Object 266 experimental heavy on Т-10 base

virtual excursion to the tank museum of Kubinka

Heavy tank based on T-10 (“Object 266”)

Heavy tank was developed in 1957. A prototype has been issued. He was not in service. In the battles was not used.

Object 266 experimental heavy on Т-10 base

Experimental heavy tank on the basis of T-10 “object 266”, tank museum Kubinka

Tactico-technical characteristics of object 266

Weight – 50 tons
Crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9715 x 3388 x 2460 mm.
Armament of the facility 266:
gun – 1 piece, caliber – 122 mm., ammunition – 30 shots
machine guns – 2 pieces, caliber – 12,7 mm., ammunition – 1000 shots
Armored protection: the forehead of the body is 120 mm., The forehead of the tower is 200 mm.
Engine power, hp 700
The maximum speed is 42 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 200 km.
The depth of the water barriers to be surfaced is 1.3 meters
Design features:

The base is a heavy tank T-10.

The overall layout is classical.

Armament – stabilized in two planes, a sight with an independent stabilization of the field of view. Protection – the body of welded, from rolled armored parts; The tower is cast in a streamlined shape with varying thickness and inclination of the walls.

Chassis – engine 12-cylinder, V-shaped, four-stroke diesel water cooling with a drive centrifugal supercharger and ejection cooling system; transmission mechanical planetary (in one block with a turning mechanism); suspension torsion beam, hydraulic shock absorbers are placed inside the balancers of the first, second and seventh suspension.