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Crew:
- Commander (Radio Operator)
- Driver
- Gunner
- Loader
Advantages:
- Competitive 130mm gun with the best standard penetration among Russian heavy tanks
- Extremely strong turret armor with few, very small weakspots
- Side hull is protected with spaced armor, excellent for sidescraping
- Excellent top speed and acceleration, one of the fastest Tier 10 heavy tanks
Disadvantages:
- Upper glacis is rather unreliable, and the lower plate is very vulnerable
- Very high terrain resistance, bleeds a lot of speed while turning and on unpaved terrain
- Poor gun depression and elevation
- Big target with a very long hull, can be hard to hide and is an easy target for artillery
- Extremely vulnerable to ammo rack damage/destruction
Tank description:
The Object 277 is a Soviet tier 10 heavy tank.Developed in 1956–1958 at the Kirov Plant, Leningrad, under the supervision of Joseph Kotin. Two prototypes were produced and underwent trials from 1959 through 1960. A hull and a turret were produced for testing for shell resistance. The development was discontinued in the summer of 1960 due to insufficient development of certain systems and components. In addition, the vehicle did not demonstrate any advantage over the Object 770 heavy tank.The Object 277 marks the end of its Soviet heavy line.
Developed in 1956–1958 at the Kirov Plant, Leningrad, under the supervision of Joseph Kotin. Two prototypes were produced and underwent trials from 1959 through 1960. A hull and a turret were produced for testing for shell resistance. The development was discontinued in the summer of 1960 due to insufficient development of certain systems and components. In addition, the vehicle did not demonstrate any advantage over the Object 770 heavy tank.