Object 775
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Object 775 was a Soviet experimental missile tank
built in 1964.
The tank had an extremely low profile, with a crew of two placed in an isolated compartment in the turret. The main armament was a 125 mm rifled missile launcher, with a maximum range of 4 km for the "Rubin" anti-tank guided missiles, and 9 km for the "Bur" surface-to-surface missiles. It had a rate of fire of 4-5 rounds/min for the "Rubin", and 8-10 rounds/min for the "Bur". Both munitions were guided by an infra-red beam. The "Rubin" anti-tank missiles were capable of penetrating 250 mm of armor at 60° at a range of 4 km.
The Object 775 was using the engine and transmission of the T-64
tank. The Object 775T (Объект 775Т) variant used two gas turbine engines instead of the diesel one.
This tank wasn't adopted for a number of reasons. The crew had a poor visibility over the battlefield, the overall complexity, and the low reliability of the missile guidance system.
Missile tank
A missile tank is an armoured fighting vehicle fulfilling the role of a main battle tank, but using only guided missiles for main armament. Several nations have experimented with prototypes, notably the Soviet Union during the tenure of Nikita Khrushchev , but only the West German Jaguar 2 saw...
built in 1964.
The tank had an extremely low profile, with a crew of two placed in an isolated compartment in the turret. The main armament was a 125 mm rifled missile launcher, with a maximum range of 4 km for the "Rubin" anti-tank guided missiles, and 9 km for the "Bur" surface-to-surface missiles. It had a rate of fire of 4-5 rounds/min for the "Rubin", and 8-10 rounds/min for the "Bur". Both munitions were guided by an infra-red beam. The "Rubin" anti-tank missiles were capable of penetrating 250 mm of armor at 60° at a range of 4 km.
The Object 775 was using the engine and transmission of the T-64
T-64
The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tank, introduced in the early 1960s. It was used solely by the Soviet Army in its front-line divisions and was a more advanced counterpart to the T-62...
tank. The Object 775T (Объект 775Т) variant used two gas turbine engines instead of the diesel one.
This tank wasn't adopted for a number of reasons. The crew had a poor visibility over the battlefield, the overall complexity, and the low reliability of the missile guidance system.