heavy tank with a new configuration scheme. Developed in 1947–1948 by L. S. Troyanov. This vehicle was to feature a low four-track engine, mounted on longitudinal beams that also served as fuel tanks, considerably reducing the chance of fire. These solutions provided high crossing capacity and survivability: the tank could continue moving even with damaged tracks. The placement of the hull above the suspension allowed for a large fighting compartment, and as a result, increased ammunition and an improved autoloader mechanism ...

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