Obiekt 292

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Obiekt 292
Obiekt 292 in Kubinka Tank Museum
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Designer	OAO Spetsmash and VNIITransmash
Designed	1990-1991
Produced	September 1990
No. built	1
Specifications
Mass	46 tons
Width	3.525 m
Height	2.193 m
Crew	3
Armour	rolled and cast steel and combined, protivosnaryadny
Main armament	152.4 mm LP-83 smoothbore tank gun (30 rounds, 6 RPM)
Engine	GTD-1000TF turbine, 1100 hp
Power/weight	23.9hp/t
Suspension	individual torsion bar
Ground clearance	450 mm

The Obiekt 292, or Object 292 (Объект 292), was an experimental tank of design bureau of the Kirov Plant (JSC Spetsmash) and scientists of the All-Russian Research Institute Transmash. The prototype was based on the T-80U. The chassis was that of the T-80U with a T-80BV turret that was up-gunned to a 152.4 smoothbore gun. The new gun had the same chamber diameter as the 152mm but was much longer. Anti-tank capacity was improved in such a way that the tank could potentially engage and destroy any Western tank of the time at battle distance with a single shot.