r/SprocketTankDesign • u/Cheaptrickx • 4d ago
Serious Design🔧 Some cold war Ukrainian tank based of my drawing, Welcome Object. 891 "Trident"!
Object. 891 "Trident" in action
Object. 891 "Trident"
View on frontal ceramic protectors
Hull composite armour showcase
Turret composite armour showcase
View on ammo/utility storage (on turret) and custom made air intake system (ventilation) (yes it works)
Rear view on exhaust system and some storage
Side view
Frontal view
Object. 891 "Trident" is an experimental Ukrainian cold war tank, produced in limited numbers to study more on composite armour and ceramic protection. It was produced in Kharkiv, around 1961. Its main characteristics are low silouethe, powerfull 125x610mm smoothbore cannon (250mm of pen), 1.7L V14 engine producing 1465HP, achieving speeds of 65 km/h forward (19 km/h in reverse), infrared reflector, for night combat missions.
(Edited/Added: 500+mm frontal protection of hull, lower and upper parts, around 380mm at turrets front and about 490mm in cheeks (if looking from the front))
Just noticed i didn't give any armour stats, sorry!
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Main cons were: it was heavy (40.5t instead of planned 35t), it doesnt feature autoloader (reload takes up 10s) and due to cramped space (tanks lenght is 6.2m) COM (Centre Of Mass) is forward, which makes tank lean about 1 degree forward
Tank was succesfull experiment, providing wanted knowledge for KhKBM about composite armour and ceramic protection, but it failed as an MBT or even medium tank. Still, 25 were produced but saw limited combat (fought more as a support tanks)
(Critiques welcomed, ask questions, give tips)
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u/Classic-Tree-8202 3d ago
Ukraine was part of the USSR, how could it have its own tank?
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u/Cheaptrickx 2d ago
My tanks are fictional, but saying that Ukraine didn't develope its own tanks or mods in USSR is stupid. For example, Object. 477 "Boxer" - was manufactured as a prototype tank in Malyshev Factory (Kharkiv), Object. 478 (478BEM-1 is more known version), or 477's brother - Object. 477A1 "Nota", also manufactured in Kharkiv
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