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Obiekt 775
Object 775 in the Kubinka Tank Museum
TypeMissile tank
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
DesignerP. P. Isakov
ManufacturerChelyabinsk Tractor Plant
Produced1964
VariantsObiekt 775
Obiekt 775T
Specifications
Mass36 metric tons
Length6.117 m
Width3.415 m
Height1.74 m
Crew2
Armour120 mm (maximum)
Main
armament		125 mm D-126 rifled missile launcher
(15 "Rubin" / 22 "Bur")
Secondary
armament		7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun
Engine5TDF diesel engine (Object 775)
2x GTD-350 gas turbine engines (Object 775T)
515 kW (Object 775)
2x 350 hp (Object 775T)
Operational
range		500 km
Maximum speed 70 km/h

The Obiekt 775, or Object 775 (Объект 775), was a Soviet experimental missile tank built in 1964.

The tank had an extremely low profile, with a crew of two which sat in an isolated compartment in the turret. The main armament was a 125 mm rifled missile launcher, with a maximum range of 4 km for the "Rubin" anti-tank guided missiles, and 9 km for the "Bur" surface-to-surface missiles. It had a rate of fire of 4-5 rounds/min for the "Rubin", and 8-10 rounds/min for the "Bur". Both munitions were guided by an infra-red beam. The "Rubin" anti-tank missiles were capable of penetrating 250 mm of armor at 60° at a range of 4 km.

The Obiekt 775 used the same engine and transmission from T-64 tank. The Obiekt 775T (Объект 775Т) variant used two gas turbine engines instead of the diesel engine.

The prototype tank wasn't adopted for a number of reasons. These included the crew having poor visibility over the battlefield, the overall complexity of the design, and the low reliability of the missile guidance system.

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