The standard Soviet tank caliber of the time was, of course, 125mm (as it is now), but many believed it wasn’t enough and multiple variants were considered (including 130mm, 140mm or 152mm). As a result, in 1984, a panel meeting took place in Kharkov to determine what guns should the future tanks carry. Just like their western counterparts, the Soviet developers were aware (either by espionage or from intentional leaks and releases) of various American programs such as the attempts to build an Abrams tank with a low-profile turret. In the upcoming campaign, many things will be different compared to the Warlords of the Wasteland one – and that includes its main goal, one of the most unusual tanks ever designed – the Object 490.Įven though it looks like it belongs to the realms of sci-fi rather than real world, this tank was not born in the mind of a novelist – it was the result of seeking alternative ways to protect vehicle crews in the world of 1980s when shell penetration (especially when it came to depleted Uranium rods) was rapidly surpassing the protective abilities of even the best variants of Soviet service tanks.Īnother issue was, of course, the protection of the NATO tanks. Today, we’d like to introduce to you the top prize of the upcoming Battle Path campaign called “Age of Rage”.
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