The ended World War II was rightfully given another name: the war of motors. Among the great variety of various military equipment used on the battlefields, tanks occupied the leading place. Over the years of the war, tremendous experience has been gained in the use and design of armored vehicles. However, in the early 50s there were new factors that developers had to consider: the emergence of tactical nuclear weapons and the creation of new cumulative anti-tank guided shells with increased armor penetration. This predetermined the need to create a new generation of machines.
Developer Choice
In the post-war period, the main developers of armored vehicles in the Soviet Union were four design bureaus, two of which designed heavy, and two - medium tanks. For the convenience of conducting the turnover of technical documentation, it was decided that the first figure in the index of the prototype just designated the developer. 1 - the machine was designed by Design Bureau of Plant No. 183 in Nizhny Tagil, 2 - Leningrad Kirov Plant, 4 - Kharkov Plant No. 75, 7 - Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant.
History of creation
The development of a new promising tank, called the "Object 430", began in 1951 in Kharkov. A year later, work on the "Object 140" began in Nizhny Tagil. By 1957, prototypes were built at both plants. The cars were delivered to the Kubinka training ground for comparative tests: which tank is better - “Object 430” or “Object 140”.
Although both prototypes showed their advantage over the T-54/55, which is in service, it was not possible to achieve a significant advantage, and the “Object 140” was also not technologically advanced, which led to the cessation of work on this instance. “Object 430” was also not put into service, however, on its basis the “T-64” was developed, which is still used by the armed forces in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Transnistria and Congo.
Device and construction
"Object 430" was developed taking into account the experience gained in studying the combat use of tanks during the war, as well as on the basis of tests and operation of post-war generation vehicles. The armor was strengthened by increasing thickness and rational tilt angles. The spherical tower had a three-layer armor protection. The 100-millimeter cannon D-54TS was equipped with a two-plane stabilizer "Metel" and a mechanism for ejecting shot cartridges. The tank had a chassis with rollers of small diameter and internal cushioning, a five-cylinder engine, a mechanical planetary transmission. The machine was first equipped with a five-cylinder ten-piston engine with a capacity of 580 horsepower. Its uniqueness was in the fact that two pistons carried out counter motion in one cylinder. This provided the most dense layout of the engine-transmission compartment of the tank. The model was equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system, as well as an integrated system for protecting the crew from weapons of mass destruction. And although the machine did not go into production, it was the progenitor of the T-64, which became the founder of a new class of armored vehicles: the main battle tank.
Tank "Object 430" in the WOT project
The online game World of Tanks is gaining popularity on the Web. For two years in a row, this project was recognized as the best online game and won the prestigious Golden Joystick Award. This achievement is due to continuous development: new maps are added, battle modes and equipment. Not only new branches of machine development are being introduced, but entire nations. In the winter of 2014, the medium tank of the tenth level “Object 430” was added to the Soviet development tree. It almost does not differ from other top Soviet STs (T-62A and "Object 140"), therefore, it can act with them in the same group.
Overview: “Object 430”
The car has good armor reservation and a low tank silhouette, which allows, given the landscape of most game cards, flank breakouts to be quite successful. Since the “Object 430” is equipped with a very strong chassis and quite light, it behaves perfectly on soft soils. Excellent driving performance is complemented by a rather powerful - 580 horsepower - 5 TD engine. The machine, like all Soviet STs, without any one strong side (exact gun, drum, high one-time damage), is perfectly balanced. A 100-mm U-8 TS gun with an average damage of 320 units has a slightly lower rate of fire than the Object 140 and T-62A, which must be taken into account when conducting tank duels with this enemy. The strength of the model is 1900 units, the ammunition load is 50 shells: armor-piercing subcaliber, cumulative and high-explosive fragmentation.
Additional equipment, equipment, crew skills
The WOT game has additional equipment that allows you to change the technical performance of tanks. This makes it possible to hide shortcomings and increase the strengths of military vehicles. For the “Object 430”, the most rational is the following set: improved ventilation, a rammer, and also a vertical stabilizer. But if the player prefers to work as a "firefly", then the latter can be replaced by enlightened optics. Of the equipment, preference is given to a fire extinguisher, repair kit and first-aid kit. Skills for the crew are selected individually, depending on the style of the game, but you should pay attention to camouflage, which in combination with a low silhouette of the machine will significantly increase its invisibility.
Application tactics
Now let's move on to such an interesting topic as the tactics of using a machine, or a guide. "Object 430", being a universal and balanced tank, does not have any one tactic of use. He is characterized by a quick change of scenery and direction of attack to achieve success in battle. It makes no sense to stand still and try to tank, the most important thing is to act on the situation and the combat situation. As for other Soviet STs, the best option is to operate a group of similar machines in all possible directions and flanks. The priority will be frequent movements, depending on the situation in the battle, quick flank breakthroughs, an attack from the rear and hunting for artillery.
If your crew has been trained in camouflage, then it is possible to apply tactics of tactics: to work from a distance of 350-400 meters without the risk of being exposed, especially since after upgrading 0.9.1, clear tactical forces no longer have an advantage over opponents. Shooting without light, ceteris paribus, on this machine is possible at a distance of 10-15 meters closer to the enemy than on the "classmates" T-62A and one hundred and forty objects. As noted above, you can’t tank on it: the tower breaks through almost all the enemies, but speed and shooting on the go, the carousel allows you to survive and bring a lot of benefit to your team.
How to get a car
To acquire the Object 430, it is necessary to investigate the branch of Soviet medium tanks. Moreover, unlike the T-62A and “Object 140” vehicles, which can be studied along the T-34 - T-34-85 - T-43 - T-44 - T-54 paths, most of which were in service and massively produced, this technique is investigated through the lineup, which are the projects of tanks A.A. Morozova: T-34 - A-43 - A-44 - "Object 416" - "Object 430 option II". By the way, you can also study T-54 from Object 416, so this branch allows you to get three top Soviet STs at once, but, unfortunately, the famous T-34-85 is skipped. In conclusion, it can be noted that this machine quite successfully complements the previous Soviet level 10 medium tanks.