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SECTION 10 // ARMOR / VEHICLE PROFILEREF · OBJECT-252U-DEFENDER
VIIIPremium
Object 252U Defender
USSR·
Heavy Tank·HT breakA draft project, prepared during the development of the IS-6 heavy tank. The draft was completed by the end of 1944. Later, work on the IS-6 tank was stopped, and the development of the project was discontinued. The vehicle never entered service.
Health
1,500
DPM
1,760
View range
350m
Speed
35km/h
Camo
24Poor
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-07-12
3 marks · 95%
2,660
2 marks · 85%
2,145
1 mark · 65%
1,455
A-01 · ARMOR SCHEMA
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Armor
15mm250mm
Hull
All 10 plates
Turret
All 13 plates
A-02 · SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
Builds
Grade
Experimental
CrewShared perks
Field mods
Lv 0/6
Weaponry
- DPM
- 1,760
- Damage
- 440
- Penetration
- 225 mm
- … at 500m
- 204 mm
- Reload time
- 15.00 s
- Rate of fire
- 4.00/min
- Aim time
- 3.20 s
- Dispersion
- 0.440 m
- … moving
- 0.240
- … tank traverse
- 0.240
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 3.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 165
- Caliber
- 122.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 1,000 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 30
- Potential damage
- 13,200
- Shell cost
- 1,025 cr
Mobility
- Top speed
- 35 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 14 km/h
- Power/weight
- 13.59 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 30.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 24.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 35.0 km/h
- … medium
- 35.0 km/h
- … soft
- 23.6 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 30.0 °/s
- … medium
- 24.0 °/s
- … soft
- 15.7 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 20 °
- Gun depression
- 6 °
- Gun traverse range
- 360°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.20
- … medium
- 1.50
- … soft
- 2.30
Everything Else
- Hull armor
- 130 / 100 / 90
- Turret armor
- 250 / 150 / 100
- Health
- 1,500
- Engine health
- 370
- … repaired
- 185
- Track health
- 220
- … repaired
- 165
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 220
- … repaired
- 150
- Fuel tank health
- 175
- … repaired
- 70
- Total weight
- 51,500 kg
- Stationary camo
- 6.10 / 1.11%
- Moving camo
- 3.05 / 0.56%
- View range
- 350 m
- Fire chance
- 15%
Gun Constraints
360° traverse
Crew
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
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A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE
Server performance
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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS
Top players
Highest performers in the Object 252U Defender on NA
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A-05 · VIDEO INTEL
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A-06 · SIMILAR HULLS
A-07 · CHANGELOG
Balance changelog
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