Object 268

Object 268
Object 268 on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum
TypeSelf-propelled gun/Tank destroyer
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
Produced1956
No. built1
Specifications
Mass50 tons
Length9100mm
Width3270mm
Height2675mm
Crew5 (commander, 2x loader, gunner, driver)

ArmourFrontal casemate: 187mm RHA
Upper glacis: 120mm RHA
Lower glacis: 120mm RHA
Sides: 100mm RHA
Rear casemate: 50mm RHA
Rear hull: 60mm RHA
Main
armament
152mm M64 (35 rounds)
Secondary
armament
14.5 × 114 mm KPVT roof-mounted heavy machine gun (250 rounds)
EngineV-12-6
750hp
Maximum speed 48 km/h

The Object 268 (Объект 268) was a prototype Soviet tank destroyer developed from 1952 to 1956 by the Kirov factory, Leningrad, on the basis of the T-10 heavy tank.[1]

This tank destroyer was heavily armoured and featured a 152 mm M64 gun, derived from the 152mm M53 mounted on the SU-152G. One prototype was produced by autumn 1956, and began factory trials soon after, followed by successful gunnery trials at Kubinka.[1][2] However, the vehicle never progressed past this stage, and all development was cancelled by 1957. The only vehicle is now on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum.[2]

  1. ^ a b "The Last Soviet Heavy Tank Destroyers". Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  2. ^ a b "Object 268 experimental Assault Gun | Tank museum Patriot park Moscow". Retrieved 2022-09-24.