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Obiekt 140

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Object 140
Complete Object 140
TypeExperimental Medium Tank
Place of originSoviet Russia
Service history
Used byUSSR
Production history
Designed1953–1958
ManufacturerNizhny Tagil
No. built2
Specifications
Mass36 tons
Crew4

Armor55–240 mm
Main
armament
100 mm U-8TS tank gun
EngineModel TD-12
580 hp
Power/weight16.1 hp/ton
Maximum speed 55 km/h

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.