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Obj. 704 — Tier IX Soviet tank destroyer

Obj. 704

IX
Cost
  • 3 660 000
  • 176 500
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
1750
HP
3 / 12
277.2m
View range
1 / 12
Firepower
Shell
2961
DPM
6 / 12
286
Penetration
3 / 12
640
Damage
1 / 12
203
Devices/crew damage
3 / 12
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
7 / 12
3.50%
Penetration loss over distance
3 / 12
—
Explosion radius
— / —
2522
DPM
7 / 11
329
Penetration
7 / 11
545
Damage
2 / 11
203
Devices/crew damage
3 / 11
—
Burst damage
— / —
1100
Velocity
5 / 11
12.16%
Penetration loss over distance
4 / 8
—
Explosion radius
— / —
4442
DPM
6 / 12
90
Penetration
2 / 12
960
Damage
1 / 12
203
Devices/crew damage
3 / 12
—
Burst damage
— / —
880
Velocity
7 / 12
—%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
3.66
Explosion radius
3 / 12
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
152.0
Caliber
3 / 12
4.63
Rate of fire
8 / 12
12.97
Reload time
8 / 12
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
2.26
Base aim time
9 / 12
0.353
Dispersion
9 / 12
Dispersion factors
0.250
When moving
8 / 12
0.250
When rotating
8 / 12
0.100
When rotating turret
3 / 12
3.500
After shot
2 / 12
Gun angles
6°
Depression
6 / 12
18°
Elevation
5 / 12
11°/11°
Aiming arc (left / right)
7 / 12
31.59
Turret traverse speed
1 / 12
Mobility
48.70
Weight
9 / 12
Speed
37
Forward
7 / 12
13
Backward
5 / 12
Effective Power / Weight ratio
14.38
On hard terrain
6 / 12
11.29
On medium terrain
6 / 12
7.53
On soft terrain
6 / 12
Traverse speed
33.66
On hard terrain
5 / 12
26.45
On medium terrain
9 / 12
17.63
On soft terrain
10 / 12
6.61m×3.44m×1.72m
Size
3 / 12
Concealment
34.90%
While still
4 / 12
22.50%
While moving
4 / 12
10.95%
Upon firing while still
5 / 12
8.16%
Upon firing while moving
5 / 12
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 282m
201.0m
While still
229.8m
While moving
256.6m
Upon firing while still
263.1m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 328–410
  • 246–328
  • 164–246
  • 82–164
  • 0–82
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

Developed in 1945 on the basis of the IS-2 and IS-3 vehicles, under the supervision of Joseph Kotin. One of the distinctive features was the slope angle of armor plates. Passed trials successfully, but never entered service.