Obiekt 140
Appearance
Object 140 | |
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![]() Complete Object 140 | |
Type | Experimental Medium Tank |
Place of origin | Soviet Russia |
Service history | |
Used by | USSR |
Production history | |
Designed | 1953–1958 |
Manufacturer | Nizhny Tagil |
No. built | 2 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 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 |
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.