Object 279 was one of the strangest heavy tanks of the Cold War, built around an unusual four track layout and a rounded armored hull shaped to resist blast shockwaves. It was designed to cross swamps ...

Developed in the late 1950s, Object 279 was the Soviet Union’s answer to nuclear-age warfare. Designed to withstand shockwaves from distant atomic blasts and operate on soft, swampy terrain, this ...