Obsidian

Obsidian stats at a glance

The Obsidian has 1040 hit points , 120mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 42 km/h. Its strongest gun configuration deals 200 damage per shot with 212mm of armor penetration , giving it a theoretical maximum DPM of 2308.

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.8:1.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.6:1. 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 Obsidian can theoretically output up to 2308 damage per minute at sustained fire (shot damage × rounds per minute).

How Obsidian compares to its peers

There are 101 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the Obsidian. Its 1040 HP places it in the top 85% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1086). Frontal hull armor of 120mm ranks in the top 11% for the class (peer average: 86mm). Top forward speed of 42 km/h is faster than 11% of peer vehicles in this tier and class. The strongest gun deals 200 damage per shot, higher than 11% of comparable vehicles. Best penetration of 212mm puts it in the top 54% for armor-piercing capability in its class.

Direct comparisons

• Obsidian vs T25 Pilot 1 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Obsidian vs TL-1 LPC — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• Obsidian vs T42 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 101 vehicles ranked

Related tier 8 medium tanks

• 122 TM — China, premium
• 59-Patton — China, premium
• AAT60 — USA, premium
• Alembic — USA, premium
• CS-53 — Poland
• AMBT — USA, premium
• AMX Chasseur de chars — France, premium
• AltProto AMX 30 — France, 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

A modification of the TITT Rozanov created for operation inside anomalous zones. It was used for post-accident clean-up in Mirny-13. It is an exact copy of Captain Novak's tank which became a platform for a number of significant transformations inside the rift. This modification is distinguished by a completely air-tight hull and a high-end system of protection against harmful radiation. The Impulse system placed on the outside is made to capture any type of low-temperature plasma, converting it and using it to improve the vehicle's characteristics inside the anomalous zone. The vehicle is ful...

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