The tank was known only as Object 279, one of those opaque Soviet designations that could mean just about anything. But just looking at the experimental Soviet heavy tank from the 1950s is enough to ...

The Object 279 is worth the money, yes, but it depends on the type of player and their playstyle in War Thunder. While it can be useful to experienced tank players who know how to maneuver a massive ...

Key Point: It didn’t make it to the battlefield. Enter the Object 279 tank, a curious oddity from the late 1950s which was obsolete — despite its design principles deliberately reflecting the fear of ...

The footage shows the behemoth tank inching forward on the museum grounds The one in the video is probably the only remaining Object 279 tank in the world It is unclear whether Russia's decision to ...

Object 279 was one of the strangest heavy tanks of the Cold War, built around an unusual four track layout and a rounded armored hull shaped to resist blast shockwaves. It was designed to cross swamps ...