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Object 252U Defender
VIIIPremium

Object 252U Defender

USSRUSSR·Heavy TankHeavy Tank·HT break

A 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
25Poor
Mark of Excellence requirementsCombined dmg + assist · NA · 2026-08-27
3 marks of excellence
3 marks · 95%
2,681
2 marks of excellence
2 marks · 85%
2,199
1 mark of excellence
1 mark · 65%
1,515
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
15mm
250mm

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
  • Loader
A-03 · SERVER PERFORMANCE

Server performance

Aggregate stats from NA players over the last 30d

Avg WN8
1291
Good
Avg WNX
1242
good
Win rate
47.1%
Bad
DPG
1274
Frags
0.68
Spots
0.92
Survival
22.5%
Dmg taken
1431
Hit rate
73.5%
Spot assist
237
Track assist
39
Defense
0.12
Avg XP
739

Aggregated from 1,031 tracked NA players · 4,413 battles. Coverage grows as more players are tracked.

MoE thresholds (combined dmg + assist)
65%1,515
85%2,199
95%2,681

Reach these combined damage (dealt + assist) values over a rolling window to earn marks of excellence.

Performance over time

Daily NA 30-day aggregates — how this tank trends as patches and meta shift

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Population spread

How NA players actually perform in this tank (30-day window)

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A-04 · TOP OPERATORS

Top players

Highest performers in the Object 252U Defender on NA

  1. #1SUTAKE124 battles3,246
  2. #2Kokushiibo114 battles2,960
  3. #3fllaw1130 battles2,892
  4. #4Z_best113 battles2,759
  5. #5StoleYourMarrow243 battles2,662
  6. #6Overlord_Prime179 battles2,638
  7. #7Muscles1_CLLEGEND397 battles2,613
  8. #8PydeZ122 battles2,611
  9. #9millhill2011411 battles2,573
  10. #10__TORM3NTOR__489 battles2,552
A-05 · VIDEO INTEL

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A-07 · CHANGELOG

Balance changelog

What changed for this tank between game versions

No tracked balance changes

When this tank gets buffed or nerfed in a patch, the change shows up here.

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