Object 775

Object 775
Type Missile tank
Place of origin  Soviet Union
Production history
Designer P. P. Isakov
Manufacturer Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant
Produced 1964
Variants Object 775
Object 775T
Specifications
Weight 36 metric tons
Length 6.117 m
Width 3.415 m
Height 1.74 m
Crew 2
Armour 120 mm (maximum)
Main
armament
 125 mm D-126 rifled missile launcher
(15 "Rubin" / 22 "Bur")
Secondary
armament
 7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun
Engine 5TDF diesel engine (Object 775)
2x GTD-350 gas turbine engines (Object 775T)
515 kW (Object 775)
2x 350 hp (Object 775T)
Operational
range
 500 km
Speed 70 km/h

Object 775 (Объект 775) was a Soviet experimental missile tank built in 1964.

The tank had an extremely low profile, with a crew of two which sat 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 used the same engine and transmission from T-64 tank. The Object 775T (Объект 775Т) variant used two gas turbine engines instead of the diesel engine.

The prototype tank wasn't adopted for a number of reasons. The crew had poor visibility over the battlefield, the overall complexity of the design, and the low reliability of the missile guidance system.

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