Object 248

Object 248

Object 248

USSR

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.7	6.7	6.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Heavy tank

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Description

The Object 248 is a premium gift rank IV Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of 6.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Danger Zone" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season VIII, "Field Testing".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Hull100 / 90 / 60

Turret100 / 100 / 100

Crew4 people

Visibility102 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB38 / 15 km/h

RB and SB36 / 14 km/h

Number of gears8 forward

2 back

Weight46.5 t

Engine power

AB992 hp

RB and SB520 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB21.3 hp/t

RB and SB11.2 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	38	15	46.5	671	992	14.43	21.33
Realistic	36	14		460	520	9.89	11.18

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 282

RB3 401

SB4 645

Crew training10 000

Experts340 000

Aces890

Research Aces1 180 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 140 / 200 / 220 %

2 × 184 / 184 / 184 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 100mm_ussr_Smoke_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism

Armaments

Main armament

100 mm S-34 cannon

Ammunition31 rounds

First-order9 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

11.1 → 8.5 s

Vertical guidance-3° / 18°

100 mm S-34					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	31	-3°/+18°	±180°	N/A	11.3	15.7	19.0	21.1	22.4	11.05	9.78	9.01	8.50
Realistic					8.3	9.8	11.9	13.2	14.0

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
BR-412B	APHEBC	218	215	201	184	169	155
OF-412	HE	19	19	19	19	19	19

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
BR-412B	APHEBC	895	15.9	1.2	19	100.1	48°	63°	71°
OF-412	HE	900	15.6	0	0.1	1,460	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
3D3	880	15.6	20	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
31	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm DT machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition2 331 rounds

Belt capacity63 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate600 shots/min

7.62 mm DT
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	2,331 (63)	600	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• 100mm cannon has lethal penetration & damage: can frontally penetrate & one-shot hard nuts like M4A3E2, Jagdpanther, Tiger II, etc
• 100mm cannon has rapid reload (~10 seconds), boosting its firepower exponentially
• Adequate acceleration & speed on paved road, can keep up with some medium tanks (eg. Panther) to provide much-needed heavy fire
• Fast reverse speed of -16 km/h allows it to pull back into safety quickly
• Rounded frontal hull and turret can sometimes bounce shells
• All-round protection, very useful against SPAA like Ostwind II
• Relatively low and small for a heavy tank

Cons:

• Weak frontal armour: lower front plate and gun mantlet can be easily penetrated by common foes like M4A3 (76), Chi-Ri, Tiger II, etc
• Closely sat crew of 4 are very likely to be taken out with 1 shot
• Poor gun depression (-3°), limiting its capacity in mountaineous terrains
• Turret rotation of ~10°/s is quite slow, can be fatal when targeting flankers like M18, M41
• Sluggish acceleration in loose muddy terrain, heavily reducing mobility

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Object 248 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #316 - Metal Beasts section at 00:27 discusses the Object 248.

Battle Pass: Field Testing discusses the Object 248 at 02:05 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

Related development

• IS-2 (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: Object 248 heavy tank