Tank "Object 430": overview and characteristics

The completed Second World War by right received another title: the war of motors. Among the great number of different military equipment used on the battlefields, the leading place was occupied by tanks. During the war years, colossal experience in the use and design of armored vehicles was accumulated. However, in the early 1950s, new factors arose that needed to be taken into account by the developers: the emergence of tactical nuclear weapons and the creation of new cumulative anti-tank guided missiles with increased armor penetration. This predetermined the need to create a new generation of machines.

Developer choice

In the postwar period, the main developers of armored vehicles in the Soviet Union were four design bureaus, two of which designed heavy, and two - medium tanks. For the convenience of carrying out the turnover of technical documentation, it was decided that the first digit in the prototype index should indicate the developer. 1 - the machine was designed by Design Bureau No. 183 in Nizhny Tagil, 2 - Leningrad Kirov Works, 4 - Kharkov Plant No. 75, 7 - Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant.

History of creation

The development of a new prospective tank, called "Object 430", began in 1951 in Kharkov. A year later, work on the "Object 140" began in Nizhny Tagil. By 1957, both plants were built prototypes. The vehicles were delivered to the Kubinka test site for comparative tests: which tank is better - "Object 430" or "Object 140".

Although both prototypes showed their advantage over the T-54/55 in service, it was not possible to achieve a significant advantage, and Object 140 was also non-technological, which led to the termination of works on this specimen. "Object 430" was also not adopted, but based on it, the T-64 was developed, which is still used by the armed forces in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Transnistria and the Congo.

Device and construction

"Object 430" was developed taking into account the experience gained in studying the combat use of tanks during the war, as well as on the testing and operation of machines of the post-war generation. The armor was reinforced by increasing the thickness and rational angles of inclination. The tower of spherical form had a three-layer armor protection. A hundred-millimeter gun D-54TS was equipped with a two-plane stabilizer "Snowstorm" and a mechanism for the ejection of fired shells. The tank had a chassis with rollers of small diameter and internal shock absorption, a five-cylinder engine, a mechanical planetary transmission. The car was first equipped with a five-cylinder ten-piston engine with a capacity of 580 horsepower. Its uniqueness was in the fact that the two pistons carried out a counter motion in one cylinder. This provided the most dense layout of the engine-transmission compartment of the tank. The model was equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system, as well as an integrated system for protecting the crew from weapons of mass destruction. And although the car did not go into production, it was the progenitor of the T-64, which became the founder of a new class of armored vehicles: the main battle tank.

Tank "Object 430" in the project WOT

Online game is gaining popularity online game "World of tanks." This project was recognized two years in a row as the best online game and won the prestigious Golden Joystick Award. Such an achievement is due to the constant development: new maps, combat modes and equipment are added. Introduced not only new branches of development of machines, but also whole nations. In winter of 2014, the average tank of the tenth level, Object 430, was added to the Soviet tree of development. It almost does not differ from other top Soviet TS (T-62A and "Object 140"), so it can act with them in one group.

Overview: «Object 430»

The car has good armor and a low tank silhouette, which allows, considering the terrain of most of the game cards, to successfully implement flanking breakouts. Since the "Object 430" is equipped with a very strong running and light enough, it behaves very well on weak soils. Excellent driving performance is supplemented by a rather powerful - 580 horsepower - 5 TD engine. The machine, like all Soviet STs, without having any one strong side (an accurate gun, a drum, high single damage) is perfectly balanced. The 100 mm gun of the U-8 vehicle with an average damage of 320 units has a slightly lower rate of fire than that of the "Object 140" and T-62A, which must be taken into account when carrying out tank duels with this enemy. The strength of the model is 1900 units, ammunition - 50 rounds: armor-piercing subcaliber, cumulative and high-explosive fragmentation.

Additional equipment, equipment, crew skills

In the game WOT, there is additional equipment that allows you to change the technical performance of tanks. This makes it possible to hide shortcomings and enhance the strengths of combat vehicles. For "Object 430" the most rational is the following set: improved ventilation, sender, as well as stabilizer of vertical guidance. But if the player prefers to work as a "firefly", then the latter can be replaced with enlightened optics. From the equipment preference is given to the fire extinguisher, repair kit and first-aid kit. Skills for the crew are selected individually, depending on the style of the game, but you should pay attention to the disguise, which in combination with a low silhouette of the car will significantly increase its invisibility.

Tactics of application

Now let's move to an interesting topic, such as the tactics of using a machine, or a guide. "Object 430", being a universal and balanced tank, does not have any one tactic of use. It is characterized by a rapid change in the situation and the direction of the attack to achieve success in combat. Stand still and try to tank does not make sense, the most priority is to act on the situation and the combat situation. As for other Soviet ST, the best option is to use a group of similar machines in all possible directions and flanks. Priority will be frequent relocations, depending on the situation in the battle, rapid flanking breakouts, assault from the rear and hunting for artillery.

If your crew has disguised camouflage, then there is an opportunity to apply PT tactics: to work from a distance of 350-400 meters without the risk of being illuminated, especially since after updating 0.9.1, clean PTs on noticeability ceased to have an advantage over opponents. Shooting without light, all other things being equal, on this machine is possible at a distance of 10-15 meters closer to the enemy than on the "classmates" T-62A and the one hundred fortieth object. As mentioned above, you can not tank on it: the tower makes its way through almost all opponents, but the speed and shooting on the move, the merry-go-round allow you to survive and bring a lot of benefits to your team.

How to get a car

To purchase "Object 430" it is necessary to examine the branch of Soviet medium tanks. Moreover, unlike the T-62A and Object 140 vehicles, it is possible to study them along the T-34 - T-34-85 - T-43 - T-44 - T-54, most of them in service and mass This technique is explored through the line, which is the design of the tanks AA. Morozova: T-34 - A-43 - A-44 - "Object 416" - "Object 430 option II". By the way, from Object 416 you can study T-54, so this branch allows you to get just three top Soviet STs, but unfortunately, the famous T-34-85 is skipped. In conclusion, it can be noted that this machine quite successfully complements the previous Soviet medium-level tanks of the 10th level.