Object 140

Object 140
Type Experimental Medium Tank
Place of origin Soviet Russia
Service history
Used by USSR
Production history
Designed 1953-1958
Manufacturer Nizhny Tagil
Number built 2
Specifications
Weight 36 tons
Crew 4

Armor 55–240 mm
Main
armament
100 mm U-8TS tank gun
Engine Model TD-12
580 hp
Power/weight 16.1 hp/ton
Speed 55 kph

The Object 140 was a prototype medium tank developed from 1953 to 1958 in Nizhny Tagil, Russia to replace the T-54 medium tank. Two prototypes were completed before the project was cancelled in 1958 in favor of the Object 430 Project.

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