Object 292 - Revision history

U91965995: Armaments section clarification/rewording

2024-05-21T00:54:52Z

Armaments section clarification/rewording

U44629479: /* Media */ Added skins

2024-03-31T16:48:27Z

‎Media: Added skins

U44629479: /* Media */ Added Shooting Range episode

2024-03-31T16:46:41Z

‎Media: Added Shooting Range episode

U91965995: First two paragraphs of general info edited for readability

2024-03-08T03:11:18Z

First two paragraphs of general info edited for readability

U38088265: Edits

2024-03-04T14:43:53Z

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U38088265: /* Ammo racks */

2024-03-04T14:26:34Z

‎Ammo racks

U101304893: minor addition

2024-03-01T05:14:09Z

minor addition

U101304893: few details on armour info

2024-02-29T08:12:37Z

few details on armour info

U91965995: Grammar edit for first paragraph

2024-02-28T01:01:46Z

Grammar edit for first paragraph

U101304893: ammo racks update

2024-02-27T16:31:24Z

ammo racks update

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 {{main|LP-83 (152 mm)}}
-To engage and destroy NATO MBTs from the longest possible distance with a single shot, Soviet engineers came up with their ultimate solution: instead for opting missiles or 125 mm gun with longer barrel, they opted to increase the calibre to 152.4 mm to create the largest existing smoothbore cannon both in-game and reality.
+To engage and destroy NATO MBTs from the longest possible distance with a single shot, Soviet engineers came up with what was arguably the simplest but most effective solution: instead for opting for missiles or a longer barreled 125 mm, they opted to increase the calibre of the gun to 152.4 mm and in the process created one of the most lethal guns ever put on a MBT.
-Although the installation of such a huge cannon into T-80U's turret is not a major problem and it could retain identical, relatively slow turret traverse speed for Soviet-era MBTs, the tank also replaced the 6eTS series autoloader into an unique design specifically for this very cannon, thus the reload rate is drastically decreased to 10 seconds per shot. The firepower itself is fearsome indeed, eclipsing even the [[Ariete AMV]], with only very few MBTs being able to survive a shot to their UFP, but missed shots are also likely to be the end of Object 292 as many enemies could fire up to 2 shots during the 10 seconds reload.
+Although the installation of such a huge cannon into the T-80U's turret was not as hard as one might think, the Soviet engineers also developed a different autoloader for this prototype vehicle which resulted in a somewhat slower reloading rate of 10 seconds. Turret traverse however was not adversely affected, so outside of the reload and lack of machine guns the tank feels surprisingly similar to its normal T-80U contemporaries. The firepower itself is fearsome indeed, eclipsing even the [[Ariete AMV]], with only very few MBTs being able to survive a shot to their UFP - but should you miss, most MBTs can fire at least once if not twice back at you which is highly likely to result in being sent back to the hangar. Therefore, being accurate with your shots is crucial for this vehicle moreso than in other vehicles
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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 ;Videos

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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==

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 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-If players do not recognize the design of Object 292, the engine sound will surely gives its heritage away; the chassis is a T-80BV without the signature Kontakt-1 ERA blocks, while the turret is from the T-80U without the Kontakt-5 ERA blocks. It could be said that the Object 292's hull is somewhat like a T-80U with the T-80BV's composite armour layout (T-80U has a revised composite armour layout based on the T-80BV's), but the lack of Kontakt-5 also means its upper plate only has the base armour thickness at around 550 mm KE. The common Soviet weakspots still apply, in the form of the lower front plate and driver's port.
+If players do not recognize the design of Object 292, its engine sound will surely give its lineage away; the chassis is a T-80BV without the Kontakt-1 ERA blocks, while the turret is from the T-80U without its Kontakt-5 ERA blocks. It could be said that the Object 292's hull is somewhat like a T-80U with the T-80BV's composite armour layout (T-80U has a revised composite armour layout based on the T-80BV's), but the lack of Kontakt-5 also means its upper plate only has the base armour thickness at around 550 mm KE. The common Soviet weakspots still apply, in the form of the lower front plate and driver's port.
-The turret is another story though. Since it uses a revised T-80U turret, it has better protection than the T-80B series thanks to the new composite armour layout with high protection; this also led to a redesign of the mantlet which thus has much smaller area than conventional designs. The area around the gun can go up to 500 mm KE protection, making it much harder for lower-tier tanks to penetrate the turret. Commanders should be careful for lucky shots on the mantlet around the barrel as it can also lead to disablement of the turret system or sometimes quick knock-out of the turret crew. The shields on the sides of the turret can block HEAT-FS completely.
+The turret is a different story, however. As it uses a revised T-80U turret, it has better protection than the T-80B series thanks to the new composite armour layout giving it a high degree of protection. A good example of this was the redesigning of the mantlet, which was reduced in size compared to its T-80 brethren.  The area around the gun itself can reach up to 500 mm KE protection, making it much harder for lower-tier tanks to penetrate the turret directly, but some parts may still be vulnerable to accurate enemy fire. Commanders should be careful to avoid letting lucky shots hit the mantlet around the barrel, as this can also lead to the turret crew or entire turret system being knocked out of action. The shields on the sides of the turret are effective at stopping chemical rounds, although kinetic protection is expectedly not very substantial.
 The turret has a number of weaknesses. Anything above the turret shields is vulnerable to direct APFSDS hits (causing the dart to hit at least one crew member and possibly the turret ammo rack) and HESH, with random parts of the roof causing the entire tank to implode when hit by any amount of overpressure damage. The bottom of the gun mantlet right under the gun has 0 to 1 mm RHA protection, causing the tank to implode when hit by explosives.

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 | Turret
 | '''Cheeks:''' <br> 400-800 mm ''Kinetic'' / 500-800 mm ''Chemical'' <br> '''Gun mantlet:'''<br> 450-600 mm ''Kinetic'' / 700-900 mm ''Chemical''
 | '''Front:''' <br> 120-800 mm ''Kinetic'' / 400-850 mm ''Chemical''
 |-
 |}
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 {{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}
 <!-- ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.'' -->
 To boost the tank with its larger gun, the engine is upgraded from the original Klimov GTD-1000 to the GTD-1250 used on T-80U series; thus it will have enhanced mobility than a conventional T-80BV while players still have to be careful not to over-extend since the relative-slow reverse speed for Soviet tanks still haunts Object 292. The speed is not terrible, but some NATO medium tanks will be faster to positions due to the same or better acceleration.
 {{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,705|rbMinHp=973}}
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 {{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}
 <!-- ''Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: <code><nowiki>{{main|Name of the weapon}}</nowiki></code>. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Give advice on how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.'' -->
-{{main|LP-83 (152 mm)}}To engage and destroy NATO MBTs from the longest possible distance with a single shot, Soviet engineers came up with their ultimate solution: instead for opting missiles or 125 mm gun with longer barrel, they decided to opt of enlarging the caliber to 152.4 mm which is still currently the '''largest smoothbore cannon''' ''(aside from 2A83 on Object 195 with identical caliber)'' both in-game and reality.
+{{main|LP-83 (152 mm)}}
 Although the installation of such a huge cannon into T-80U's turret is not a major problem and it could retain identical, relatively slow turret traverse speed for Soviet-era MBTs, the tank also replaced the 6eTS series autoloader into an unique design specifically for this very cannon, thus the reload rate was drastically decreased to 10 seconds per shot (consecutive shots without changing type of ammunition) - the firepower itself is fearsome indeed, eclipsing even [[Ariete AMV]], with only very few MBT being able to survive a shot onto their UFP, but missed shots are also likely to be the end of Object 292 as many enemies could fire up to 2 shots during the 10 seconds reload.
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
-[[File:Ammo racks of the {{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x225px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x300px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
 <!-- '''Last updated: 2.33.0.151''' -->
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 ! 1st<br>rack empty
 ! 2nd<br>rack empty
 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
-| '''30''' || Projectiles <br> Propellants || 17&nbsp;''(+13)'' <br> 17&nbsp;''(+13)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+29)'' <br> 9&nbsp;''(+21)'' || N/A <br> 1&nbsp;''(+29)'' || No
+| '''30''' || Projectiles <br> Propellants || 17&nbsp;''(+13)'' <br> 17&nbsp;''(+13)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+29)'' <br> 1&nbsp;''(+29)'' || No
 |-
 |}
 '''Notes''':
-* The {{PAGENAME}} uses the separated two-piece ammunition, composed of propellant bags (orange) and projectiles (yellow).
+* The {{PAGENAME}} uses two-piece ammunition, composed of propellant bags (orange) and projectiles (yellow).
 * Projectiles and propellant bags are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
 * The autoloader contains 16 shells. Once these have all been fired, the autoloader must be replenished before being able to fire again.

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 * Rubber-fabric screens (frontal and side skirts)
 * Alloy BT-6 (engine compartment top)
-* Aluminium (applique armour)
+* Aluminium (applique armour on hull sides)
-* Tracks (applique armour)
+* Tracks (applique armour on hull top)
 * Armour radiation material (applique armour on cupola)
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 | Hull
 | 50 mm (69°) ''Upper glacis'' <br> 80 mm (59°) + 8 mm (16, 18°) ''Lower glacis''
-| 80 mm <br> 20 mm (32°) ''Bottom''
+| 50-100** mm (0-32°) + 8-16** mm <br> 20 mm (32°) ''Bottom''
 | 50 mm (0°, 30, 40°) <br> 10 mm ''Engine vent'' <br> 20 mm (53°) ''Bottom''
 | 30 mm ''Front'' <br> 10 mm ''Radiator vents'' <br> 20 mm ''Rear''
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 | Turret
 | 250-1400** mm (11-76°) + 70 mm (22-28°) ''Cheeks'' <br> 120-350** mm (0-45°) ''Gun mantlet''
-| 100-750** mm (10-25°) + 70 mm (16-69°) <br> 45 mm ''Blowout racks''
+| 100-750** mm (10-25°) + 70 mm (16-69°) <br> 45 mm ''Propellant racks''
 | 45-200** mm (1, 78°)
-| 45 mm (63-82°) + 125 mm (78°) <br> 30 mm ''Gunner optics'' <br> 30 mm ''Blowout racks'' <br> 45 mm ''Blowout panels''
+| 45 mm (63-82°) + 125 mm (78°) <br> 30 mm ''Gunner optics'' <br> 30 mm ''Propellant racks'' <br> 45 mm ''Blowout panels''
 |-
 | Cupola
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 * Suspension wheels, and tracks are 20 mm thick.
 * The underbody is 20 mm thick, and the frontal and side skirts are 8 mm thick.
-* A 30 mm thick internal RHA screen separate the crew compartment from the propellant racks at the turret.
+* A 30 mm thick internal RHA screen separate the crew compartment from the propellant racks at the turret rear.
 === Mobility ===
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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
-[[File:Ammo racks of the Object 292.png|right|thumb|x225px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
+[[File:Ammo racks of the {{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x225px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
 <!-- '''Last updated: 2.33.0.151''' -->
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 * The {{PAGENAME}} uses the separated two-piece ammunition, composed of propellant bags (orange) and projectiles (yellow).
 * Projectiles and propellant bags are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
 * Blowout rack only: 17 (+13) shells.

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 As a last note, the tank doesn't have smoke grenades, only ESS. ESS allows to break automatic trackers of helicopters, but it will not prevent thermal gunner scopes from seeing the tank, and every tank and most aircraft at its rank have one, so it won't really help. It can make things worse, even, as Object 292 doesn't even have thermal scope itself. The tank itself isn't shining extremely bright in thermal sights, at least from the front, but if it will be blinded by its own smoke it will be an easy target for anything.
-'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
+'''Armour type:'''
-<!-- Example: * Rolled homogeneous armour (Front, Side, Rear, Hull roof)
-* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret, Transmission area) -->
+* High hardness rolled armour (hull front, sides, and rear)
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 ! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 |-
-| Hull || 260 mm (69°) || 55 - 70 - 80 mm ''Top'' <br> 20 (32°) [+ 20 mm] ''Bottom'' || 10-20-50 mm || 30 - 20 mm
+| Hull
 |-
-| Turret || ~250 - ~550 - ~1000 mm (Variable thickness) + 495mm (Composite) ''Turret front'' <br>~130 - ~250 - ~1000mm (Variable thickness) mm ''Gun mantlet'' || ~650 - ~400 - ~160 mm (Variable thickness) + 495mm - 265 mm (Composite) ''Turret''
+| Turret
-mm (0°) ''Ammo Rack''
+| 250-1400** mm (11-76°) + 70 mm (22-28°) ''Cheeks'' <br> 120-350** mm (0-45°) ''Gun mantlet''
-| 45 (0°) - 45 (78°) mm || 45 mm - ~500 (Variable thickness + composite) mm ''Turret''
+| 100-750** mm (10-25°) + 70 mm (16-69°) <br> 45 mm ''Blowout racks''
-- 45 mm ''Ammo Rack''
+| 45-200** mm (1, 78°)
 |-
-| Cupola || 45 mm (35 - 43°) || 45 mm (35°) || 45 mm (30°) || 45 mm
+| Cupola
 |-
 |}
-'''Notes:''' <!-- Any additional notes which the user needs to be aware of -->
+* Suspension wheels, and tracks are 20 mm thick.
-<!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. -->
+* The underbody is 20 mm thick, and the frontal and side skirts are 8 mm thick.
 === Mobility ===

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 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-If players do not recall the chassis and design of Object 292, the engine sound will certain gives it away; in this case, the chassis is T-80BV without its Kontakt-1 ERA blocks while the turret is from T-80U without the Kontakt-5 ERA blocks. It can be said that Object 292's hull is somewhat like a T-80U with T-80BV's composite armor layout (T-80U has a revised composite armor based on T-80BV's design), but the lack of Kontakt-5 also means its ufp only has the base armor at around 550 mm KE. The armour efficiency of UFP is quite inconsistent, reducing the closer the hit came to the driver viewport or the LFP. The LFP isn't going to stop anything, much like with the majority of SU medium tanks.
+If players do not recognize the design of Object 292, the engine sound will surely gives its heritage away; the chassis is a T-80BV without the signature Kontakt-1 ERA blocks, while the turret is from the T-80U without the Kontakt-5 ERA blocks. It could be said that the Object 292's hull is somewhat like a T-80U with the T-80BV's composite armor layout (T-80U has a revised composite armor layout based on the T-80BV's), but the lack of Kontakt-5 also means its upper plate only has the base armor thickness at around 550 mm KE. The common Soviet weakspots still apply, in the form of the lower front plate and driver's port.
 The turret is another story though, since it used a revised T-80U turret, it will have better protection than T-80B series thanks to the new composite armor layout with high protection; this also leads to redesign of mantle thus it has much smaller area than conventional designs, the area around the gun can go up to 500 mm KE protection, making it much harder for lower-tier tanks to penetrate the turret. Commander should be careful for lucky shots on the mantle around the barrel as it can also lead to disablement of the turret system or sometimes quick knock-out to the turret crews. The shields on the sides of the turret can block HEAT-FS completely.