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Obj. 252U — Tier VIII Soviet heavy tank

Obj. 252U

VIII
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1800
HP
14 / 45
271.2m
View range
18 / 45
Firepower
Shell
1931
DPM
37 / 45
225
Penetration
12 / 45
420
Damage
6 / 45
165
Devices/crew damage
4 / 45
—
Burst damage
— / —
1000
Velocity
21 / 45
9.33%
Penetration loss over distance
16 / 45
—
Explosion radius
— / —
1655
DPM
38 / 44
265
Penetration
19 / 44
360
Damage
5 / 44
165
Devices/crew damage
3 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
1250
Velocity
12 / 44
5.66%
Penetration loss over distance
8 / 28
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2299
DPM
44 / 44
68
Penetration
1 / 44
500
Damage
9 / 44
165
Devices/crew damage
5 / 44
—
Burst damage
— / —
700
Velocity
44 / 44
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
2.49
Explosion radius
5 / 44
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
122.0
Caliber
6 / 45
4.60
Rate of fire
40 / 45
13.05
Reload time
31 / 36
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.81
Base aim time
32 / 45
0.398
Dispersion
44 / 45
Dispersion factors
0.240
When moving
34 / 45
0.240
When rotating
34 / 45
0.160
When rotating turret
28 / 45
3.000
After shot
1 / 45
Gun angles
6°
Depression
31 / 45
20°
Elevation
6 / 45
180°/180°
Aiming arc (left / right)
1 / 45
29.16
Turret traverse speed
15 / 45
Mobility
51.50
Weight
30 / 45
Speed
35
Forward
24 / 45
14
Backward
28 / 45
Effective Power / Weight ratio
12.46
On hard terrain
29 / 45
9.97
On medium terrain
31 / 45
8.22
On soft terrain
10 / 45
Traverse speed
31.59
On hard terrain
25 / 45
25.27
On medium terrain
28 / 45
20.83
On soft terrain
7 / 45
7.30m×3.44m×1.84m
Size
23 / 45
Concealment
21.50%
While still
1 / 45
16.60%
While moving
1 / 45
5.51%
Upon firing while still
1 / 45
4.63%
Upon firing while moving
1 / 45
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 302m
247.8m
While still
260.2m
While moving
288.1m
Upon firing while still
290.3m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 240–300
  • 180–240
  • 120–180
  • 60–120
  • 0–60
Spaced armor
  • 288–360
  • 216–288
  • 144–216
  • 72–144
  • 0–72
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

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.